Monday May 20, 2024

Building the Simple Enterprise

Editor’s note: Guest author Aaron Levie is the founder and CEO of Box.net In the enterprise, simplicity simply doesn’t sell. Complexity, on the other hand, justifies costly software licenses and a swat team of consultants and systems integrators. It explains why updates are available every three years instead of being pushed weekly. And it even […]

AeroScout Raises $16 Million For Real-Time Location Technology

AeroScout announced today that it has secured another $16 million in venture financing for its “Real-Time Location System” (RTLS) and to grow the adoption of its Wi-Fi RFID solutions. New investor Evergreen Venture Partners led the round, and all of AeroScout’s existing investors, namely Cisco, Greylock Partners, Intel Capital, Menlo Ventures, Pitango Venture Capital and […]

In The Fight Against IT Waste, 1E Releases NightWatchman 6.0

Computer power management software company, 1E has released a new version of its marquee product, NightWatchman. Like its predecessors, version 6.0, helps corporations manage their network of computers to optimize energy efficiency. It gives IT managers the ability to remotely power down computers and establish energy-saving settings (ie. automatic shutdown of desktops during the weekend). […]

LiveU Raises $11 Million For Wireless Video Transmission Technology

LiveU, which markets solutions for live video transmissions over wireless networks, this morning announced that it has raised $11 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Pitango Venture Capital and joined by existing investors Carmel Ventures and Canaan Partners. LiveU has raised a total of $23 million in venture capital to date. […]

Here’s The Cloud Computing Company Dell Is Buying: Boomi

Dell has just announced it has agreed to acquire Software-as-a-Service integration company Boomi. Terms of the deal were not disclosed and, as usual, the purchase is subject to customary closing conditions. Dell did not say when it expects to complete the purchase. Dell chairman and CEO Michael Dell had yesterday teased the press about an […]

Oracle Buys eCommerce Software Giant ATG For $1 Billion

ATG, provider of eCommerce software and related on-demand commerce optimization applications, this morning announced that it has agreed to be acquired by Oracle for $6 per share in cash, or approximately $1 billion. ATG’s eCommerce software platform is complementary to Oracle’s CRM, ERP, Retail, and Supply Chain applications, as well as its portfolio of middleware […]

Amazon Slashes AWS S3 Prices Up To 19%

Looks like Amazon has reduced the storage costs on its popular Amazon Web Services’ “Simple Storage Service” (S3) yet again. As of November 1st, S3 users in the US Standard, EU – Ireland, and APAC – Singapore regions will be paying up to 19% less in overall monthly storage charges. Along with these changes Amazon […]