Monday, August 16, 2010

• Mobile Internet Pioneer Anurag Mendhekar Named CEO of PixSense --- SANTA CLARA, Calif.
  Posted at 5:17 PM
  Mobile social-media platform provider PixSense today announced the appointment of Dr. Anurag Mendhekar as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. As its new CEO, Dr. Mendhekar will shepherd the company through its next phase of international growth. Founding CEO Faraz Hoodbhoy will continue with the ... read more
• Alfresco Names Barry Costin as Territory Manager for Australia and New Zealand --- LONDON
  Posted at 5:00 PM
  

  Alfresco Software today announced Barry Costin’s appointment as territory manager for Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). With over 20 years in the IT industry Barry will be responsible for managing Alfresco’s sales growth in ANZ. ... read more
• Alex P. Hart Joins Tier Technologies as CEO and a Director --- RESTON, Va.
  Posted at 3:46 PM
  

  Tier Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TIER), a leading provider of electronic payment solutions for the biller direct market, announced that Alex P. Hart commenced employment as Tier’s new President and Chief Executive Officer on August 16, 2010. Mr. Hart also joined Tier’s Board of Directors on August ... read more
• Innovaro Announces Leadership Change --- TAMPA, Fla.
  Posted at 3:22 PM
  

  Innovaro, Inc. (NYSE Amex:INV) today announced that Mr. Douglas Schaedler, its Chief Executive Officer, has resigned from his position as Chief Executive Officer of the Company and from his position as a member of the Board of Directors, effective as of August 16, 2010. ... read more
• ConverterTechnology Promotes Shawn Allaway to President --- NASHUA, N.H.
  Posted at 12:58 PM
  

  Global IT leader ConverterTechnology has promoted Shawn Allaway to President. Converter Technology helps enterprises migrate to new versions of Microsoft® Windows and Microsoft Office, mitigating the risks, costs and productivity loss that typically arise from enterprise deployments. ... read more
• Fashion Retail Veteran and E-Commerce Entrepreneur Miriam Lahage Joins eBay® to Lead Multibillion-Dollar Fashion Business --- SAN JOSE, Calif.
  Posted at 12:18 PM
  

  eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY), the world’s largest online marketplace and global m-commerce leader, today announced that retail apparel veteran and accomplished e-commerce entrepreneur Miriam Lahage is joining the company in the newly created role of General Manager, eBay Fashion, responsible for growing and driving innovation across the company’s ... read more
• Getty Images Appoints Bart Catalane as Chief Financial Officer --- NEW YORK & SEATTLE
  Posted at 11:49 AM
  

  Getty Images, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Bart Catalane as Chief Financial Officer. With more than 25 years in financial and operating management with media companies including webloyalty.com, LIN Television Corporation, Ziff Davis Media and ABC, Catalane has a proven track record of ... read more
• FeatureTel CEO Introduces Mark Cuban at Local Tech Wire Event --- APEX, N.C.
  Posted at 10:55 AM
  

  FeatureTel, North Carolina’s first hosted VoIP business telephone service company, was a partner sponsor of the Local Tech Wire event that brought NBA team owner and dot-com billionaire Mark Cuban to Durham, N.C. last week. FeatureTel Founder and CEO Paul ... read more
• Prommis Solutions Names Phil Johnsen Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing --- ATLANTA
  Posted at 10:53 AM
  

  Prommis Solutions, LLC, today announced that it has appointed Phil Johnsen as senior vice president of sales and marketing. Johnsen joins Prommis from DDN Mortgage Services LLC, where he was the founding partner and president. He will report to Brandon Barnett, EVP of Business ... read more
• InPA Systems Inc. Targets Active Debug™ for Rapid Prototyping --- SAN JOSE, Calif.
  Posted at 10:00 AM
  

