Friday, November 30, 2012
Amazon Re-Ups Investment In Wikia
Amazon.com has put more dollars into online wiki software and services firm Wikia, as part of a new, $10M funding round for that company. Wikia said Friday that it raised $10M in a Series C round, led (More info...)
posted on Friday, November 30, 2012 (More)(Full story)
Google Targets Amazon With BufferBox Buy
Google appears to be getting set to go head to head against Amazon.com, after it acquired BufferBox, a provider of temporary lockers for receiving e-commerce. BufferBox, which is based in Canada, prov (More info...)
posted on Friday, November 30, 2012(Full story)
Redfin Plans IPO In 2014
Seattle-based online real estate broker Redfin is hoping to file for an IPO next year, with a goal of being public in 2014, according to an interview with CEO Gleen Kelman with Bloomberg. Kelman said (More info...)
posted on Friday, November 30, 2012(Full story)
ESI Wins Settlement In Patent Infringement Case
Portland-based laser-based equipment firm Electro Scientific Industries has prevailed in a patent infringement case, saying today that it has reached a settlement with All Ring Tech Co.. All Ring will (More info...)
posted on Friday, November 30, 2012(Full story)
Hark Taps Hollywood Vet For VP
Hark, the online site featuring entertainment sound bites, said this week that it has hired a Hollywood vet as its new Senior Vice President of Business Development and Strategy. The company said that (More info...)
posted on Friday, November 30, 2012(Full story)
Airbiquity Wins Sprint
Seattle-based Airbiquity, the provider of wireless communications technology for the vehicle market, has been selected by Sprint for a new "connected vehicle" product. SPrint said it has selected Airb (More info...)
posted on Friday, November 30, 2012(Full story)
Planar Sells Off Business Unit
Beaverton, Oregon-based Planar Systems said today that it has old off its electroluminescent (EL) display business, to Beneq Oy. The deal is worth $6.5M, split between $3.9M in cash and $2.6M in a pro (More info...)
posted on Friday, November 30, 2012(Full story)
Red Tricycle Raises $1.5M
Seattle-based Red Tricycle, which runs an online site which helps parents learn about local activities, restaurants, stores, and more, has raised $1.5M in a Series A funding, the firm said Thursday. T (More info...)
posted on Friday, November 30, 2012 (More)(Full story)
Intellicheck Mobilisa: Things Don't Look So Good For 2012
Troubled security and access control systems maker Intellicheck Mobilisa's new CEO, Nelson Ludlow, has a message for his shareholders: things aren't looking so good for the end of 2012. In an unusual (More info...)
posted on Friday, November 30, 2012(Full story)