Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Microsoft To Shift Messenger Users To Skype
Microsoft is finally forcing users of its instant messaging app, Microsoft Messenger, over to Skype, saying today that it has updated Skype to allow users to sign into the peer-to-peer calling and mes (More info...)
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ModuMetal Raises $4.73M
Seattle-based ModuMetal, a developer of advanced materials and coatings, has raised $4.73M in a funding, part of a $19.2M round the firm is raising, according to a regulatory filing. The funding appar (More info...)
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Amazon Testing $7.99 Per Month Subscription For Amazon Prime
Amazon.com is testing a $7.99 per month subscription option for its Amazon Prime service, in the first move by the company to a monthly option for the service. Amazon Prime, which offers up free shipp (More info...)
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Radio Runt Gets $1M For Social Tools
Seattle-based Radio Runt, the developer of a mobile app called Rallee, said today that it has raised $1M in a funding round. The firm said the funding came from Kenges Rakishev, a wealthy investor fro (More info...)
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Jive Software Buys Two Companies
Jive Software, the developer of social business software which has an office in Portland, said Monday that it has acquired two companies, Meetings.io and Producteev. Financial terms of the buys were n (More info...)
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Zillow Buys Mortgage Software Firm
Seattle-based Zillow said last night that it has acquired Mortech, a Lincoln, Nebraska developer of software tools for the mortgage industry. Zillow said it paid $12M in cash and 150,000 shares of its (More info...)
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