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Open source software ready for big business
... by Reductive Labs, is an up-and-coming open source option. The company, which just raised $US2 million in venture capital funding, provides policy-based, automated configuration management using a Puppet Master server that knows all the policies and ... Comment?
More venture capital targets Quebec
... du Quebec said yesterday that a strategic shift he made two years ago has started to pay dividends. More venture capital is available for Quebec companies seeking to get off the ground. In 2003, the Caisse announced it would get out of the business ... Comment?
Google Acquires AdMob For $750 Million
Google has just announced that it has acquired AdMob , the mobile ad platform that has been especially popular on the iPhone, for $750 million. Comment?
AdMob Is a oeApproaching A $100 Milliona Revenue Run-Rate. Google Thinks It Can Be Billions.
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When Google CEO Eric Schmidt mentioned a few weeks ago that the M&A spigot is now back on at the search giant, he wasn't talking about a trickle. Comment?
Accel Partners Is Having A Champagne-Worthy Day, Year
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Champagne should be popping at Accel's office. Today the Palo Alto-based technology investment firm saw two portfolio companies exit big -- Playfish for ~$400 million and AdMob for $750 million . Comment?
... between $45 million and $60 million in revenue on an annual basis. The company has raised $47.2 million in venture capital from Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Sequoia Partners, and it has seen its number of monthly ad requests increase ... Comment?
Fiber-fed wholesale wireless backhaul market takes off
Qwest, Level 3 and Verizon are offering backhaul under glass. As wireless carriers roll out 3G and 4G technologies amid the fast proliferation of data-sucking smartphones, cranking up mobile data bandwidth needs, the market for wholesale fiber connectivity to cell towers is taking off. Comment?
Accel Partners Feels Like a Billion Dollars TodayNo, Really! [BoomTown]
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Who said the venture capital industry is sucking wind lately? Well, it is-but not today, and especially, not Accel Partners, which sold two of its portfolio start-ups to large public companies for a total of $1.5 billion. Comment?
The UK's venture capital model has hampered efforts to create a thriving stem cell sector, says Jonathan Guthrie. Comment?
Tethys Bioscience closes USD25m Series D financing
The round was led by aeris CAPITAL AG and including Wasatch Advisors as a new investor. Comment?
Google to Acquire Mobile-Phone Ad Startup AdMob for $750 Million in Stock
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... on Googlea s shares, which he doesna t own. a oeIta s probably a great acquisition by them.a AdMob raised venture capital from Sequoia, Accel Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Northgate Capital . Sales should more than double this year, AdMob ... Comment?
People Power Company Launches to Develop First Open Source Home Area...
People Power Company, an energy efficiency company providing residential monitoring and control systems, today announced it has closed Series A funding from New Cycle Capital, Seraph Group and other angel investors to support commercialization of the company's inaugural product offering. Comment?
New Enterprise invests $5M in Apprenda
... clouds," Grossi said. High Peaks Venture Partners also participated in the recent funding round. The Troy venture capital firm has made three other investments in Apprenda, with the most recent being $500,000 in March 2008. SaaS companies provide ... Comment?
Both Starwood Hotels and Marriott International plan to have telepresence suits open by the end of the year. Comment?
Sequoia Capital home page tribute to AdMob CEO Omar Hamoui (I bet he ...
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Hello. My name is Jason. I'm the CEO of Mahalo.com , a human powered search engine. Comment?
Temasek among bidders for French insurer's stake in China firm
HONG KONG: French insurer AXA's 15.6 per cent stake in China's No. 4 life insurer, Taikang, attracted foreign and domestic bidders including Temasek and Blackstone, valuing the holding at more than US$1 billion , sources said yesterday. Comment?
Pelikan eyes RM5b revenue by 2012
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The stationery maker aims to achieve the target through both regional and international mergers and acquisitions Stationery maker Pelikan International Corp Bhd expects to hit RM5.05 billion in revenue by 2012, through mergers and acquisitions . Comment?
Energy Use: Neighbor vs. Neighbor
Would you be tempted to buy a Toyota Prius if your neighbor drove one? A growing body of evidence suggests people are more likely to behave in environmentally friendly ways when they see the people around them doing so. Comment?
... in its last round of funding. SIPPhone, Gizmo5's parent company, raised $6 million in its last round of venture capital funding. "Google just made a big bet on mobile advertising," says Business Insider's Dan Frommer, a former Forbes employee. AdMob ... Comment?
Ask an entrepreneur, if he had stuck to his original business plan and done well. Comment?