Blake Bartlett has several years of experience as a venture capitalist. He was previously with Battery Ventures, where he helped lead investments in Wayfair, Glassdoor, Optimizely, and others. At OpenView, he is focused on expansion stage investing and he’s involved in companies like Monetate, Expensify, & Pantheon.
Investor Profile: Blake Bartlett, OpenView
OpenView Venture Partners Surpasses More than $100 Million in Investment in Boston Area Companies, Affirming its Commitment to the Region’s Innovation Economy
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS (PRWEB) JANUARY 25, 2016 — OpenView Venture Partners, the leading expansion stage venture capital firm, has surpassed more than $100 million in investment in Boston area technology startups. Since the firm’s founding in 2006, it has actively invested in its own backyard, helping to build Boston into one of the nation’s leading tech capitals. The firm has also helped several of its investments open offices and expand in the area. In addition to capital injections, OpenView has made more than 275 hires across sales, marketing and engineering for its companies with presence in Boston as well as for its own internal operations over the last decade.
“Boston has long been a hub for innovation,” said Scott Maxwell, OpenView’s Founder, an MIT graduate. “We’re thrilled to support entrepreneurship in and around the region and look forward to continuing to uphold the city’s reputation as a center for leadership in the technology sector.”
Recently, Massachusetts was named the most innovative state in America by Bloomberg and spends more than any region in the world on research and development. GE’s move to relocate their global headquarters to Boston, specifically the tech-centric Seaport District, is only set to further accelerate the innovation produced by and success of Boston’s startup community.
In addition to OpenView’s deep ties to Boston’s entrepreneurial community, the firm invests heavily in closing the talent gap in tech both in Boston and across the US. Community efforts and involvement with local organizations like Startup Institute,Resilient Coders and BUILD help to support that initiative. OpenView is also actively involved in Boston area philanthropic organizations including Habitat for Humanity, the Anti-Defamation League, Greater Boston Food Bank, Boston Marathon Foundation, Big Brothers Big Sisters and more.
About OpenView Venture Partners
OpenView is a venture capital firm with $700 million in total capital under management that invests in expansion stage software companies. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Boston, MA, OpenView provides its portfolio with value-add services through OpenView Labs. Programs range from recruiting to market research and marketing and sales strategy. For more information, visit openviewpartners.com.
Intronis Named 2016 Best Channel Vendor by Business Solutions Magazine
CHELMSFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intronis, the MSP unit of Barracuda and leading provider of backup and data protection solutions for the IT channel, today announced it was named a 2016 Best Channel Vendor in the Business Continuity/BDR category by Business Solutions Magazine (BSM). The win marks the second time the publication has recognized Intronis for its continued excellence in partner enablement, technology innovation, and market leadership.
“Being named one of the Best Channel Vendors is a fantastic way to close out 2015 and kick off the New Year,” said Rick Faulk, vice president and general manager of Intronis, the MSP unit of Barracuda. “It is a tremendous honor to be recognized by our channel partners, we thank them for their continued partnership and votes of confidence. Intronis had a record 2015, and our team is committed to making 2016 the best year ever for our channel partners.”
In 2015, Intronis added new features and functionality to its Intronis ECHOplatform, including a crisp new dashboard, a responsive and intuitive user interface, and an expanded set of business reporting tools. Intronis also enhanced its offering of Intronis Essentials, an online resource hub designed to enable Partners to effectively market, sell, and support Intronis solutions. With these enhancements, and an established track record for product reliability and service excellence, Intronis continues to transform the Partner experience.
“BSM’s Best Channel Vendor Awards are designed to provide IT solution providers with insight into the vendor partners that are viewed by their peers as the best-of-the-best,” said Mike Monocello, Editor-in-Chief for Business Solutions magazine. “The companies that earn the title of ‘Best Channel Vendor’ are among the most respected in the industry, and we congratulate Intronis on its win and for earning high marks for its channel program and product reliability.”
The BSM Best Channel Vendor Survey was conducted online with the assistance of Penn State University and captured the feedback of more than 2,700 active BSM subscribers. Participants rate vendors on seven categories including service/support, channel friendliness, product features, product reliability, channel program, product innovation, and margins. Intronis earned top marks across all categories, scoring the highest in channel program and product reliability.
The entire list of 2016 Best Channel Vendors is included in a special report within BSM’s January 2016 edition and online here.
To learn more about Intronis online, follow the channel-friendly cloud backup and recovery innovator on Twitter and LinkedIn, and read the Intronis Cloud Backup and Recovery Blog.
About Intronis
As the MSP unit of Barracuda, Intronis provides data protection solutions for small businesses, delivered exclusively through the IT channel. The Intronis ECHOplatform securely protects physical and virtual data with native support for physical imaging, VMware, Hyper-V, Exchange, and SQL, all through a re-brandable central management console that integrates with major RMM and PSA tools. With Intronis’ fixed-fee storage pricing per SMB account, IT service providers are able to streamline their pricing strategy and simplify their account management. Intronis was acquired in October 2015 by Barracuda (NYSE: CUDA). Learn more at www.intronis.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the potential benefits, pricing and performance of the ECHOplatform solution. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond the Company’s control and that could cause the Company’s results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could materially affect the Company’s business and financial results include, but are not limited to customer response to the Company’s products, as well as those factors set forth in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any intent or obligation to update the forward-looking information to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date of this press release.
