Evincii’s Search Box helps you navigate the drug store
Evincii, a startup that brings search technology into brick-and-mortar stores, is launching publicly today.
The Mountain View, Calif. company was founded in 2005 and has been operating secretly — albeit less than the full “stealth mode” typical of some companies, since its Search Box (pictured at left) is already installed in 135 Longs Drugs stores.
The Search Box’s goal is simple: Help customers find what they need in the store as easily and quickly as possible. The… Continue Reading
Roundup: Cleantech gets record investments, Google opens enterprise market and more
Here’s the latest action:
Cleantech investments laugh in the face of recession — Everyone knows the economy is in the dumps, right? (Heck, it even says so in The New York Times.) Well, no one told the VCs putting their money in cleantech. The Cleantech Group reports that cleantech investment reached a record high of $1.25 billion during the first quarter of 2008, with $195 million going to biofuels and $119 million going to solar. It… Continue Reading