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May 2013

Big Data Firm Tableau Raises $254m with IPOBig data visualization and analytics provider Tableau Software has raised $254.2m in an IPO, which priced its shares at $31 each and has valued the company at $2 billion. Seattle-based Tableau offers a range of business intelligence, data visualization and data analysis products. - May 21, 2013 (www.mrweb.com)	CST
Blackboard and Vital Source Launch Pilot for e-Textbook Platform within Blackboard LearnBlackboard Inc. and Vital Source Technologies, Inc., an Ingram Content Group company, have launched pilot programs with a number of colleges and universities to test-drive an integrated offering that makes the VitalSource Bookshelf platform and its hundreds of thousands of e-Textbooks available directly within Blackboard Learn, the company's flagship learning management system (LMS). - May 20, 2013 (www.prnewswire.com)	SAS
EBSCO and PTFS Europe form technology partnership Rebus:list to be Integrated with EBSCO Discovery ServiceEBSCO, a provider of discovery services for libraries, and PTFS Europe announce a new technology partnership. PTFS Europe will use the EBSCO Discovery Service API to integrate its reading list management system, Rebus:list, with EDS. Rebus:list will then be able to integrate with any EDS library’s ILS catalogue, internal repositories and EBSCO online information resources. - May 15, 2013 (www.librarytechnology.org)	SAS
Meltwater and NetSuite Partner to Integrate Online Intelligence to NetSuite's SuiteCloud Computing PlatformMeltwater, a provider of online intelligence solutions, and NetSuite Inc., a vendor of cloud -based financials / ERP software suites, announce a strategic partnership to bring online intelligence to NetSuite customers through NetSuite's SuiteCloud Computing Platform. - May 15, 2013 (finance.yahoo.com)	SAS
Twitter CEO Quits After TweetDeck DissolvesTwitter's UK CEO Dick Costolo is leaving the company after TweetDeck was dissolved as a separate UK business by Companies House. TweetDeck was acquired by Twitter back in May 2011 for a reported $40 million. - May 13, 2013 (news.softpedia.com)	NEWS
Triumph Learning Partners with Access Innovations on Common Core Standards-Integrated TaxonomyTriumph Learning LLC, a print and digital educational content company, has partnered with Access Innovations, Inc., a taxonomy development company, to create a new taxonomy designed to precisely align standards-based instructional content for all grades in the K– 12 education market. - May 13, 2013 (www.chron.com)	CST
Guardian News & Media Partners with Content Discovery Platform OutbrainGuardian News & Media has partnered with content discovery platform Outbrain to increase user engagement across its site, via smart personalised recommendations on editorial content. - May 10, 2013 (www.ukaop.org.uk)	NEWS
Connotate Continues Expansion of Senior Management TeamConnotate, Inc., a provider of Web data monitoring and extraction solutions, announced the expansion of its senior leadership team with the addition of Barry Graubart as Vice President of Product Strategy. - May 9, 2013 (www.marketwire.com)	CST
The Summon Service Expands Chinese-Language Content with Taiwanese Publisher Wu-Nan Book Co. Ltd.Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, continues to broaden the scope of Chinese-language content in the Summon service through an agreement to index more than 1000 books from Taiwanese publisher Wu-Nan Book Co. Ltd. - May 9, 2013 (www.stm-publishing.com)	CST
Akamai Technologies appoints Sidharth Malik as VP & MD for IndiaCloud computing firm Akamai Technologies announced appointment of former senior Director at Microsoft India, Sidharth Malik, as its new Vice President and Managing Director for India business. - May 7, 2013 (economictimes.indiatimes.com)	CST
InfoDesk PharmaIntelligence Platform Integrates Competitive Intelligence Directly With Third-Party DataInfoDesk has announced that its newly released PharmaIntelligence Platform can now link its competitive intelligence resources, such as newsletters and portals, directly to multiple third-party data sources with a single click. - May 1, 2013 (www.prweb.com)	STM

April 2013

Jobscience Appoints Miranda Nash as PresidentJobscience Inc., a Recruiting Engagement software company, announced the appointment of Miranda Nash as the company's President and member of its Board of Directors. - April 30, 2013 (www.marketwire.com)	CST
Michael Cairns joins Publishing Technology Executive TeamPublishing Technology plc, a provider of content solutions for publishers, has appointed Michael Cairns as COO, Online Solutions Division and member of the executive team. - April 30, 2013 (www.stm-publishing.com)	CST
Connotate and Aurora WDC Partner to Provide Corporations With Competitive IntelligenceConnotate, Inc., a provider of Web data monitoring and extraction solutions, announced a partnership with Aurora WDC, an advisory firm in competitive, strategic and market intelligence. Connotate and Aurora will work together to provide corporate clients with enhanced competitive intelligence services that incorporate Web data collected by Connotate's technology. - April 30, 2013 (osixmedia.com)	CST
III and OverDrive announce plans for deep API integrationOverDrive and Innovative Interfaces, Inc. (“III”) agreed on plans for deep API integration of OverDrive services into III products, including Sierra and Encore Discovery Services Platform. - April 26, 2013 (overdriveblogs.com)	CST
Txtr Opens 5 New eBook StoresGermany-based txtr has just unveiled five new ebook Stores in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, and Canada. Expanding into English speaking countries seems to be a huge priority, since txtr already has stores all over Europe. - April 25, 2013 (goodereader.com)	CST
Vocus Announces Results for First Quarter 2013Vocus, a marketing cloud provider, announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. GAAP revenue for the first quarter of 2013 was $46.2 million, a 33% increase over the comparable period in 2012. - April 23, 2013 (news.yahoo.com)	CST
Ex Libris Appoints New General Manager for European RegionEx Libris Group, a library automation solutions company, is pleased to announce that Koby Rosenthal, a manager in the high-tech industry, will run the Company’s European operations and serve as a corporate vice president effective May 6, 2013. - April 18, 2013 (www.exlibrisgroup.com)	CST
Facebook partners with Rovi to bring more in-depth movie and TV content info to user profilesFacebook has announced it will be integrating digital entertainment service Rovi Corporation into its platform. The two companies have agreed to form a partnership whereby Rovi's information database of movies, TV shows, and celebrities will be tied into Facebook profiles. - April 16, 2013 (thenextweb.com)	CST
Ingram Announces Market Entry Into India for VitalSource Bookshelf E-Textbook PlatformVital Source Technologies, Inc., Ingram Content Group's e-textbook solution, and B.i. Publications Pvt. Ltd., India's distributor of scientific, technical and medical content to the academic and professional communities, have agreed to form a joint venture, Ingram-B.i. Pvt. Ltd., to launch Ingram's VitalSource Bookshelf e-textbook platform to institutions in India. - April 15, 2013 (www.prweb.com)	SAS

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