On the Move

Richard Stevenson Appointed to ClusterSeven Board

London, U.K., 23 May 2016 - ClusterSeven, the leading provider of strategic software for End User Computing (EUC), has today confirmed that Richard Stevenson has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Effective immediately, Stevenson brings extensive experience from both a vendor and an end user perspective to the company as it builds on its current momentum to exceed aggressive growth targets.

SDL Appoints Adolfo Hernandez as Chief Executive Officer

Proven leader in the software and communications industry brings extensive business knowledge and strategic vision to lead the company to next stages of growth

WAKEFIELD, Mass. – 23 March, 2016 – SDL (LSE: SDL) today announced it has named Adolfo Hernandez as CEO. Effective 18th April 2016, Hernandez brings over 25 years of experience in results-driven leadership and a proven record of global business transformation to the organization. Appointed by the SDL Board of Directors, Hernandez will lead the executive team to continue to expand SDL’s language and global content technology footprint globally.

Spectral Edge announces successful funding round

Cambridge-based image fusion pioneer attracts major backing to commercialise product portfolio

Cambridge, 22nd March 2016, Spectral Edge, (http://www.spectraledge.co.uk/) today announced the successful completion of an oversubscribed £1.5 million second funding round. New lead investors IQ Capital and Parkwalk Advisors, along with angel investors from Cambridge Angels, Wren Capital, Cambridge Capital Group and Martlet, the Marshall of Cambridge Corporate Angel investment fund, join the Rainbow Seed Fund/Midven and Iceni in backing the company.

M-Files Secures $36M Series B Investment Led by Partech Ventures

New Solution Intelligently Unifies Information Silos and Business Systems with Patent-Pending Technology that will Disrupt ECM and EIM Landscape

Thursday 17th March 2016 - M-Files Corporation, a provider of solutions that leverage a unique new metadata-based approach to dramatically improve how businesses manage documents and other information, today announced a $36 million round of Series B funding led by Partech Ventures, with participation from Finnish Industry Investment and Draper Esprit.

Sven Lehmkuhl and Harry van Rossum Join the Hippo Sales Team to Take on DACH and Benelux

From The Old Boys to the Cool Kids

CMS software vendor Hippo is one of the fastest growing, most innovative tech companies around these days. 2015 has been a stellar year for the company, with successes such as the entry into the Gartner MQ, the exclusive technology partnership with EMC resulting in 94% revenue growth in the US, the launch of Hippo CMS 10 and an immense growth of our community. In 2015 the Hippo CMS downloads tripled, the global partner network doubled and the company added many new names to their client base, such as FC Bayern München, AAA Life, Wolters Kluwer, Edeka, ATAG, Unit4, Deutsche Telekom and Crédit Agricole.

Contentful appoints Anton Marinovich as Head of Sales

Berlin, February 09, 2016 - Contentful, the API-driven Content-as-a-service (CaaS) platform appoints Anton Marinovich as its Head of Sales. Marinovich joins Contentful with more than 10 years of experience in sales and client services. He was most recently a Director at Aon in London, but has had sales leadership roles in Silicon Valley with companies like Meltwater and Equilar.

Leading Danish Digital Agency Atcore Joins The Searchmetrics Partner Program

Atcore will benefit from Searchmetrics’ in-depth support and training to power global multilingual search campaigns

London, January 6, 2016 – Searchmetrics, the search and content performance leader, has today announced that Atcore, a leading digital agency in Denmark, has joined the Searchmetrics partner program as a Sapphire partner. This deeper relationship with Searchmetrics will help the agency maximise the benefits of Searchmetrics’ data and insights for its clients.

Centerview Capital invests $55 Million into Acquia

Acquia has announced that they have closed a $55 million equity financing round through the help of Centerview Capital Technology. Centerview Capital specializes in partnering with the management teams of midsize companies they see as "high potential" for growth. Centerview Capital Technology led the financing round, with support from existing investors including New Enterprise Associates and Split Rock Partners. This funding will help Acquia scale its global operations, sales and marketing as well as the development of its solutions for building, delivering, and optimizing digital experiences.

Revenues double for private cloud provider Connected Data

Connected Data announced that it is continuing its fast-paced growth as a provider of private file sync and share (FSS) appliances. The company is reporting that during the first half of 2015, it doubled its bookings and added over 50 new resellers globally. This financial milestone comes in the wake of accelerating demand for Connected Data's Transporter for Business family of private cloud storage appliances.