Ringgold Inc has acquired Book News Inc, a Portland based company serving academic and scholarly publishers by providing book summarization services for all scholarly titles.

Ringgold is delighted to announce that the Identify Database now contains over 300,000 institutional records.

Ringgold Inc. has contracted with the ISNI International Agency to be the first ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier) Registration Agency for institutional identification.

Publishers Communication Group (PCG) and Ringgold, Inc. announce a new partnership to leverage their respective strengths in creating a high-impact sales service for publishers.

Ringgold Inc. has acquired Frontline Global Marketing Services Ltd (Frontline GMS) and its database, the Consortium Directory Online (CDO).

The Consortium Directory Online (CDO), a collaboration between Frontline GMS and Ringgold, has now been launched and is available at www.consortiumdirectory.com.

Expansion reflects a wider scope from increasing take-up by information industry, as well as more granular approach to identification within institutions.

Ringgold is pleased to announce the appointment of Diane Cogan as European Sales Consultant, continuing their expansion of services to the publishing industry.

A new agreement between EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) and Ringgold announces the implementation of the Ringgold Institutional Identifier within EBSCOhost databases.

Partnership provides publishers with a user-friendly hosted service to visualize and explore the often complex relationships between libraries, departments, universities and consortia.