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<title><![CDATA[Facebook Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering ]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 421,233,615 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $38 per share. The shares are expected to begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on May 18, 2012, under the symbol &quot;FB.&quot; ]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 14:30:14 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Experian Marketing Services Acquires Conversen]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Experian Marketing Services, a leading provider of data, analytics and marketing technologies, today announced it has acquired Conversen. Conversen is a pioneer in developing interaction management technologies that enable marketers to create fully integrated, cross‐channel conversations through mobile, Web, social, email and traditional channels.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 14:26:07 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[DotLoop Raises $7M]]></title>
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<![CDATA[DotLoop, the first Real Estate software company that eliminates paperwork, announced a $7 million Series A round of financing from Trinity Ventures. The company will use the financing to accelerate sales and marketing, make strategic hires and open an office in San Francisco.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 14:20:41 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Machinima Inks $35M]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Machinima, the world&rsquo;s leading video entertainment network for gamers, today announced that it has raised $35 million in a financing round led by Google Inc., with existing investors Redpoint Ventures and MK Capital participating. The announcement was made by Allen DeBevoise, Chairman and CEO of Machinima.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 14:17:58 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[THE NEW BMW 3 SERIES TOURING]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The new BMW 3 Series Touring will offer an even stronger blend of thoughtful practicality and outstanding driving dynamics when it comes to the UK in September. Larger, and more spacious inside than ever before, this truly versatile vehicle possesses a wide range of practical features in addition to the class-leading driving dynamics expected of any BMW.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 10:40:28 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[CHEVROLET TO ADD NEW SMALL SUV TO LINE-UP]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The Chevrolet Trax, an all-new small sport utility vehicle, will join the Chevrolet portfolio and make its debut at the Paris Motor Show in September 2012.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 10:38:04 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[INNOVATIVE FORD "EASY FUEL" SYSTEM COUNTERS RISING FUEL THEFTS]]></title>
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<![CDATA[While Ford Easy Fuel – fitted as standard to top-selling models including Ford Fiesta, Ford Focus and Ford Mondeo – was designed to make refuelling simple and error-free, it also makes syphoning extremely difficult.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 10:37:09 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[VAUXHALL EXPANDS NEW COMBO RANGE]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The new 95PS Euro 5-compliant Combo unit will be available in L1H1 and L2H1 body types. The engine also features Start/Stop technology achieving CO2 emissions of 163g/km and 40.3mpg combined on the short wheelbase model.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 10:22:43 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[HONDA ANNOUNCES NEW UNI-CUB PERSONAL MOBILITY DEVICE]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Auto/honda-announces-new-uni-cub-personal-mobility-device-23260</link>
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<![CDATA[Representing an evolution of the U3-X personal mobility concept device that Honda announced in 2009, the UNI-CUB features a compact design with comfortable saddle and offers the same freedom of movement in all directions that a person enjoys while walking. This is achievable by Honda's development of proprietary balance control technology and the world's first omni-directional driving wheel system (Honda Omni Traction Drive System) – inspired by robotic technologies developed for Asimo, Honda's world-famous humanoid robot.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 10:15:38 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PORSCHE 918 SPYDER DEVELOPMENT RACES AHEAD]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The Porsche 918 Spyder is on the road. Driving trials of the super sports car of the future has progressed a step further with completion of the initial prototypes. The 918 Spyder will go into production at the end of September 2013 as planned, with the first customers receiving their vehicles before the end of that year.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 10:13:27 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PRODUCTION OF THE ALL-NEW VOLVO V40 STARTS WITH A WARM WELCOME FROM RESIDUAL FORECASTERS]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The all-new Volvo V40 has received a warm welcome from the fleet industry just as order books open. Leasing companies and future value guides who have already had detailed previews of the car are positive about Volvo's new five-door hatchback with residual values, demand and desirability all predicted as being strong.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 10:11:58 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[HONDA CR-V IS 'HONESTLY' THE MOST POPULAR 4X4]]></title>
