Seattle's Tableau Software had a stunning IPO debut this morning, surving as high as $50.25 in morning trading, well above its pricing of $31.00 last night. Tableau was up 60%, a huge surge for an IPO for the enterprise software developer....Continue →
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- Friday, May 17, 2013
Tableau Surges In IPO Debut

- Friday, May 17, 2013
Zillow Adds Location Awareness To Android

Seattle-based real estate site Zillow added a nifty new feature to its Android app yesterday: the app will now push information on homes for sale to users, as they get close to a home....Continue →
- Thursday, May 16, 2013
Tableau Sets IPO Price, To Trade Friday

The highly anticipated IPO of Seattle's Tableau Software has priced at $31.00 per share, above its estimated initial public offering range of $28.00 to $30.00 per share. The pricing is higher yet than the initial estimated range of $23.00 to $26.00 a share the company had set on May 6th....Continue →
- Thursday, May 16, 2013
TriMet Riders Can Now Buy Tickets On Mobile, Thanks To GlobeSherpa

Riders on Trimet, the commuter rail, bus, and light rail operator, can now use their mobile phone to purchase fares--if they're willing to try out a beta of a new product from Portland's GlobeSherpa....Continue →
- Thursday, May 16, 2013
Redfin Heads To Miami

Seattle-based online real estate broker Redfin added yet another market to its growing list of areas it supports: Miami. Redfin said it will support the Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach areas of South Florida, and will be kicking off its efforts in the market at a live event June 13th....Continue →
- Thursday, May 16, 2013
Intermec Expands In Iowa

Everett, Washington-based supply chain and inventory management products developer Intermec has opened up a new technology center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the firm said this week....Continue →
- Thursday, May 16, 2013
Amazon Inks Deal with NBCUniversal

Seattle-based Amazon.com is bolstering the exclusive content available through its streaming video service, Amazon Prime Instant Video, saying today that it has added new, exclusive subscription streaming access to a number of NBCUniversal shows....Continue →
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Brandlive: Finding A Model For Portland's Tech Startups

Brandlive is a live video platform with website and Facebook integration that allows a company to conduct product demonstrations on the web to connect directly with their audience....Continue → - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Tableau Software Bumps IPO Pricing Range

Seattle-based Tableau Software has bumped its initial public offering range, saying in a filing this morning that it now expects the IPO price to be between $28.00 and $30.00. The range is above an earlier, $23.00 to $26....Continue →
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
DocuSign Buys Cartavi

DocuSign, the electronic signature firm which has operations in Seattle, said today that it has acquired Cartavi, a provider of real estate transaction management and document sharing service. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed....Continue →
- Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Apptio Gets $45M

Bellevue-based Apptio announced this morning that it has raised a huge, $45M funding round for the company's enterprise software. The company said the Series E funding round was led by Janus Capital, The Hillman Capital, and another, un-named institutional investor....Continue →
- Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Bing's Newest Language Translation Tool: Klingon Translator

There apparently are quite a few Star Trek fans over there in Redmond--or so it seems, as Microsoft's search engine, Bing.com has rolled out a tool to convert your web pages or queries into Klingon....Continue →
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