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Patient records giant Epic Systems will take a big step into the cloud in 2015
Venture Beat - 8 Nov 2014 00:36
The Verona, Wisconsin-based EHR giant will soon begin hosting the electronic health records systems of its hospital and medical group clients in the large new data center on its campus in Verona, Wisconsin.
The Backed Pack: A smart speaker, a fast charger & a portable 3D printer
Venture Beat - 8 Nov 2014 22:00
Each week, our friends at Backerjack bring us updates on some of the most successful gadget crowdfunding campaigns. Prizm A Paris-based company created Prizm to facilitate the process of personalized music curation. The ...
Excuses, Excuses: Leadership That Avoids The Blame Game
Forbes - 8 Nov 2014 21:38
“Do. Or do not. There is no try.
Death To The Soda Tax, Long Live The Soda Tax
Forbes - 8 Nov 2014 20:57Chinese location-based social app Momo files for U.S. IPO to raise $300M
Venture Beat - 8 Nov 2014 19:00
Momo, the Chinese location and interest-based social app, has filed for IPO to raise $300 million. Widely known as a mobile app for connecting strangers with location-based features, Momo now is transforming to an intere...
Intercept Pharmaceuticals Below $180: Mega Millions Vanish
Forbes - 8 Nov 2014 19:00
There are two ways to amass mega millions quickly these days. One way is to purchase a lucky lottery ticket. The other is to purchase the stock of an obscure biotechnology company, shortly before it announces positive...
Bloomberg explains its strategy for success in online TV
Venture Beat - 8 Nov 2014 17:00
Here's how Bloomberg TV managed to launch a successful online TV strategy years before CBS, HBO, and other major television networks.
WeChat opens API to connect official accounts and mobile apps
Venture Beat - 8 Nov 2014 05:02
WeChat is moving another step forward in terms of openness with community by launching an API to connect mobile apps and their WeChat official accounts today. With this API, developers can add an entry point into their m...
Mobile app developers: Here's an API for user acquisition
Venture Beat - 8 Nov 2014 03:15
CEO David Dundas calls it the “Stripe for mobile advertising.” That might be a little over the top, but the point is made: Decisive is trying to make the hardest problem in mobile development as simple as adding an A...
Hubspot, Marketo, Pardot, Act-On, and Eloqua lead latest marketing automation market share numbers
Venture Beat - 8 Nov 2014 00:52
Hubspot, Marketo, and Pardot are leading the latest marketing automation market share numbers from Datanyze, a big data analytics startup that spiders millions of websites for the software-as-service tools and technologi...
Be Dangerous: How To Unleash The Power Of The Alpha Bear In Business
Forbes - 8 Nov 2014 00:21
Ever been close to a bear? Felt the power of something that could rip you to shreds if it wanted to? It’s similar feeling to being next to a great CEO or entrepreneur. The energy is intense. There is an animal vitality...
0xdata takes $8.9M and becomes H2O to match its open-source machine learning project
Venture Beat - 8 Nov 2014 00:20
0xdata, the startup behind the H2O open-source machine-learning project, has secured a new funding round to the tune of $8.9 million. And as it looks to grow, the startup is ditching its original name and going with H2O ...
Microsoft's Office updates are great news for Android and iOS, but hurt Windows and Windows Phone
Venture Beat - 8 Nov 2014 00:13
Microsoft made multiple massive announcements for its Office suite this week. The big focus was Android and iOS, however, not the company’s own operating systems. Here’s a quick recap: Creating and editing is now fre...
Uber is reportedly raising at least $1B more, pushing past $17B valuation
Venture Beat - 8 Nov 2014 00:07
Uber may be in the process of raising another $1 billion dollars in funding. No, really. Word of the new funding round arrives five months after the company announced a $1.2 billion raise at a “record” $17 billion va...