TMC Net – Market Wire

InsideView, Inc. today announced that the company’s Sales 2.0 application SalesView ended 2008 as the top-rated sales intelligence application available on the Force.com AppExchange from Salesforce.com.

SalesView, the first Sales 2.0 application integrated with Salesforce CRM, became available on the AppExchange on-demand application marketplace in 2007. SalesView’s mash-up with Salesforce CRM provides sales teams with real-time access to relevant news alerts, relationship analysis as well as intelligently aggregated research results from both traditional editorial sources and social media, all within the Salesforce CRM application. (Full Article)

Marketwire – Press Release

Treehouse Capital Founder Joins Leading Sales 2.0 Company’s Board

InsideView, a leading Sales 2.0 company, today announced that it has appointed Robert J. Majteles to the board of directors. Majteles is founder of the investment firm Treehouse Capital, LLC and brings more than 20 years of CEO and investor experience in leading private and public companies.

“We look forward to Rob being an active adviser and board member to our firm in a time of enormous opportunity for Sales 2.0 companies like ours,” said Umberto Milletti, chief executive officer of InsideView. “Rob’s experience as an investor, CEO and successful entrepreneur make him a great fit for our board as we continue to accelerate our growth despite this current challenging environment. Sales 2.0 applications enable companies to do more with less by accelerating sales cycles and increasing sales productivity.” (Full Article)

CIO – Thomas Wailgum

Think a SaaS application can’t handle GE’s massive supply chain needs, including how to manage $55 billion in spending with suppliers? GE’s CIO has already proven you wrong. One more thing: He’s liking Google Docs, too.
General Electric’s supply chain is not simply enormous. It’s a byzantine web of sourcing partners, touching all corners of the globe: 500,000 suppliers in more than 100 countries that cut across 14 different languages. Each year, GE spends some $55 billion among its vast supplier base.

Long-time GE CIO Gary Reiner knows this problem all too well, since, among his other duties, he is responsible for how the $173 billion conglomerate spends that $55 billion, utilizing GE’s Six Sigma practices and taking advantage of its hefty purchasing power. (GE, for instance, buys $150 million in desktops and laptops each year from a single supplier, Dell, at “a very low price,” Reiner has said.) (Full Article)

VermontBiz.com

In a partnership between two Vermont companies that know a thing or two about electricity, Green Mountain Power (GMP) and groSolar have teamed up to construct one of the state’s largest solar power systems.

groSolar recently completed construction of a 58-kilowatt solar power system at GMP’s Westminster, VT service center.The 300 ground-mounted photovoltaic panels will provide electricity to a facility whose 2008 “green” remodeling already made it among the most environmentally friendly structures in all of Vermont.

The installation is designed to supply two-thirds of the annual electricity consumption of the building. The building includes many energy efficient features such as lighting control timers and occupancy sensors, low flow water fixtures, Energy Star windows, and a specially designed heat reflecting roof.

From the beginning of the Westminster remodeling project we really wanted the facility to be an expression of our commitment to energy efficiency and renewable energy sources,” said Mary Powell, president and chief executive officer of Green Mountain Power. “By partnering with groSolar and utilizing their expertise in solar power, we were able to dramatically reduce the facility’s impact on the environment even further.” (Full Article)

Mariah Power – Press Release

Mariah Power (www.mariahpower.com), manufacturer of Windspire®, a residential and commercial wind power appliance, today named Amy R. Berry, as communications manager. Berry will be responsible for developing a communication plan to build mass market awareness of Windspire®. This appointment is part of Mariah Power’s expansion, as its first volume production facility in Michigan is due to come online in March 2009. Her appointment is effective immediately.

Berry has over 10 years experience in brand development, strategic planning and advertising. Prior to this position, Berry worked for Bauserman Group, a full service communications agency based developing plans for local businesses in Reno and for
Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide working on the global IBM account in the New York office. (Full Article)

Reuters – PR Newswire

CEOs of 10 Digital Content, Commerce, and Work Flow Solution Firms will Present Breakthrough Capabilities at SIIA Previews, Jan. 26 in New York City

The Software & Information Industry Association’s eighth annual Information Industry Summit will introduce the next wave of innovation as the CEOs of 10 companies present their groundbreaking capabilities at the conference’s SIIA Previews event.

