Austin-based Mumboe seems to be executing a sort of turnaround strategy with a new name and a new Software as a Service (Saas) model. The company was founded in 2005 as FineTooth, which made software that helps companies manage large amounts of contracts. The new name is intended to invoke images of the word “mumbojumbo” [...]
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ReachForce, Inc., an Austin Texas-based company which provides services to help target potential buyers with an organization based upon their role in the organization, not just their title, has raised $5 million in Series B funding. The Company, which we have covered before as company to watch, has experienced fantastic growth over the past year. [...]
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Freshtech Friday by Steve Guengerich
Ok everyone, for prior readers of this blog, you’ll notice a couple of things:
- First, that was a really long “week” since the last Cleantech Friday post, where we left you hanging about promising a further peek into the Austin Chamber’s Clean Energy Council (or CEC)
- Second, by the slight change [...]
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Convio, a leading provider of hosted relationship management software for non-profits, announced that they’ve been selected by the Lupus Foundation of America to power their interactions with members, volunteers, and donors. The Lupus Foundation is the nation’s leading non-profit dedicated to finding a cure for lupus. They join a growing list of non-profit clients for [...]
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We were hearing rumors that the relationship between EEStor and Mort Topfer was on the rocks, which would be a huge loss for EEStor. But today they released news and made it official that Mort has joined the Board of Directors. The release goes on to say that they have 1 patent issued with 17 [...]
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Buffalo Technology, which has it’s US headquarters in Austin, announced an external Blu-Ray and HD DVD player at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). It’s the first consumer device of its kind to read and write both content formats. The device can connect to a computer through a USB cable. Retail price is expected to be around [...]
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The Central Texas Angel Network announced that in 2007 they funded $1.2M across 9 early stage companies. They reviewed 120 business plans from applicants, 18 of them made it to presentation phase, and 9 got funding. Some of the Austin companies receiving funding include OneSpot, Minggl, and Perception Software. According to Chairman Jamie Rhodes, “This [...]
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Aruni over at entrepreMusings found this incredibly funny video that Microsoft made especially for the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. She posted about it here. Check it out if you have a few free minutes for Bill’s swan song. The video guest stars such notable people as Jay-Z, Bono, and Hillary Clinton.
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Rumors are swirling around the internet today that Austin-based Pluck is up for sale. The number being thrown about is $75M. Doug at WebProNews speculates on the possibility of a deal, as does Rafat at PaidContent.org. Over at TowerOne.org they’re speculating that Microsoft could be a potential buyer. After investing around $17M, selling for $75M is [...]
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We usually don’t write about public companies in Austin, but at the Consumer Electronics Show Dell just announced a pretty cool new monitor. It’s called the Dell Crystal and it’s a 22″ wide screen monitor. As you can see from the screenshot it’s got four speakers built-in to the display. I’m assuming the capacitive touch [...]
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