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Vlingo's speech recognition for Blackberry officially outcools the iPhone
VentureBeat - 06/26/2008

Vlingo, a Cambridge, Mass, speech recognition company, has just launched an awesome voice-powered interface for Blackberry smartphones.
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MarketLive and the e-tailing group Urge Online Merchants to Prepare Now for the 2008 Holiday Season
marketwire - 06/25/2008

Online Retailers to Explore Vital Tactics for a Successful 2008 Holiday Season in Spite of Today's Challenging Economic Climate
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Sharpcast SugarSync review
pc advisor - 06/25/2008

If you use multiple computers and mobile devices to create and edit documents, keeping different versions of your files in sync can be a chore. A new service called SugarSync can help cure those headaches.
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Vlingo launches speech-rec app for BlackBerry
rcr wrieless news - 06/25/2008

Speech-recognition startup vlingo Corp. launched a free downloadable application that allows BlackBerry users to navigate their phones using voice.
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Do Something and BusRadio Announce New Public Service Partnership
earth times - 06/24/2008

Do Something PSAs featuring top teen celebs to Reach BusRadio's One Million Young Listeners Nationwide BOSTON, June 24
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Inovis Gains SAP Certification for EDI Software
IT Jungle - 06/24/2008

The TrustedLink EDI offerings from Inovis have been re-certified to work with SAP ERP applications and its NetWeaver middleware framework, the Atlanta, Georgia, company announced last week.
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Sigma Partners Names Paul Flanagan as Venture Partner
peHUB - 06/24/2008

Sigma Partners has named Paul Flanagan as a venture partner. He previously was an executive-in-residence with the firm and, before that, was an executive vice president and CFO with VistaPrint. Flanagan works out of Sigma's Boston office.
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DocuSign Partners With ICCO to Add eSignatures to their Popular CreditSoft Debt Management Software System
pr web - 06/23/2008

eSignature Solution Helps Debt Settlement and Debt Portfolio Management Agencies Go Paperless, Boost Productivity, Reduce Costs.
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ExaGrid Customer to Present at Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Management Summit
business wire - 06/23/2008

Leading Healthcare Provider to Discuss Use of ExaGrid's Disk-based Backup System with Data Deduplication
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GlassHouse Technologies Clarifies Confusion Over Recent Article on Pending IBM Lawsuit
business wire - 06/23/2008

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GlassHouse Technologies, a global provider of independent IT infrastructure consulting services, is clarifying any confusion over a recent article concerning GlassHouse Systems and a pending lawsuit with IBM, an IBM Business Partner based in Ontario, Canada.
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The Banker Awards Tervela with Innovative Technology Project of the Year
news blaze - 06/23/2008

NEW YORK, June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Tervela, the leading provider of high-performance, low-latency messaging systems, today announced that The Banker has awarded the company with an "Innovative Technology Project of the Year" win in the category of wholesale and capital markets. The award was presented at a gala event inLondon.
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Initiate Systems Closes New Round of Funding
earth times - 06/22/2008

CHICAGO - (Business Wire) Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in master data management (MDM) solutions, announced today completion of a $26 million financing. Paladin Capital Group led the round, which also included participation from new investors Dunrath Capital, EMC Corporation (NYSE:EMC) and Informatica Corporation (NASDAQ:INFA) as well as existing investors, Sigma Partners, Apex Venture Partners and First Analysis Group.
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Acquia commercializing Drupal open-source publishing platform
web ware - 06/19/2008

While blogging platforms like WordPress and Movable Type have considerable name recognition among Web users, few outside the development community know about this flexible and open-source content management system Drupal, which powers sites like Sony BMG's Myplay, PopSci.com, and the Web 2.0 blog Center Networks.
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Certeon CTO to Present at SYS-CON's Virtualization Conference & Expo
sys-con - 06/19/2008

Donato Buccella, Will Speak at the Virtualization Conference and Expo on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 4:00 p.m. in New York City
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CiRBA Version 5.0 Introduces Dynamic Data Center Intelligence for Virtualization Infrastructure
sys-con - 06/19/2008

