Authors and publishers affected by Google's Book settlement have begun submitting claims for compensation via a special website.
Posted Feb 20, 2009
Informatica Corporation, a provider of data integration software, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Applimation, a provider of application Information Lifecycle Management (ILM).
Posted Feb 20, 2009
Twitter announced it has closed a third round of funding led by Benchmark and Institutional Venture Partners.
Posted Feb 20, 2009
SwiftKnowledge, LLC, a provider of web-based business intelligence (BI) software, announced the purchase of essentially all of the assets of SwiftKnowledge, Inc., including all of its intellectual property, by Robert Olson, founder, chairman of the board, and CEO for Stellent, Inc.
Posted Feb 13, 2009
Nuxeo, a software vendor, announced the creation of Nuxeo Corporation which will be based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Posted Feb 10, 2009
Translations International announced the acquisition of Advanced Communication and Translation Inc. (ACT).
Posted Feb 10, 2009
Handmark, a provider of entertainment, information, and productivity applications for mobile phones, and FreeRange Communications, a mobile technology company, announced the companies have signed a definitive agreement, under which Handmark will acquire FreeRange Communications.
Posted Feb 10, 2009
Favrille, Inc., a provider of web-based Personal Health Record (PHR) and electronic safe deposit storage solutions, announced that it will change its corporate name to MMR Information Systems, Inc., effective February 9, 2009.
Posted Feb 06, 2009
Milabra announced a $1.4 million financing round from private investors. The company also launched a web-based image and video-recognition engine for online media companies.
Posted Feb 06, 2009
The share of adult internet users who have a profile on an online social network site has quadrupled in the past four years, from 8% in 2005 to 35% now, according to the Pew Internet & American Life Project's December 2008 tracking survey.
Posted Feb 03, 2009
SocialMedia Networks, a social media advertising network, announced that it has secured Series B financing of $6 million.
Posted Feb 03, 2009
A new online survey by Forbes.com, together with business communications firm FD, confirms the steady rise of the internet as the number one source for investing information.
Posted Jan 30, 2009
Liveblogging service CoverItLive (CiL) has secured $1 million in a first round of funding.
Posted Jan 30, 2009
John. M Lervik, the CEO of Microsoft's enterprise search company, Fast Search and Transfer, has been forced to leave the company.
Posted Jan 27, 2009
EBSCO Publishing (EBSCO) has acquired Salem Press, a publisher of material in areas where EBSCOhost provides resources, including literature, history, and consumer health.
Posted Jan 27, 2009
Autonomy Corporation plc, a global provider of infrastructure software, and Interwoven, Inc., a provider of content management software, announced a definitive agreement under which Autonomy will acquire Interwoven.
Posted Jan 23, 2009
The New York Times Company announced that it has entered into a private financing agreement with Banco Inbursa, S. A., Institucion de Banca Multiple, Grupo Financiero Inbursa ("Banco Inbursa") and Inmobiliaria Carso for an aggregate amount of $250 million in senior unsecured notes due 2015 with detachable warrants.
Posted Jan 23, 2009
The European Commission may order Microsoft to strip Internet Explorer (IE) from certain versions of Windows, according to a preliminary ruling against Microsoft stemming from a complaint brought by Opera.
Posted Jan 23, 2009
Return Path, an email marketing and white-list management company, secured $6 million in late stage funding, according to reports.
Posted Jan 23, 2009
Fliqz, a provider of plug-and-play video solutions, announced it has received $6 million in Series C funding.
Posted Jan 23, 2009
Technology providers who not only recognize the necessity and difficulty of the local and global content marketplace, but are there to help: From analytics to location awareness, content management to translation management, translation services to language specific search solutions, there are a range of solutions that will enable organizations to adapt to the needs of the new consumer.
Posted Jan 20, 2009
GoFish Corporation reported that it is relaunching as Betawave Corporation, an entertainment and media company.
Posted Jan 20, 2009
TweetDeck, which offers free software to help people organize their Twitter streams, has raised funds in a first round that could end up being as much as $500,000, according to reports.
Posted Jan 20, 2009
Control Yourself, the Canadian startup behind Identi.ca, an open-source micro-blogging stream, has received seed funding from Montreal Start Up.
Posted Jan 20, 2009
gBox, a social commerce widget for gift-giving online, has raised $5 million in a first round of funding.
Posted Jan 20, 2009