Baskin-Robbins oughtta be scared. Easily the highlight for me while attending DEMO 2006 was sampling the wares of the Moobella Ice Cream vending machine. Yesterday they announced their $25M Series A financing, which is an impressive indicator of how far along they...
As GigaOM reported, Google announced the $625M acquisition of Postini this morning, which was not unforeseen. With Cisco’s $800M acquisition of Ironport (which was hardware-based), Symantec’s $300M acquisition of Brightmail (which channeled its services...
The law of unintended consequences can be a bitch. When you meddle with the natural order of things, imbalances inevitably occur. Regulators (because that’s what they do) observe the imbalances and add more meddling regulations in an attempt to counteract them...
Telus and Bell have confirmed they’re in merger talks, after BCE earlier announced it was mulling over its options earlier this Spring. Both companies are weakened by declining landline revenues as competition from Wireless and the Cable Guys and, to a lesser...
Move over, Range Rover. The battle for the streets has gone from trucks to toddlers as the ultimate urban status symbol for upscale parents, in case you hadn’t heard, is now the family pram. If your neighbors don’t seem intimidated by that H2 glistening...
Ian Andrew Bell has been bending bits into business since 1993. He created Tingle, RosterBot, RingCentral, and other things celebrated and ignominious.
He is also a Hockeyist, Motorcyclist, and Aviation Enthusiast. Follow him on twitter as @ianb or find him on LinkedIN.