“The 10 firms selected to participate in this year’s SIIA Previews represent creativity, broad-stroke excellence, and strong business acumen, and illustrate why the coming months and years hold much promise for continued industry-wide success,” notedEd Keating, Vice President of SIIA’s Content Division.

The recently-announced 2009 SIIA Previews firms are as follows:

InsideView – InsideView is a pioneer in on-demand Sales 2.0 applications, combining social Web technologies and intelligence living across the Web with strong CRM mash-ups to arm sales teams with the insights needed to discover profitable leads and close opportunities. (Full Article)

Market Wire – Press Release

Enterprise-Wide Deployment of SalesView Helps Drive Key Wins

InsideView today announced that Ariba, Inc., the leading spend management solutions provider, is expanding its deployment of SalesView across its national sales force in an effort to accelerate lead generation and overall sales productivity. SalesView, a leading Sales 2.0 application, combines socialprise technology that harvests relevant intelligence living across the social Web with seamless CRM mash-ups to arm the Ariba sales team with the insights needed to discover profitable leads and close opportunities more efficiently.

Ariba’s decision to expand its use of SalesView to its national sales staff came after a pilot phase that demonstrated measurable results. The departmental deployment showed significant increases in sales efficiencies, helping account executives identify and engage with the right prospects at the right time. Another key factor leading to the enterprise-wide deployment is SalesView’s seamless mash-up with Salesforce.com, the CRM solution currently in use by Ariba.  (Full Article)

PR Newswire – Press Release

Historic event expected to continue upward trend in mobile television viewership evidenced during the 2008 presidential campaign

MobiTV will bring a historic event to mobile devices, airing President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration live on Tuesday, January 20 beginning at 6 a.m. ET. MobiTV’s more than 5 million subscribers can tune in live to ABC News Now, CNBC, CSPAN, FOX News and MSNBC on their mobile devices to watch the swearing in of the 44th U.S. President and all surrounding coverage – even the Inaugural Ball.

“This inauguration is history in the making, and MobiTV is pleased to make it available to mobile phone subscribers through our wide carrier distribution and deep content partnerships,” said Charlie Nooney, Chairman and CEO, MobiTV. (Full Article)

CBN News – Mark Martin

To break our addiction to foreign oil, more Americans are relying on the sun to help meet their energy needs. Thanks in part to new technology, the cost of solar power is coming down.

Arrays of photovoltaic or PV panels harness the sun’s energy, converting light into electricity.

“The array just refers back to the whole layout of what’s on the roof,” said Amos Post, the lead installer for the Vermont-based company, groSolar. CBN News caught up with Post at the installation of solar panels on a roof of a home in Andover, Vermont.

“Business has really picked up,” Post said. “We’ve already doubled the size of our installations right here in Vermont.” (Full Article)

Virtual Goods News

Last month, Sometrics announced the creation of the Virtual Currency Manager, an app designed to help developers of ad-supported apps that feature virtual currency monetize their platform more efficiently. The Virtual Currency Manager acts as an adservers for in-game, ad-based offers supplied by networks like Offerpal and TrialPay.

These offers usually reward a user for clicking on an ad or signing up for a service with a certain amount of in-game virtual currency. Using the Virtual Currency Manager, an app developer can work with any number of ad-based offer networks and use provided analytic tools to gauge which offers are most successful at attracting click-through from users.

The Virtual Currency Manager is the first program of its kind, says Swanson, with respect to advertising in applications driven by virtual currency. It is compatible with any sort of application that supports virtual currency transactions and hosts in-game ad offers, including games, social network apps, virtual worlds, and MMORPGs. (Full Article)

eWeek.com – Clint Boulton

Sales intelligence startup InsideView, which mashes up Web services such as Facebook and LinkedIn with CRM enterprise applications, gets a $6.5 million cash infusion from investors. The money should help InsideView to weather the recession. InsideView will use the money to build out its sales, marketing and product plans for 2009 and beyond.

While venture capitalist and private equity companies are moving away from entrepreneurs seeking funds to get their startups through the recession, a couple of investors are rewarding one young startup that is just hitting its stride.