Dynamic Analytics Enable Ongoing Optimization, Risk Mitigation, Power Consumption Minimization and Financial Management
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Leading Green Marketing Platform Hanger Network Closes $10 Million in Series B Funding
business wire - 06/19/2008

Commitments From ABS Ventures, Sigma Partners, Kodiak Venture Partners
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Inovis TrustedLink Solutions Achieve SAP Certified Integration Status
business - 06/19/2008

Certified Integration to Benefit Businesses of All Sizes
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Acquia Update: Network Services and Drupal Certification
cms wire - 06/18/2008

Acquia presented at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston last week, and Jeff Whatcott, who manned the Acquia stand, writes in a blog entry that most of the corporate types swinging past his booth had no idea what Drupal was.
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IBM uses Vormetric Products - Should You?
it-director - 06/18/2008

Most data stored within enterprises is securely locked up in a variety of databases far beyond the reach of any malcontent.
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YouSendIt Named "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm
business wire - 06/18/2008

Vendors Selected for the "Cool Vendor Report" Are Innovative, Impactful and Intriguing
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CrownPeak Unveils New Product Features for Both Developers & End-Users
market wire - 06/17/2008

Support for Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft's Visual Studio and Eclipse Give Developers and Web Designers Powerful New Options New Website Analytics Tool Provides a Singular Interface Into Web Site Traffic Analysis and Web Content Management
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Tower Australia Limited Signs with Initiate Systems
insurance technology - 06/17/2008

Tower Australia Limited will use Initiate Consumer software help consolidate data across its systems.
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Initiate Systems Hosts MDM Webinar with Aberdeen Group
earth times - 06/17/2008

CHICAGO - (Business Wire) Initiate Systems, Inc., a leader in master data management (MDM) solutions, and Aberdeen Group, a leading provider of fact-based research focused on the global technology-driven value chain, will host a free Webinar entitled "Winning MDM Strategies for 2008 - 2009 - and Beyond" at 1:00 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, June 24. The featured speaker, Aberdeen Senior Analyst Michael Dortch, will share Aberdeen Group research findings and recommendations that will help business decision-makers identify starting points in their organizations for relatively rapid and painless paths toward successful enterprise-wide multi-form MDM.
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AMCC and Menara Networks Collaborate on Simplified OTN Transport for 10G Ethernet
business wire - 06/17/2008

Companies join forces to demonstrate interoperability between Menara Networks' "System-in-a-Module" MSA OTN product and AMCC's OTN mapper and demux devices
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NEXX Systems to Participate in IMEC's Industrial Affiliation Program on 3D Integration
business - 06/17/2008

BILLERICA, Mass. and LEUVEN, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NEXX Systems, a leading provider of process equipment for advanced wafer-level packaging applications, today announced its participation in IMEC's Industrial Affiliation Program (IIAP) on 3D integration. As a member of this program, NEXX Systems will install a Stratus S300-FX electrodeposition system at IMEC's facility in Leuven, Belgium for joint research and development of the metallization of through silicon vias (TSVs) and micro-bumping. The TSVs and micro-bumps are fabricated with electrodeposition technology and play a key role in 3D integration.
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Noetix Delivers Easy-to-Use Business Intelligence Reporting to Oracle E-Business Suite Customer Activant Solutions, Inc.
business wire - 06/17/2008

NoetixViews Selected as Reporting Standard at Activant Due to Extensive out-of-the-Box Reporting Capabilities
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Global eLearning Standards Group Taps OutStart's John Alonso to Speak About Linking Learning to Virtual Worlds Technology
business wire - 06/17/2008

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--OutStart Founder and Chief Technology Officer John Alonso will speak to an international audience of training professionals about integrating virtual world simulations and learning content on June 19, 2008, in Hamburg, Germany. Alonso goes to Hamburg at the invitation of the Aviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee (AICC), a worldwide association of technology-based training pros who promote elearning standards across multiple industries.
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Vision Systems International Selects TradeBeam's Global Trade Management Solution for Export Compliance
market wire - 06/17/2008

