Enterprise
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Sunstone Capital Backs Kontakt.io
by Steve O'Hear
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Fleep Adds Mac, Windows, And Android
by Steve O'Hear
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Box Confirms $100M Raise
by Alex Wilhelm
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Enterprise
Okta Catches SpydrSafe In Its Enterprise Web
by Ingrid LundenOkta, the enterprise startup whose cloud-based platform lets enterprises manage and authenticate user identity across multiple applications, may have quietly made an acquisition — its first, or at least the first that we have uncovered. It looks like it has purchased a company called SpydrSafe, a mobile security startup that built a platform for companies to manage access to… Read More
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Enterprise
Confirmed: Yahoo Loses Amit Kumar, Its Small Business VP And GM
by Ingrid LundenYet more personnel changes afoot at Yahoo. Amit Kumar, pictured here, the company’s GM and VP running its small business division, has left the company. Re/code first reported earlier today sources saying that he would be leaving, and now we have confirmed directly with Kumar that he has already left: “Yes, I have left Yahoo and am now planning my next steps,” he writes in… Read More
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Enterprise
The Path To Successful Digital Transformation Starts With Pockets Of Innovation
by Ron MillerI’ve been hearing about “Digital Transformation” for a couple of years now, and as I’ve wandered the halls of Web Summit this week in Dublin, I’ve heard lots of talk about how companies must transform and change the way they approach development and IT, while searching for innovative ways of doing business. But doing that remains daunting and scary for many… Read More
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Enterprise
Randstad’s VC Fund Has $60M To Invest In HR Tech Startups Showing Early Traction
by Natasha LomasA strategic corporate VC fund set up this April by global HR services giant Randstad is looking to invest in startups working on the hard problem of matching people to jobs, and jobs to people, as well as coming up with more effective ways for employers to communicate with and motivate their existing workforce. Read More
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Enterprise
Lytro Hits Up The Enterprise With The Introduction Of The Lytro Platform And Dev Kit
by Jordan CrookLytro has been around for three years building a brand new type of camera with light field technology, and while the tech itself is quite incredible, transforming that into a viable business has proven difficult. Until now, the company has been selling special cameras, the original Lytro and the newer, photographer-friendly Illum. It’s a difficult business that is in fast flux, given… Read More
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Enterprise
AppleCare For Enterprise Site Touts 24/7 Phone Support And One-Hour Response Time
by Darrell EtheringtonApple’s comprehensive offering for enterprise has yet to launch officially, at least via formal announcement from Apple and IBM, but a new website detailing AppleCare for Enterprise suggests it may already be in effect or being sold to actual organizations. The website basically advertises AppleCare for enterprise as an outsourced IT department for Apple software and hardware used by… Read More
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Column
The Harsh Reality Of The New Enterprise World
by Nick MehtaIt’s all getting harder in the B2B world. That’s the bottom line. A board member of mine recently told me a story about the “good old days” of enterprise software. He said he remembers a software company in the 1990s where they were looking at doing a deal with a big customer. The vendor quoted more than $100 mm for the product. The customer wanted to spend $90 mm. Read More
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Enterprise
Dropbox’s Drew Houston Responds To Snowden’s Privacy Criticism: It’s A Trade-Off
by Ingrid LundenNSA whistleblower Edward Snowden sparked controversy when he advised consumers (twice) to “get rid of Dropbox” if they want to protect their privacy. Today, Drew Houston, CEO of the cloud storage startup, responded to the accusations. People can do more to encrypt their data, he admitted, but It’s “a trade-off between usability/convenience and security,” he said. Read More