Deal Radar 2009: Extrabux

Extrabux.com is a comparison shopping website that combines discounts from coupons and cash back to give shoppers the lowest price for any product. The site aims to save shoppers money on everyday purchases by enabling them to search for a product and view all the stores selling that product, along with the final price. The site integrates

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Deal Radar 2009: AppSense

AppSense is a user environment management (UEM) software solutions provider for user profile management, optimized application response, application feature lock down, protection from unauthorized applications, reduced logon/logoff times, and virtual and contextual desktops. Founded in 1999, the company is based in Daresbury, the United Kingdom, and has offices in London, New York, Melbourne, and Munich.

Deal Radar 2009: Hydra

We continue our coverage of online advertising with Beverly Hills-based Hydra. The company was founded by Zac Brandenberg, who while serving as the VP of the Dohring Company became an expert in conducting surveys online using email. This experience proved to him the power of online resources to connect with consumers and get them to

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Deal Radar 2009: eXo

eXo provides an open source software for areas including enterprise content management, workflow, and collaboration. The software is made for the Enterprise 2.0 workplace and was developed in partnership with its customers and partners.

Deal Radar 2009: Yola

Today’s post is about a company that could be helpful for start-ups or businesses on a tight marketing budget to get exposure on the Web without the high costs. Yola, previously known as Synthasite, is a free, do-it-yourself website creator. It operates on a brower-based Ajax platform and supplies users with simple instructions, tailored services,

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Deal Radar 2009: Kalypso

Founded in 2004, Kalypso is a management consulting firm that specializes in product innovation. Founders Bill Poston and George Young came together at Deliotte Consulting, where they were partners. The idea for Kalypso was born in a St. Regis hotel room in Houston when Poston and Young were attending the retirement party of a close

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Deal Radar 2009: uTest, Massachusetts

This blog has covered various aspects of outsourcing in some depth; today we turn to a business model that is at the crossroads of the older outsourcing model and the growing preference for on-demand and SaaS services. uTest uses crowdsourcing for its customers to test their Web, desktop, and mobile applications through a large community

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Deal Radar 2009: PSS Systems

Today’s Deal Radar focuses on the intersection of the law, compliance, and technology. In 2003, Deidre Paknad predicted that companies would have to change their practices for managing litigation due to the increase in electronic data and founded PSS systems. She spent a year interviewing practitioners and researching the space to develop Atlas, a software

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