Outsell scoops up the Gilbane Group

I woke up yesterday morning and learned that Outsell had purchased the Gilbane Group, which covers content management, XML, search and other subjects near and dear to this newsletter. Gilbane also hosts two conferences each year-- one in San Francisco in the spring, and the other in Boston in the Fall. Frank Gilbane reports that the company will continue to offer these conferences as part of Outsell.

Anthea Stratigos, Outsell's Co-founder and CEO believes this purchase gives her company a broad area of coverage across virtually all content subjects. "In the next decade, the information providers who succeed will ensure content is accessed and experienced in new and unique ways. Technology is fundamental to this strategy, and The Gilbane Group is the acknowledged authority in this important area.”

Gilbane, which will continue to operate out of Cambridge, Mass. will now do business as The Gilbane Group, a division of Outsell, Inc. Founder, Frank Gilbane, will remain president. He will be joined by the full team of Gilbane analysts and consultants, led by Mary Laplante, Vice President Client Services and Senior Analyst, and Bill Trippe, Vice President Content Strategies and Lead Analyst (both of whom are excellent and respected analysts).

For Outsell, which has been operating since 1998, this represents the third purchase for the organization. In 2006, they purchased EPS (Electronic Publishing Services Ltd) of London, broadening its global coverage. In 2008, the firm also acquired the Business Research Division of Eduventures to strengthen its coverage of educational content and technology providers.

With Gilbane, they get a first class group of analysts, which should enhance their already strong existing coverage areas.

For more information:
- see the Outsell press release

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