Kevin Newcomb

Fullscope Inc. today (Nov 21) announced that it has received $10 million in financing led by venture capitalists Massey Burch Capital Corp. and River Cities Capital Funds, enabling the business solutions provider to leverage its aggressive 2001 growth efforts focusing on vertical marketing strategies, new product introductions and business organization. “These industry leaders lend strength, […]

Online storage provider Xdrive today (Nov 21) introduced Xdrive Enterprise. Xdrive Enterprise is a set of business solutions to increase internal business productivity, enhance external business communications and collaboration and improve customer communications through information sharing. Xdrive Enterprise allows strategic partners to share information using advanced collaboration features, folder mapping and a full suite of […]

ASP aggregator Agiliti Inc. today (Nov 20) announced a strategic alliance agreement with Intel Online Services under which Agiliti will deliver services to global businesses through an Intel-managed hosting strategy. Customers now can implement leading eCommerce applications such as Intershop and Vignette within Intel Online Services’ global network of Data Centers. They also benefit from […]

What’s in a name? Years of brand equity, developer loyalty and name recognition, if that name is Borland. Last week, Inprise Corporation (NASDAQ: INPR) announced the culmination of a 6-month refocusing strategy that includes a return to its roots as Borland Software Corporation. “The Borland name, despite a complete lack of marketing, has continued to […]

BT Ignite Content Hosting, the hosting arm of BT’s International broadband Internet Protocol (IP) business, Thursday (Nov 16) announced its plans to deploy advanced content distribution and streaming media technology across its pan-European infrastructure in a deal with Network Appliance Inc. (Nasdaq:NTAP). Network Appliance, the leading provider of network-attached data access and content delivery solutions, […]

LaborMate Inc. began life Wednesday (Nov 15) with the promise to become the best friend an employee, union rep and the boss can have. “We aim to save the unions and employers time, money and frustration by converting traditional labor relations processes to e-commerce applications,” said Albert Anelli, LaborMate’s chairman and CEO. “The grievance system […]

Asera Inc., a leading provider of adaptive eBusiness solutions, Thursday (Nov 16) announced that Ray Lane, general partner at Kleiner Perkins and former president of Oracle Corporation, has joined the Asera board of directors. Lane, who left Oracle in July after eight successful years as president and COO, joins an already formidable Asera board, including […]

Workscape, the leading provider of technology for Human Capital Management (HCM), has secured $45 million in additional funding commitments from automotive giant DaimlerChrysler Corporation (NYSE: DCX) and Internet powerhouses America Online (NYSE: AOL) and Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW), as well as leading venture capital firms E.M. Warburg, Pincus; ABS Capital Partners; Coleman, Swenson, Hoffman, Booth; […]

Avolo, an aviation technology company conducting online transactions, Tuesday (Nov 14) announced that it has closed on a $9 million second round of financing led by East River Ventures with Citicorp, KIRNAF Ltd., Riverside Management Group and Cedar Grove Investments joining in. “Avolo’s strategic business model and its management team’s aviation industry expertise, along with […]

IBM Tuesday (Nov 14) announced a major initiative to help telecommunications service providers (TSPs) deliver high-value applications over next-generation networks. IBM will leverage its new hardware, software and services capabilities with key partners to offer TSPs integrated solutions to address current challenges in the service provider marketplace. IBM’s key business partners in this new initiative […]

Agillion Inc., the leading web service for customer-focused business, Monday (Nov 13) announced technology veteran James M. Travers as president and CEO and a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Co-founder Steve Papermaster will continue as operating chairman driving Agillion’s c-Business vision. Travers was formerly president and CEO of Atlanta-based Harbinger Corporation, a global […]

Requisite Technology Inc. today announced it has secured $30 million in strategic funding from Oracle Corp., SAP and three current investors. This round of financing brings total capital invested in Requisite to $75 million. Oracle Corp., of Redwood Shores, Calif., and SAP AG, based in Walldorf, Germany, led the financing. Follow-on investments were secured from […]