TradeBeam's Advanced Restricted Party Screening Capability Is a Key Part of a Comprehensive Export Management Solution for Compliance With the Stringent Requirements of the Aerospace and Defense Industry
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Ravitz ShopRites partner with RecycleBank
courier post online - 06/16/2008

(Cherry Hill, New Jersey) - Cherry Hill's three ShopRite supermarkets have signed on as Reward Partners with the township's new recycling facilitator, RecycleBank. This noteworthy collaboration means that residents can use the -dollars' they earn recycling to purchase groceries, items for the home, and whatever else they need at one of ShopRite's popular area grocery stores.
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Sharpcast's SugarSync Takes Top Honors for Mobile Innovation
06/16/2008

The Mobile Innovation Marketplace - Americas was a unique platform for top innovators competing for the Mobile Innovation Global Award Champion title. During the event, 15 emerging growth companies from around the world competed in five categories, reviewed by senior executives from mobile operators, technology and venture capital organisations. View the judging panel.
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OpenSpan to ease client/server modernization by ushering apps from desktop to Web server
zdnet - 06/13/2008

Promising lower costs and greater control, OpenSpan, Inc., this week unveiled its OpenSpan Platform Enterprise Edition 4.0, which will allow organizations to move both legacy and desktop applications off the desktop and onto the server. This will allow them to be integrated with each other or rich Internet applications (RIAs) and expressed as Web services.
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Eli Lilly Federal Credit Union Selects Aprimo Professional for Centralized Marketing
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/06/prweb1020064.htm - 06/12/2008

Aprimo addresses corporate initiatives to be more effective and efficient.
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OpenSpan Platform 4.0 Speeds Up Move from Desktop to Data Center
tmc net - 06/12/2008

OpenSpan (News - Alert) has launched version 4.0 of its OpenSpan Platform Enterprise Edition, which enables organizations to move legacy and desktop applications off the desktop so that they can expedite the path towards Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), improve manageability and control, mitigate risks and reduce costs.
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RecycleBank, Rewarding Recycling
science line - 06/12/2008

Glass crunches underfoot and cardboard falls into piles. Air blowers, rare earth magnets, human hands and steel bars direct a constant flow of the artifacts of modern life-last week's newspapers, your neighbor's orange juice containers, clunky detergent bottles with a lingering mountain fresh scent. Pressed bales of materials emerge from the recycling plant's conveyor belts. For some Americans these discarded items can find new value as a cup of coffee, a discount on a restaurant meal or savings on a pair of sneakers.
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Virtusa to Present at William Blair 28th Annual Growth Stock Conference
business wire - 06/12/2008

WESTBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtusa Corporation (NASDAQ: VRTU), a global information technology (IT) services company that provides IT consulting, technology implementation and application outsourcing services through an offshore delivery model, today announced its Chief Executive Officer, Kris Canekeratne, and its Chief Financial Officer, Tom Holler, will present at the William Blair 28th Annual Growth Stock Conference, being held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Chicago, Illinois.
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Prudential Financial selects Vormetric for data security
trading markets - 06/12/2008

Jun 12, 2008 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- PRUF \ Quote \ Chart \ News \ PowerRating -- Vormetric, engaged in data security management, has announced that Prudential Financial has selected its Vormetric Data Security Expert solution to provide encryption and other security services with respect to targeted customer data.
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Digital Fuel Hosts ITIL and Business Service Management Success Webinar
market wire - 06/11/2008

ITIL Leaders Digital Fuel and Third Sky Join Forces to Share BSM Insights and Best Practices
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BlueLinx Selects Inovis Managed Services To Invest In Supply Chain Technology Innovation
supply chain market - 06/11/2008

Atlanta, GA - Inovis, a leading provider of on-demand Business Community Management solutions, recently announced that BlueLinx Corporation has selected Inovis' comprehensive suite of Managed Services to drive supply chain advancements and efficiency between the company and its external business partners and customers.
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CRI Technologies Wins VMware Technical Achievement Award
market wire - 06/10/2008

