From: JJE Esposito <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2018 21:06:03 -0400 But that's the point. That's why they did it. I mean, honestly, what does anybody expect? When you outsource an essential service, you are hostage to the strategic aims of the vendor. Joe Esposito On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 8:26 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > From: Ann Okerson <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 8:14 PM > > This announcement has caused serious concerns among authors and > publishers; this type of workflow "solution" holds significant > publisher, author, and much other related information. > > ******* > > New York, August 2, 2018 – Elsevier, the global information analytics > business specializing in science and health, today announced it has > signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aries Systems, a leader in > scientific publication workflow solutions headquartered outside > Boston, MA. Aries’ offerings are used by journals, books and other > publications for manuscript submission, peer review, production > tracking and eCommerce. > > “Aries has built a best-in-class workflow solution for publishers, > editors and scholars seeking to advance the discovery and > dissemination of knowledge,” said Lyndon Holmes, Aries’ Founder. “I’m > excited that now with Elsevier we’ll be even stronger and better > positioned with enhanced solutions and analytics to help our customers > achieve their goals.” > > [SNIP] > > > https://www.elsevier.com/about/press-releases/corporate/elsevier-to-acquire-aries-systems-a-best-in-class-publication-workflow-solutions-provider > > and > > https://www.ariessys.com/views-press/news-opinion/elsevier-acquire-aries-systems-best-class-publication-workflow-solutions-provider/ -- Joseph J. Esposito [log in to unmask] @josephjesposito +Joseph Esposito