To help raise awareness of the SOPA act, websites like Wikipedia and Google are going to either be blacked out, or take some other drastic action. A prototype of the Wikipedia blackout page is below. What Austin-based websites will join in the protest?
Digby announced today the launch of Digby Localpoint, a revolutionary new mobile platform that enables location-based marketing, analytics and commerce for top brands. Through powerful web-style analytics into shopping activities at a brand’s physical locations and effective, targeted location-aware mobile messaging tools, Digby Localpoint enables brands to attract, influence, understand and own the relationship with their loyal customers across all channels. How it works – Digby Localpoint enables brands to create geo-fences around their stores [...]
Market research companies like IBISWorld forecast an increased demand for insurance coverage in 2012, but by the same token, insurance buyers are expected to be increasingly selective on the plans they purchase. Sites like InsuranceQuotes.org and others of a similar breed are widely used by insurance shoppers to compare plans and find both what is right and most cost-effective for them. However, where does that leave the hard-working insurance sales agent? Headquartered in Austin, Texas, [...]
SailPoint today announced it posted record annual revenue growth in 2011 and closed its largest growth quarter to date in Q4 2011. The company’s momentum resulted from growing customer demand in all geographies and the strong industry validation SailPoint received in 2011 as an identity management market leader. SailPoint’s customer roster now features more than 100 Global 2000 companies spanning 25 countries. During 2011, SailPoint also opened three new Centers of Excellence internationally and inked a global [...]
If you wanted to start a company based on the financial markets, Austin might not be your first choice. Technically, for 9WSearch CEO Susan Strausberg, it wasn’t. “My husband and I picked Austin to start a green-oriented business, but it took a little longer than expected,” said Strausberg. ”So we went back to our roots and started 9WSearch.” Those roots run the deepest in financial services, and with Strausberg’s track record in the industry, it [...]
Socialware, the leader in social media compliance and engagement, today announced that CrunchFund, founded by tech industry veterans Michael Arrington, Patrick Gallagher, and MG Siegler, will join other investors in a $7M series C round of funding. While CrunchFund was founded to invest in promising early stage startups, the investors see great potential in Socialware’s grasp on the importance of personal interaction in social business initiatives. “Many companies miss the mark by only leveraging social [...]
OtherInBox, an Austin-based company that reduces unwanted email, announced today that they have been acquired and will now be a wholly owner subsidiary of ReturnPath. The company recently crossed the 2 million user mark, a highly coveted milestone for a consumer internet company. The company had raised approximately $4M in investment over the years from non-institutional investors. Return Path is the world’s leading email certification and reputation monitoring company. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, as [...]
