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7/1/2008
:: M&A, Etc.
JOINING FORCES FOR ADMISSIONS. Recruitment, enrollment, and retention solution provider Hobsons has acquired College Confidential, a web community for collegebound students and their parents. The site features information from experts, and forums where students and parents can discuss topics such as financial aid, test preparation, admissions, study abroad, and more.
MERGING EDUCATIONAL CONTENT. Cengage Learning, a provider of customized learning solutions, has acquired publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's College Division. The HM College assets will expand and complement the range of textbooks, study guides, custom publications, and digital solutions that Cengage Learning provides to professors and students in two- and four-year colleges and universities.
:: PEOPLE
SONIC EXEC. Sonic Foundry has appointed Robert Lipps as executive VP of sales. Lipps' background includes sales and channel management at Adaytum (now Cognos).
CHANGING OF THE GUARD.
ViewCast has
announced that Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
George Platt will
retire as the company's
CEO, and
will be succeeded
by President and
COO David Stoner.
In addition, Stoner
has been appointed to ViewCast's
board of directors. Platt will remain
chairman of the board.
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