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07.25.08
StarVest leads $15 million investment in Iron Solutions
Four venture investors, led by StarVest Partners of New York, acquired 90 percent of Iron Solutions Inc. of Fenton for $15 million -- creating a combination recapitalization and venture investment, one of the largest such deals in the St. Louis area this year.
07.21.08
Having already made a pair of profitable on-demand investments, ventuer firm StarVest Partners has decided to take a larger bite in its most recent software-as-a-service (SaaS) acquisition.
07.02.08
Private Equity HUB - StarVest Buys Iron Solutions
StarVest Partners has led an acquisition of IRON Solutions LLC, a Fenton, Mo.-based data provider for the farm and construction equipment industry. The total deal is valued at $15 million for a 90% ownership stake, with StarVest joined by Dublin Capital Partners, Spring Mountain Capital, and GVIC Communications Corp. Company management will retain the other 10%.
07.01.08
ebiz - StarVest Partners Acquires IRON Solutions
StarVest Partners announced today its expansion into the "Data-as-a-Service" market by leading the acquisition of Fenton, MO-based IRON SOlutions, LLC with an $8.5 million investment.
06.30.08
The Deal - VC StarVest Buys Iron Solutions
Venture capitalists don't often make acquisitions-- especially not of companies that cater to farmers. But that's not stopping StarVest Partners LP from planting its capital in a business that it expects to bloom from the Internet's rich soil.
04.22.08
Wall Street Journal: iCrossing takes on World’s Omnicom
Nearly two years ago, Don Scales butted heads with his bosses at Omnicom Group, the largest ad holding company in the world by revenue, and wound up quitting. Omnicom wanted Mr. Scaleswho was running its digital arm, Agency.com, to report to one of traditional ad agencies. He refused.
04.14.08
ICrossing continues its expansion through the acquisition route with the purchase of German search and affiliate shop 3GNet.
03.04.08
Tibersoft Launches Trading Partner Intelligence Website
Aims to document, share, and discuss best practices for contract execution
02.19.08
iCrossing Takes On World's Omnicoms
Nearly two years ago, Don Scales butted heads with his bosses at Omnicom Group, the largest ad holding company in the world by revenue, and wound up quitting. Omnicom wanted Mr. Scales, who was running its digital arm, Agency.com, to report to one of Omnicom's traditional ad agencies. He refused.
02.12.08
Dell to buy Austin's MessageOne for $155M
Computer giant Dell Inc. will buy MessageOne Inc...
02.12.08
eWeek.com-Dell Acquiring MessageOne
The move will add to Dell's growing collection of services for its enterprise customers...
02.11.08
Austin American Statesman-E-mail crashes MessageOne to the rescue
Austin-based company keeps business running by tapping into archives, handling new traffic.
02.08.08
Newgistics bolsters growth with another acquisition
Austin-based Newgistics Inc., which helps catalog and online retailers manage their returns, has made its second acquisition in 10 months as it expands its service.
02.08.08
Newgistics deal may boost revenue
Acquisition of Illinois firm further entrenches biz in online shipping...
02.05.08
NetSuite Online Software Buzz vs. Business
Online software is supposed to make business computing cheaper and easier. But cost and simplicity don't matter if the software doesn't do what a company needs it to do.
01.22.08
Tibersoft Signs Vend Marketing Institute
VMI focuses on group spending control across both vending and foodservicecash
01.15.08
FieldGrass Company Success 2007 Release
Fieldglass, Inc., the leading services procurement software provider for global enterprises, today announced a successful closing of the 2007 fiscal year marked by strong financial growth, an increase of more than 50 percent in awarded business, widespread market acceptance and numerous enhancements to its award-winning InSite® product suite.
01.14.08
Passenger Honored with 'Media Innovator' Award
Passenger, the Loas Angeles-based provider of on-demand software that creates private brand communities for company collaboration with customers, has been awarded the 2007 Innovator Award for Emerging Media by the Summit International Awards.
12.20.07
New York Times: NetSuite IPO prices at $26.00 per Share
NetSuite Inc. priced its initial public offering at $26 per share Wednesday, raising $161 million for its online business software service and showering its largest stockholder, billionaire Larry Ellison, with still more riches.
