It’s no secret that Google has been ramping up its enterprise offerings. The company has made a strong push for the adoption of Google Apps, launching the Apps Marketplace, allowing Apps users to add other layers to their environments from companies like Socialwok and Zoho. Today, Google is taking it one step further. At Google […]
Posted on May 19th, 2010 by admin
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Infosys BPO, the business process outsourcing subsidiary of Infosys Technologies, today announced that it has been awarded the 5-star rating for energy efficiency by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) for its building located in its Phase 2 campus in Hinjewadi, Pune, India. The rating is under the "Star rating for BPO buildings" scheme of BEE […]
Posted on May 19th, 2010 by admin
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Cloud9 Analytics, a provider of SaaS business analytics for line-of-business managers, today announced it has closed its Series C financing for $8 million. The financing round was led by Mayfield Fund, with participation from existing investors InterWest Partners and Leapfrog Ventures. This brings its total in funding to $21.6 million. Rajeev Batra of Mayfield Fund […]
Posted on May 19th, 2010 by admin
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Zendesk, a SaaS help desk solution, has reached a milestone: the company now has more than 5,000 customers using its platform. Launched in 2008, Zendesk offers a web-based, SaaS-delivered help desk / support ticketing solution that gives companies a simple, cost-effective way to manage incoming support requests from end customers. Over the past two years, […]
Posted on May 18th, 2010 by admin
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Vision Solutions, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, has agreed to acquire Southborough, Massachusetts-based Double-Take Software, a provider of recovery solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Double-Take stockholders will receive $10.55 in cash for each share of Double-Take common stock they hold, representing a premium of approximately 39% and 21% to Double-Take’s enterprise value […]
Posted on May 17th, 2010 by admin
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Socialwok, a product that ads a social layer to Gmail and other Google products, is spreading its wings beyond the search giant to Microsoft land. Today, the startup, which launched its Google Apps-focused product at TechCrunch50 last year, is rolling out the Socialwok Social Connector for Microsoft Office Outlook 2010, 2007, 2003. Similar to the […]
Posted on May 16th, 2010 by admin
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I thought for grins I would drop back for the first time in a month and write on an old style computer. I keep reaching for that lever in the upper left — it’s called a carriage return to add a new line. No I don’t do that, although the MacBook Air keyboard feels like […]
Posted on May 16th, 2010 by admin
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Today, Adobe unveils the public beta version of eSignatures, a cloud-based service that lets you easily add your John Hancock to documents online. Upload your document, insert the recipient’s e-mail, select a date, insert a message and then sign. The finished document is certified to ensure that it hasn’t been altered since the signature— if […]
Posted on May 15th, 2010 by admin
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Ruby Cloud Platform as a Service provider Heroku has raised $10 million in Series B funding led by Ignition Partners with existing investors Redpoint Ventures, Baseline Ventures, and Harrison Metal Capital participating. John Connors, General Partner with Ignition and former CFO/CIO of Microsoft has joined the company’s board of directors. This brings the company’s total […]
Posted on May 14th, 2010 by admin
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Fujitsu and Salesforce.com today announced that they are expanding their global 7-year partnership, establishing the IT company as one of Salesforce’s global systems integrators. Fujitsu in a statement said it will be making significant investments in bolstering its consulting and sales capability. So far, the company adds, more than 200 customers around the world in […]
Posted on May 14th, 2010 by admin
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