Software startup InsideView Jan. 15 said it banked $6.5 million in a second round financing from its current investors Emergence Capital Partners and Rembrandt Venture Partners. (Full Article)

NY Times – Jenna Wortham

As companies continue to put the brakes on expenditures and reduce staffs, maximizing efficiency becomes even more essential for businesses looking to weather the recession.

InsideView, a start-up based in San Francisco, is hoping to capitalize on that effort by showing businesses how the social Web can make the workplace more efficient. On Thursday, the company announced a $6.5 million round of financing led by Emergence Capital Partners and Rembrandt Venture Partners. The latest round brings InsideView’s total outside investments to $14 million since the company was started in 2005.

The company’s primary product, SalesView, acts as a sort of online divining rod. The service trawls through more than 20,000 public Web sites, social networks and public data sources like LinkedIn, Facebook, Reuters, Securities and Exchange Commission filings and even company blogs. With that information, SalesView can create company snapshots intended to help sales teams identify potential clients. (Full Article)

Mariah Power – Press Release

Mariah Power and Southwest Windpower showcase operational wind appliances at U.S. Botanic Garden, a stone’s throw from swearing-in ceremony

Mariah Power (www.mariahpower.com) and Southwest Windpower (www.windenergy.com), leading manufacturers of successful wind appliances, both have units installed at the United States Botanic Garden, currently contributing to Washington, D.C.’s power grid. The turbines are just a few hundred feet from the Capitol, visible from where President-elect Obama will take office Tuesday, January 20, 2009.

The Obama administration is calling for hope and change – including a substantial shift in our energy usage toward using cleaner, renewable energy. The wind turbine
installations at the U.S. Botanic Garden are a visual representation of the future of
renewable energy. Small wind is an example of new technologies born of necessity and
innovation; a newly accessible solution for home owners and businesses who want to
participate in the forthcoming renewable energy revolution. (Full Article)

Reuters- Business Wire

Mariah Power and Southwest Windpower showcase operational wind appliances at U.S. Botanic Garden, a stone`s throw from swearing-in ceremony

Mariah Power (www.mariahpower.com) and Southwest Windpower (www.windenergy.com), leading manufacturers of successful wind appliances, both have units installed at the United States Botanic Garden, currently contributing to Washington, D.C.’s power grid. The turbines are just a few hundred feet from the Capitol, visible from where President-elect Obama will take office Tuesday, January 20, 2009.

The Obama administration is calling for hope and change – including a substantial shift in our energy usage toward using cleaner, renewable energy. The wind turbine installations at the U.S. Botanic Garden are a visual representation of the future of renewable energy. Small wind is an example of new technologies born of necessity and innovation; a newly accessible solution for home owners and businesses who want to participate in the forthcoming renewable energy revolution. (Full Article)

Marketwire – Press Release

Record Growth in 2008 Positions InsideView to Be Sales 2.0 Industry Leader

InsideView, Inc., a Sales 2.0 leader, today announced that it has closed $6.5 million in second round financing led by current investors Emergence Capital Partners and Rembrandt Venture Partners. The funds will be used to expand sales and marketing operations and to further develop its platform, extending the company’s lead in the Sales Intelligence category. InsideView has raised $14 million in total funding to date.

“InsideView is extremely pleased to announce the close of our successful financing,” said Umberto Milletti, CEO of InsideView. “It is a great time to be in the Sales 2.0 space, which enables companies to do more with less by accelerating sales cycles and increasing sales productivity. In this current economic climate, completing any kind of new venture capital funding represents a noteworthy event. This strong vote of confidence from our existing investors can be attributed to our rapid growth and success, due to the widespread, broadening recognition of the advantages that InsideView’s unique technology offers.” (Full Article)

RedOrbit – PR Newswire

Xactly Corporation today announced that InsideView, a Sales 2.0 leader, has licensed Xactly’s suite of leading on-demand sales performance management applications, including its flagship Xactly Incent solution with modules for analytics, modeling, non-cash rewards and data management.

Replacing a manual, spreadsheet-based process for managing sales compensation, InsideView will leverage Xactly’s tight integration with Salesforce CRM – including single sign-on capabilities and a unique incentive-estimator function – to increase the effectiveness of its strategic compensation program while boosting overall sales performance. (Full Article)

Inc.com – Venuri Siriwardane

Despite the credit crunch and falling oil prices, venture capitalists say green energy is still a good bet.

