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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 Monday, June 22, 2009 Xiant Launches Email Software Vulcan Technologies, the technology firm run by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, said today that it has launched a new startup, Xiant, which is looking to help users organize their inboxes. According to Xiant, it has launched a public beta of its first product, Xiant Filer, which works with Microsoft Office Outlook by helping users organize their e-mail inboxes. The software learns from users and helps them to automatically filter their email, depending (More info...) posted on Monday, June 22, 2009(Full story) Intellicheck Mobilisa Wins Telecom Firm Intellicheck Mobilisa, a developer of wireless technology and identity systems, revealed today that it has landed a multi-million-dollar contract to provide driver's license reading technology and equipment to a "major" telecommunications company. The identity of the customer was not disclosed. Intellicheck Mobilisa said its technology will help the unnamed client process new account applications while reducing data entry errors and validating authenticity. Intellicheck Mobilisa said it h (More info...) posted on Monday, June 22, 2009(Full story) Wetpaint Ranks TV Shows Seattle-based Wetpaint announced this morning that the firm has released a new tool which helps measure "online engagement" of users of popular TV programs. According to Wetpaint, it is using online sites like Facebook, Twitter, Google, and Wetpaint fansites to generate an algorithmic ranking of TV shows. The firm claimed that the new tool goes beyong just measuring size of viewing audience, and will measure both the online footprint of popular shows, as well as the online buzz of emergin (More info...) posted on Monday, June 22, 2009(Full story) AdReady Gets Major Win With Yahoo Advertising Launch Seattle-based AdReady is powering a new, self-serve display ad product being rolled out today by Yahoo. According to Yahoo, it has launched a pilot of a new display ad product targeted at small and medium-sized businesses, called Yahoo! My Display Ads. The new product is run by AdReady, and allows advertisers to target advertising campaigns based on geography, channel, and demographic targeting. Financial impact of the deal with Yahoo was (More info...) posted on Monday, June 22, 2009(Full story) Microvision Gets $15M PIPE Investment Redmond-based Microvision, a developer of micro-display products and technology, said this morning that the firm has reached an agreement with Taiwanese firm Walsin Lihwa to receive a $15M equity investment from the firm. According to MicroVision, the investment will come through Walsin Lihwa's subsidiary, Max Display Enterprises Limited, a provider of MEMs-based display products. The deal comes in the form of a securities purchase agreement, which includes a discounted price to Microvisi (More info...) posted on Monday, June 22, 2009(Full story) |
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