Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today announced that Virgin Mobile USA is using Bazaarvoice Ask & Answer on www.virginmobileusa.com. Shoppers can simply click the “Got Questions? Get Answers” link available on every product page to get the information they need on the full line of stylish and affordable prepaid cell phones for sale through Virgin Mobile USA. A “Got Questions?” tab in the product detail section [...]
Tech Ranch Austin today announced expansion of it’s programs into Cedar Park, Texas with the launch of Tech Ranch Cedar Park. Beginning June 24th, Tech Ranch Cedar Park will host a series entrepreneur support events focused on building community, increasing collaboration, and accelerating entrepreneurial activity in Cedar Park. The new program will also be supported by the new TechRanch incubator space, which now has over 5,000 square feet, on Rundberg Lane. On June 24th at [...]
Austin-based Savara Pharmaceuticals raised $1.4M according to a regulatory filing. No other details were disclosed. As we’ve written before, there are new online filing requirements for companies that raise money, and the new filings have very little required information. Savara is a pharmaceutical company that is part of the Austin Technology Incubator (ATI). They develop novel respiratory therapeutics utilizing a proprietary NanoCluster dry powder aerosol drug delivery platform. The aerosols are assembled directly from nanoparticles [...]
Today’s guest blogger is Ellen Wood, the co-founder and CEO of Austin based vcfo, inc. The firm specializes in operational finance and accounting, HR Solutions and recruiting services for companies of all sizes. She can be reached at 512-345-9441. www.vcfo.com. Yes – that’s right. The Austin Chamber of Commerce is making a big difference for everyone in Austin. Do we really think Austin is the number one place to do business in the United States [...]
NextIO, the premier provider of next-generation I/O solutions, today announced that the company has received a $15 million round of Series D funding. NextIO is the industry leader in providing intelligent, rack-optimized I/O virtualization (IOV) solutions based on high-performance PCI Express (PCIe) switching technology. NextIO received support not only from existing VCs and strategic investors, but participation from new strategic investment sources as well. The new funding will be used to expand NextIO’s sales, marketing [...]
UnboundID, a developer of identity management software for Internet-driven, consumer-facing architectures, today announced the availability of the UnboundID Synchronization Server, which is designed to help Sun customers migrate smoothly to the new UnboundID Directory Services 2.0 architecture. The new UnboundID tool – available at no charge to Sun customers – provides bi-directional synchronization between Sun Directory Server environments and the UnboundID Directory Server. This allows Sun customers to operate their legacy and next-generation directory server [...]
DoubleHorn Communications, the premier small business communications provider in Texas, announced today that it was delivering a hosted PBX Solution, IPOne Complete, along with datacenter and optical Internet access services, to Blastro Networks, the Internet’s leading HD-streaming music video network. DoubleHorn, in conjunction with AboveNet is facilitating a 10 Gigabit Ethernet Internet connection for Blastro, which means Blastro will be able to deliver IP media content to its end users over a robust, unimpeded connection. [...]
Semantic Web is hot. You’ve heard about it, you’ve read about it. The Austin Technology Incubator (ATI) is bringing Peter Mika from Yahoo! Research to Austin to do a full day on Semantic Web. From the event page: While current search techniques aim at ever more sophisticated methods for searching over hypertext, the Semantic Web promises to break new boundaries in search by transforming the content itself into a form that is more easily processable [...]
The Capital Factory program is in full swing as we’re in the middle of week two. The companies are making fantastic progress, and are needing to add some talented people to their teams in order to achieve their goals. Here are some of the hiring needs they have. PetzMD, Developer Seeking an intern that will need to be experienced with HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL. ASP knowledge is a plus. Graphic design and knowledge of [...]
Austin Ventures, one of the nation’s leading venture and growth capital firms, announces the commitment of up to $50 million of equity capital for the creation of Brazos Software Corporation. Brazos will acquire and operate businesses in large and established sectors of enterprise software. The new venture will concentrate on acquiring and strategically expanding well-established software companies with track records of product success and long-term customer relationships. Brazos has been formed in partnership with local [...]
