Tag Archives: SaaS

A French success story: Lengow celebrated its 3rd anniversary

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Thomas Ohr

The Nantes-based startup Lengow recently celebrated its 3rd anniversary and reported some interesting numbers. The young company offers a service that allows online merchants to optimize their visibility and profitability on all online distribution channels, including comparison shopping sites, affiliate networks, … Continue reading →

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Traditional IT infrastructure vs the cloud (Part II)

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Tony Fernandez

In the first part of this article I started off by explaining the implications of a traditional IT infrastructure within the context of the business environment. In this second part, I’ll break down the different components of a cloud environment … Continue reading →

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Traditional IT infrastructure vs the cloud (Part I)

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Tony Fernandez

Organizations make enormous investments towards an in-house IT infrastructure. The total cost of owning and managing hardware and software is extremely expensive for any business, especially small to medium-sized enterprises just entering the market. IT departments find themselves with tighter … Continue reading →

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Zendesk plans a development center in Denmark

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

Zendesk, a leading provider of proven, cloud-based help desk software, just announced the establishment of a new software development center in Denmark, the country where Zendesk was started back in 2007. The announcement was made by Mikkel Svane, CEO of … Continue reading →

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Lengow has just raised $1.8m from Alven Capital

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Thomas Ohr

One year after the initial investment from Kima Ventures, the Nantes (France) based startup Lengow has now reached a new milestone with Alven Capital in raising an additional $1.8 million, in order to finance its international development. Lengow offers an SaaS web solution which … Continue reading →

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