A report from GigaOM Pro predicts that the worldwide paid content market will ride the momentum of an expanding user base to a total worth of $36 billion by the year 2014, more than double the $16.7 billion figure from 2009. Other factors behind the predicted 5-year increase include the switch from physical formats to digital and an emphasis on a broadband-enabled, connected-device society.

In other sectors, such as music, video, or gaming, the report suggests that long-term success will require an embrace of multiple business and payment models. Micropayments for music and games will grow significantly as the enormous user-bases of social media sites such as Facebook begin to transact, while application marketplaces will continue to experience significant growth in both mobile and elsewhere. The report, titled "Paid Content," is available on the GigaOM Pro research service.

(http://pro.gigaom.com)

ASIDIC's board of directors has recommended the organization's dissolution, citing the economic situation and the proliferation of new organizations as signs that the nonprofit organization may be nearing its end. The executive committee is currently devising a plan for concluding ASIDIC's operations. ASIDIC is seeking expressions of interest either from other 501(c)3 or 501(c) organizations that might be interested in a mutually beneficial merger, or from for-profit organizations who have an interest in ASIDIC's assets.

(www.asidic.org)

The Data Harmony suite of products will now be available through SaaS and cloud computing technology, parent company Access Innovations announced. This model eliminates the need for companies to purchase the software and acquire appropriate support equipment and personnel up front. Access Innovations offers 90-day free trials of their Data Harmony software through remote access models. The cloud and SaaS versions are hosted entirely on the internet, freeing up server space and speed.

(www.accessinn.com)

Adobe introduced Acrobat.com Workspaces, a new collaboration space that lets teams inside and outside of organizations work together on projects. The Workspaces software aims to allow team members to eliminate emailed status updates, instead offering a space to store and share project content online. These workspaces, and PDF documents, can be created quickly and shared in real-time meetings through Adobe ConnectNow.

(www.adobe.com)

Serials Solutions released a new SaaS version of AquaBrowser, its discovery tool for libraries. The new hosted version will relieve the libraries of much of the burden of providing computing power and space for the software. Furthermore, the SaaS AquaBrowser will require little or no intervention from library staff, making it simpler and easier to use.

(www.serialssolutions.com)

Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) unveiled an update to its SciFinder software. The new features, set to debut in early April, are aimed at increasing the precision of searches and processing of information afterward.

CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society, also operates CAS REGISTRYSM, a database that serves various corporate interests and 1,700 universities.

(www.cas.org)

CMS provider DotNetNuke Corp. released DotNetNuke Professional, Elite, and Community Editions 5.3, including new tools to manage business websites. DotNetNuke 5.3 users will be able to manage page level content and change approval workflows. The new version will also feature a new control panel and new page edit tools.

The DotNetNuke platform, which is the core of the DotNetNuke Community, Professional and Elite Editions, includes new features in version 5.3 such as a taxonomy system, a new messaging capability and API, and an enhanced social media user profile feature for richer online user experiences.

(www.dotnetnuke.com)

Czech company Karsa Technologies released version 2.0 of its Fulltext Search Manager, including new search optimization tools and a revamped user interface. The desktop application is designed to increase accuracy and efficiency in full text searches. The new version includes new filters, a search debugger, and a prefix of stored procedures.

(www.karsa.eu)

Software developer Openwave Systems Inc. will collaborate with Nielsen to create what the two companies are calling an "insight engine." This new product will use demographics and analytics to help mobile operators analyze, profile and target audience segments. The Openwave Analytics platform will be combined with Nielsen's PRIZM consumer segmentation procedure, which records 66 demographics and behavior types.

(www.nielsen.com; www.openwave.com)