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February 2012

CME Group Unveils $100M Fund to Protect FarmersCME Group Inc. announced a $100 million fund to protect agricultural customers - a move to rebuild lost confidence after the collapse of MF Global Holdings LP. - February 2, 2012	CF
Domo Raises $20m in Extra FundingOmniture founder Josh James’s business intelligence startup Domo has raised $20m in funding from Institutional Venture Partners (IVP). This brings total investment in the new company to $63m. - February 2, 2012	CST
Asia still presents big challenge for FacebookFacebook aims to connect all two billion Internet users. So far it has captured 845 million of them. Of the rest, nearly 60 percent live in Asia and hooking them is going to be a daunting challenge. - February 2, 2012	T & C
CME plans to sell CBOT building by JuneCME Group plans to sell parts of the Chicago Board of Trade Building in the first half of this year. - February 2, 2012	CF
FICO Says Hola to Spanish-Speaking ConsumersThe creator of the FICO score, the number used by most banks and lenders to gauge a consumer’s creditworthiness, is now offering credit scores, credit reports and related information “en Espanol.” - February 2, 2012	CF
News Corporation Names Lex Fenwick Chief Executive Officer of Dow Jones & CompanyNews Corporation named Lex Fenwick Chief Executive Officer of Dow Jones & Company. Mr. Fenwick joins Dow Jones from Bloomberg LP, where he spent 25 years, most recently as CEO of Bloomberg Ventures. He will be based in New York and report to Chase Carey, President and COO of News Corporation. His appointment is effective February 13, 2012. - February 2, 2012	NEWS
Thomson Reuters journalists in two-day strikeJournalists at Thomson Reuters will embark on a two-day strike next week for the first time in 25 years. - February 2, 2012	NEWS
'Glamour,' 'Bazaar' Unveil Spring MakeoversThis month, two of fashion’s biggest titles are unveiling a new look in time for spring. If the new March issues of Condé Nast’s Glamour and Hearst’s Harper's Bazaar are any indication, the season’s prevailing trend will be simplification, although each magazine seems to have its own interpretation of what that means. - February 2, 2012	T & C
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Launches iPad App for ASHP eBooks StoreThe American Society of Health-System Pharmacists announced the availability of an app for the Apple iPad that delivers convenient access to the ASHP library of eBooks. - February 2, 2012	STM
Deutsche Boerse, NYSE Euronext Abandon Merger DealDeutsche Boerse AG and NYSE Euronext on Thursday officially ended their year-long merger push, abandoning their agreement after the European Union on Wednesday blocked the deal. - February 2, 2012	CF
Web Analytics Demystified Nabs Adobe ExecUS consultancy Web Analytics Demystified has appointed former Adobe exec Brian Hawkins as a Partner, to work directly with clients to deliver site testing, optimization and personalization capabilities. - February 2, 2012	ITTRRS
Ipsos Poland Restructures after MergerFollowing its acquisition of Synovate, Ipsos has appointed a new management team in Poland, led by Kurt Thompson, Synovate’s former CEO for Central/Eastern Europe & the Middle East. - February 2, 2012	MRRS
Amazon Launches New Website for IndiaAmazon.com announced its entry into the Indian online retail market with a new website, Junglee.com, which will enable customers to browse for products from a wide variety of stores and then shop for them either online or in person. - February 2, 2012	T & C
KPMG buying tax unit from Thomson ReutersKPMG LLP is buying the US assets of Thomson Reuters Corp.'s Onesource Indirect Tax managed-services business. - February 2, 2012	LTR
NFAIS releases draft discovery service code of practice for review and commentThe National Federation of Advanced Information Services has posted a draft Discovery Service Code of Practice for review and comment by March 16, 2012. NFAIS believes that discovery services have the potential to provide ease of information discovery, access, and use, benefitting not only its member organizations, but also the global community of information seekers. - February 2, 2012	B2B
Hearst Magazines UK Announces New Group Publishing DirectorHearst Magazines UK, Hearst Corporation’s principal business in the UK, announces the appointment of Michael Rowley as Group Publishing Director of the Weeklies Group. - February 2, 2012	T & C
TechTarget Announces New Add-on Service to Activity Intelligence; Nurture & NotifyTechnology media company TechTarget, Inc. announced Nurture & Notify as a new service of the Activity Intelligence platform. This service helps both technology marketers and their sales teams to identify highly active prospects, detect emerging projects, retarget interested buying teams, and accelerate engagement with specific accounts. - February 2, 2012	B2B
The New York Times Company Lost $39.7 Million In 2011The New York Times Company reported its Q4 earnings, and they lost $39.7 million in 2011, or 27 cents a share, after making $107.7 million in 2010. - February 2, 2012	NEWS
getAbstract Partners with Kairos Global Summit to Offer Compressed Business Knowledge to Current and Future LeadersgetAbstract announced that it has partnered with the Kairos Society to be the exclusive provider of business book summaries to its leadership development and entrepreneurship workshops at the upcoming Kairos Global Summit in New York City on February 3 - 4, 2012. - February 2, 2012	SAS
Federated Media Publishing and Zemanta Partner to Bring Content Marketing to All Publishers and BrandsFederated Media Publishing, which powers the Independent Web, announced a strategic partnership with leading authoring tool provider Zemanta. This partnership will dramatically expand the scale and reach of FMP's successful content marketing programs by helping brands activate hundreds of thousands of publishers on the Independent Web. - February 2, 2012	SAS

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