Wednesday, January 9, 2008

iVerify is interactive video monitoring company, has raised $21 million in private funding

What Company Is Offering:
iVerify, one of the largest dedicated video monitoring centers in the country services national retailers, financial institutions, and public utilities. It operates its National Video Monitoring Center from Charlotte, North Carolina. They deliver verified business data to help companies increase revenue and profitability. Their unique, interactive solution integrates real-time audio, remote video and motion detection with web-based displays and reporting.

How It Works:

Their Video Monitoring Center (VMC) serves as your information hub and control center. There, specially trained operators monitor and verify on-site activities, and respond accordingly: collecting information, creating reports and taking action when necessary. Their unique system combines audio/video intelligence with human interaction to provide their customers an unprecedented level of control and verification.
How Much They Got From VCs:
The iVerify system can benefit every department within a company. Merchandising, operations, human resources, construction and senior management can put the system to work for their own needs by way of online reporting and live camera views. We work one-on-one with each customer to design a system that best achieves that business’ goals.
How Much They Got From VCs:


iVerify is interactive video monitoring company, has raised $21 million in private funding from RBC Century Bank and a "private equity sponsor." The company also announced the $8.5 million cash acquisition of Smart Interactive Systems Inc., the video monitoring business of Magal Security Systems (Nasdaq: MAGS).

More at:http://www.iverify.us/

MyMapCards

Share your business cards, present your company, find new business contacts, and zoom in to find local contacts.

More at:http://www.mymapcards.com/

Morale-O-Meter

What Company Says:
This is just a silly site where you can keep track of your morale and display it on your websicle. It was created by Buster McLeod.

How It Works:
It will get you an email every morning reminding you to report your morale for the previous day. It will also tell you the day's average morale and who had the craziest day.

Unique Features:


1. Keep track of, and share, your morale, health, sleep, alcohol consumption, and caffeine consumption.
2. Compare your day with the days of others.
3. Customize a free graph of your morale trends to put on your own site.
4. Get (optional) daily email reminders about each day.

More at:http://morale.erikbenson.com/

alaTEST is a free and independent product quality comparison engine

What Company Is Offering:
alaTEST is a free and independent product quality comparison engine created for consumers who look for simple and objective product information.
alaTEST is a unique service helping consumers with their shopping decisions by objectively informing them about product quality. They are totally independent towards product manufacturers, retailers and review sources.

How It Works:

Today’s vast array of products can be overwhelming. Questions such as what product, what brand, what version and for what price are not longer easy to answer. Therefore, alaTEST wants to help by providing unbiased product quality information. They do not test any product themselves; instead, they have developed one of the fastest growing databases in the world with professional tests. This database is continuously updated with new tests and reviews that are matched with product specifications and prices provided by their network partners - all with the purpose of informing consumers un a simple, effective and objective way.

Unique Features:
alaSCORE is a complex algorithm that recollects different product quality ratings from reliable sources, standardizes them and develops them into the most unbiased result currently available in the market.
More at:http://alatest.com/

SEONIK Is A Search Engine Friendly Link Generator

What Company Is Offering:
SEONIK is not tool that will make your URLs shorter.SEONIK is a search engine friendly link generator.SEONIK is a tool that helps you to convert dynamic URLs into SEO Frendly looking html URLs. SEONIK URLs automatically redirect to destinations that you choose. Also SEONIK has special algorithm that give you ability to know the best suitable keywords for your web page.

How It Works:

SEONIK will crawl the given URL, extract text as a search engine would and analyses the density of the keywords. As a result the 20 most common words and phrases in the webpage can be seen.The keywords have been generated based on the content of your web page. SEONIK defines the so called Keyword Density. Keyword Density is the percentage of occurrence of your keywords to the text in the rest of your webpage.

The keywords have been generated based on the content of your web page. SEONIK defines the so called Keyword Density. Keyword Density is the percentage of occurrence of your keywords to the text in the rest of your webpage.
Unique Features:
Its based on Static URLs.
1. Static URLs typically Rank better in Search Engines.
2. Search Engines are known to index the content of dynamic pages a lot slower compared to static pages.
3. Static URLs are always more friendlier looking to the End Users.
More at:http://seonik.com/

EmployeeSuggestionBox.com

What Company Says:
EmployeeSuggestionBox.com provides everyone in your organization—from your department managers, your salespeople to your warehouse staff— an on-demand platform to capture, develop and incorporate good ideas companywide.

How It Works:

The first step is to bring in promising ideas. Solicit and capture ideas from your employees. Inspire fresh and creative thinking where each individual can tap into his/her imagination.

Create, distribute and report on an online opinion poll straight from your desktop. Build consensus among co-workers and have the group vote on ideas to consider and tally the results to get a priority of feelings of the group.

The facilitator can open the idea campaign by posing a question or an existing submitted idea and then letting the group brainstorm the idea. This brainstorming session provides a method for your company to build upon ideas into full-blown concepts.

Employees excel when you present them with on-the-job challenges. Match the right people with the right projects and quickly turn ideas into a real product, service, or business model.

