Exclusive – I first learned about hosted business intelligence software startup RJMetrics a few weeks ago, when Fab.com founder Jason Goldberg wrote how he made creative use of their software suite for his latest fundraising round; in fact he said he liked it so much he asked to invest in the company. Fast forward to […]
Posted on January 8th, 2012 by admin
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Big consumer brands generate all sorts of consumer interest and expertise, but they’ve generally struggled to capitalize on these relationships to improve themselves. Lithium has been building itself into a market leader at solving this problem over the last ten years, offering white-label community sites and related products that allow brands to let users share […]
Posted on January 7th, 2012 by admin
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Worldwide IT spending growth is expected to grow 3.7 percent in 2012, a slowdown from the 6.9 percent growth in 2011, according to a new forecast from Gartner. The research firm lowered its 2012 forecast from its previous estimate of 4.6 percent due to global economic woes and theThailand floods which hit the hard disc […]
Posted on January 7th, 2012 by admin
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Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Dave Chase, the CEO of Avado.com, a patient portal & relationship management company that was a TechCrunch Disrupt finalist. Previously he was a management consultant for Accenture’s healthcare practice and founder of Microsoft’s Health business. You can follow him on Twitter@chasedave. I can’t think of a product or service that both […]
Posted on January 6th, 2012 by admin
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Yammer, the Facebook/Twitter-style online intranet for companies, is coming off of a big year, even as larger competitors like Salesforce try to compete with their own enterprise social networking products. Having generated revenues between $5 million and $10 million in 2010, Yammer more than doubled that in 2011, reaching towards $25 million according to industry sources. […]
Posted on January 6th, 2012 by admin
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Mindspeed Technologies, a provider of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, this morning announced that it has acquired UK-based Picochip, a supplier of integrated system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for small cell base stations. Mindspeed is paying $51.8 million for Picochip, a mix of cash and stock, and up to $25 million in earn-out payments in the […]
Posted on January 5th, 2012 by admin
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Editor’s note: This guest post was written by Dave Chase, the CEO of Avado.com, a patient portal & relationship management company that was a TechCrunch Disrupt finalist. Previously he was a management consultant for Accenture’s healthcare practice and founder of Microsoft’s Health business. You can follow him on Twitter@chasedave. Fifteen years ago the Internet was revolutionizing global communications and […]
Posted on January 5th, 2012 by admin
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Enterprise cloud file sharing company Accellion has raised $12 million in a new Series 3 round from private equity firm Riverwood Capital. The company will use the additional funding to accelerate growth, invest in enterprise mobile file sharing products, pursue partnerships and international expansion. Founded in 1999, Accellion’s cloud-based solutions span public, private and hybrid cloud deployment, for […]
Posted on January 4th, 2012 by admin
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Sales effectiveness cloud SaaS company Callidus Software Inc today announced its acquisition of LeadFormix, a B2B cloud-based lead intelligence SaaS. LeadFormix lets B2B vendors turn anonymous visits to their websites into qualified leads by identifying potential customers and reporting their intent. This solution will join the Callidus multi-tenant SaaS sales performance and effectiveness solutions that help […]
Posted on January 4th, 2012 by admin
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Digital media publisher Ziff Davis has acquired Toolbox.com, a social networking and knowledge exchange website for IT, HR and Finance professionals that has been around since the late nineties and was previously owned by a company called the Corporate Executive Board. Terms were not disclosed. For Ziff Davis, which was acquired and ‘relaunched’ as a […]
Posted on January 3rd, 2012 by admin
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