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Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Tinkercad, an easy-to-use browser-based 3D design tool. The addition of Tinkercad to Autodesk will help broaden the popular Autodesk 123D family of apps and supports Autodesk’s vision to help anybody ... read more

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and Acquity Group Ltd. (NYSE MKT: AQ) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Accenture will acquire Acquity Group, a leading digital marketing and eCommerce company. The acquisition will further strengthen and expand the broad range of digital marketing services that Accenture ... read more

Seattle, WA-based Tableau Software, Inc., a provider of business analytics software, opened for trading today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol “DATA” after its initial public offering. The company’s stock opened at $47, up 52% ... read more

Sprint (NYSE: S) today completed its transaction with U.S. Cellular (NYSE: USM) to acquire 20MHz of PCS spectrum in various Midwest markets including Chicago, South Bend, Ind., and Champaign, Ill., and 10MHz of PCS spectrum in the St. Louis market. The additional spectrum will significantly increase ... read more

Perficient, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRFT), a leading information technology consulting firm serving Global 2000 and other large enterprise customers throughout North America, today announced it has acquired San Francisco-based Clear Task, Inc. (“Clear Task”), an $8 million annual services revenue consulting ... read more

Celoxica, a leading provider of ultra low latency market data, order entry and pre trade risk solutions for high frequency traders and brokers, today announced the latest extension to its hardware accelerated market data products with the launch of the Generic Book Accelerator or GBA product ... read more

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: LLL) announced today that it has adjusted the conversion rate for its 3% Convertible Contingent Debt Securities (CODES) due 2035 (CUSIP Numbers: 502413AW7 and 502424AE4; ISIN Numbers: US502413AW73 and US502424AE49) (the “Securities”) in connection with the regular quarterly dividend ... read more

Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN), a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise, today announced the acquisition of privately-held Meridian Apps, Inc. (“Meridian”). With this acquisition, Aruba Networks enables new location-based services by combining its unique, network-based ... read more

The Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research (the Institute) announced today that it has finalized a funding agreement with NeuroNet Learning, providers of a learning enrichment program designed to help children improve motor skills, language, and information processing. Working with Florida’s research universities and ... read more

Keen Home Inc., developer of home automation products and services, has announced that it is in pursuit of raising capital to complete the development of its Keen Vent, a wirelessly networked home air vent system. The company recently launched an Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign on the heels ... read more

The National Disease Research Interchange (NDRI) has been awarded $5,955,435 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the next phase of human tissue collection for the Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) project—an NIH initiative begun in 2010 to investigate how genetic ... read more

Tick Data, Inc. (www.tickdata.com) is pleased to announce the corporate buyback of the firm by its long-time management team, led by Neal Falkenberry, CFA, and Thomas Myers, with additional funding from the Tactex F1 Private Equity Fund. After eight years of ownership by Penson Worldwide, Inc., ... read more

BonitaSoft, the number one growing business process management (BPM) solution provider, today announced the completion of a $13 million Series C round of funding led by the FSN PME (the French National Fund for Digital Society), a French government initiative ... read more

May 16, 2013: Nautilus, Inc. (NYSE: NLS), a leader in innovative home fitness equipment, today announced they are sending over more than 30 employees as participants in the ultimate fitness and teamwork challenge, Tough Mudder 2013. The event takes place in Fossil, Oregon on June 15 ... read more

SofTech, Inc. (OTCQB: SOFT), a proven provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions today announced the completion of a new debt facility. The new three year, $2.7 million debt facility replaces the Company’s current debt facilities that were to ... read more

AirWatch®, the global leader and innovator in mobile security and the largest Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) provider, announced a $25 million investment by Accel Partners. The funding will help AirWatch accelerate global growth, scale their research and development ... read more

Marqeta, a leading commerce and payments platform, today announced $14 million in Series B funding to introduce new platform features and aggressively expand its national footprint this year. The latest round of capital was led by a consortium of investors ... read more

TSYS (NYSE: TSS) today announced the pricing of two series of its senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1.1 billion, in an underwritten, registered public offering. Of these senior notes, $550 million will mature on June 1, 2018, and will bear interest at an annual ... read more

Mellanox® Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX) (TASE: MLNX), a leading supplier of end-to-end interconnect solutions for servers and storage systems, announced its intent to acquire privately held Kotura, Inc., a leading innovator and developer of advanced silicon photonics optical interconnect technology for high-speed networking applications. Mellanox ... read more

Sales Performance International (SPI) announced today the acquisition of WeSkill, LLC., an innovative provider of scalable, customized learning solutions. Through its unique authoring and content distribution platform, WeSkill offers out-of-the-box learning courseware in multiple areas, including: ... read more