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• Reed Elsevier Print Mags Going Digital

  Last week the trade publishing company, Reed Elsevier, put dozens of its magazines, including Variety and Publishers Weekly, up for sale, sending shock waves through the jittery print advertising market. And, in what is the perfect metaphor for the larger transition the media industry is experiencing, Reed...

  Blog posts 2008-02-27

  Tags: Databases, David Weir, Reed Elsevier Inc., ChoicePoint Inc.

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• Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: ChoicePoint, Reed El Sevier, Metabasis, Schering-Plough and Pride International

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: ChoicePoint Inc. (NYSE: CPS), Reed El Sevier NV (NYSE: ENL), Metabasis...

  Articles 2008-05-05

• FTC Requests Additional Information from ChoicePoint®, Reed Elsevier

  ALPHARETTA, Ga., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ChoicePoint Inc. today announced that it and Reed Elsevier have received a request for additional information from the Federal Trade Commission regarding the proposed merger between the companies. In addition, the companies have been notified of parallel reviews by the attorneys...

  Articles 2008-04-29

• ChoicePoint® Reports First Quarter 2008 Results

  - Internal revenue in the Insurance Services segment grew 12.2 percent. - Net Free Cash Flow from continuing operations increased to $29 million for the quarter. - Shareholders voted overwhelmingly to approve the proposed acquisition of ChoicePoint by Reed Elsevier. ALPHARETTA, Ga., April 25...

  Articles 2008-04-25

• Research and Markets: Understand the Attitudes Driving Shopping Patterns Including Store Choice and Point of Purchase Behaviour

  DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c89859) has announced the addition of "Changing Grocery Shopping Patterns" to their offering. Grocery shopping in Europe and North America is changing as shoppers focus on value and product range. This has encouraged the development of new forms of retail channel which...

  Articles 2008-04-24

• Silver Lake Sumeru to Acquire Investigative Analysis Software Provider i2 from ChoicePoint Inc

  Unit to Become i2, Inc., Dedicated to Best-of-Breed Investigative Analysis and Visualization Solutions MENLO PARK, Calif. and ALPHARETTA, Georgia -- Silver Lake Sumeru, the middle-market technology focused investment fund, today announced it has reached a definitive agreement with ChoicePoint Inc. (NYSE: CPS) to acquire i2, ChoicePoint's investigative analysis...

  Articles 2008-04-24

• ChoicePoint® to Sell i2 Government Software Business

  ALPHARETTA, Ga., April 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ChoicePoint today announced it has entered into an agreement to sell its government software business, specifically i2 Inc. and i2 Ltd., to Silver Lake Sumeru, a leader in private investments in technology, technology-enabled and related growth industries, in a cash purchase of...

  Articles 2008-04-24

• ChoicePoint® Nonprofit Audit Finds Five Percent of Applicants Have Prior Criminal Convictions

  Nonprofits Must Be Vigilant on Background Screening for Potential Employees and Volunteers ALPHARETTA, Ga., April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Every day, 144 individuals with criminal records seek employment or a volunteer opportunity with a nonprofit, according to a background screening audit conducted by ChoicePoint, a leading provider of...

  Articles 2008-04-23

• ChoicePoint® Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Reed Elsevier

  ALPHARETTA, Ga., April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At a special meeting of the shareholders of ChoicePoint today in New York City, ChoicePoint shareholders overwhelmingly voted to approve the previously disclosed Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 20, 2008, by and among ChoicePoint, Reed Elsevier Group plc...

  Articles 2008-04-16

• Love and marriage: movie weddings will never be the same after these gay directors crash the party

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KISS THE BRIDE DIRECTED BY C. Jay Cox STARRING Tori Spelling, James O'Shea, and Philipp Karner REGENT RELEASING MARRIED LIFE DIRECTED BY Ira Sachs STARRING Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Rachel McAdams, and Pierce Brosnan...

