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2008

• 06/12/2008
  Newser Launches “NY Times in 60 Seconds,” Local Coverage for 86 Markets
• 01/11/2008
  The “Newser Nine” Tracks the Top-Viewed Stories on Newser

2007

• 10/30/2007
  Newser — An Online News Service from HighBeam Research and Michael Wolff — Debuts Today
• 10/22/2007
  HighBeam Research CEO to Speak at Future of Business Media Conference
• 04/25/2007
  HighBeam™ Research Engine is Three Year Codie Award Winner

2006

• 10/05/2006
  HIGHBEAM RESEARCH OFFERS FREE ACCESS TO ALL PREMIUM ARTICLES SATURDAY, OCT. 7
• 07/19/2006
  HighBeam Research Redesigns, Renames Free Online Encyclopedia
• 01/31/2006
  HighBeam™ Research Announces New Programs for Advertisers

2005

• 10/11/2005
  HighBeam™ Research Appoints Thomas M. Ballard As VP of Engineering and Chief Technology Officer
• 06/05/2005
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH NAMED BEST IN CONTENT AGGREGATION
• 04/28/2005
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH PROVIDES COMPLIMENTARY ACCESS FOR SUPREME COURT JUSTICES, MEMBERS OF THE CABINET AND MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO ITS ONLINE RESEARCH SERVICE
• 04/15/2005
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH ANNOUNCES SUITE OF TOOLS TO HELP BLOGGERS BUILD BETTER BLOGS
• 01/24/2005
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH ANNOUNCES SPONSOR FOR ITS ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE
• 01/19/2005
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH NAMED 2005 CODIE AWARDS FINALIST
• 01/17/2005
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH ANNOUNCES ANNIVERSARY OPEN HOUSE

2004

• 12/13/2004
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH NAMED TO THE ECONTENT 100 FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR SINCE ITS FOUNDING TWO YEARS AGO
• 11/30/2004
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH TEAMS WITH BLOGGER CHRISTOPHER LOCKE, CREATES NEW BLOGGING TOOLS
• 11/10/2004
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH APPOINTS KEITH POWELL AS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
• 10/18/2004
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH ADDS ADVERTISING REVENUE, REACHES ONE MILLION MEMBER MILESTONE
• 08/31/2004
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH PARTNERS WITH LOOKSMART
• 07/14/2004
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH ADDS ENCYCLOPEDIA, OTHER REFERENCE TOOLS
• 07/07/2004
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH IMPROVES TOOLS, ADDS MILLIONS OF DOCUMENTS, REGISTERS MORE THAN 600,000 MEMBERS
• 06/14/2004
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH ADDS ENCYCLOPEDIA, OTHER REFERENCE TOOLS
• 06/07/2004
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH SELECTED AS "MODEL OF EXCELLENCE" BY INFOCOMMERCE GROUP
• 06/02/2004
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH ADDS ABILITY TO LOCATE, ORGANIZE AND DELIVER INFORMATION ON 20 MILLION BUSINESS EXECUTIVES, MANAGERS AND EMPLOYEES
• 04/28/2004
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH APPOINTS JOSEPH B. MCWILLIAMS, JR. AS VP OF ADVERTISING
• 03/03/2004
  NEW ONLINE RESEARCH SERVICE HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH SIGNS UP 100,000 MEMBERS WITHIN 20 DAYS OF LAUNCH
• 02/11/2004
  HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH APPOINTS DAVID GUTTMAN AS VP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION
• 02/05/2004
  DIGITAL PULP DEVELOPS USER INTERFACE FOR JUST-LAUNCHED HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH SERVICE
• 01/26/2004
  ALACRITUDE, TODAY RENAMED HIGHBEAM™ RESEARCH, UNVEILS NEW SERVICE

2003

• 12/11/2003
  ALACRITUDE ADDS MILLIONS OF ARTICLES TO ELIBRARY, ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH THOMSON GALE
• 12/04/2003
  ECONTENT SELECTS ALACRITUDE FOR TOP 100, PROFILES COMPANY'S FUTURE PLANS
• 11/05/2003
  MICROSOFT OFFICE 2003 EDITIONS USERS CAN RESEARCH ELIBRARY WITHIN MICROSOFT OFFICE SYSTEM PROGRAMS, MAKING RESEARCH MORE EFFICIENT
• 11/03/2003
  FAST TO POWER THE SEARCH CAPABILITIES OF ALACRITUDE'S eLIBRARY AND ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM SITES
• 07/03/2003
  ALACRITUDE, LLC - PUBLISHER OF eLIBRARY.COM AND ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM -- CLOSES SERIES A FINANCING WITH ADDITIONAL $1.2 MILLION
• 04/30/2003
  ALACRITUDE CHAIRMAN AND CEO PATRICK SPAIN TO GIVE KEYNOTE AT UPCOMING INFOTODAY CONFERENCE
• 03/10/2003
  eLIBRARY TO PROVIDE RESEARCH SERVICE TO MICROSOFT OFFICE 2003 USERS
• 03/03/2003
  ONLINE RESEARCH SERVICE eLIBRARY NOW AVAILABLE ON MICROSOFT OFFICE eSERVICES SITE
• 01/16/2003
  ALACRITUDE, LLC - PUBLISHER OF ELIBRARY.COM AND ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM -- HIRES RICH KREISMAN AS VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

2002

• 12/27/2002
  ALACRITUDE, LLC - PUBLISHER OF ELIBRARY.COM AND ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM -- RAISES $3.1 MILLION IN SERIES A FINANCING, ADDS INC. 500 CEO TO BOARD
• 10/22/2002
  MILLIONS OF PREMIUM ARTICLES FROM eLIBRARY NOW AVAILABLE VIA LEADING WEB PORTALS
• 09/12/2002
  NEW COMPANY - ALACRITUDE, LLC - TO MAKE ONLINE RESEARCH MORE EFFICIENT
• 08/16/2002
  TUCOWS INC. ANNOUNCES SALE OF ELIBRARY AND ENCYCLOPEDIA.COM