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<![CDATA[The CR-V came out on top as Google Analytics data, which analysed the number of page views for each car over the last 12 months, recognised it as the most searched for 4x4 on the site. The reliability and robustness of this British built model are just some of the qualities why users are regularly searching for this car.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 10:02:18 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Pearson, Acquires Certiport for $140M in Cash]]></title>
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<![CDATA[Pearson, the world&rsquo;s leading learning company, is today announcing the acquisition of Certiport, Inc. from Spire Capital Partners for $140m in cash.]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:18:58 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[VC-Backed YouSendIt Adds Brad Garlinghouse as CEO]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Markets/vc-backed-yousendit-adds-brad-garlinghouse-as-ceo-23254</link>
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<![CDATA[YouSendIt, Inc. today announced it has appointed Brad Garlinghouse as chief executive officer and chairman of its board of directors. A former senior executive who led key groups at both Yahoo! and AOL, Garlinghouse is a proven leader with a track record of driving significant results.]]>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:17:00 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kratos Announces $100m Investment]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Markets/kratos-announces-100m-investment-23237</link>
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<![CDATA[Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced today that it has completed its previously announced public offering of Kratos common stock, raising $100 million in gross proceeds at $5.00 per share. Kratos also announced that the Kratos common stock portion of the Composite Engineering, Inc. (CEI) acquisition consideration of $20 million will also be valued at $5.00 per Kratos share, consistent with the offering price of the just closed public offering.]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:22:10 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SilkRoad Raises $35M Series C]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Markets/silkroad-raises-35m-series-c-23236</link>
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<![CDATA[SilkRoad, a leading provider of social talent management solutions, has completed a $35 million Series C financing round. New investors include Keating Capital (NASDAQ: KIPO) and NTT Finance (NYSE: NTT). Existing investors including Intel Capital, Crosslink Capital, Foundation Capital, Azure Capital and Tenaya Capital, amongst others, invested in the oversubscribed round.]]>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 17:21:25 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Accel, Sequoia In Largest Joint Investment Put $70M In Qualtrics]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Markets/accel-sequoia-in-largest-joint-investment-put-70m-in-qualtrics-23222</link>
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<![CDATA[Qualtrics, the company that makes sophisticated research simple, today announced it has partnered with Accel Partners and Sequoia Capital in the two firms' largest-ever joint investment. Accel and Sequoia will provide a range of services and $70 million to help Qualtrics expand its SaaS product offerings beyond market research and accelerate its global growth, beginning with the hiring of another 250 employees in the next year alone.]]>
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<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 12:28:44 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Avista Buys Top-Co]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Business-Finance/avista-buys-top-co-23218</link>
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<![CDATA[Avista Capital Partners (&ldquo;Avista&rdquo;), a leading private equity firm, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Top-Co Inc. (&ldquo;Top-Co&rdquo; or &ldquo;the Company&rdquo;), a privately-held, leading designer and manufacturer of specialized casing cementing products used in the drilling and completion of oil, natural gas and geothermal wells.]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:29:06 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NVIDIA and Intellectual Ventures Partner to Acquire Portfolio of Wireless Patents]]></title>
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http://news.taume.com/World-Business/Markets/nvidia-and-intellectual-ventures-partner-to-acquire-portfolio-of-wireless-patents-23216</link>
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<![CDATA[NVIDIA and Intellectual Ventures today announced that they have jointly acquired a set of patents developed and owned by IPWireless. The portfolio comprises approximately 500 patents granted and pending in the wireless communications area, including essential concepts in LTE, LTE-Advanced and 3G/4G technologies.]]>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 14:26:12 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ASTON MARTIN STEPS UP ITS NÜRBURGRING 24 HOUR PROGRAMME]]></title>
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<![CDATA[In excess of 170 cars will start the fearsome 24-hour race, which runs on the daunting 25km circuit that combines the legendary Nordschleife with the modern Grand Prix track. Having focused its efforts in previous years on near production-specification cars since its 2006 Nürburgring24 Hour debut, Aston Martin will, for the first time, be represented in the senior SP9 category for FIA-homologated GT3 cars.]]>
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<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 15:08:35 GMT-07:00</pubDate>
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