Roll over, sit, stay…vacay! For dog owners, planning their vacation away from home also involves finding accommodations for their four-legged family member. While some choose a dog resort or kenneling, more owners are choosing to send them to someone’s house with the help of dog-boarding services like Sleepover Rover. According to Fox Business, the robust dog … Read more
A longtime PetSmart executive has recently acquired and is now acting CEO of Phoenix-based CyberMark. CyberMark is a full-service Internet marketing agency that works with small to midsize businesses in search engine optimization, website development, video production, pay-per-click advertising, reputation management and social media marketing. John Alpaugh, former senior vice president and chief marketing officer … Read more
Co-written with Becky Brisley Blosme, a Scottsdale-born services consulting firm and software company has launched an improved version of their software Zip Code Services, a geo-location service that manages location-based data needs for its customers. It provides developers with the ability to integrate updated geographical data into their own apps through a zip code and … Read more
Scottsdale’s nettime solutions LLC, a cloud-based time and attendance software, announced that is has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by Paychex, Inc., the leading payroll, human resource and benefits outsourcing provider for small- to medium-sized businesses. According to Paychex President and CEO Martin Mucci, nettime solutions’ “development expertise” is a perfect partnership for Paychex’s outstanding customer service solutions. nettime … Read more
Crexendo, Inc., a hosted services company that provides hosted telecommunications services, hosted website services, website development software and broadband internet services for businesses and entrepreneurs, today announced an asset purchase agreement with One Stop Voice (“OSV”). OSV provides top of the line, feature rich, cloud-based communications systems to small and medium sized business customers. OSV … Read more
Microchip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, and ISSC Technologies Corporation (ISSC) today announced that they have signed an agreement to acquire ISSC, a leading provider of low power Bluetooth and advanced wireless solutions for the Internet Of Things (IoT) market. ISSC is publicly traded on the GreTai Securities Market … Read more
Hexagon AB, a Swedish company and global provider of design, measurement and visualization technologies, has begun negotiations to acquire Tucson-based Mintec Inc., a maker of management and modeling software for the mining industry. Terms of the purchase by Hexagon AB, were not disclosed, and the two companies said they expect the deal to close by … Read more
Tallwave, a commercializer, and its largest portfolio company, integrated digital marketing agency ethology, announced they have signed a definitive agreement to jointly acquire the assets of Arizona-based user-centered design firm 29th Drive. The cash and stock transaction is set to close at the end of this month for an undisclosed amount. 29th Drive was founded … Read more
OAISYS, a Tempe-based call center software company was acquired by business communications giant Mitel Monday. “Mitel is a natural fit for OAISYS as we look to expand and grow our product range and reach,” said Brian Spencer, OAISYS CEO. Mitel, which is based in Ottawa, has a large regional operation in Mesa. Spencer, now the … Read more
The shortest month of the year is over and with another month gone, it’s time for another Free Lunch Friday wrap-up. For February’s FLFPHOENIX event, Tom Rusling, general manager of iAcquire, an enterprise search marketing company, gave expert insight into content marketing, the importance of verifying writers on Google and domain authority to a sell … Read more