Company Recognized for Technical Excellence, Number of VMware Certified Professionals and Volume of Services Delivered
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Safelite AutoGlass Uses Dexterra's Mobility Platform to Develop and Deploy Productivity-Enhancing Field Service Applications
market wire - 06/10/2008

Open Platform Enables Safelite to Rapidly Integrate New Applications and Mobile Devices Without Software Code Changes
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Inovis Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for 2008 Integration Service Providers Magic Quadrant
pr inside - 06/10/2008

- Inovis Media Contacts: David Fontaine 404-467-3355 david.fontaine@inovis.com or MS&L Allison L. Parker 404-870-6864 allison.parker@mslpr.com Inovis, a leading provider of flexible Business Community Management solutions, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant in the "Magic Quadrant for Integration Service Providers, 2008" report(1).
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Inovis Positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for 2008 B2B Gateway Software Magic Quadrant
pr inside - 06/10/2008

- Inovis Media Contacts: David Fontaine, 404-467-3355 david.fontaine@inovis.com or MS&L Allison L. Parker, 404-870-6864 allison.parker@mslpr.com Inovis, a leading provider of on-demand Business Community Management solutions, today announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant in the 2008 "Magic Quadrant for B2B Gateway Software Vendors" report(1).
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OpenPages Receives Patent for Market-Leading Enterprise GRC Software
compliance home - 06/10/2008

(June 10, 2008)-- OpenPages, provider of Enterprise GRC Management Solutions that optimize business performance, today announced it has received a patent for its highly configurable GRC platform. United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded the company U.S. patent No 7,356,771 on April 8, 2008, and the patent describes the company's innovation around developing applications based on a metadata-driven framework. The patent demonstrates the uniqueness of the company's GRC platform and its commitment to product innovation. The patent further illustrates the company's leadership in the market for governance, risk and compliance (GRC) solutions.
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Tervela Unveils 3.0 Message Network Platform
sun herald - 06/10/2008

Financial Firms Can Now Scale, Store and Extend Messaging Services to Unprecedented Levels without Impacting Transport Network and Applications
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Vlingo Recognized as One of the Area's "Best Places to Work" by the Boston Business Journal
market wire - 06/10/2008

Results Based on Answers to Surveys Completed by vlingo Employees
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YouSendIt Does The Heavy Lifting For Outlook
tech crunch - 06/10/2008

YouSendIt, an online file transfer service with a focus on businesses, is removing the beta label from an Outlook plugin that automatically reroutes large attachments through its so-called "FedEx for the internet" system.
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Acquia Expands Technical Team
pr web - 06/09/2008

Prominent open source contributors and industry veterans join social publishing pioneer
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MarketLive Launches MarketLive eCommerce Suite v5.5
market wire - 06/09/2008

Mid-Sized Retailers to Extend Their Brand and Reach New Markets With New Multi-Site and Multi-Language Capabilities
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CallMiner Receives 2007 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award
market wire - 06/05/2008

Eureka!TM Honored for Outstanding Speech Analytics Innovation
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Tzero Chooses PowerTheater Solution by Sequence Design
tmc net - 06/05/2008

Sequence Design, an Electronic Design Automation company that works in the development of Design for Power solutions, today announced that its PowerTheater has been chosen by the Ultra Wideband technology and wireless video products development company Tzero Technologies.
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Edocs founder Laracey joins Sigma Partners
Journal of New England Tech - 06/05/2008

Boston venture capital firm Sigma Partners has added edocs Inc. founder Kevin Laracey as a venture partner.companies, Kevin exemplifies Sigma’s philosophy that success as an entrepreneur is critical to achieving success as an investor in early stage companies. He will be leveraging his expertise and network to help entrepreneurs turn innovative ideas into successful companies.
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Kevin Laracey Joins Sigma Partners as Venture Partner
06/05/2008

BOSTON, MA, June 5, 2008 - Sigma Partners, an early-stage technology venture capital firm founded in 1984, today announced the addition of Kevin Laracey as a venture partner. With more than 20 years of experience as an entrepreneur and operating executive in technology companies, Kevin exemplifies Sigma's philosophy that success as an entrepreneur is critical to achieving success as an investor in early stage companies. He will be leveraging his expertise and network to help entrepreneurs turn innovative ideas into successful companies.
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CrownPeak Raises 6 Million
private equity hub - 06/04/2008