  InPA Systems, Inc. has been formed to develop and market FPGA-based rapid prototyping technology that allows users to employ the company’s patent pending Active Debug including full visibility technology to better detect hardware faults and reduce the FPGA P&R iterations ... read more
• Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman Strengthens and Expands its Patent Group --- NEW YORK
  Posted at 9:08 AM
  Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman, a boutique New York-based law firm known for its intellectual property and litigation abilities, announced that it has expanded its Patent Group. Anastasia Zhadina has been elected as a ... read more
• Yankee Group Continues to Broaden its Cloud Expertise --- BOSTON
  Posted at 8:25 AM
  

  Yankee Group today announced that cloud computing expert George Hamilton has rejoined the firm as principal analyst and a key member of the Anywhere Enterprise® team. In this role, Hamilton will leverage his more than 15 years of industry experience to augment Yankee ... read more
• Alan Feld and Ted Strauss Join Bazaarvoice Board of Advisors --- AUSTIN, Texas
  Posted at 8:03 AM
  

  Bazaarvoice, the market and technology leader in hosted social commerce applications that drive sales, today welcomed Alan Feld and Ted Strauss as its newest advisors. The illustrious executives, icons in the Texas business community, will provide strategic guidance to Bazaarvoice ... read more
• Lighthouse1 Continues Adding Industry Power to Its Team --- MINNEAPOLIS
  Posted at 7:30 AM
  

  Lighthouse1, an industry leader in consumer-driven healthcare (CDH) administration software solutions, announced today that Jim Williams has joined the company as vice president of business development. Williams most recently served as the president of Integrated Healthcare, LLC. Prior to that, he served as the co-founder, president ... read more
• Worldwide Clinical Trials Appoints Evelyn Graham as Executive Vice President, Global Business Development --- KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.
  Posted at 7:30 AM
  

  Worldwide Clinical Trials, Inc., a privately held global contract research organization, today announced that Evelyn Graham has joined the company as Executive Vice President, Global Business Development. With more than 20 years of drug development experience, Ms. Graham will lead sales, ... read more
• Cardlytics Closes $18 million of Growth Capital --- ATLANTA
  Posted at 7:30 AM
  Cardlytics, the pioneer of transaction marketing, announced today that it has raised $18 million in new equity to support its rapid expansion. New investors ITC Holdings and Kinetic Ventures led this round of financing and all previous investors ... read more
• NaviSite CEO Arthur P. Becker Steps Down and is Succeeded by R. Brooks Borcherding --- ANDOVER, Mass.
  Posted at 7:25 AM
  

  NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI) today announced that Arthur P. Becker has stepped down from his position as NaviSite’s Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. He is succeeded by the Company’s President, R. Brooks Borcherding, who will now serve as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company. ... read more
• DG FastChannel Executive, Karen Dealy, Joins YANGAROO --- TORONTO
  Posted at 7:03 AM
  

  YANGAROO Inc., (TSX-V: YOO; OTCBB: YOOIF) the industry's leading secure digital media distribution company, has announced that it has appointed former senior DG FastChannel (NASDAQ: DGIT) executive and advertising industry veteran Karen Dealy as President of U.S. Advertising Operations. She ... read more
• DAX Technologies Hires Two Industry Veterans for Chief Marketing and Global Sales Roles --- MATAWAN, N.J.
  Posted at 7:00 AM
  

  DAX Technologies, a provider of customer experience management software solutions for mobile operators and government organizations, today announced the appointment of Brion Feinberg as its chief marketing officer and executive vice president of product management, and Jeffrey Moulton as its executive vice president of global sales, ... read more
• HemaCare Names Anna Stock Chief Operating Officer and Lisa Bacerra Chief Financial Officer --- LOS ANGELES
  Posted at 7:00 AM
  

  HemaCare Corporation (OTCBB:HEMA) today announced that it has named Anna Stock as Chief Operating Officer and Lisa Bacerra as Chief Financial Officer effective immediately. During her 24 year tenure with HemaCare, Ms. Stock most recently held the position of ... read more