LucidEra raises $15 million — to bring lucidity to “business intelligence?”
LucidEra offers a web-based service that helps companies collect and analyze data across their internal software systems to make them more efficient, and has just raised $15.6 million.
LucidEra is another company in the somewhat crowded “business intelligence” industry.
These companies try to help a company’s management… Continue Reading
Is Web 2.0 over and out?
Updated
New Internet technologies, defined vaguely as “Web 2.0,” have gone mainstream, but the cycle of innovation may be slowing, suggests a venture capitalist.
Separately, data shows that venture investments in Web 2.0 companies last year increased strongly, but that valuations actually dropped.
Peter Rip, of Crosslink Capital,… Continue Reading
Dave Duffield’s return, Mobile YouTube, Visto’s bulldog & more
(Updated) end of week roundup:
Peoplesoft founder Dave Duffield launches new company, Workday — Some details have already leaked out, but the launch announcement coming is Monday. No surprise that it’s related to his former love, Peoplesoft, which got gobbled by nemesis Oracle — something he says… Continue Reading