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High Street Partners raises $6M in funding - Boston, MA
May 3, 2010: High Street Partners (HSP), the leader in international business services, today announced a $6M Series B round of financing led by institutional venture capital investor Sigma Partners. High Street Partners offers innovative, SaaS-enabled business services that simplify the management and control of international operations. The funding round also included Baird Venture Partners and existing investor SVB Financial Group. HSP will use the proceeds to accelerate development of its technology platform and aggressively scale its sales and marketing operations in the US and Europe.
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Glasshouse Technologies files for IPO - Framingham, MA
January 29, 2010: According to SEC filings, GlassHouse Technologies has filed for an IPO in an effort to raise an estimated $75 million. GlassHouse Technologies is a global provider of data center consulting services.
http://bit.ly/vfipoglasshouse
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GlassHouse raises $2M in funding - Framingham, MA
December 17, 2009: According to SEC filings, GlassHouse Technologies in Framingham, Massachusetts, has raised $2M in funding.
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Apperian Raises $1M in Funding - Boston, MA
August 1, 2009: Apperian has raised $1 million in Series A funding led by CommonAngels. Apperian currently makes enterprise-class iPhone applications for large companies seeking to engage consumers in new, innovative ways and enhance productivity among their employees and partners.
http://www.apperian.com
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Acquia raises $8M in Venture Capital funding - Andover, MA
July 20, 2009: Acquia, an open source software company providing value-added products and services for the Drupal social publishing system, has raised $8M in a second round of venture capital funding. Investors included Sigma Partners and North Bridge Venture Partners.
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iX Partners Acquired by Headstrong - Salem, NH
April 28, 2009: In its second major expansion this year, Headstrong, a large provider of financial consulting services, said that it has acquired iX Partners (iXP), a Salem-based provider of middle and back-office software and services to the asset management and financial services industries. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Headstrong said that the acquisition will extend its range of offerings to financial services clients. The move comes just three months after Headstrong also acquired Florida-based Lydian Data Services (LDS).
http://www.headstrong.com/story.cfm?id=1-872
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W2 Group Raises $30 Million Investment - Waltham, MA
Wednesday, November 07, 2007 W2 Group, a Waltham-based provider of social media marketing services, announced that it has received a $30 million investment from Monitor Clipper Partners. The funding is part of a larger plan to grow the company organically and through acquisitions, and is part of a $100 million total commitment from Monitor Clipper. W2 operates Digital Influence Group, a social media marketing unit, and Racepoint, a global PR agency; clients between them include Sony, AOL/Third Screen Media and HP/Neoware. Over time, W2 said, it will access additional funds to build out complementary marketing services in other areas including branded digital community building, social networking, traditional and digital media relations, Web 2.0 publishing, mobile, and online research and analytics. http://www.w2groupinc.com/monitor_clipper.html Read more Add new comment
Category: Interactive Agency, IT & Management Consulting, Marketing & Advertising SolutionsPerot Systems Agrees to Acquire JJWild for $89M - Canton, MA
Health care information technology company JJWild Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by publicly traded Perot Systems Corp. for $89 million. http://www.perotsystems.com http://www.jjwild.com Read more Add new comment
Category: IT & Management ConsultingAimNet Acquired by Cognizant Technology Solutions - Holliston, MA
AimNet, a Holliston-based provider of managed infrastructure and professional services, has been acquired by Cognizant Technology Solutions, a New Jersey-based provider of IT services, for an undisclosed price. Founded in 2000 by former AT&T executives, AimNet is privately held company and has about 100 employees. Cognizant said that the acquisition provides it a “state-of-the-art U.S.-based network operations center, a world-class patent-pending, proprietary infrastructure management software platform, an installed base of over 80 direct and indirect customers and partners, and high-end network and infrastructure consulting capabilities in areas such as network architecture, planning, design and infrastructure security solutions." http://www.cognizant.com/html/news/pressreleases/2006/aimnet.asp Read more Add new comment
Category: IT & Management ConsultingInteractive Constructs is acquired by Follett Corporation - Medford, MA
Interactive Constructs, an e-learning software and services company, has been acquired by Follett Corporation. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. http://www.iconstructs.com Read more Add new comment
Category: IT & Management Consulting, Other SoftwaremindSHIFT Technologies Raises $18.4 Million in Third Round - Waltham, MA
mindSHIFT Technologies, a provider of IT management services for small and medium-size businesses, has raised $18.4 million in its third round of venture capital, led by Columbia Capital and Fidelity Ventures. A third, new investor with the company, TD Fund, based in Washington, D.C., also participated in the deal, said Paul Chisholm, CEO of MindShift. With about 170 employees in Waltham, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, MindShift focuses on the legal and professional services industries. http://www.mindshift.com Read more Add new comment
Category: IT & Management ConsultingSymphony Services acquires WMOPlus - Waltham, MA
Symphony Services, a global provider of collaborative, global outsourcing solutions for the commercial-grade software and embedded product engineering lifecycle and analytics, today announced it has acquired VMOplus, a consulting company that focuses on helping organizations develop and optimize their global and distributed programs. http://www.symphonysv.com/newsroom/pop_press_releases.asp?id=41 Read more Add new comment
Category: IT & Management ConsultingNew Tilt acquired by Bridgeline - Cambridge, MA
Cambridge software maker New Tilt reports it would be acquired by Woburn's Bridgeline Software Inc. New Tilt is a web application development and internet strategy firm with 15 employees. Bridgeline produces web content management software, web asset management software, learning management systems, and custom web applications. http://www.newtilt.com/about/news/NewTilt-june1406newsrelease.aspx Read more Add new comment
Category: Enterprise Software, IT & Management ConsultingHiWired Raises $5 Million in First Rd - Needham, MA
HiWired, a Needham-based provider of remote technology management services for homes and small offices, has raised a $5 million in its first round of venture capital, co-led by Kodiak Venture Partners and Sigma Partners. Founded in 2004, HiWired partners with electronics manufacturers, retailers and Internet providers to offer remote technology management services to consumers and small businesses. The company's products use Internet technologies to install, maintain and monitor PCs, peripherals, wireless networks, and most hardware and software. http://m1e.net/c?46169598-aX0iLKMD2o5Og%401670317-1KzPvBm7HNAYA Read more Add new comment
Category: IT & Management Consulting, Other SoftwareRed Hat Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire JBoss
Red Hat (NASDAQ: RHAT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions to the enterprise, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire JBoss, the global leader in open source middleware. By acquiring JBoss (backed by Matrix), Red Hat expects to accelerate the shift to service-oriented architectures (SOA), by enabling the next generation of web-enabled applications running on a low-cost, open source platform. http://www.redhat.com/about/news/prarchive/2006/jboss.html Read more Add new comment
Category: Enterprise Software, IT & Management Consulting