Tideway raises $27M round for IT automation software
A large round of $27 million has gone to IT automation software maker Tideway, which helps automate and streamline some of the processes that information technology departments generally do manually.
The company, which is based in New York and London, has software that can examine a company’s IT infrastructure and use the resulting data to create a continuously updated map of the structure and interdependencies of its physical and virtual networks.
Having such maps helps the company’s… Continue Reading
King.com, well-armed game company, strikes latest distribution deal
King.com, one of the largest makers of games where people compete against each other for small awards, has announced an exclusive partnership with RealNetworks, a once popular video player company that has struggled of late.
This is just the latest deal happening in the increasingly competitive online gaming industry. However, we mention this one because King (previous coverage) and Real have been particularly active of late.
Last week, King announced MyGame.com, which lets you create, play and… Continue Reading
Online games, your cup of tea? American Idol, ClubPenguin and more
A raft of new online games are emerging, allowing you to play straight from your browser.
The quality generally remains weak — because of limits on interactivity posed by your broadband connection.
King.com, a European company with $43 million in financial backing from Apax and individuals, has just released one of the more expensively developed games so far: American Idol. It cost more than $250,000 to make (not much compared to full-fledged download games like WoW; remember,… Continue Reading