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Invensense Sees 65% Growth As Motion Processing Becomes Must-Have for Handhelds

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April 17, 2012 – 

InvenSense caught the wave of mass market demand for motion processing –and gyroscopes—as applications moved beyond the gaming niche to wide adoption in smart phones and tablets last year. “Motion sensing is as transformational as wireless and cameras for the mobile phone market,” argues CEO Steve Nasiri, noting that strong traction for motion interfaces is also now expanding into wearable sensors and smart TV controls. That’s helped the company to rapidly diversify beyond its early dependence on the gaming market, which accounted for more than 70% of its sales in its last fiscal year. But nongaming applications accounted for more than 50% of its revenue in the most recent quarter, and are on track to be well over 60% of revenues for its current fiscal year through March. Continue Reading »

May
1st

MakeMyTrip’s New Section ‘Inspire’ Helps Travellers Check Out Probable Vacation Destinations

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April 13, 2012 – 

If you have recently visited MakeMyTrip.com, you must have noticed a new section that has been added to the online travel booking site. The section is called Inspire (you can find it right next to the MakeMyTrip logo on the homepage of the site) and it helps consumers in planning vacations/trips to over 150 destinations across the globe. Let’s have a look at what’s new. Continue Reading »

May
1st

DynamicOps Named a Finalist in Cloud Computing for the 2012 Best Products Award by Network Products Guide

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April 12, 2012 – 

DynamicOps, pioneer of the Operations Virtualization™ platform that enables unified cloud automation and management, today announced that Networks Product Guide, a leading technology research and advisory guide, has named DynamicOps as a finalist for the 7th Annual 2012 Best Products Award in the “Cloud Computing” category. These industry and peer awards honor achievements and recognitions in every facet of the IT industry. Winners will be announced in Las Vegas on May 8, 2012. Continue Reading »

May
1st

Making the Most of Pinterest for Marketing

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April 23, 2012 – 

Given the growing importance of visual content in online marketing, Pinterest’s launch couldn’t have been better timed. Although launched in late 2010, it was in the summer of 2011 that the social community woke up to this ‘Pinteresting’ addition to the online marketing space. Thismoment’s research on how Pinterest has performed in a fiercely competitive, visually rich, social space shows that: Continue Reading »

May
1st

Sensage Named Finalist in 2012 Network Products Guide Hot Companies Awards

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April 24, 2012 – 

Sensage, Inc., the leading provider of advanced Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and founder of Open Security Intelligence, today announced its selection as a Hot Company finalist in Network Products Guide’s 2012 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards. Continue Reading »

May
1st

SharePoint 2010 Integration Now Offered in DotNetNuke

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April 23, 2012 – 

DotNetNuke Corp., the global leader in adaptive web software that keeps a business’ online presence relevant and effective, today announced the immediate availability of a new and improved Microsoft(R) SharePoint integration that now supports both SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010. The new SharePoint Connector, part of the DotNetNuke Enterprise Edition, seamlessly integrates best-of-breed document management with the popular DotNetNuke web content management solution, giving organizations the ability to efficiently and securely publish documents from SharePoint directly to their externally-facing websites. Continue Reading »

May
1st

Forbes Ranking of Startup Incubators – AngelPad in Top 5!

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April 30, 2012 – 

Incubators have become an increasingly important part of the tech startup scene in recent years.

A number of hot startups have emerged from these programs, encouraging more new entrepreneurs to apply. They’ve become so popular that about one accelerator a day launches these days, says David Cohen, head of TechStars. Not only are they popping up in many cities, but also in specific verticals, such as education. These incubators have been called alternatives to MBAs. Emphasizing that concept, Y Combinator now even accepts applicants who don’t even have a startup idea.

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