Nstein Technologies Inc., a provider of digital publishing solutions for newspapers, magazines, and online content providers, announced the release of Nstein Technologies' WCM 4.0.

RSuite CMS, a content management system for publishers, now offers a CS3 Connector for InCopy users.

Publishing Technology, a provider of software and services for the publishing industry, has restructured its operations to create a single company.

Paragon Software Group, a software developer and content provider for mobile devices and desktop PCs, has launched The Talking English Dictionary for the iPhone and iPod touch.

I can sing the alphabet backward. I learned it as a child and it sticks with me, just like its more popular cousin, the alphabet song. In his keynote at Enterprise Search Summit West, held Sept. 23-24 in San Jose, Calif., Gene Smith said that social discovery isn't new. It's been around a lot longer than I've known any alphabet songs?not to mention the web, much less its 2.0 iteration.

Yuuguu announced the integration of the google Talk Instant Messaging (IM) network into its real-time collaboration and web conferencing service.

Springer Science+Business Media, supplier of scientific and specialist literature, has reached an agreement to acquire BioMed Central Group, an open access publisher. Springer Science+Business Media also announced it is launching MyCopy, a pilot project to expand its services to eBook users.

Open Text Corporation, a provider of enterprise content management (ECM), announced Open Text Storage Services for SharePoint, the latest addition to the company's Open Text Content Services product offerings.

It seems that everyone is blogging these days. However, despite the proliferation of blogs that range from diaries and niche subjects to celebrity, corporate, and expertly written blogs, some publishers are still hesitant to add blogging to the mix. The web has opened up a world of communication to people across the globe, but the new culture of user-generated content can mean a lot of things to those in the publishing industry, good and bad.

News Corporation and VeriSign, Inc. announced the sale of VeriSign's minority share of the mobile entertainment joint venture to News Corporation for approximately $200 million.