Vogel Burda Publishing joins the first division of publishers

German Vogel Burda Holding, owner of Vogel Burda Communications (VBC), publisher of Chip, a leading computer magazine, purchased 50% of shares in Lupus, the owner of competing monthly Enter. The value of the transaction was not revealed. Lupus, which has annual revenues of around zl. 23 million is a publisher of six computer magazines. After this transaction VBC joined the top publishers in the industry, such as Axel Springer, and Wydawnictwo Bauer. The most significant Polish competitor is IDG Polska, whose titles include PC World and Computerland. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B3) A.K.