ActiveVideo buys Avinity for cloud-based TV
ActiveVideo, provider of cloud-based television applications, has acquired rival Avinity Systems for an undisclosed sum. Together, the two companies will provide interactive TV service to over 5 million homes by the end of the year, reports VentureWire. Both deploy these services through cable providers like… Continue Reading
ShotSpotter, gunfire tracking company, raises $12 million
ShotSpotter, a Santa Clara, CA, company that enables police departments and the military to locate the precise source of gunfire, has raised $12 million in its third round of financing.
The technology, which is deployed in neighborhoods throughout 15 American cities, including Chicago, Los Angeles, Oakland,… Continue Reading
Promptu raises $5.6 more to hold its own in voice-enabled mobile search
Promptu, the Menlo Park company that uses speech recognition to let you search on a mobile phone, has raised $5.6 million in additional financing.
Voice-powered search is an increasingly competitive field, especially in the hot area of mobile. Google last year filed a patent for… Continue Reading