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Glassbreakers Is Launching Enterprise Software For Diversity
Glassbreakers, the mentorship platform for women, is getting into the enterprise software business, after recently doing trial runs with Box and Pinterest. Next year, Glassbreakers will officially launch an enterprise solution for diversity to companies with over 10,000 employees. The Glassbreakers enterprise software will offer mentorship for women, a content channel to highlight… Read More
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Fama Helps Businesses Find Social Media “Red Flags” Before Hiring Someone
Fama Technologies aims to help companies screen potential employees by analyzing their social media posts.
You might not like the idea that something dumb you posted years ago on Twitter could affect your chances of getting a job, but Fama CEO and co-founder Ben Mones said employers are already performing this kind of social media screening — they’re just not doing it very… Read More
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Box Slips After Earnings Beat
Quick hit here, friends. After Box, a cloud storage and file sharing shop, reported better-than-expected earnings yesterday, its shares suffered despite a generally positive session for domestic equities.
This is slightly surprising, given that Box enjoyed a healthy multi-point bump Read More
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Big Data Doesn’t Exist
My customers always lie to me. They don’t lie about what they can afford. They don’t lie about how much (or how little) customer service they’ll need. They don’t lie about how quickly they can pay us. They lie about how much data they have. IBM Buys StrongLoop To Add Node.js API Development To Its Cloud Platform
IBM has today made another acquisition to expand its business in cloud services — specifically in the area of enterprise app development. It has acquired StrongLoop, a startup based in San Mateo that builds application development software for enterprises using the open source JavaScript programming language Node.js. This in turn enables enterprises to build mobile and cloud-based… Read More
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Microsoft Announces Office 2016 Will Arrive September 22
Microsoft announced this morning the official launch date for the long-anticipated new version of Microsoft Office. Office 2016 will be broadly available starting on September 22, the company says. Meanwhile, Office Customers with volume licensing agreements will be able to download the software on October 1. Read More
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Okta Beefs Up Multi-Factor Authentication
Okta, the company best known for cloud identity management, is introducing a new level of multi-factor authentication (MFA) that it is calling Adaptive MFA. It uses intelligence and a rules engine to determine when it’s prudent to ask for a second form of identification. By now we have all heard about the growing list of high profile breaches over the last 12-18 months. Just the… Read More
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SteelBrick Nabs Missing Billing Piece With Invoice IT Acquisition
SteelBrick, the company that provides configure, price and quote (CPQ) software built on top of Salesforce.com’s Salesforce 1 platform, announced today that it was buying Invoice IT, an online billing company based in England. The terms were unavailable, but it was heavily weighted toward equity over cash, according SteelBrick CEO Godard Abel. Both parties are betting on a joint company,… Read More
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Apperian Snares $12M As Mobile Applications Management Catches On
Apperian, a mobile applications management (MAM) firm from Boston, announced a $12 million round today led by Malaysia-based First Floor Capital. Bessemer Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, North Bridge Venture Partners, Intel Capital and CommonAngels Ventures also participated. Today’s investment brings the total raised to date to just over $39 million dollars. This… Read More
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