More at:https://www.employeesuggestionbox.com/

TimeBridge has created the first personal scheduling manager

What Company Is Offering:

TimeBridge has created the first personal scheduling manager to give busy professionals a faster, more efficient way to schedule meetings and manage their time. TimeBridge's one-step scheduling is the most efficient way to schedule meetings with large groups or individuals across time zones, calendaring systems and companies.

How It Works:

TimeBridge allows users to easily schedule meetings, share their availability with others, and connect directly with calendars including Outlook and Google Calendar.

While online calendars help users track their time, TimeBridge facilitates the social, and often complex process of getting busy people together— in person, on the phone or online.
More at:http://www.timebridge.com/

SoonR--making computer files available and useful to people anytime, through any mobile phone or Internet connected device got $9.5 million

What Company Is Offering:
SoonR is a global innovator dedicated to making computer files available and useful to people anytime, through any mobile phone or Internet connected device.

How It Works:
The SoonR service continuously and securely backs up computer files and allows users to easily search for, view, forward and share documents from wherever they are, and on whatever connected device they prefer. The company provides carriers and other partners with a branded, premium service and a compelling revenue model. The service works across worldwide carrier networks and major handset operating systems.

Unique Features:
SoonR’s platform brings the computer desktop and mobile worlds together as never before. Through SoonR, users can easily access, back up and share files on their desktop computer while on the go, right from their mobile phone or Internet-enabled device -- and even when the computer is turned off.

How Much They Got From VCs:
SoonR announced that it has closed a strategic $9.5 million Series B investment led by Cisco, intended to help the company expand its mobile platform and advance its new partner-driven distribution strategy. Previous investors Intel Capital and Clearstone Venture Partners also participated in the round. Total investment in the two-year old company now stands at $15.5 million.

More at: www.soonr.com

STEP Labs produces crystal-clear voice communications even in the noisiest environments received $6.5 million in Series B funding

What Company Is Offering:
STEP Labs is venture-backed, Silicon Valley-based acoustic software company whose technology produces crystal-clear voice communications even in the noisiest environments. Unlike traditional noise cancelation technologies, STEP's patented technology uses an understanding of the physics of sound wave propagation to isolate voice from ambient noise. This approach offers a broad applicability to a wide range of wireless telecommunications and consumer electronic devices. Working with leading global manufacturers, STEP Labs is designing some of the industry's most advanced hands-free products, including Bluetooth headsets, stereo headphones, helmets and eyewear.


How It Works:
STEP Labs develops and licenses advanced voice separation technology and acoustic design services to manufacturers. Bluetooth headsets enabled with STEPware allow clear, consistent voice communications in even the most severe, high-decibel noise environments - such as a rock concert or a tradeshow. STEPware-enabled devices also make human-to-machine communications clear and concise, enabling near-perfect speech recognition in any noise environment.



How Much They Got From VCs:

STEP Labs announced that it received $6.5 million in Series B funding, led by Gabriel Venture Partners and supported by Individuals' Venture Fund, Garage Technology Ventures, Garage Canada, and private investors.

STEP will use the new funds to expand its acoustic expertise to support its manufacturing partners worldwide in the design of new products and the acceleration of their market introduction.

What VCs Says About Company:

"STEP's patented acoustic technology is a giant leap forward in voice recognition," said Scott Chou, partner at Gabriel Venture Partners. "STEP surpasses any technology out there today in noise elimination at very high decibels, maintaining voice fidelity - which means when you talk on a STEP-enabled Bluetooth device, your voice is always clear and natural."


For more : www.step-labs.com

Fancast--For Online Tv Viewing

What Company Is offering:
Fancast have created one all-inclusive escape that combines everything you want to know about TV, movies, and celebrities. More than just the latest entertainment buzz, Fancast is also your number one place to find what to watch, where to watch it, and when it's available.

How It Works:

With Fancast, you can watch the hits CSI: Miami, 30 Rock, How I Met Your Mother, and plenty of other full-length TV series. You can also check out the latest movie trailers, clips, photos, news and reviews. And you can search for any movie and TV-related info you absolutely need at that moment.Fancast is your destination devoted to TV, movies and celebrities.

To browse the site, click one of the links on the site's main navigation bar to find content. Click Sign In so you can save content to Your Fancast Favorites and personalize your experience.

You can watch video on Fancast anytime without a subscription. In fact, they've created a special place where you can watch and search for movie, TV and other entertainment video. Their editors will let you know what's hot this week. Use the following pointers to get started.
More at:http://www.fancast.com/

Earth Class Mail --Your Postal Mail Online Got funding of $13.3 million

What Company Is Offering:

Earth Class Mail is changing how postal mail is delivered, for the betterment of individuals, businesses, national post offices, and most importantly – the planet. Instead of making physical postal deliveries which are so dependent on fuel for planes and trucks, they deliver postal mail online - where people can deal with it instantly, anywhere in the world.

How It Works:

No matter where their customers are, they simply log-in to view pictures of their mail and decide what they want to do with each piece. For example, they can choose which pieces to have opened and scanned so they can read them online, and which to recycle, archive, or have sent to them in “snail mail” form wherever they are located – all with the click of a mouse.

