People-based Marketing Leader Signal Raises $30 Million in Funding Led by I2A

Signal, the global leader in real-time, people-based marketing technology, today announced that it has raised $30M in Series E funding.  I2A led the round with participation from other major investors, including Pritzker Group Ventures, Baird Capital, EPIC Ventures, and Silicon Valley Bank. 

‘Transparent innovation’ pushes Google back to the top of the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands, increasing its worth to $229 billion

Continual innovation, increased revenue from advertising, and growth in its cloud business has helped Google reclaim from Apple the no.1 position in the 2016 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands ranking, released today by WPP and Millward Brown. The brand increased its value 32% to $229bn, while last year’s leader Apple dropped to no.2 after declining -8% in value to $228bn. Microsoft remains at no.3, growing 5% to $122bn, while Facebook (+44%, no.5) and Amazon (+59%, no.7) entered the Top 10 for the first time. The total brand value held by the Top 100 rose 3% year on year to hit $3.4 trillion.

 

MNF Group Appoints Lee Atkinson as Head of Products

MNF Group Appoints Lee Atkinson as Head of Products

MNF Group, Australia’s largest provider of hosted voice and data communications services, today announced the appointment of Lee Atkinson to the newly created senior role of Head of Products.

 

Marcus Wilkinson appointed Managing Director for Rombii

Marcus Wilkinson appointed Managing Director for Rombii

Rombii, a leading digital and marketing services agency, has announced the appointment of Marcus Wilkinson as Managing Director for Australia and the APAC region.  Wilkinson, who was previously Senior VP at IDG Communications, will take responsibility for the day to day management and direction of Rombii, working alongside the founder Sam Howell.  He will be based in Sydney.

Brocade at the Center of Mazenod College’s Network Nervous System

Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) announced that Mazenod College has become one of the first high schools in Australia to embrace New IP networking as part of a comprehensive campus LAN upgrade. The Brocade® networking solution has enabled the school to guarantee that each of its 850 students have access up to 100 Mbps of bandwidth on the network at all times. It also allows the school to maximise the use of locally hosted high-definition video, multimedia and other content utilised in enhanced teaching and learning activities.

 

Brocade Completes Acquisition of Ruckus Wireless

Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD)  announced that it has completed its acquisition of Sunnyvale, Calif.-based Ruckus Wireless™. This represents an important step in Brocade's strategic vision to build a pure-play networking company that supports the rapidly evolving requirements of the digital transformation era.

Unlocking the Power of Digital Transformation: Freeing IT from Legacy Constraint

Brocade (NASDAQ: BRCD) launched the results of its latest global study ‘Unlocking the Power of Digital Transformation: Freeing IT from Legacy Constraints’, which identifies that businesses are missing opportunities to unlock innovation more quickly and more effectively due to legacy technology and historical misperceptions about the role of IT departments. 

AOL Launches DeskAid for Australian Non-profit Startups

Making a difference is in AOL’s DNA. Nearly every day, the company unleashes initiatives focused on making the world a better place. AOL plays a powerful role in bringing communities together, raising awareness and educating individuals through its content, distribution and platforms.

VML takes first place in Creative Showcase for McDonald’s Loaded campaign

VML has taken the top honors in IAB’s Creative Showcase Round 10.4 for its Loaded campaign for McDonald’s Australia launch of its Loaded Fries. Second place was awarded to Digital Arts Network for its Krispy Kreme campaign, and second runner up went to Southern Cross Austereo for its work for EA Games.

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