Dell announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire privately-held ZING Systems Inc., a consumer technology and services company that focuses on audio and entertainment devices. Terms were not disclosed, and the purchase will not be final until all closing conditions are met. Dell plans to use ZING and its capabilities for the entertainment experiences it provides its customers.
Posted Aug 10, 2007
NDS Group Plc, a provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, has announced the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of CastUp Inc, a company focused on solutions for management and delivery of video over the Internet, for purchase price of $11.3 million in cash plus additional payments to employees and senior management.
Posted Aug 10, 2007
Scripps Networks has acquired Incando Corporation, its second new media purchase in less than a month.
Posted Aug 10, 2007
Passenger, the software-as-a-service company that enables brands and customers to collaborate within the social context of a private online community, has announced that it has secured $8.3 million in Series B funding led by Steamboat Ventures, a venture capital firm affiliated with The Walt Disney Company.
Posted Aug 10, 2007
Hearst Corporation has announced that it will acquire Kaboodle, Inc., a social shopping community where consumers discover, recommend and share products. Kaboodle , which will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hearst, will be managed by both Hearst Interactive Media and Hearst Magazines Digital Media unit.
Posted Aug 10, 2007
Canaan Partners, a $2.4 billion global venture capital firm, has announced it has led a $10 million, Series B investment in Associated Content, an online publisher known as "The People's Media Company".
Posted Aug 07, 2007
Dow Jones and Company and News Corporation have announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which News Corporation will acquire Dow Jones in a transaction valued at approximately $5.6 billion.
Posted Aug 03, 2007
IBM has announced that it has entered into an agreement for IBM to acquire Princeton Softech Inc., a privately-held company based in Princeton, New Jersey, that provides leading data archiving, test data management, data privacy and data classification and discovery software. Financial details were not disclosed.
Posted Aug 03, 2007
comScore, Inc has released comScore Segment Metrix, a tool designed with consumer segmentation schemes to give marketers the ability to track, analyze, and report internet activity by their important consumer groups.
Posted Jul 31, 2007
Thomson Learning has announced that it will change its name to Cengage Learning. The company, recently acquired by Apax Partners and OMERS Capital Partners, says the new name is based on being at the “center of engagement” for its customers worldwide.
Posted Jul 31, 2007
Microsoft Corp has announced it has agreed to acquire AdECN, Inc., an advertising exchange platform company Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Posted Jul 31, 2007
R.H. Donnelley Corporation has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Business.com.
Posted Jul 31, 2007
Action Engine Corporation, the On-Device Portal Company, has announced that it has raised $20 million of equity in its round of venture funding.
Posted Jul 31, 2007
NowPublic.com has announced that it closed a $10.6 million Series A financing, led by Rho Ventures, based in New York and Palo Alto and its affiliate Rho Canada, based in Montreal.
Posted Jul 31, 2007
Association for Downloadable Media (ADM) is available, designed to develop standardization of audience measurement and advertising for downloadable media.
Posted Jul 27, 2007
MotionDSP has announces an investment and technology advancement agreement with In-Q-Tel.
Posted Jul 27, 2007
AOL has acquired TACODA, an online behavioral targeting advertising network. TACODA will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL.
Posted Jul 27, 2007
TechTarget, Inc. has announced the availability of findings from its second, quarterly IT Media Consumption Trends and IT Buyer Purchase Intention study, conducted in collaboration with the CMO Council.
Posted Jul 24, 2007
Near-Time has released Near-Time Premium, a hosted Web 2.0 collaboration and publishing platform designed for authors, publishers, consultants, trade, and membership organizations to build and create online commercial marketplaces without investing in hardware or software infrastructure.
Posted Jul 24, 2007
Amp'd has announced that it is ending its service, the company filed with the bankruptcy court, and will sell its assets.
Posted Jul 24, 2007
Internet Brands filed in an effort to raise up to $100 million in its planned initial public offering of common stock.
Posted Jul 24, 2007
iUpload has announced a new company name, for the Summer 2007 release of its enterprise social media platform, a round of venture financing, and several key additions to its executive leadership team.
Posted Jul 24, 2007
The second provision of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998 gave service providers a “safe harbor” from copyright infringement if they removed the alleged infringing content from their websites at the request of the copyright owner. However, content-filtering technology has evolved since Congress passed the DMCA, which may in turn affect how the law is interpreted and enforced. Thus, despite an increasingly blurry line between who is responsible for removing content, the courts have begun to send a message to service providers: Now you have technology available to help avoid infringement, so you need to take a more proactive role in filtering copyrighted content.
Posted Jul 24, 2007
Thomson Financial, an operating unit of The Thomson Corporation has announced an agreement with Generate Inc. designed to deliver people data, private company data, and real-time business intelligence with integrated relationship-mapping technologies.
Posted Jul 20, 2007
Cynergy Systems, Inc, a provider of Rich Internet Applications design and development, has announced the opening of its newest office.
Posted Jul 20, 2007