Information overload costs the U.S. economy $900 billion per year in lowered employee productivity and reduced innovation, according to the latest research from Basex, a provider of research on the productivity of knowledge workers and how technology impacts them.
Posted Dec 23, 2008
Macrovision Solutions Corporation, a digital entertainment technology provider, announced it has reached an agreement to sell its TV Guide Network property to Allen Shapiro and One Equity Partners for approximately $255 million in consideration.
Posted Dec 23, 2008
PixelFish, a provider of video advertising solutions, has acquired Eyespot Corporation for an undisclosed sum.
Posted Dec 23, 2008
XING, a network for business contacts in Europe, announced it has purchased New York-based socialmedian, Inc.
Posted Dec 23, 2008
Scribd, a document uploading and sharing service, received $9 million in second round funding led by Charles River Ventures.
Posted Dec 23, 2008
Morningstar, Inc., a provider of independent investment research, announced it has acquired Tenfore Systems Limited, a global provider of real-time market data and financial data workstations based in the United Kingdom.
Posted Dec 19, 2008
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has acquired HighBeam Research, Inc., producer of the HighBeam Research Library and the online reference site Encyclopedia.com.
Posted Dec 19, 2008
BlueCielo ECM Solutions, a software company offering Engineering Content Management (ECM) solutions, announced that it has acquired 49 percent of PONTODOC Soluçoes de Gerenciamento Ltda, a company specializing in the implementation of ECM solutions based in Santo Andre, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Posted Dec 16, 2008
Anvato Inc., a provider of content protection and contextual advertising, announced it has raised $2 million of $4 million in Series A funding.
Posted Dec 16, 2008
Lycos Europe shareholders voted to liquidate the business.
Posted Dec 16, 2008
NetShelter Technology Media announced that it has closed an $11.1 million Series A round of financing from Rho Canada, GrowthWorks Canadian Fund, and JLA Ventures.
Posted Dec 16, 2008
Alfresco Software, an open source alternative for enterprise content management, and Joomlatools, a software development and services company, announced an integration based on Content Management Interoperability Services (CMIS).
Posted Dec 12, 2008
Tumblr, a publishing platform and social network offering, announced that it has closed a Series B round of financing.
Posted Dec 12, 2008
Morningstar, Inc., a provider of independent investment research, announced it has acquired 10-K Wizard, a provider of SEC EDGAR (Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval) filing research, and alert services, for $12.5 million.
Posted Dec 09, 2008
ThePort Network, Inc., a social media solutions provider, announced that it has raised $4.1 million in series B funding.
Posted Dec 05, 2008
GoFish Corporation, a digital media company, announced that it has secured $22.5 million in a private placement financing led by Panorama Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners, and Rembrandt Venture Partners.
Posted Dec 05, 2008
DocuWare SARL announced it has moved into its new Paris offices.
Posted Dec 02, 2008
LYCOS Europe N.V., a portal provider and online advertiser, announced the results of its strategic review process.
Posted Dec 02, 2008
The Think Eco-Logical initiative, a leadership program supported by IT professionals across multiple industries, was launched to educate enterprises and organizations on combining environmental concerns with intelligent business management.
Posted Dec 02, 2008
Clearwire announced that it has completed a transaction with Sprint Nextel Corporation to combine wireless internet businesses.
Posted Dec 02, 2008
This fall, eZ Systems will open a new office in Paris to help serve the content management needs of the Western Europe region.
Posted Nov 25, 2008
Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie announced that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded the university $15 million over five years to establish the Pervasive Technology Institute.
Posted Nov 21, 2008
Datacastle, a PC data protection company, announced its second round of financing, as well as the appointments of CEO Ronald Faith and Chairman of the Board Alex Knight.
Posted Nov 21, 2008
Gannett Co., Inc., an international news and information company, has acquired Ripple6, Inc., a provider of social media services.
Posted Nov 18, 2008
Atypon Systems, Inc., a provider of epublishing solutions, announced the acquisition of the eMeta operation, a provider of access control, subscription management, and commerce software, from Macrovision Solutions Corporation.
Posted Nov 18, 2008