The PlaySpan Plan for Digital Goods
A global leader in monetization solutions, PlaySpan announced a partnership with game developer Square Enix whose products include Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest and Tomb Raider.
Intel AppUp Developer Program Opens MeeGo Portal
By Kyt Dotson
What happens when you merge two already powerful mobile-based software development suites into one OS and SDK? You get MeeGo. Intel Moblin and Nokia Maemo announced their unification at Mobile World Congress in February…
Corporate Tech Marketing Gone Wrong: HP Settles $16.25M Suit
Hewlett-Packard has agreed to settle a government investigation of fraud in the education-related E-rate program, and paid Uncle Sam $16.25 million. After receiving information given by a few whistle blowers, the Justice Department and…
EMC Acquires Bus-Tech, Strengthens Backup Recovery Systems
By Isha Suri
EMC has successfully acquired Bus-Tech, a Massachusetts-based VTL solutions provider. Bus-Tech was already a member of EMC Select Partner Program since 2004 and an EMC OEM Partner since March, 2008. This acquisition by EMC …
Backup Pains in the Cloud Industry
Backup is one of the most common methods of protection against data loss. The first backup applications were introduced 20 years ago and Microsoft has integrated in each Windows version a backup application. These…
EMC Documentum Reaches Cloud 9 with VMware Ready Status
By Cherr Aira
EMC Documentum has reached yet another cornerstone in their organization by being the first enterprise within the content management business to achieve the VMware Ready Status. But what is the significance of this status? …
Display Ads are Big Business in Asia, Shows Hiring Boom
By Isha Suri
The advertising business, especially display ads, is becoming a big business in Asia and this growth is all set to overtake the global advertising market, including the U.S and Europe. The gross advertising expenditure…
Women Actually Shaping the Future of Online Retail: MyShape Gets $5.5M
A leading personalized shopping website for women’s apparel, Myshapes today announced that it raised $5.5 million funding from a line up investors which includes Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Tenaya Capital and Draper Fisher Jurvetson Growth…
Photo Sharing, Managing the Cloud: the New Money Magnets
By Cherr Aira
The photo-sharing industry is seeing a nice increase in interest from funding investors lately. Just this week, a startup company that goes by the name PhotoRocket has scored around $1.3 million of additional funds…
Brands Skyrocket Online. How Much is Due to Facebook et al?
A staggering 68% of online branded communications in 2010 are associated with social networks; a staggering figure indeed, especially in comparison to just less than a third back in ’09, according to a study…