Harcourt Sells Off Accounting and Tax Products

Wolters Kluwer [1] has acquired the professional tax, accounting and related products of Harcourt, Inc.'s Professional Publishing unit.

The products will become part of Aspen Publishers in Gaithersburg, MD., a member of Wolters Kluwer Legal, Tax & Business North America.

At the same time, Wolters Kluwer has sold its one-third interest in MD Consult to Harcourt so that Wolters can focus on subscription-based electronic information services through Ovid Technologies. Ovid Technologies [2], part of Wolters Kluwer International Health & Science, will gain electronic access to key clinical publications and information published by Harcourt.