[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Online identity verification service miiCard has completed a second seed funding round, securing $2.5 million angel and venture capital from a mix of investment groups including New Wave Ventures, IQ Capital and Par Equity. The investment supports miiCard’s expansion…
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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Pepsi Unveils Multi-Year Global Branding
April 30, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Pepsi has unveiled its first global campaign titled, Live for Now, based on the brand’s new global positioning. The multi-year campaign will launch first in the United States and begin to roll-out globally throughout 2012, and social media…
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TCS Launches Editorial Collaboration Platform
April 30, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has launched an Editorial Collaboration Platform (ECP). The ECP solution provides an online system for editorial planning of Web-based publishing and radio and television broadcasting. The ECP solution was developed by TCS’ Digital Media…
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How Will Yahoo Cover The Summer Olympics? Find Out.
April 30, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Yahoo has revealed a detailed plan of how it will be covering the Summer Olympics this year. The coverage will include original video programs, breaking news, expert analysis from Gold Medal Olympians Dan O’Brien (Track and Field), Summer Sanders (Olympics), Shannon…
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Nintendo 3DS Gets The Color Purple
April 30, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] The Nintendo 3DS system will soon be getting the color purple. ‘Midnight Purple’ to be exact. The new color will launch May 20, the same day Mario Tennis Open becomes available. Purple becomes the fifth color to join the Nintendo 3DS color…
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Dev Ittycheria Joins Greylock As Venture Partner
April 30, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Dev Ittycheria is coming aboard Greylock Partners, as a venture partner in the firm’s Silicon Valley office. His areas of focus are cloud services and enabling IT infrastructure. This includes big data, cloud computing, mobile, SaaS, social, storage, management and virtualization. His appointment comes at an…
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Groupon Now! Is Now 1.5 Million Big Deals
April 30, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Groupon has sold its 1.5 millionth Groupon Now! deal, says the company. Groupon Now! deals are real-time, location-based offers designed for consumers to immediately redeem. The milestone purchase was made at CiCi Nails in Chicago and was for a $30 manicure and…
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Microsoft Acquires $300M Stake In Barnes & Noble’s Nook
April 30, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] Barnes & Noble and Microsoft have formed a partnership in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary. The new subsidiary will bring together the digital and College businesses of Barnes & Noble. Microsoft will make a $300 million investment in…
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General Cable Opens India Manufacturing Plant
April 29, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] General Cable has completed construction on its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India. Designed and built in compliance with Indian Green Building standards, the manufacturing facility is situated on 20 acres of land in the industrial town…
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Sustainability Becoming Key Element Of Service Provider Selection
April 29, 2012
[Techtaffy Newsdesk] More organizations worldwide are building sustainability into their service provider selection and purchasing processes, according to the results from the 2012 Rackspace Green Survey. Rackspace randomly selected 2000 customers, of which 232 responded. Customers from 24 countries responded…
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