  Articles 2008-03-25

• Risk Management Service provides mortgage loan fraud alerts

  MARI Loan Fraud Alert Service LFAS is mortgage industry-contributed loan process database that enables lenders and investors to identify potential application risk and patterns of fraud and hidden relationships among transaction parties. It can help reduce mortgage fraud by comparing lender's loan-level data, which includes borrower, collateral, and professional information,...

  Articles 2008-03-24

• ChoicePoint® to Hold Special Shareholders Meeting on April 16 to Vote on Proposed Acquisition by Reed Elsevier

  ALPHARETTA, Ga., March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ChoicePoint today announced it will hold a special shareholders meeting on April 16, 2008, to consider and vote on a proposal to approve the previously disclosed Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 20, 2008, by and among ChoicePoint, Reed...

  Articles 2008-03-19

• ChoicePoint's MARI Introduces New Mortgage Loan Fraud Alert Service

  HERNDON, Va., March 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Mortgage Asset Research Institute (MARISM), a ChoicePointR company, today announced the release of its new MARI Loan Fraud Alert Service LFAS. MARI LFAS is a mortgage industry-contributed loan process database that enables lenders and investors to identify potential application risk,...

  Articles 2008-03-17

• MBA 2007 MARI Report Exposes and Explores Residential Mortgage Fraud Against Lenders in US

  WASHINGTON, March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Mortgage Bankers Association MBA today announced that the Mortgage Asset Research Institute, LLC (MARISM), a ChoicePointR company, has completed its 10th Periodic Mortgage Fraud Case Report to MBA. The report examines the current state of residential mortgage fraud and misrepresentation in...

  Articles 2008-03-13

• MBA 2007 MARI Report Exposes and Explores Residential Mortgage Fraud Against Lenders in US

  To: REAL ESTATE EDITORS Contact: Jason Vasquez of Mortgage Bankers Association, +1-202-557-2950, jvasquez@mortgagebankers.org; Chuck Jones, +1-770-752-3594, +1-770-289-0894 cell, chuck.jones@choicepoint.com, KimberlyTate-Nuwar, +1-770-752-3985, kimberly.tate-nuwar@choicepoint.com,both of ChoicePoint WASHINGTON, March 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The MortgageBankers Association MBA today announced that the Mortgage AssetResearch Institute, LLC (MARISM), a ChoicePointR (NYSE: CPS)company, has completed its...

  Articles 2008-03-13

• iMapData Acquired by Investment Group

  MCLEAN, Va. -- iMapData Inc., a consulting firm specializing in customized, geospatially-based decision support solutions for the public and private sector, has been acquired from ChoicePoint Inc.([R]) (NYSE: CPS) by a private investment group. The investment group is led by, and the business will be managed by, the founders of...

  Articles 2008-03-10

• ChoicePoint Enters Strategic Alliance with Injury Sciences LLC to Help Reduce Insurance Claims Losses

  ALPHARETTA, Ga. and SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ChoicePointR and Injury Sciences LLC today announced a strategic alliance which will enable insurers to reduce total claims losses while enhancing operating efficiencies through the use of their combined predictive modeling and forensic intelligence solutions. --...

  Articles 2008-03-07

• Wall Street News Alert Issues Special Alert on HRAL -- February 22, 2008

  Wall Street News Alert's "stocks to watch" thismorning are: HearAtLast Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HRAL), ChoicePoint Inc.(NYSE: CPS) and Furniture Brands International (NYSE: FBN). HearAtLast Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: HRAL) is on the move and the companyshould have investors closely monitoring the stock. Early this morning, thecompany issued a press release announcing...

  Articles 2008-02-22

• Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: First Advantage, DealerTrack Holdings and ChoicePoint

  CHICAGO -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: First Advantage Corporation (Nasdaq: FADV), DealerTrack Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: TRAK) and...

  Articles 2008-02-22

• Reed puts magazines up for sale to focus on online businesses

  Reed Elsevier continued along the restructuring path yesterday by putting its New Scientist and Farmers Weekly publishing wing up for sale as it snapped up the US risk management consultancy ChoicePoint for 2.1bn. Over the past two years, the publishing group has been transforming itself by moving...

  Articles 2008-02-22