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Since the first “Star Trek” television series took flight half a century ago, the science-fiction show and its many spin-offs have featured hundreds of characters–heroes, villains, comic relief, and even red-shirted extras who get killed in the first 15 minutes. Now comes a new videogame from Framingham’s Disruptor Beam Inc. that will let you play as any of them. In “Star Trek Timelines,” a player can go on adventures with a crew made up of characters from all the various “Star Trek” TV series and Continue reading →

Blackhawk Network announced it has completed the acquisition of Achievers Corp., as previously described in its June 11, 2015 press release. Achievers’ Employee Success Platform™ empowers employees and managers to deliver real-time recognition for meeting objectives, reaching milestones or driving results, to increase employee engagement and align with the values and goals of the employer. Blackhawk Network CFO Jerry Ulrich commented, “The purchase price of $110 million equates to approximately two times Achievers’ calendar 2014 adjusted operating revenues.” The company will provide additional details on Continue reading →

Together with hundreds of the region’s top tech entrepreneurs, community leaders and business execs on Wednesday evening, the Mass Technology Leadership Council (MassTLC) recognized MAVRCK as the 2015 Innovative Technology of the Year winner in the Sales & Marketing category during the 18th annual Technology Leadership Awards. The announcement comes just weeks following MAVRCK’s beta launch of its Instagram Influencer Activation Engine and pilot program with Tom’s of Maine. Since the integration, the platform has analyzed over 2 million Instagram posts and developed key insights Continue reading →

Celtra Recognized for Creative Impact in Digital Advertising with Double IAB MIX

Today, we’re breaking that cardinal rule that what happens in Vegas has to stay in Vegas. And we hope you’ll forgive us for this little breach. And that’s because, last night on October 15, 2015, ClearFit was named Most Innovative Cloud-Based Solution at the Recruiting Service Innovation (ReSI) Awards in Las Vegas during the annual gala awards ceremony. Earlier in the year a Fortune magazine article featured ClearFit as a major innovator shaping the future of how people and organizations come together. And so it’s Continue reading →

Defense Mobile and The American Legion have struck a new a new Mission Alliance relationship to improve the lives of and reduce mobile communications costs for U.S. military veterans and members of the Armed Forces. “Defense Mobile is on a mission to connect and improve the lives of veterans, a mission that aligns perfectly with the goals of The American Legion,” said Brendan Reilly, CEO of Defense Mobile. “This Mission Alliance allows Defense Mobile to expand its reach and help both organizations do more for Continue reading →

AOL today announced its continued investment in cross platform programmatic technology for marketers and publishers by signing an agreement to acquire Millennial Media, Inc. (NYSE: MM), a leading end-to-end mobile platform, for $1.75 per share of Millennial Media common stock. Following AOL’s recent acquisition by Verizon, which operates the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless network, and its global enterprise-level partnership with Microsoft, today’s announcement further strengthens AOL’s mobile capabilities and underlines its position as the first global mobile media technology company. AOL now operates Continue reading →

During the last 20 years licensed brands have gotten a bad name with gamers going far back to gems such as Judge Dredd and Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi. Which makes the success of Massachusetts-based Disruptor Beam, Inc. all the more novel. This is a social game developer built up around the concept of leveraging major licensed brands well. Launched in 2010, the studio aimed high and secured the Game of Thrones license out of the gate – releasing the highly regarded social game Continue reading →

Tableau plans to shut down InfoActive as a standalone operation

Pleasanton, Calif., June 11, 2015 – Blackhawk Network, a leading prepaid and payments network, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Achievers Corp. Achievers is a leading provider of employee recognition and rewards solutions designed to help companies increase employee engagement. The acquisition will broaden the reach of Blackhawk’s already extensive incentive and engagement business. “Achievers’ award-winning employee recognition platform is a complementary addition to our employee engagement portfolio and will enhance Blackhawk’s leadership position in the corporate incentives market,” Continue reading →