For businesses, Earth Class Mail not only delivers employee mail regardless of where each employee happens to be, but they also handle standardized process mail such as claim forms, invoices, legal documents, mortgages, applications, tax documents and checks more efficiently and cost-effectively than ordinary document management and storage solutions.

By offering national posts the ability to deliver mail online, Earth Class Mail can move posts from their current energy-wasting physical-delivery model to clean electronic delivery for a significant portion of the mail they currently handle. Their patent-pending MegaSorter automated storage and retrieval system is a transformative technology capable of sorting mail faster and at a fraction of the cost of existing sorter technologies.

How Much They Got From VCs:
Earth Class Mail, which allows people to view their postal mail online, has closed its first round of funding at $13.3 million.



More at:http://www.earthclassmail.com/

PageOnce is the first Personal Internet Assistant web site,got $1.5 million round led by Valley entrepreneurs

What Company Is Offering:
PageOnce is the first Personal Internet Assistant web site.
They are an innovative Internet company located in the heart of the Silicon Valley in California.PageOnce adheres to the highest standards in security in order to keep your data private and secure. They work to bring you a great service, with the peace of mind that your information will be protected.

PageOnce is currently in an invitation only beta and is expecting to open its site soon.

How It Works:

They recognize that security is an important issue for you.
They never require information that connects you to your accounts. All PageOnce needs is your e-mail. You can be as anonymous as you want.

Unique Features:

1.All your data is encrypted with a 256-bit encryption level.

2.All personal data exchanged with PageOnce.com is encrypted with 128-bit (the highest industry standard) Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) system, the highest industry standard, to create a protected connection between users and PageOnce.com's server.

3.All your profile data is safely secured on our database behind multiple firewalls that prohibit unauthorized access.

How Much They Got From VCs:

It has announced the closing of a $1.5 million round led by Valley entrepreneurs Liron Petrushka and Bobby Lent.

Who Is Backing Them:

1.Guy Goldstein – Co-Founder and CEO


Guy brings over 16 years of experience in all aspects of technology, product development, management and strategy. Prior to PageOnce, Guy served in an executive position of Corporate Development at HP software, responsible for mergers, acquisitions and strategy. Before that, Guy spent 9 years in various R&D executive roles at Mercury Interactive. Guy holds a bachelor's degree in Business and computer science, cum laude, from the Tel-Aviv University. Guy served in the Israeli Air Force as a major and fighter pilot.
2.Ahikam Kaufman – Co-Founder ChiefOperation Officer

Ahikam brings over 16 years of experience in corporate finance and business operations, including sales operations, business analysis, M&A, financial reporting and financial systems. Prior to PageOnce, Ahikam served in an executive role in the sales operations organization in HP software. Before that, Ahikam spent 6 years in various leadership positions in the Finance organization at Mercury Interactive. Prior to that, Ahikam served as the CFO of Conduct Software, a venture-backed start-up acquired by Mercury in 1999. Ahikam holds a bachelor degree in Economics and an LL.M. in Law from the Bar-Ilan University, Ahikam is also a certified public accountant.
http://www.pageonce.com/How_we_keep_you_safe.html

Break.com is teaming up with Verizon Wireless to provide its original video content on VCast Mobile

What Company Says:
Break is the premier online entertainment destination for guys with over 18,000,000 unique viewers and 500,000,000 page impressions per month (Nielsen Site Audit). Men 15-35 come to Break to enjoy the best content online, helping show over 12,000,000 videos and 5,000,000 pictures daily. Break is more than a website - we are a cutting edge community for guys and the content they like, content made by our viewers for our viewers. We know what guys want to see because we want to see it, too.

Recent Updates:
Break.com is teaming up with Verizon Wireless to provide its original video content on VCast Mobile. Most of of Break’s video content will be available through VCast, including user-generated content, news and more. The motive is obviously, to reach an extended medium through mobile distribution.

The company has also been releasing several upgrades to its web service, but a partnership with Verizon makes it easier for Break to make its content mobile in the portal format that VCast provides to Verizon users.

More at:http://www.break.com/

Spinn3r is a web service for indexing the blogosphere, Upgrades with new Spinn3r version 2.1

What Company Is Offering:
Spinn3r is a web service for indexing the blogosphere. They provide raw access to every blog post being published - in real time. They provide the data and you can focus on building your application / mashup.

Spinn3r handles all the difficult tasks of running a spider/crawler including spam prevention, language categorization, ping indexing, and trust ranking.

How It Works:

You focus on building your application and they give you raw access to their weblog index. Developers within your company just need to call their API every few seconds for the freshest news content.

Recent Updates:

Spinn3r released a laundry list of upgrades ,Spinn3r version 2.1.The biggest aspect of the new release is the full crawler support. It fetches the full HTML of all the posts it discovers and extracts the body of the post. In doing so, spinn3r provides the content under an entirely new API, which its reference client implements, and existing clients can port their code in order to support the new functionality.

More at:http://spinn3r.com/