Contacts
WhiteFox Marketing (for Intronis)
Marie Rourke
714-292-2199
[email protected]
Open-E releases major update for High Availability in Software Defined JovianDSS
Atlanta, Georgia; January 22, 2016: – Open-E, a leading developer of innovative data storage software used for building and managing centralized storage servers, released today the new update 11 for its Software Defined Storage solution Open-E JovianDSS. The software is now equipped with advanced features for High Availability in Software Defined Storage environments.
Open-E’s developers included a major feature in Open-E JovianDSS: the High Availability Load-Balanced cluster option for NFS and iSCSI. Customers can now enjoy even higher data security in cluster setups, and benefit from the Active-Active failover functionality of the software. This way, High Availability is ensured through a setup of two servers, in which data is saved on two server nodes simultaneously. If one system fails, its processes and resources are being relocated and restarted on the second node. Apart from the high data security of such setups, administrators are able to significantly increase the performance of their system in an Active-Active configuration, where they can decide which volumes are active on which node. This way, servers can utilize their full network performance and unnecessary costs for idle hardware are eliminated.
The software was also updated to latest ZFS file system, on which Open-E JovianDSS is based. This improvement enhances the stability and performance of the software even further.
Users of Open-E JovianDSS can now update at no cost and get the up11 from their respective Open-E Partner. To support customers with configuring an Active-Active Load-Balanced HA Cluster, a detailed video tutorial is now available, showing the setup step by step.
For taking a first glance at the software as well as the new and updated features, Open-E is offering a free online demo on their website. This simulated version of Open-E JovianDSS does not require any installation.
About Open-E
Open-E is a well-established developer of IP-based storage management software. Open-E JovianDSS, Open-E DSS V7 are robust, award-winning enterprise storage applications which offer excellent compatibility with industry standards, and are the easiest to use and manage. Additionally, they are some of the most stable solutions on the market and undisputed price performance leaders.
Open-E accounts for over 27,000 installations world-wide and has received numerous industry awards and recognition. Thanks to its reputation, experience and business reliability, Open-E has become the technology partner of choice for industry-leading IT companies such as Citrix, Intel®, LSI, VMware, and Adaptec.
For further information about Open-E, its products and partners, visit http://www.open-e.com/
Instructure Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Earnings Conference Call
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Instructure (NYSE: INST), a provider of a cloud-based learning management platform for academic institutions and companies worldwide, announced today that the company’s fourth quarter and full year 2015 financial results will be released after market close on Tuesday, February 9, 2016.
Instructure will host a conference call to discuss its results at 3 p.m. MT / 5 p.m. ET the same day. The call may be accessed at (719) 325-4785 or (877) 741-4239, passcode 8750042.
The live webcast of the call can be accessed at the Instructure Investor Relations website at ir.instructure.com along with the company’s earnings press release. A replay of the call will be available at the same web address.
About Instructure
Instructure, Inc. is the software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology company that makes software that makes people smarter. With a vision to help maximize the potential of people through technology, Instructure created Canvas and Bridge to enable organizations everywhere to easily develop, deliver, and manage engaging face-to-face and online learning experiences. To date, Instructure has connected millions of teachers and learners at more than 1,600 educational institutions and corporations throughout the world. Learn more about Canvas for higher ed and K-12, and Bridge for the corporate market at www.Instructure.com.
Contacts:
Lisa Laukkanen
The Blueshirt Group
(415) 217-4967
[email protected]
Heather Erickson
Instructure
(801) 658-7524
[email protected]
With More Than 35,000 Customers, UserTesting Names Michael Meinhardt VP of Customers
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — UserTesting, the world’s largest user experience platform, today announced the appointment of Michael Meinhardt as the company’s Vice President of Customers. Reporting to Chief Revenue Officer Patrick Donnelly, Meinhardt will lead UserTesting’s Customer organization, and double the team in the next year. This strategic hire positions UserTesting to continue its heavy investment in the success and growth of its customer base of more than 35,000.
Meinhardt brings to this position more than a decade of experience in cloud and SaaS leadership. Prior to UserTesting, Meinhardt was the Founder and CEO of Cloudwords, a leading SaaS translation management solution, where he delivered 7x year-over-year top line growth. Meinhardt remains a current board member at Cloudwords. Previous to Cloudwords, Meinhardt’s diverse leadership background covers a variety of senior positions in sales, business development and customer success.
“Michael Meinhardt will be responsible for UserTesting’s most important asset – its customers,” said Darrell Benatar, CEO of UserTesting. “Michael brings tremendous experience in dramatically improving the customer experience, and we are eager to bring him on to create and build strong, long-term relationships with our customers.”
“I’ve witnessed the immense value of continuously engaging with customers and collecting their feedback on everything from product to messaging,” said Michael Meinhardt, VP of Customers of UserTesting. “I am honored to use this crucial understanding to put our customers first and help them deliver great experiences.”
About UserTesting
UserTesting is the fastest and most advanced user experience testing platform on the market. The company gives marketers, product managers, and UX designers on-demand access to people in their target audience who deliver audio, video, and written feedback on websites, mobile apps, prototypes, and even physical products and locations.
Headquartered in Mountain View, CA, UserTesting helps over 35,000 customers (including the top 10 web properties in the U.S.) get the user feedback they need to create an excellent customer experience. User panels are currently available in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and India. For more information, visit www.usertesting.com.
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Jennifer Moebius
+1-617-922-8004
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Scalr Raises $7.35 Million in Series A Funding from OpenView Venture Partners
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA — Scalr, the leading enterprise cloud management platform, today announced it has closed a $7.35 million Series A round of financing, led by OpenView Venture Partners. Continue reading “Scalr Raises $7.35 Million in Series A Funding from OpenView Venture Partners”