11.30.07
StarVest Partners Participates in Latest Round of Funding in Passenger®
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StarVest Partners, a venture capital firm that is funding and building the next generation of technology-enabled business services companies, today announced its participation in an $8.3 million series B financing round in Think Passenger, Inc. (dba “Passenger”), the Los-Angeles-based technology leader in on-demand customer collaboration.
11.05.07
American Venture, “Think Passenger Secures $8.3 Million Series B,”
StarVest Partners, a venture capital firm that is funding and building the next generation of technology-enabled business services companies, today announced its participation in an $8.3 million series B financing round in Think Passenger, Inc. (dba “Passenger”), the Los-Angeles-based technology leader in on-demand customer collaboration. StarVest participated with previous investor Shelter Capital Partners and new investor Steamboat Ventures, the venture capital arm of The Walt Disney Company.
11.05.07
American Venture, “Think Passenger Secures $8.3 Million Series B,”
StarVest Partners, a venture capital firm that is funding and building the next generation of technology-enabled business services companies, today announced its participation in an $8.3 million series B financing round in Think Passenger, Inc. (dba “Passenger”), the Los-Angeles-based technology leader in on-demand customer collaboration. StarVest participated with previous investor Shelter Capital Partners and new investor Steamboat Ventures, the venture capital arm of The Walt Disney Company.
11.05.07
The Deal, “Venture Capital Deal Flow: Passenger,”
StarVest Partners, a venture capital firm that is funding and building the next generation of technology-enabled business services companies, today announced its participation in an $8.3 million series B financing round in Think Passenger, Inc. (dba “Passenger”), the Los-Angeles-based technology leader in on-demand customer collaboration. StarVest participated with previous investor Shelter Capital Partners and new investor Steamboat Ventures, the venture capital arm of The Walt Disney Company.
11.05.07
The Deal, “Venture Capital Deal Flow: Passenger,”
StarVest Partners, a venture capital firm that is funding and building the next generation of technology-enabled business services companies, today announced its participation in an $8.3 million series B financing round in Think Passenger, Inc. (dba “Passenger”), the Los-Angeles-based technology leader in on-demand customer collaboration. StarVest participated with previous investor Shelter Capital Partners and new investor Steamboat Ventures, the venture capital arm of The Walt Disney Company.
10.24.07
NEW SUITEBUNDLER FROM NETSUITE
Innovative Technology Allows ISVs, VARs and SIs to Create Industry-Specific Vertical Solutions, Delivered in a Repeatable Fashion
10.15.07
MessageOne Ranked Number One In Deloitte's Technology
MessageOne today announced it was ranked number one in Deloitte's prestigious Technology Fast 50 Program for Texas, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, and life sciences companies in the area by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP
10.09.07
Delaware North Presents Trading Partner View Program Results
Faster cash flow, better business reviews, and lower administration costs with closer trading partner collaboration.
09.25.07
Insurance.Com Announces Half A Million Policy Sales.
Insurance.com, the nation’ s largest online auto insurance
agency, announced the sale of half a million auto insurance policies since their launch in 2001.
09.25.07
ERP for IT Suggested for Better Visibility
Does IT need its own customized ERP system? Citing issues enterprises have in assessing cost effectiveness of IT and in managing IT, panelists at a Dow Jones conference on Wednesday, Enterprise Ventures 2006, debated the merits of developing ERP for IT. Unlike current ERP systems, which help automate processes associated with manufacturing or services, ERP for IT would provide visibility into IT operations.
09.01.07
The Parallel Universe of Mobile Search
One day in the future, mobile search might appear indistinguishable from Web queries. But for now, people come to mobile search with very different expectations than Web search.
08.27.07
Mazu Networks Announces Availability of White Paper
August 27, 2007 - Mazu Networks, the leading(1) provider of Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) systems, today announced the final white paper in the company’s series on the security benefits of NBA. The paper titled, "Reduce the Burden of Regulatory Compliance," provides enterprises with practical information on how NBA systems enable enterprises to better establish and enforce policies to contend with growing industry regulations.
08.27.07
Financial Services Consortium Created By Presidential Directive Selects
MessageOne today announced it has been selected by the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) to offer the AlertFind emergency notification service to a membership of more than 4,000 financial institutions. Since signing on as a customer six months ago, FS -ISAC has utilized AlertFind to communicate urgent security information to its members. Extending the relatifinancial services member organizations to protect employees.
