Who wants a suite? Oracle, Salesforce.com, Adobe, every software vendor, that’s who
Enterprise software companies, eager to soak up more of their customers’ IT budget are building out sales and marketing suites to do just that.
Boston’s mass transit system is broke and broken. Should tech companies help fix it?
The MBTA needs help to run more efficiently and for longer hours. Local tech execs said public-private partnerships could help.
Startup Discuzz seeks $3.3M to help sales pros network (and sell) better
Led by two Microsoft alums, Discuzz seeks money to build a better network for sales and marketing pros.
Need a quick $30K? Recommend the right developer and it’s yours
In a sign of scorching demand for star developers, Hubspot is willing to pay a $30,000 bounty to whoever recommends the right person it ends up hiring.
Why OpenStack is like kale — it’s cheap, easy to source and good for you
OpenStack, like kale, can be baked, roasted, sliced, diced, sauteed and pureed to be made part of anything. Or at least that’s what its backers hope.
Top 5 lessons learned at OpenStack Summit
There was lots of hubbub Tuesday at the OpenStack Summit. Actual customers talking about real implementations of the open-source cloud. Here’s what I learned.
Marketing automation boom continues with Marketo’s $75 million IPO filing
Marketo’s filing for an initial public offering is just the latest in a flurry of activity in the super-hot marketing automation space; stay tuned for more.
Infusionsoft rakes in $54M to automate marketing for small businesses
Marketing automation SaaS vendors remain hot properties. Oracle bought Eloqua for $871 million, Hubspot nabbed a $35 million mezzanine round, and now Infusionsoft has $54M in fresh cash from Goldman Sachs and others to attack the small business audience.
Oracle beefs up marketing applications savvy with $871M buy of Eloqua
For its $871 million buyout of Eloqua, Oracle will get more marketing automation expertise and access to more than 1,000 customers. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2013 and continues Oracle’s fourth quarter buying spree.