Editor’s Note: We’ve been experimenting with publishing a weekly business news roundup of the many important stories we’re not able to cover in depth, and due to the volume of news we’ve wanted to include, we are considering publishing such roundups more frequently. This is an experiment in that vein.
Attivio Raises $34 Million in First Round of Outside Funding
Attivio, the data intelligence company based in Newton, has raised its first round of outside funding, according to Scott Kirsner at The Boston Globe. The $34 million round is being led by Oak Investment Partners and will go primarily toward sales and marketing. Attivio’s main product is a software offering called the Active Intelligence Engine that aims to make useful disparate bits of data that have previously been spread out throughout an organization. Read the full post at Boston.com.
Penn Foster College Chooses Vsnap to Integrate Video Messaging for Faculty and Students
The video messaging startup VSnap has landed a new client: PennFoster College. The online education leader has selected Vsnap to handle video messaging for its 150,000 students. Read the release here.
