Unisfair captures $3.2M to host virtual events

Unisfair captures $3.2M to host virtual events

Unisfair, a firm that hosts virtual events, particularly job fairs that you don’t have to attend in person, has brought in $3.2 million of an anticipated $9.3 million round of equity, according to a filing with the SEC. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based company just bolstered… Continue Reading

Virtual events draw a live in-person crowd

Virtual events draw a live in-person crowd

Yes, these people in the picture are real. What’s weird is they’re attending a conference about virtual events. You know, the kind they have only in cyberspace where you pretend you’re at a live event.

As surreal as it sounds, the fledgling virtual events industry gathered… Continue Reading

ON24 raises the profile for virtual trade shows

ON24 raises the profile for virtual trade shows

Virtual trade shows are catching on, according to one of the leading companies in the space.

San Francisco-based ON24 says it grew sales 40 percent in 2008 and saw its client base expand to 700 customers. (It didn’t disclose exact revenues.)

Sharat Sharan, its chief executive, said… Continue Reading

Roundup: Apple backdating probe dropped, AMD takes big write-off, Webroot founder missing

Roundup: Apple backdating probe dropped, AMD takes big write-off, Webroot founder missing

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Apple criminal backdating probes dropped: It’s a happy day for Apple, and not just because of the iPhone 3G launch. The criminal backdating probe of Steve Jobs and other Apple executives has been dropped, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Attorneys involved in defending… Continue Reading