CrownPeak, a Los Angeles-based provider of online content management software, has raised $6 million in Series B funding. SunAmerica Ventures led the round, and was joined by return backers Sigma Partners and Altos Ventures.
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Hitachi Consulting Chooses ExaGrid Disk-Based Backup with Data De-Duplication to Reduce Backup Window and Simplify Backup Processes
earth times - 06/04/2008

WESTBOROUGH, Mass. - (Business Wire) ExaGrid Systems, Inc. (http://www.exagrid.com), the leader in cost-effective and scalable disk-based backup solutions with byte-level data de-duplication, today announced that Hitachi Consulting has chosen the ExaGrid system to achieve faster backups and restores, and reduce the hassles of tape backup.
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Initiate Systems Joins Informatica INFORM Partner Program
business wire - 06/04/2008

Initiate Systems to Highlight MDM Customer Success at Informatica World 2008
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PHM Services Moves to Intacct for Multi-Entity Accounting and Financial Management
earth times - 06/04/2008

SAN JOSE, CA -- 06/04/08 -- Intacct, a leader in on-demand financial management and accounting applications, today announced that PHM Services Inc., a Fairfield, California-based hospitality management company, has deployed Intacct for on-demand multi-entity accounting, financial management and financial consolidation, solidifying financial controls, increasing business visibility and improving the productivity of its finance department . PHM Services switched its financial management system to Intacct after NetSuite failed to meet the company's expectations.
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Remote tech talent company oDesk gets $15M
business journal - 06/04/2008

Marketplace and management software company oDesk Inc. said Wednesday it received $15 milion in a third round of funding.
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Dexterra Launches DevNetwork for Mobile Application Developers
earth times - 06/03/2008

BOTHELL, WA -- 06/03/08 -- Dexterra Inc., the business mobility company, announced today the launch of the Dexterra DevNetwork partner program for mobile application developers. The company's end-to-end partner enablement program provides access to training, tools, certification, mentoring, and marketing services as well as a sales distribution channel that allows development partners to rapidly reach Dexterra's global base of wireless carriers and independent resellers with their mobile software products.
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OpenSpan Named 2008 Software Newcomer of the Year by the Software & Information Industry Association
business wire - 06/03/2008

Prestigious 2008 SIIA CODiE Award Illustrates Growing Industry Recognition for OpenSpan's Innovative Application Integration Platform
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Crownpeak Raises $6M
socal tech - 06/02/2008

Los Angeles-based Crownpeak, a provider of hosted, web content management software, has raised a new round of venture capital, socalTECH has learned.
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Digital Fuel & Pink Elephant Kick-Off ITIL Seminar Series Across North America
reuters - 06/02/2008

SAN MATEO, CA, Jun 02 (MARKET WIRE) -- Digital Fuel(R), the leader in customer-facing Business Service Management (BSM) software, and Pink Elephant, the world leader in IT management best practices, today kicked off Pink Perspectives 2008, an eight-city ITIL seminar series aimed at educating enterprises on best practices for implementing ITIL in the new world of delivering IT as a service. The series begins today in Chicago and transverses North America with events in Seattle, San Francisco, Washington DC, Dallas and Toronto.
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GlassHouse Technologies buys UK consulting group
boston business journal - 06/02/2008

GlassHouse Technologies has acquired TPP Group, a British independent IT consulting firm, the Glasshouse announced Monday.
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The Hottest Companies In The Midmarket Right Now
channel web - 06/2008

Company: KACE
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Vericept Cited as a Leader in Data Leak Prevention Report
news blaze - 06/2008

DENVER, June 9 \PRNewswire\ -- Vericept Corporation, a leading provider of data leakage prevention (DLP) solutions today announced that it has been cited as a Leader in the Forrester Wave(TM): Data Leak Prevention (DLP) Q2 2008 (June 2008) report by Thomas Raschke.
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