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French government may fund another useless Google competitor
Irrespective of the current acrimony between Google and the EU, French government, the French press, etc, Google still dominates search in France and can now boast of having France’s top browser in Chrome [FR]. All of this, of course, unnerves the government to no end. So, (perhaps) predictably, they’re now mulling over having another go at creating a successful “made […]
Tech brands increasingly Dominate Life in France
Technology continues to rapidly transform the daily lives of people around the world and perhaps even more so in France. Each year Havas Media, in conjunction with CSA, does a study to assess what the top 20 most prominent brands in the lives of the French [FR]. Their study is extremely comprehensive, covering almost 4k consumers […]
Silicon Europe: the growing micro and Nanoelectronics Sector
This week saw the announcement of the formation of a new ‘cluster of clusters’ called (not surprisingly) Silicon Europe, which has as its goal to make Europe the leading center for energy efficient micro- and nanoelectronics and information and communications technology (ICT). The country specific clusters that have come together on this new initiative are […]
Cloud Management startup Scalr dips its toes in France
Scalr, a rapidly growing and profitable startup in the cloud management space, is looking to expand in France and elsewhere in Europe. As their founders and many of their employees are, in fact French or hail from other European countries, expanding outside the States is really more of a ‘coming home’ experience for them. Scalr […]
SNJV shares Game Sector employment trends
Earlier this week, SNJV, France’s leading games association, announced the results of a detailed study on the employment environment in France’s games sector [FR]. The study was conducted in partnership with talent management firm Opcalia and builds on intial work by Capital Games. Approximately 100 game studios / companies participated the study, which ran from September 2011 […]
Kima-backed Clever Cloud launches PaaS cloud service
Today is a very big day for Clever Cloud, the Nantes based PaaS cloud startup we introduced you to earlier this year. After two years of research and development, they are launching their PaaS cloud computing service, which distinguishes itself in the cloud compputing space by offering scaleable and automatic performance and a pay-as-you-go payment model. […]
Win Two Free Tickets to Game Connection Europe
Over the last several weeks, we’ve told you about Game Connection Europe taking place November 28 – 30 at Paris’ Porte de Versailles, which is one of the leading global conferences focusing exclusively on the games sector. A few highlights to keep top of mind about this year’s Game Connection Europe are: – This year’s […]
IBM to launch Andromede Competitor IaaS in France
While Andromède spawns Cloudwatt (Orange-Thales) and Numergy (SFR-Bull) continue to toil over the details of their cloud offers [FR], IBM (aka Big Blue) has taken a big step towards establishing a strong position in the French IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service) market by launching a datacenter outside of Montpellier. This datacenter, which is at the heart of IBM’s French […]
Tariq Krim has 5 ideas to Disrupt France
There’s been much debate this week across the media about whether the government’s digital agenda as presented by Fleur Pellerin is truly proposing anything new and, with initiatives such as ParisTechCity, whether it might actually be going in the wrong direction. While it’s true that it’s undoubtedly positive that digital economy is playing such a […]
Emailvision raises $30 million from London's Izurium Capital
Coming on the heels of Deezer’s big fundraising announcement, Emailvision, a global leader in customer intelligence and marketing automation, announced yesterday that they raised $30 million from London-based Izurium Capital. The investment, coupled with Emailvision’s recent acquisition of UK-based PredictiveIntent, is expected to enable Emailvision to accelerate its plan of providing highly customized marketing content […]