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HAMBURG, Germany, Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The Regional Court of Hamburg has upheld the imposition of fines in excess of 150,000 Euros against Rapidshare and its principals that the Court had imposed for violating the injunction it issued earlier this year. The injunction was obtained in February 2010 by Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, LLC a subsidiary of Macmillan; Cengage Learning Inc.; Elsevier Inc; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; and...

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Nov. 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to help California's citizens find new career opportunities, and unemployed and displaced workers find new jobs, nearly 800 library locations in the state are now using Career Transitions, an advanced career service tool purchased by libraries and offered free to patrons. Career Transitions, developed by Gale, part of Cengage Learning, is a complete, guided, self-paced program that walks individuals through the five major...

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale, part of Cengage Learning, today announced the availability of the first AccessMyLibrary Public Edition Android application and the first AccessMyLibrary College Edition application for iOS devices (iPhone, iTouch and iPad). Rather than sifting through internet sites that aren't always reliable, AccessMyLibrary (AML) apps allow students and patrons instant access to credible library reference sources in seconds. With a simple click of...

NEW YORK and DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Global strategic branding firm Siegel+Gale, www.siegelgale.com, today announced the development of the strategic brand platform, name, identity and user experience design for telecom operator du's new trilingual (Arabic, English and French) mobile web platform, anayou.com. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100120/NY40758LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100120/NY40758LOGO) With its beta testing...

STAMFORD, Conn., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Cengage Learning, a leading global provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions, today introduced CourseReader, a customized, digital collection of content assets for the classroom, further strengthening its CengageCourse suite of digital learning products and services. CourseReader leverages Cengage Learning's Gale databases, including its authoritative reference content and full-text magazine and newspaper articles. The...

BEIJING and SHANGHAI, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Global strategic branding firm Siegel+Gale, www.siegelgale.com, a member of the Omnicom Group of companies (www.omnicomgroup.com),today announced the launch of its China offices in Beijing and Shanghai, naming Warren Wang as managing director, Siegel+Gale China. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100120/NY40758LOGO ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100120/NY40758LOGO ) With over 40 years of experience building world-class...

NEW YORK, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Global strategic branding firm Siegel+Gale, in partnership with YMCA of the USA (Y-USA), is offering details of the national brand revitalization of the YMCA. Y-USA, the national resource office of the nation's 2,687 YMCAs, has developed a new brand strategy and logo to further the nonprofit's community impact. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100120/NY40758LOGO) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100120/NY40758LOGO) Although the YMCA...

STAMFORD, Conn., July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Cengage Learning, a leading global provider of innovative teaching, learning and research solutions, today announced that the company will consolidate its business units into one streamlined operating group, a new structure that will allow for greater synergies, more focused technology investments and increased innovation both domestically and internationally. The move brings together the company's Academic and Professional Group (APG), including...

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Gale, part of Cengage Learning, is proud to support the American Library Association as its members hold a rally for libraries on June 29, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. ET, on the U.S. Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C. "Gale is proud to continue our library advocacy mission and support this important event," said Tina Creguer, Gale's vice president of marketing communications. "Many of our staff plan on attending the rally, and Gale is providing the...

NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES, June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Global strategic branding firm Siegel+Gale, www.siegelgale.com, today announced the appointment of Brian Rafferty as global director, customer insights and Donna Thacher as research director. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100120/NY40758 ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100120/NY40758 ) Both with extensive quantitative and qualitative research experience, Rafferty will manage global projects from the New...