Open Text Corporation, a global provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM), and Captaris, Inc., a provider of software products that automate document-centric processes, announced a definitive merger agreement in which a wholly owned subsidiary of Open Text will acquire Captaris.
Posted Sep 05, 2008
Fios Inc. announced that it has formed strategic partnerships with three technology providers in the e-discovery market.
Posted Aug 29, 2008
IntApp Inc., the provider of risk management, time capture, and integration software for the legal industry, and Recommind, provider of enterprise search, email management, and eDiscovery systems for enterprises and law firms, announced a partnership to deliver enhanced information access and confidentiality controls for the legal industry.
Posted Aug 29, 2008
Technorati, provider of blog search technology, announced the acquisition of Blogcritics.org, an online community of bloggers and a full service news and reviews source.
Posted Aug 29, 2008
Tucows Inc., provider of Internet services to web hosting companies and ISPs worldwide, announced the results of an industry survey conducted by its reseller services group OpenSRS at the HostingCon 2008 conference in Chicago last month.
Posted Aug 26, 2008
According to a new report by analysts Forrester Research, businesses are exposing themselves to increasing operational risk and costs because of inadequate database archiving strategies.
Posted Aug 26, 2008
Demandbase, which offers On Demand software, has received eight million dollars in venture funding from Adobe Systems, Altos Ventures, and Sigma Partners. The company has also announced the release of Demandbase Stream, a free downloadable web application.
Posted Aug 26, 2008
in its eagerness to make an impact in the enterprise search marketplace—a sector it has yet to satisfactorily conquer—Microsoft may have overlooked, or been inclined to dismiss, a number of apparent accounting irregularities on Fast Search & Transfer's books when it acquired the Norwegian search company for $1.2 billion in January 2008. The problems were no secret even then—inquiries related to FAST's accounting practices during the press conference call announcing the acquisition were met with pregnant pauses and "no comments"—but the story has grown more embarrassing for Microsoft in recent weeks as more details emerge about FAST and amid reports in the Norwegian press that the matter may come under criminal investigation.
Posted Aug 15, 2008
LiveRail announced the release of Junction, a free service for video publishers to select, optimize, display, and track video advertising from multiple sources.
Posted Aug 15, 2008
RoyaltyShare, Inc., a provider of digital royalty solutions to the entertainment industry, announced an extension to its Series B round of financing with an investment from the William Morris Agency.
Posted Aug 15, 2008
Lijit Networks, Inc., a company that provides search-powered applications for both individual online publishers and online publisher networks, announced that it has closed a $7.1M series C round of financing.
Posted Aug 15, 2008
Yahoo! Inc. announced that it will offer users the ability to opt-out of customized advertising on Yahoo.com.
Posted Aug 12, 2008
SkyGrid, a real-time search, filtering, and personalization platform for news, has raised $11 million in Series B funding.
Posted Aug 12, 2008
Clarabridge, provider of text analytics, announced it has secured $12 million in Series C financing.
Posted Aug 12, 2008
Ex Libri Group, provider of library automation solutions, announced that Leeds Equity Partners, the New York-based private equity firm, has completed the acquisition of the Ex Libris Group.
Posted Aug 08, 2008
The international media and entertainment companies Sony Corporation and Bertelsmann AG have announced that Sony has agreed to acquire Bertelsmann's 50% stake in Sony BMG.
Posted Aug 08, 2008
Forrester Research, Inc., an independent research company, has acquired JupiterResearch, LLC and its parent company, JUPR Holdings, Inc., from MCG Capital Corporation.
Posted Aug 05, 2008
National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Radio International (PRI) have come to an agreement that NPR will acquire Public Interactive (PI), the public media web services company owned by PRI.
Posted Aug 05, 2008
Gannett, an international news and information company, announced that it has made a minority investment in Mogulus, a New York- based Internet video platform.
Posted Aug 01, 2008
PopularMedia, the social media marketing tools developer, raised $8 million in third round funding.
Posted Aug 01, 2008
Interwoven, Inc., provider of content management solutions, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Discovery Mining, Inc., an eDiscovery provider to professional services firms and corporations.
Posted Aug 01, 2008
Four Google executives may be standing trial over failing to monitor third-party content posted to their Italian language site.
Posted Jul 29, 2008
The Associated Press has invested in mobile news services start up, Verve Wireless.
Posted Jul 29, 2008
Cisco, supplier of networking equipment and network management, announced its intent to purchase privately held Pure Networks, a Seattle-based provider of home networking-management software and tools.
Posted Jul 29, 2008
Qumu, Inc., provider of Enterprise Video Communications, announced the completion of a $10.7 million Series C funding round.
Posted Jul 25, 2008