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Groupon has bought New York City-based discount reservation service Savored, which offers diners up to 40 percent off their meals in exchange for making a reservation at a specific time. The acquisition complements Groupon Now, but distances Groupon even more from its core daily deals product. The daily deal is not so hot these days, something Groupon is well aware of. That’s why it continues to expand into new areas like products sales with Groupon Goods and merchant services with Groupon Payments and Rewards. The Continue reading →

Kenexa (NYSE: KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, today announced the launch of Kenexa Hot Lava Mobile 3.0, a leading mobile solution used to develop, manage and analyze the results of independent device communications, snack learning, performance support, sales enablement and surveys. The launch of Hot Lava Mobile 3.0 marks Kenexa’s entry into the mobile learning marketplace. Kenexa added Hot Lava Mobile to its portfolio in February as part of its acquisition of OutStart. Kenexa Hot Lava Mobile, rated one of Continue reading →

This week Kenexa, one of the largest and most successful HR and talent acquisition consulting companies, announced the acquisition of Outstart, a pioneering company in the market for e-learning tools, learning management, collaboration, and mobile learning solutions. This represents a major move for Kenexa, putting the company firmly into the market for training tools, systems, and solutions. (Research members, watch for a detailed bulletin on this acquisition coming later this week.) Background: Kenexa is a publicly traded consulting and software company which focuses on six Continue reading →

Vela Systems Inc. announced today that it has been awarded a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Schedule 70 Contract for Information Technology (contract number GS-35F-0287Y). This award enables government agencies at the federal, state and local levels to procure the Vela Systems Field Management Software Suite off of a standard contract vehicle. The revolution in field devices, like iPads, and software infrastructures, like cloud computing, are enabling new ways of managing construction and operations. Vela Systems field management software leverages this technology revolution to enable Continue reading →

With KnowledgeVision, anyone can turn a YouTube video into a fully interactive multimedia experience, with synchronized presentation slides, dynamic reference links, searchable transcripts, chapter navigation, and social media widgets. KnowledgeVision turns the ordinary into something extraordinary. KnowledgeVision Systems, the leader in online video presentation technology, is now offering the capability to enhance any YouTube video with advanced interactive features, including synchronized presentation slides, clickable reference links, navigation, searchable transcripts, and social media widgets. Now, KnowledgeVision subscribers can turn their YouTube videos into complete multimedia experiences Continue reading →

At Streaming Media East in New York, KnowledgeVision introduces advanced analytics and viewer tracking features to its suite of video-enhanced online presentation tools. KnowledgeVision’s new functionality serves both content marketing and e-learning needs. KnowledgeVision Systems has introduced advanced viewer tracking and analytics capabilities to its market-leading system of video online presentation tools. KnowledgeVision 2.0 includes: an updated version of KVStudio, its powerful online presentation creation tool; KVCentral, a new browser-based console for publishing and tracking online presentations in content marketing and e-learning applications; and PresentationCloud™, Continue reading →

A new joint Instant Webinar from DemandGen Report and KnowledgeVision begins to address the inherent weaknesses of the traditional webinar format, by combining an immediately available rich, interactive on-demand video presentation experience with a live follow-up session on May 23, 2012: Think Outside the Frame: How to Repurpose Content into Interactive Video. In January, 2012, KnowledgeVision CEO Michael Kolowich called on the community of content marketers to reinvent the webinar for the new year. And now he’s taken the first steps to make that happen, Continue reading →

Hearst Interactive Media invests $5 million as part of the Series B round

The Series B financing will serve to extend Nexage's leadership in mobile advert

GlassHouse Technologies, a global provider of independent data center consulting and managed services, today announced that Patrick Scannell has been appointed to the role of CEO, effective immediately. Scannell, a member of GlassHouse’s Board of Directors, succeeds former CEO Mark Shirman who stepped down from the position. Scannell is charged with guiding the company’s growth as the market for its cloud, virtualization, security and next generation data center services continues to accelerate. In addition to serving on GlassHouse’s Board of Directors, Scannell is also a Continue reading →