The future of all alternatives to oil rests on a single make-or-break factor — money. And even as private investors fled other markets last year, clean-tech company coffers were still brimming with venture capital dollars.

Clean tech — a loosely defined environmental category — includes companies involved in solar power, biofuels, batteries, water, recycling, even farming. And as VCs clamored to get in, funding for the industry posted an all-time high of $2.6 billion in the third quarter of 2008. Experts linked the boom to soaring oil prices, generous tax credits, and a public fascination with all things green. Though they also say the torrid pace can’t continue, the amount of capital raised globally last year — $8.4 billion — still exceeds the 2007 full-year total of $6 billion, according to the Cleantech Group, a San-Francisco-based market research firm. (Full Article)

Mariah Power Press Release

Two Windspires Will Be on Display at EcoXperience Exhibit Showcasing Wind Power As Energy Solution for “Alternate Propulsion” Vehicles

RENO, Nevada (January 9, 2009) – Mariah Power (www.mariahpower.com), manufacturer of the Windspire®, a residential and commercial wind power appliance, today announced its participation at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS, www.naias.com) in Detroit, in the Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC, www.michiganadvantage.org) EcoXperience exhibit.  The MEDC EcoXperience demonstrates the strides that the U.S. auto industry has made towards the creation of “alternate propulsion” (hybrid/fuel cell/electric) vehicles. Specifically, the MEDC provides show attendees with an experiential test drive of hybrid vehicles.  Two Windspires will be centrally located in the exhibit and will serve as “demo plug-in stations” for hybrids that will be driven around the test track. They will demonstrate first hand how wind can power the cars consumers drive with completely clean, renewable resources. Scheduled to run from January 11 – 25 in Michigan Hall in the Cobo Center, this exhibition is expected to draw upwards of 700,000 visitors.   (Full Article)

Handmark – Business Wire Press Release

Whether you are looking to watch your weight, be more productive, manage your finances more effectively, or just have more fun this year, Handmark has you covered with a variety of mobile apps to help. The company today announced its Top 10 list of “Must Have” applications to kick off 2009 that are immediately available via www.handmark.com.

•    MobiTV® – Makes your phone becomes a portable TV so you can watch your favorite channels right in the palm of your hand. (Full Article)

Marketwire – Press Release

SalesView Helps Marketbright Attain Immediate Results Identifying and Engaging With Prospects

InsideView today announced that Marketbright, a leading on-demand marketing automation solution, has implemented InsideView’s unique on-demand Sales 2.0 application, SalesView, to increase its sales intelligence and account research efforts. SalesView, a leading Sales 2.0 application, combines socialprise technology that harvests relevant intelligence living across the social Web with seamless CRM mash-ups to arm sales teams with the insights needed to discover profitable leads and close opportunities more efficiently.

Marketbright selected SalesView to gain greater visibility and insight into target sales accounts with the objective of improving sales team productivity and accelerating its sales cycle. A key factor for Marketbright in choosing SalesView was the tight integration with Salesforce.com.  (Full Article)

Reuters – PR Newswire Press Release

MobiTV delivers full-length episodes of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Numb3rs and more over mobile networks

MobiTV and CBS Mobile are bringing the most popular CBS television shows to the mobile phone. MobiTV now delivers full-length episodes and clips from CBS Mobile, a channel featuring primetime hits like “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “Numb3rs,” “CSI: NY,” and “The Young and the Restless.”  Viewers will also be able to access video on demand news, sports and comedy clips from CBS Mobile.

The new CBS primetime shows add to MobiTV’s daily lineup of live TV, made-for-mobile and video on demand programming available to more than five million subscribers on over 350 mobile devices.

“Together with CBS Mobile, we are excited to give television viewers the chance to watch hit shows like ‘CSI’ and ‘The Young and the Restless,’ on their mobile phone,” said Charlie Nooney, Chairman and CEO, MobiTV. “With the addition of CBS content, MobiTV’s subscribers have access to the most comprehensive mobile lineup of primetime TV, so that they never have to miss their favorite shows again.” (Full Article)