High Technology News and Information for the Pacific Northwest Region
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High Technology News and Information for the Pacific Northwest Region |
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 Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Amazon.com Buys Shelfari Seattle-based online retailer Amazon.com has purchased fellow Seattle firm Shelfari, an online site focused on books and social networking. Shelfari announced the acquisition on its blog Monday evening, but did not disclose terms of the deal. Shelfari was venture backed by Amazon.com and Curious Office Partners. According to Josh Hug, President of Shelfari, the firm has some "big plans" ahead and will use more resources and Amazon's expertise in building its platform. No other details on the acq (More info...) posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008(Full story) iovation Partners On Fraud Prevention Device reputation and fraud prevention specialist iovation revealed Tuesday that it is teaming with IDology Inc. to offer online businesses a multi-layered authentication and fraud prevention application that aims to reduce online fraud and identity theft. The Portland, Ore.-based business said the combined solution will achieve those results by leveraging best-of-breed identity and device-based fraud management techniques. Specifically, iovation said IDology will provide its identity-proofing t (More info...) posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008(Full story) Fios Links With Software Firms Fios Inc., a provider of electronic discovery management services to corporations and the legal industry, revealed Tuesday that it has partnered with three e-discovery software publishers. The Portland, Ore.-based business said its newly formed strategic partnerships with iCONECT Development LLC, Content Analyst Co. LLC and Exterro complement the data management and consulting services it already offers. Specifically, Fios said it has strengthened its data management center service through the i (More info...) posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2008(Full story) |
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