08.16.07
Mazu Networks Announces Record Quarter
August 16, 2007 - Mazu Networks, the leading(1) provider of Network Behavior Analysis (NBA) systems, today announced record bookings for Q2 2007 driven by increased demand for NBA systems from network operations teams in addition to security groups. As the first vendor to expand NBA from solely a security product to a solution that offers substantial benefits to the network operations function, Mazu Networks continues to maximize on the technology's comprehensive network visibility to provide enterprises with an improved alternative to status quo solutions.
08.15.07
Iron Mountain CTO dishes on digital archiving plans
Fred Engel has just been announced as the new chief technology officer (CTO) for Iron Mountain Digital, a growing business unit for the company focused on the preservation of electronic records. It's a technological leap forward from Iron Mountain's legacy business trucking backup tapes and paper records, and faces some stiff competition.
08.07.07
Passenger, which creates branded social networking platforms for companies that want to interact with and observe their customers, announced an $8.3 million Series B funding round Tuesday.
08.07.07
Think Passenger Inc. has raised $8.3 million in Series B funding to help markets further engage consumers through social networking.
07.30.07
iCrossing buys Web Development firm with LA presence
The acquisition adds 150 employees and seven office locations in Chicago, Detroit, New York, Irvine, Calif., Los Angeles, San Francisco and Reston, Va., the company's former headquarters.
07.27.07
While online advertising has placed much attention on display and video, Internet search is still an important way for marketers and large brand advertisers to reach consumers and understand their interests.Welcome to the beta version of Red Herring ’s new web site. Red Herring has always strived to bring you up-to-the -
07.02.07
NETSUITE FILES REGISTRATION STATEMENT FOR INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING OF COMMON STOCK
NetSuite Inc., a vendor of on-demand, integrated business management application suites that provide ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and e-commerce functionality for small and medium-sized businesses and divisions of large businesses, today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock.
07.02.07
Tibersoft has added prestigious retailer Neiman Marcus to its growing client roster. Neiman Marcus will use Tibersoft to monitor and manage their growing food operations in all 46 of their retail stores.
07.02.07
Neiman Marcus hires Tibersoft for comprehensive 46 restaurant rollout.
06.27.07
Insurance.com CEO Dave Roush Wins
Dave Roush, CEO of Insurance.com, the largest online auto insurance agency in the United States, has won Ernst & Young’s 2007 Northeast Ohio Entrepreneur Of The Year award, in the Emerging
Business category.
06.18.07
NETSUITE CFO JIM MCGEEVER NAMED BAY AREA CFO OF THE YEAR
NetSuite, Inc., the leader in on-demand business management software, today announced that CFO Jim McGeever was selected by the Bay Area CFO of the Year Awards Selection Panel as "Bay Area CFO of the Year" in the Venture-Backed Category — the highest honor awarded to a CFO in the San Francisco Bay Area. Other luminary CFOs honored at the event included Oracle Chairman Jeffrey Henley, and Howard Atkins, CFO of Wells Fargo & Company.
06.14.07
TIBERSOFT COMPLETES ROLLOUT FOR PEPSI BOTTLING OF CANADA
Tibersoft announced today completion of their largest
rollout to date of its new Trading Partner Intelligence Services for foodservice manufacturers. Pepsi Bottling Group now has Operator location level sales visibility for every chain customer in Canada updated daily. The national rollout connected over 75 trading partner companies and several thousand Operator locations. "Tibersoft helped us work with our foodservice distributor partners to execute with complete sales visibility" said Jack McFadden, VP of Foodservice Sales.
05.08.07
ArtSelect Partners with Small Business Members of America to Offer Online Art Gallery to Members
a21 (OTCBB: ATWO) subsidiary, ArtSelect, Inc., a complete online custom frame shop and art gallery of art prints, canvas prints, Giclees, limited editions, photography, and mirrors, today announced its latest affiliation with Small Business Members of America (www.SmallBusinessMembers.com), which provides discounts and resources to small businesses and their employees. The agreement provides SMBA members a convenient, economical source of artwork for the business or home office through ArtSelect's expansive online art gallery, www.ArtSelect.com. The online shop offers custom-framed artwork for less than frame shop prices. SMBA members enjoy an additional 15 percent member discount off the already low ArtSelect.com prices.
