Library Technology Guides

Platinum Equity to acquire McGraw Hill from Apollo Funds for $4.5 Billion. Platinum Equity announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McGraw Hill, a global leader in educational content and digital platforms, from funds (the "Apollo Funds") managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE: APO) (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Apollo") for a purchase price of approximately $4.5 billion. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. Open Text acquires Information Dimensions, Inc., creates market share leader in enterprise document management: Open Text strengthens market position with addition of BASIS product family and 1.3 million-seat customer base. [Full Announcement].

Open Text Corporation, BASIS division. Open Text acquires Information Dimensions, Inc., creates market share leader in enterprise document management. Open Text Corp. announced the acquisition of Information Dimensions, Inc., of Dublin, Ohio from Gores Technology Group. Information Dimensions has annual sales of $20 million and 170 employees. This acquisition places Open Text in the market leadership position in worldwide enterprise document management with 42.7% market share according to a recent IDC report. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. Information Dimensions to formally launch BASIS Techlib at 89th Annual Special Libraries Conference. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. Information Dimensions to showcase browser interface, corporate information centre solutions at joint Intelligence Expo. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. Information Dimensions to showcase knowledge center, Corporate Information Centre Solutions at AIIM '98. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. Information Dimensions to showcase browser interface, present knowledge management paper at Online Meeting/Library Systems conference: IDI In New York City for National Online Meeting and Integrating Online Library Systems Conference. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. Information Dimensions taps Scharadin for top marketing post. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. Information Dimensions announces enhanced document management capabilities with BASIS Release 8.2. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. Information Dimensions exhibits intranet library products at Computers in Libraries '98: library of the future requires an infrastructure to manage digital documents, Internet resources, multimedia, traditional print materials. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. Information Dimensions and Centillion Digital sign partnership agreement. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. Information Dimensions is among first to win Crossroads A-List award. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. Information Dimensions integrates Inso's Outside in HTML export tool into BASIS. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. Information Dimensions teams up at DIIME conference with Corning Incorporated to whare user experiences: wecurity and order for business-critical documents will be highlight of DIIME talk. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. Information Dimensions adds distributors for BASIS Arabic product now available for Windows NT: Atallah, Shamma and GIZA strengthen Information Dimensions' product reach in the Middle East; new version available for Windows NT. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. Information Dimensions brings Web-based document management to Japan by signing Kinokuniya as regional distributor for BASIS: Kinokuniya to target large multinational firms with BASIS intranet solution. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. BASIS users to prepare for knowledge management era at IDEA 97 user group conference: Boeing, NEC, MCI, Merck & Co. and LSI Logic to reveal secrets of success; IDC, Delphi and Microsoft to add document management insight. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. IDC says Information Dimensions' BASIS is most widely used enterprise document management software product in the world: standing demonstrates Information Dimensions' longevity in a growing, dynamic marketplace. [Full Announcement].

Gores Technology Group Acquires Information Dimensions from OCLC. Gores Technology Group, an international high-technology business management specialist, has purchased Information Dimensions Inc., a for-profit subsidiary of OCLC Online Computer Library Center. OCLC will remain a strategic business partner of Information Dimensions and continue to have preferred access to the company’s complementary technology. [Full Announcement].

Information Dimensions, Inc.. Gores Technology Group acquires Information Dimensions from OCLC: New Owner Brings Software Market Resources and Expertise to IDI, Positions Document Management Company to Penetrate High-End Intranet Market. [Full Announcement].