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RadioShack to be the exclusive national retailer for Defense Mobile’s 4G LTE services for active military service members, veterans and their families FORT WORTH, Texas and WESTPORT, Conn., Aug. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/—RadioShack and Defense Mobile Corporation announced today that the companies have entered into an agreement for RadioShack to be the exclusive national retailer for Defense Mobile’s new nationwide 4G LTE mobile services. Built by veterans and supported by a 100 percent veteran-staffed Member Service organization, Defense Mobile is launching nationwide mobile services and a Continue reading →

ClearFit Secures $7 million in Series A Funding Round from GrandBanks Capital

Partnerships Help More Businesses Find and Hire the Right Workers

Two industry trailblazers, KnowledgeVision Systems and SAVO Group, have teamed up to bring a new communications offering to the sales enablement market. KnowledgeVision, the leader in online presentation technology, is partnering with SAVO, the leader in SaaS-based sales productivity solutions, to make multimedia enhancements to SAVO Inspire. Designed to help capture the attention of prospects and customers, the solution empowers sales reps to effortlessly incorporate interactive video elements into their presentations and digital conversations. KnowledgeVision and SAVO are demonstrating the new, integrated offering this week Continue reading →

Analytics pioneer aims to transform retail customer engagement

Funding from GrandBanks Capital and Relay Ventures will help ClearFit to grow.

ebookers.com, a division of Orbitz Worldwide (nyse:oww) becomes the first European online travel agent to offer rail tickets across the entire UK rail network alongside their flights, hotel and car hire offerings. Where previously consumers would have to book UK rail separate from their other holiday components, ebookers is able to offer their customers more choice by providing a one-stop shop for planning and purchasing all of their travel. ebookers have modeled their UK rail booking process off their easy-to-use booking system for flights, hotels Continue reading →

Groupon has bought New York City-based discount reservation service Savored, which offers diners up to 40 percent off their meals in exchange for making a reservation at a specific time. The acquisition complements Groupon Now, but distances Groupon even more from its core daily deals product. The daily deal is not so hot these days, something Groupon is well aware of. That’s why it continues to expand into new areas like products sales with Groupon Goods and merchant services with Groupon Payments and Rewards. The Continue reading →

Kenexa (NYSE: KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, today announced the launch of Kenexa Hot Lava Mobile 3.0, a leading mobile solution used to develop, manage and analyze the results of independent device communications, snack learning, performance support, sales enablement and surveys. The launch of Hot Lava Mobile 3.0 marks Kenexa’s entry into the mobile learning marketplace. Kenexa added Hot Lava Mobile to its portfolio in February as part of its acquisition of OutStart. Kenexa Hot Lava Mobile, rated one of Continue reading →

This week Kenexa, one of the largest and most successful HR and talent acquisition consulting companies, announced the acquisition of Outstart, a pioneering company in the market for e-learning tools, learning management, collaboration, and mobile learning solutions. This represents a major move for Kenexa, putting the company firmly into the market for training tools, systems, and solutions. (Research members, watch for a detailed bulletin on this acquisition coming later this week.) Background: Kenexa is a publicly traded consulting and software company which focuses on six Continue reading →