KnowNow winds down — RSS for enterprise not as easy as it looks?

KnowNow winds down — RSS for enterprise not as easy as it looks?

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KnowNow, a startup that sought to deliver RSS services to large companies, is looking to sell after failing to build a viable business.

The San Francisco company started winding down about two weeks ago, VentureBeat has learned, after three different CEOs took turns a the helm… Continue Reading

KnowNow and WordPress partner for enterprise blogging & RSS

KnowNow and WordPress partner for enterprise blogging & RSS

KnowNow, a Sunnyvale company that has made early inroads selling RSS technology to companies, has agreed to help sell and support WordPress blogging software.

The deal is significant because KnowNow has quietly been selling nicely priced software systems — both hosted and server systems — to… Continue Reading

Topix raises $15 million more to build out local news

Topix raises $15 million more to build out local news

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Topix.net, the Palo Alto company that aggregates news on a single site, letting users see local and other relevant news to them, said it has raised $15 million more in financing.

Topix said in a statement that it raised its money from existing backers Gannett, McClatchy… Continue Reading

KnowNow gets $13M more for RSS delivery — a lot of cash

KnowNow, a Sunnyvale company founded in 2000 and an early player in helping companies deliver data and information via RSS, said in a statement it has raised another $13 million.

This is a large amount of cash for the RSS area, where technology is relatively straight-forward…. Continue Reading