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SFR’s next-generation box to enable the Connected Home
Anxiously awaited for quite some time, SFR will finally launch its next generation ADSL/FTTH box this June. The announcement came via executive DG Franck Cardoret during his interview this week on 01netTV’s ‘Grand Talk.’ SFR had been criticized for lagging it’s peers in terms of rolling-out their new box on the market, particularly vis-a-vis Free and […]
La Belle Assiette expands to Belgium, with the UK, Switzerland and Luxembourg coming by June
Having expanded from just 38 chefs in September 2013 to over 260 today with 2 more coming on-line each day, La Belle Assiette has clearly established itself the French leader, if not European leader, in their space. This rapid jump in chef on-boarding has also increased substantially the number of events La Belle Assiette’s platform […]
Don’t miss your chance to pitch at Web2day’s top-notch Startup Contest on June 5th
Web2Day has grown to establish itself as one of the top tech events in France, if not in Europe. The organizers of Web2Day will be kicking-off their 6th edition this year on June 4-6th in Nantes. What started off as a local tech event, has grown into a high-profile international one which last year boasted […]
Arctic15: Exit Path looks to put startups on the path to success on May 27/28th
ArcticStartup, the Helsinki-based news blog covering breaking startup news from the Nordics and Baltics, will be kicking off the third edition of its highly successful Arctic15: Exit Path Conference on May 27/28th in Helsinki. This year ArcticStartup will draw more than 800 attendees who will come to hear more than 20 notable tech speakers such […]
MyScienceWork raises $1.1 million to fuel its international growth and roll-out new services
MyScienceWork, communication and collaboration platform and social network for researchers and scientists has just announced that they’ve raised $1.1 million, which brings the total amount they’ve raised thus far to $2.6 million. This new round will help to drive their expansion into new markets, particularly the US which is currently underway, and also help them […]
MIPCube Lab Winner TVTY talks about their rapid success and US expansion plans
TVTY beat out a impressive group of finalists to be crowned the winner of the annual MIPCube Lab Competition, the one and only B2B startup competition for tech companies offering television and online video solutions. Having only just launched last September, TVTY impressed the group of top industry judges with their solid use case, sound business […]
Microsoft search guru Frank Fuchs talks Cortana & the future of search
Lengow wrapped-up another highly successful edition of its eCommerce Day last week. While the event focused squarely on the practical, giving eCommerce vendors tip and tools to improve their business, they also offered some insights into new innovations affecting the sector via a keynote by Frank Fuchs, Microsoft’s top European OSS Evangelist and well-known search […]
French media leader Amaury invests €3.5 million in shopping comparison engine Shoptimise
Amaury, owners of various French press titles including L’Equipe and Le Parisien/Aujourd’hui en France and sports events including, most notably, the Tour de France, announced today in Le Figaro that they’ve made a €3.5 million investment in shopping comparison engine Shoptimise via its parent company Swaven. Swaven was founded in 2012 by Criteo cofounder Laurent Quatrefages […]
ZenDay’s to-do list featured on the AppStore for the kick-off of MacWorld 2014
In San Francisco this week, Annecy-based startup ZenDay is launching the iOS version of their time management app at the ultimate Apple fan event, Macworld. Launched last year by Richard Phan, Philippe Lebeau, and Bruno Dal Palu, ZenDay strives to shake-up the ‘time management app & solutions’ space to bring ‘more serenity’ back to people’s lives by […]
IBM’s French R&D lab is paving the way for their new mobile-focused business
When people think about the most dominant tech giants today, many often overlook the granddaddy of them all, IBM. Having evolved profoundly since its founding over 100 years ago and grown into to 430k employee-strong, $100 billion/yr company, IBM continues to be a tech powerhouse, particularly in enterprise products and services (e.g. social enterprise, cloud […]