Deal Radar 2009: LiveOffice

LiveOfficeworks with large and small organizations to archive, discover (i.e., search for information in preparation for litigation), and manage their email. It operates under a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) model and helps companies to handle an issue in capital expenditure, storage, backup, networks, replication, disaster recovery, upgrades, maintenance, monitoring, and management. Gartner, Inc. recently recognized LiveOffice as the

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Deal Radar 2009: Nimsoft

Founded in 2002, Nimsoft is a leading provider of service level management (SLM). It develops and sells software to monitor and manage IT systems. In October 2009, the Redwood City, California-based company extended its reach with Unified Monitoring, solutions for virtualized datacenters, hosted and managed services, cloud platforms, and SaaS resources.

Deal Radar 2009: Sheet Music Plus

I have talked at length about the potential for Web 3.0. Today, we will look at a company that is doing well as a web 1.0 company, but can take its business a great deal further if it applied web 3.0 principles. SheetMusicPlus.com, located in Emeryville, CA, is the world’s largest online retailer of sheet

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Deal Radar 2009: Eloqua

Eloqua, a provider of SaaS marketing automation platforms, was founded in 1999. Eloqua integrates direct marketing, interactive marketing, lead generation, and sales force automation to turn customer acquisition into a measurable process. There are now many companies in this space, but industry experts estimate that only 10% of B2B marketers use marketing automation systems, leaving

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Deal Radar 2009: Barracuda Networks

Barracuda Networks offers content security products that protect organizations from email, Web, and IM threats. The company sells low-cost, on-premise network security appliances such as antispam equipment and firewalls.

Deal Radar 2009: Clearwell Systems

Clearwell, founded in 2004, develops the Clearwell e-discovery platform, which allows enterprises to manage their litigation, regulatory, and corporate investigations. E-discovery can be defined as “any process in which electronic data is sought, located, secured, and searched with the intent of using it as evidence in a civil or criminal legal case.” Corporations can streamline the

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Deal Radar 2009: Bazaarvoice

Bazaarvoice uses the strength of social commerce to help companies build their business. Social commerce employs collaborative social media tools to assist in online buying and selling; to generate user content and customer reviews; and to connect customers to one another, increasing a company’s sales and customer base.

Deal Radar 2009: Shoplet.com

Shoplet.com is an online store from which consumers and businesses can purchase office products. Shoplet was founded in 1994, when online purchasing for B2B products was almost non-existent. Founder Tony Ellison was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs who realized that it was a market with potential.