The UK-based unit of German publisher Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck, is an international publisher of books and journals. It puts out English-language teaching materials through its Macmillan Education unit; its Palgrave Macmillan division focuses on the higher education and professional markets, and its Nature Publishing Group is the scientific publishing arm (and publisher of the respected science journal Nature, founded in 1869). Through its Pan Macmillan unit, Macmillan Publishers company publishes fiction and non-fiction books under such imprints as Pan, Picador, and Sidgwick & Jackson. Macmillan also offers distribution services.

Sportvision was founded in 1998 by former News Corporation executives who helped develop the glowing hockey puck for FOX Sports broadcasts. This company adds digital bells and whistles to TV sports events. Sportvision is a leading media effects company that specializes in broadcast TV enhancements such as the virtual first down line in football games (1st and Ten), a virtual strike zone for baseball (KZone), and a system for illustrating course details in golf (Virtual Caddy). It also creates in-game graphics for network teases and marketing, as well as provides services for interactive digital media.

Owner and president Tim O'Reilly founded O'Reilly Media as a technical writing firm in 1978. O'Reilly Media aims to be an advocate for computer professionals. O'Reilly Media, Inc. company is known worldwide for its computer books (featuring illustrations of animals on the cover), technical conferences, and Web sites. O'Reilly publishes books and software on UNIX, Linux, Perl, Java, Oracle, Windows, and a slew of other operating systems and Internet programming languages. It also has books devoted to topics in business and culture. In addition, O'Reilly Media, Inc. company operates Web sites such as perl.com, xml.com, and OpenP2P.com.

President Todd Holson founded SureSource LLC in 1989; the original business model involved giving consumers access to manufacturers via toll-free phone lines. SureSource operates online stores that allow its partners -- companies from the brand licensing, manufacturing, and nutritional products industries -- to offer their goods directly to consumers. To support its online businesses, SureSource maintains a contact center, a data center, and a distribution facility at its headquarters.

Briefings Media Group, LLC provides valuable information to help business people grow their companies and succeed in their careers. The information we provide takes many forms including newsletters, magazines, books, videos, training programs, software, ezines, events, workshops, database directories, web sites, audio conferences, and web search engines. Briefings Media Group is an accredited International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) provider. IACET (www.iacet.org) is a non-profit association dedicated to quality continuing education and training programs. Created in 1968, IACET authorizes education providers that meet strict continuing education guidelines.

Real London was founded in 1995 by managing director Richard Proctor. Real London Ltd. (formerly 21 Carrot) provides a whole bunch of enticements for advertisers to use its services. The company offers contract publishing services, creating customer magazines and "advertorials" (advertisements that mimic the editorial content of the periodical in which they are included) for corporate clients. Real London clients' advertorials appear in such publications as Sainsbury's Magazine, a consumer title owned by popular TV host, cookbook author, and chef Delia Smith. The company has produced campaigns for such firms as Akzo Nobel, Nestle, and Discovery Foods.

Feral House has been publishing innovative and celebrated non-fiction books since 1989. Movies have been made, cultural trends influenced and political crimes exposed by our small, independent press. Headquartered in Port Townsend, WA, Feral House publisher Adam Parfrey has also co-founded the new imprint, Process Media, with Jodi Wille, formerly of Dilettante Press.

Creative Automation Company provides direct marketing support services from data management to production. Licensed by the US Postal Service to use its address database, the company's services include address standardization, record analysis, data enhancement (using lifestyle and demographic information), and printing, personalization, and finishing services. Its In2View online branded platform allows users to measure and analyze their marketing communication messages by measuring the quality of contact information, by managing the marketing campaign's performance, and by providing reporting tools.

Mariah Media, Inc. company targets readers who have an active lifestyle and enjoy outdoor sports, travel, and adventure. Content includes gear reviews, travel guides, photo galleries, and "ask the experts" columns. Its Web site, Outside Online, features blogs, online videos, and podcasts. The magazine is perhaps best-known for publishing the first-hand account of one of its writers who survived an ill-fated trip up Mount Everest in which several people died. (Writer Jon Krakauer later wrote the best-selling book Into Thin Air detailing the trip.) The company was founded in 1977.

New Harbinger Publications helps readers usher in a new era. A publisher of self-help books for consumers, the company's psychology and medical books are written by clinical professionals and feature step-by-step models. New Harbinger covers topics such as chronic illness, depression, anger, stress reduction, relationships, and self esteem. Titles include The Depression Workbook, Angry All the Time, and Self Esteem. The company's The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook came out in 1989 and has sold more than 750,000 copies. Psychologist Matthew McKay and writer Patrick Fanning founded New Harbinger in 1973.

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