04.26.07
What's Your Wallpaper? a21 Enters Mobile Space
Cell phone users can download SuperStock images as wallpaper, and use MyNuMo's mash-up tools to add text, color, and layer images, creating customized wallpaper for personal use and additional distribution
04.12.07
Insurance.com wins ACG Cleveland Deal Maker Award
Insurance.com, the largest online auto insurance agency in the United States, was recently the recipient of an Association for Corporate Growth ’s (ACG) 2007 Deal Maker Award.
04.09.07
Newgistics Expands Capabilities with Acquisition
Newgistics Inc., the leader in returns management solutions, today announced the acquisition of Logistics Management, Inc. (LMI), the leading provider of transportation brokerage services optimized for Less-Than - Truckload (LTL) shipping. Newgistics will leverage LMI ’s unique transportation management capabilities to expand the set of services offered beyond the company’s traditional returns management business.
04.04.07
a21 Revenues Increase 120% Q4 2006 vs. Q4 2005
Revenues Increase from Acquisition Sixth Consecutive Quarter of Revenue Growth
04.02.07
Bluestreak Powers the California State Automobile Association
Bluestreak Powers the California State Automobile Association's (CSAA) Win for MarketingSherpa's Email Marketing Award for Direct Sales/Lead Gen
03.16.07
Jai Shekhawat of Fieldglass is a 2007 Pro to Know
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Recognizes Fieldglass CEO as
Transformative Force in Global Workforce Management
03.01.07
Perquest Names Mark Curtis Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Mark Curtis has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of Perquest, which provides online payroll and employer services to small and medium size businesses in the United States.
01.29.07
Home Shopping Giant Selects Newgistics to
Newgistics, Inc., the leader in returns management solutions for retailers, today announced that multimedia retailer ShopNBC, is using Newgistics SmartLabel ® to manage the company’s returns process. ShopNBC focuses on first -rate customer service and convenience, providing the most enjoyable shopping experience from start to finish.
01.17.07
Banner Year for Fieldglass Punctuated by Positive Cash Flow
Fieldglass, Inc., a leading provider of contingent workforce management and services procurement software, announced today that it delivered sustainable positive net income and cash flow for fiscal year 2006. This announcement follows numerous outstanding developments for the company in 2006 including exceptional revenue growth, a rapidly expanding list of global customers and operational enhancements aimed at further bolstering customer satisfaction.
01.08.07
SuperStock Royalty-Free Brand, Purestock, Grows to 16,000 Images
Accomplished Sales and Marketing Executive Chosen to Lead Company's Global Revenue Growth Plan
01.02.07
Five Must-Have New Year's Resolutions for E-mail Marketers
As 2006 drew to a close and 2007 dawned, some of you might have made personal New Year's resolutions. Maybe you want to get back to the gym, pay off your credit cards -- or, if you're really ambitious -- try to become a better all-around person.
11.11.06
Fieldglass Publishes Workforce Globalization Trends 2006 Report
Fieldglass, Inc., a leading provider of contingent workforce management and services procurement software, today published “Workforce Globalization Trends 2006.” This new report, authored by Fieldglass CEO Jai Shekhawat, explores the implications of true workforce globalization, including the risks and benefits for companies who implement strategies to leverage multiple sources of talent in geographically diverse locations.
10.25.06
Fieldglass CEO, Jai Shekhawat, to Join Global Talent Delegation to India
Fieldglass, Inc., a leading provider of contingent workforce management and services procurement software, announced today that Mr. Jai Shekhawat, CEO and Co-Founder of Fieldglass, has been selected to join a delegation of senior industry professionals exploring global workforce initiatives in India. The Global Talent Delegation, selected by the Human Capital Institute and DNL Global, will travel to New Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai from November 2 – 8, 2006, to collectively:
10.10.06
a21 Appoints John Z. Ferguson Chief Executive Officer
Former Getty Images Executive Brings Extensive Industry Knowledge and Experience to Lead Company's Aggressive Growth Plan
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