SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 13, 2014) – VigLink, the leading platform for content-driven commerce, today announced it has raised $18 million in a Series C financing. The round was led by RRE Ventures with participation from existing investors Google Ventures, Emergence Capital, First Round Capital and additional investment from Correlation Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank. Eric Wiesen, a General Partner with RRE Ventures, will join the VigLink Board of Directors. The company plans to use the additional funding to fuel international expansion and better address the needs of advertisers. “The link is the original native ad,” said Oliver Roup,…
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SEATTLE, WA–(Marketwired – Jun 13, 2014) – Glympse™, the world’s leading location sharing technology company, today announced $12 million in Series C financing, with participation from new investors UMC Capital, Verizon Ventures and additional unnamed strategic investors, along with existing investors Ignition Partners, Menlo Ventures and Naya Ventures. This brings the company’s total capital raised since its inception to nearly $20 million. Glympse pioneered real-time, temporary location sharing, and the app has collected numerous industry awards for its innovative technology and design. Glympse has also become the location sharing platform of choice for mobile operators, device manufacturers, messaging applications and…
MONTREAL, QUEBEC–(Marketwired – June 13, 2014) – Stingray Digital, the leading provider of multiplatform music services for Pay-TV operators worldwide announced today it has entered into an agreement to acquire Archibald Media Group of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Archibald Media Group owns and operates three TV services: LiteTV, 100% NL TV and XLNT Radio. 100% NL TV is a joint venture with RadioCorp, a local media company. “We have been committed to serving the European market since our acquisition of Music Choice International back in 2011,” stated Eric Boyko, President and CEO of Stingray Digital. “This latest acquisition strengthens our service…
TOKYO, JAPAN–(Marketwired – Jun 13, 2014) – Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), the industry leader in network innovation, today announced that it has bagged top honors in two award categories at Interop Tokyo 2014, further demonstrating the company’s commitment to deliver innovative networking technology for enterprise and service provider customers. The Juniper Networks® SRX5400 Series Services Gateway, received the Best of Show Award Grand Prix in the ShowNet Product category and the Best of Show Award Special Prize in the Security category while the Juniper Networks Contrail won the Best of Show Award Special Prize in the Cloud Platform category. Juniper…
PLEASANTON, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – Callidus Software Inc. (NASDAQ: CALD), the leading provider of sales and marketing effectiveness software, announced today the appointment of Murray Rode, executive vice president and Chief Operating Officer of TIBCO Software Inc., to its board of directors. Mr. Rode is an experienced business and financial leader in Silicon Valley. He has been with TIBCO since 1995 in a variety of roles, most recently as executive vice president and COO. In his current role, he has cross-functional responsibility for the implementation of TIBCO’s operating plans and strategies and has direct responsibility for a range…
OTTAWA, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – June 12, 2014) – A non-governmental organisation in London, Great Britain has discovered a valid solution that legally protects the of rights of residents outside of European Union due to its organization members receiving immunity and protection under an International Organisational Charter and the ‘right to be forgotten online’ court ruling made by European Union Court of Justice (ECJ), which enforce removal of personal data from search engines and privately-owned websites that may infringe privacy rights of individuals. International Cyber-Rights Associations (ICRA) launched a website a week ago called Cyberrights.co.uk to promote awareness on civil and human…
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM and SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA–(Marketwired – June 12, 2014) – OxCEPT, the technology company behind the development of the world’s most secure protocols for transmitting data, today announced that venture capitalist Allen Morgan has joined its team as Strategic Advisor. Mr. Morgan will work with OxCEPT’s executive team providing insight and counsel to support the company’s go-to-market and channel partner efforts as it launches into the financial technology sector initially with mobile payment apps, followed by expansion into mobile communications and sector verticals. Morgan, who LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman named as one of the VC’s that he most…
ANGUILLA, BRITISH WEST INDIES–(Marketwired – June 12, 2014) – KMT-Hansa Corp. (NEX:KMC.H) (“KMT”) announces the appointment of Ms. Jingjing Zhang of Shenzhen, China as a director of KMT. Ms. Zhang replaces Mr. Yoshinori Suzuki as a director. KMT thanks Mr. Suzuki for his services and contribution. ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD: Zheng Jiang Xie, Director Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. KMT-Hansa Corp.(264) 497-3800
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – June 12, 2014) – ZoomerMedia Limited (the “Company” or “ZoomerMedia”) (TSX VENTURE:ZUM) announces a change in its fiscal year end from June 30th to August 31st with effect for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2014. The change in fiscal year end aligns the Company with its reporting obligations to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (“CRTC”) for its television and radio assets. The Company’s annual financial reporting disclosures for the fourteen months ended August 31, 2014 will be due by December 29, 2014. About ZoomerMedia Limited ZoomerMedia is a multimedia company that serves the 45plus “Zoomer”…
CALGARY, ALBERTA–(Marketwired – June 12, 2014) – Cortex Business Solutions Inc. (TSX VENTURE:CBX) (OTCQX:CTPNF), an enterprise e-Procurement solutions company, was ranked 303rd in the 2014 profit 500 list of Canada’s fastest-growing companies by revenue growth over the five-year period from 2008 to 2013. The definitive ranking looks at a five-year period to ensure that companies on the list have proven themselves as viable, have a stable and scalable group of customers and sustained growth for a reasonable period of time. Over the past five years, Cortex increased revenues by 175%. “Over the past several years, we have focused on providing…
SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – Finisar Corporation (NASDAQ: FNSR), a global technology leader for subsystems and components for fiber optic communications, today announced financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and full 2014 fiscal year ended April 27, 2014. COMMENTARY “I am pleased to report that fourth quarter revenues were $306.0 million, and annual fiscal 2014 revenues were $1,156.8 million, both new all-time records for Finisar. Quarterly revenues increased by $12.0 million, or 4.1%, over the third fiscal quarter and $62.6 million, or 25.7%, over the fourth fiscal quarter of the prior year. Quarterly revenues grew for the seventh consecutive…
HOUSTON, TX–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – Intergraph will host a webinar on June 19, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. CT that will demonstrate the new capabilities and enhancements in CADWorx 2015 for intelligent 3D plant design. The webinar will cover the AutoCAD 2015 compatibility of CADWorx and demonstrate the new Enterprise Control Panel (EPC) for ISOGEN, new custom fields, and enhancements in pipe routing including for mitered bends and reduced tee insertion. The webinar will also discuss updates in the specification editor and piping rules and for isometric output. The webinar leader will be Sonia Delgadillo, senior CADWorx applications specialist…
MEGGEN, SWITZERLAND–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – Golden Frog, a global privacy company, today announced that Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu and the leading provider of services for Ubuntu deployments in the enterprise, has selected VyprVPN for Business. Mobile Canonical employees who work on customer sites will use VyprVPN, a fast and reliable VPN service, to help them securely access the company’s collaboration and file sharing resources. Canonical has over 600 employees in more than 30 countries around the world. The company’s global distribution makes it an ideal company to take advantage of VyprVPN for Business. It gives mobile employees…
SUNNYVALE, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – Baidu (NASDAQ: BIDU), the world’s leading Chinese search engine and developer of award-winning PC, Web and mobile products, today announced that its free Android antivirus app Baidu Mobile Security has received certification from the IT security institute AV-TEST, earning top marks in all testing criteria among 30 Android security apps worldwide. Baidu Mobile Security received a 100% rating in protection against malicious Android apps, above the industry average of 97.7%. It also received perfect scores for both protection ability and for usability. Additionally, Baidu Mobile Security was awarded one bonus point for its…
LOS ANGELES, CA–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – This summer, take time away from all the chaos to relax and spend some quality one-on-one time with a significant other. Summertime is busy, but with access to endless entertainment with today’s top movie streaming services, singles have a reason to slow down and catch up on some of the greatest romantic movies ever made. ChristianMingle.com, the largest and most trusted online community for Christian singles, has done the legwork for couples and found the best date-night movies available to stream. “Do-it-yourself date nights give couples the ability to choose exactly what…
NEW ORLEANS, LA–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – Some of America’s leading entrepreneurs and investors will mentor 20 early-stage minority entrepreneurs participating in the Risingstars Boot Camp presented by Techstars, an intensive, two-day session that serves as one component of the new, multi-faceted PowerMoves.NOLA initiative to be held July 3-5 in New Orleans. PowerMoves.NOLA was created to provide access to capital, mentors and advisers for high-growth minority entrepreneurs. The goal of the Risingstars Boot Camp presented by Techstars is to extend startup opportunities to demographic groups that are currently under-represented in the technology startup community. Mentors participating in the Risingstars…
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – Digital agency MRY partnered with education nonprofit Change for Kids (CFK) to transform its website into a fully interactive and responsive online platform. The new website launches today, June 12, 2014. CFK supports under-resourced NYC public elementary schools with essential opportunities in literacy, arts, fitness and more. The redesigned site will enable users to learn about the organization, give donations, obtain event information, sign up for volunteer activities, and register for the CFK newsletter. It will be integral to expanding CFK’s community of support for the 2,500 students in its partner schools,…
AMERICAN FORK, UT–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – Utah Business Magazine has recognized Fred Tillman, interim CEO and CIO of BidSync, with a CXO of the Year award. The award, which recognizes 11 leaders who shape business in the state, was presented to Mr. Tillman for his role as CIO at BidSync. Mr. Tillman is featured in the June issue of Utah Business Magazine and will be honored at a special awards event on June 27. The 2014 CXO award is the first-ever in what will become an annual award. “I am very honored to receive this award and, in…
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – TELEHOUSE, the global leader for data centers, international Internet exchanges, and managed IT services, announces that CDNetworks, a global enterprise service provider, will expand its premier content delivery service offerings in Telehouse New York and Los Angeles facilities in response to increasing demand from customers. As the only multinational Content Delivery Network (CDN) with expertise and infrastructure in China and other emerging markets, the expansion into Telehouse’s US market further enables Telehouse customers and partners to receive direct access to CDNetworks’ Global Cloud Acceleration services. “Telehouse has high end, high availability, state-of-the-art…
NEW YORK, NY–(Marketwired – Jun 12, 2014) – Atlantic Metro Communications, a nationwide Managed Infrastructure as a Service Provider, today announced that it has become a member of the VMware Service Provider Program (VSPP) as an Enterprise level member. Also, Atlantic Metro’s amCloud cloud service has achieved VMware vCloud® Powered status, illustrating to customers that the company’s cloud services are underpinned by VMware’s leading virtualization and cloud computing technology, namely VMware vSphere® and VMware vCloud® Director. Further, Atlantic Metro has taken the steps to ensure that both pre-sales and delivery technical engineers have met the level of expertise required to be…