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Ping Identity grabs $21M for cloud identity security

Ping Identity, a cloud-security company, said Tuesday it secured a second round of funding of $21 million. The funding will be used for product development and increased sales efforts.

Ping offers several tools to secure a company’s identity in the …

Foursquare celebrates over 10 million users

Location-based check-in leader Foursquare has just announced it now has over 10 million users around the world.

To accompany the milestone, the company has created an interactive map that shows a series of colorful dots that slowly spread around the …

AisleBuyer grabs $7.5M to help you skip the checkout line

AisleBuyer, a smartphone application that allows retail shoppers to scan products with their phones and check out without waiting in line, has announced its second round of funding for $7.5 million.

The funding will be used for product development as …

Pure Storage secures $28M more for enterprise flash storage

Pure Storage, a company trying to revolutionize the enterprise storage industry using flash memory, is preparing to raise another $28 million, according to a SEC filing.

The company is focused on using flash memory, typically found in consumer technology like …

nSphere snags deals application Peekaboo Mobile

nSphere, a company that aggregates online content, has bought mobile location-based deals company Peekaboo Mobile, it announced today. The company plans on leveraging Peekaboo Mobile’s application to provide local search information to its users.

Peekaboo Mobile, which participated in one …