Varolii lands $8 million, names Bill Bryant, Lee Roberts to the board

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Varolii, which helps airlines, utilities, banks and other companies send automated alerts to customers, has raised $8 million and named Seattle venture capitalist Bill Bryant and former FileNet CEO Lee Roberts to the board. The company’s existing investors — including BlueRun Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson, Institutional Venture Partners and InterWest Partners — participated in the round. Varolii… Read More…

Tweets and Swype as art? Museum of Modern Art explores new masterpieces

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I usually don’t think of mobile software — or Tweets for that matter — as art. But, then again, the definition of modern art often eludes me. Nonetheless, a new interactive exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York called Talk to Me: Design and the Communication between People and Objects will certainly spark interest… Read More…

Former AT&T Wireless, McCaw Cellular veteran lands cash for group messaging startup Ivy

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Mary Jesse has been at the forefront of wireless communications since its early days, serving as vice president of technology at McCaw Cellular/AT&T Wireless and chief technology officer at RadioFrame Networks. Now, Jesse is looking to take some of that knowledge and apply it to her own startup, IvyCorp, a 2-year-old Redmond company that’s hoping… Read More…