SalesChoice readies all-Canadian alternative to Salesforce.com

As the President and CEO of a small company, Camille Peters feels like her time is stretched pretty thin, and she especially felt like she didn’t have time to endlessly fill out all

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: November 19th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Radian6 job losses are Canadian startup scene’s net gains: Martell

Salesforce's loss is the Canadian startup scene's gain after the layoffs at Radian6, says leading east coast entrepreneur Dan Martell. This morning ITBusiness.ca broke the news of the layoffs atFredericton, N.B.-based Radian6 in

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 25th, 2012 Christine Wong

Radian6 technology powers Salesforce.com Marketing Cloud

The murky fate of Saint John, N.B.-based Radian6 since it was acquired by Salesforce.com in March 2011 became crystal clear this morning when the software firm announced its new Marketing Cloud service. Salesforce

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 19th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Salesforce.com set to announce new product featuring Radian 6

Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff indicated during a quarterly earnings conference call a major product launch is in the works that will tap Canadian acquisition Radian 6’s social analytics technology, according to Forbes.The Halifax-based

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: August 24th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Radian6′s first employee has new startup project

Brian Dunphy was the first employee hired by New Brunswick-based Radian6 and helped its co-founders run the social analytics firm in its early days. After being acquired by Salesforce.com in a $326 million

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 25th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

Tech CEOs all over ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ awards

Canadian technology entrepreneurs are featuring prominently in this year's Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.The awards show is in its 19th year and is featuring finalists from four regions of Canada;

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: July 19th, 2012 Brian Jackson

Salesforce.com promises to keep Rypple and Radian6 in Canada

Salesforce.com swept through Toronto on Wednesday for its cloud-based social enterprise roadshow, delivering a message aimed squarely at Canadian ears: the acquisitions it's made north of the border are here to stay. Salesforce.com

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: June 7th, 2012 Christine Wong

Salesforce.com to buy Buddy Media for $689 million

Salesforce.com is acquiring social media marketing firm Buddy Media in a US$689 million cash and stock deal, the companies announced Monday. The transaction is expected to close in Salesforce.com's third fiscal quarter, which

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: June 4th, 2012 Chris Kanaracus

Saint John: Radian6 success one part of this intelligent community’s bigger ICT story

When the technical mind behind Radian6 approached Mariner Partners chairman Gerry Pond with his early idea for “anomaly detection” software in 2006, the former CEO of NBTel says he had no idea where

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 30th, 2012 Brian Jackson

IBM acquisition Q1 Labs among nominees for N.B. tech awards

A security intelligence software firm bought by IBM and a SaaS provider catering to the fast food sector are among this year's nominees for the 2012 KIRA awards honouring the best in New

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: April 17th, 2012 ITBusiness Staff

Rypple deal proves Canadian startups can stay home to succeed

Salesforce.com Inc.'s deal to buy Toronto-based Rypple proves Canadian startups can compete with the best in Silicon Valley – but don't necessarily have to move there to do it, Canadian startup watchers say.Salesforce.com

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: December 16th, 2011 Christine Wong

Small firms still struggle to solve social media puzzle

Social media analytics are some of the most powerful business tools ever developed, but many companies still aren't using them effectively, panelists told a Toronto digital media conference on Tuesday. Social media analytics

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: October 27th, 2011 Christine Wong

Radian6 helps chart Salesforce.com’s social course

David Alston is listening, and he can hear you talking on the Web's social networks.The chief marketing officer at Radian6, the Fredericton, N.B.-based social media monitoring firm purchased in March by Salesforce.com for

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: September 8th, 2011 Brian Jackson

Why you should build your startup to sell like Radian6

By Alexandra Reid The acquisition of the social media-monitoring platform Radian6 by enterprise cloud computing company Salesforce for $326 million made headlines recently as a major win for the Canadian venture capital and startup community. Radian6

Share on LinkedIn Comment on this article Share with Google+ Published on: May 11th, 2011 IDG News Service