5th Finger Secures $7 Million in Series A Funding 11.6.2008
5th Finger, the global authority on mobile marketing, today announced that it has raised $7 million from the leading Australian venture capital firm, Starfish Ventures. The company will use the capital to fund its ongoing growth in the U.S. Read Article>
EMBARQ Calls On Holly Connects For Voice Application Deployment 22.5.2008
Holly Connects, a leader in open voice self-service platform software, today announced that it had been selected by Embarq Corporation, a leading provider of communications services covering 18 states, to supply its Holly Voice Platform as the foundation for forthcoming enhanced subscriber services. Read Article>
Austhink Enters U.S. Market With Business Decision Mapping Software 21.5.2008
Austhink, the leader in critical thinking solutions, today announced the company's official U.S. launch and the release of bCisive 1.0, the industry's first software solution designed to simplify and track the thinking behind business decisions. Read Article>
Aruspex Secures $4 Million in Series A Funding with Starfish Ventures 9.5.2008
Aruspex, an Australian born global provider of strategic workforce solutions, today announced that it has raised A$4million (US$3.8million) in its first investment round by leading Australian venture capital firm, Starfish Ventures. Read Article>
Xterprise Announces Clarity-CCI Cold Chain Integrity 24.4.2008
SYS.CON Media
Xterprise Incorporated, the leading global supplier of Solutions for the High Definition Enterprise and a Gold-Certified Microsoft ISV partner, announced today the general availability of its Clarity CCI - Cold Chain Integrity solution....The solution leverages active Wi-Fi RFID tags from Tyco Electronics that use the G2 Microsystems technology...Read Article>
Audinate Pty Ltd Secures $4 million in Series A Funding 23.4.2008
Audinate Pty Ltd, a company revolutionizing digital media networking technology, announced today that it has raised A$4 million in its second investment round, led by Innovation Capital with follow-on investment by Starfish Ventures and NICTA. Read Article>
Consumers pay the penalties for banks' creaky system 25.03.2008
The Australian, Karen Dearne
Distra, a local technology startup, had developed and proven a next-generation retail payments switch that allowed real-time settlement and reporting, Mr Aston said. Read Article>
Starfish Ventures to Accelerate Holly Connects’ Growth Strategy 03.03.2008
Investment by venture capital firm Starfish Ventures helps expand Holly Connects’ footprint in global IVR markets. Read Article>
Agilent Completes Colloidal Dynamics Deal, Unveils Another 03.03.2008
Agilent Technologies Inc. said on Monday it has completed one acquisition and agreed to another. Read Article>
Tyco Electronics Uses Wi-Fi for Trailer Tracking 03.03.2008
RFID Journal, Claire Swedberg
Electronic products manufacturer Tyco Electronics is uing a Wi-Fi based, active RFID system to track truck trailers at its distribution center in Greensboro, N.C. Tyco Electronics has implemented OATSystems' Asset Tracking solution, as well as Wi-Fi active tags with G2 Microsystems' system-on-chip technology. Read Article>
Monitoring Division, Inc. Secures $3.85 Million in Series A Funding 28.02.2008
Company sets new industry standard in network performance intelligence, fueling early customer success. Read Article>
Space-Time Research - Victorian Data Superstar 22.02.2008
Victorian software developer Space-Time Research is now providing software solutions for Italy's Venice Port Authority, reinforcing Victoria's status as the nation's leader in ICT exports, Minister for Information and Communication Technology Theo Theophanous announced today. Read Article>
Ivor Frischknecht, investment director, Starfish Ventures 19.02.2008
AustralianIT, Ben Woodhead
Interest in clean technology companies is surging but governments must move quickly to support the sector if they're to prevent an exodus of start-ups from, Starfish Ventures investment director Ivor Frischknecht says. Read Article>
Holly Connects Integrates LumenVox Speech Technology 29.01.2008
Holly Voice Platform customers now have another option for speech recognition technology with official support for the LumenVox Speech Engine. Read Article>
Aussie developer bags $4m funding 30.11.2007
AustralianIT, Fran Foo
AUSTHINK Software has raised $4.1 million in a second round of funding led by Melbourne venture capitalist Starfish Ventures. Read Article>
Fujitsu- Distra in EFT payments solutions 21.11.2007
Fujitsu Services and Distra have entered into a market development arrangement to promote the adoption of next generation EFT payments solution by the Spanish Financial Services market and also across the European region. Read Article >
ImpediMed US Distributor “Lymphedema Products, LLC” launch ImpTM XCA 12.11.2007
ImpediMed is pleased to announce the commencement of product launch activities by one of its distributors, Lymphedema Products, LLC who are launching ImpediMed’s first US FDA cleared medical device, the XCA, for use in the clinical assessment of lymphoedema among breast cancer survivors. Read Article>
Space-Time Research announcement 01.11.2007
Space-Time Research announcement has announced that the Venice Port Authority, a leading Mediterranean port in Italy, has selected SuperSTAR, Space-Time Research’s innovative self-service business intelligence solution. Read Article>
Audinate Brings Dante™ Digital Audio Networking Technology to AES 03.10.2007
This is the 123rd AES Convention, but the first for Audinate, a new company built around a new technology. Dante is an advanced digital media networking technology initially proposed and developed by Audinate’s founders as a major research project under the auspices of National Information & Communications Technology Australia (NICTA). Read Article
Bank of Queensland slashes telco bills 03.10.2007
AustralianIT, Fran Foo
TELECOM expense billing errors should be a thing of the past at the Bank of Queensland thanks to technology first developed in Australia. The new system provides greater visibility into expenditure and eliminates manual processes, Bank of Queensland CIO Iain Blacklaw says BoQ has selected a telecom expense management (TEM) system from Quickcomm, which the bank's chief information officer says will deliver significant savings. Read Article>
Protagonist Secures US$9 Million financing for Novel Therapeutic Programs 19.09.07
Brisbane, Australia - Protagonist, a biotechnology company developing novel therapeutics for inflammatory and metabolic conditions, today announced the successful closing of a US$9 million (est. A$11.9 million) Series A financing. Read Article>
Regions embrace renewable energy 17.09.2007
The Age Newspaper, Nick Sheridan
The growing concern about the security of sustainable energy supplies has prompted a number of regional communities in Victoria to begin the move towards renewable energy sources. Read Article>
CSC's Ian Murray Joins Quickcomm to Lead Channel Management 01.08.2007
New York, NY (August 1, 2007) - Quickcomm Software Solutions, a leading global provider of telecommunications expense management software and services, today announced the addition of Ian Murray to the company's management team. Ian brings over 15 years of progressive experience spanning finance, operations and management to Quickcomm, enabling the company to continue its rapid growth and expansion in telecom expense management. Murray will join Quickcomm as Vice President, Channel Management, where he will serve as a liaison with strategic partner Vercuity and manage channel agreements with service providers and outsourcers. Read Article >
Money pours into Green Tech - Australian IT 24.07.2007
DOTCOM entrepreneurs are beating a path to the clean technology sector as cashed-up super funds open the spigot for ventures targeting green concerns ranging from energy to drought and global warming. Read Article >
Quickcomm receives general services administration (GSA) (Schedule 70) Information Technology contract 11.07.2007
Quickcomm Software Solutions, a leading global provider of telecommunications expense management (TEM) software and services, today announced that it has received a United States, General Services Administration (GSA), GSA Schedule 70 Information Technology Contract. The Quickcomm GSA contract number is #GS-35F-0429T and the initial five year contract period runs through May 13, 2012. Quickcomm has three additional five year option periods available under this contract for a potential 20 year contract period. Read Article >
Optium Strengthens WSS ROADM Product Line With Acquisition of LCoS Intellectual Property Assets 10.07.2007
HORSHAM, Pa., Jul 10, 2007 (PrimeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) -- Optium Corporation (Nasdaq:OPTM), a leading supplier of high-performance optical subsystems, today announced that it has acquired certain intellectual property assets of Microdisplay Corporation related to the design of Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) wafers used in its next generation WSS ROADM product line. The aggregate purchase price in the transaction was approximately $2 million, including the assumption of certain liabilities. Read Article >
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