I guess this is one of those “it’s been awhile” posts that often end up on too many blogs around the web but nevertheless…it’s been awhile. It’s not that I have been busy with a new house, new baby and a new job but the real reason for the break was…I just needed a [...]

Just got the announcement that a local mobile outifit is being scooped up for $65M in cash.  The move comes after the company announce a 30% reduction of it’s domestic workforce in March. 
Indian firm Megasoft will acquire Boston Communications Group, Inc., for $3.60 per share of bcgi common stock, in cash, for an expected aggregate purchase [...]

Not exactly web but still good news for the area, Comcast announced it will add more than 400 new employees to its local workforce over the next 90 days to keep pace with robust customer demand for its cable television, high- speed Internet and voice products.
The jobs will be primarily be in installation and customer [...]

Not exactly a web technology or start-ups but it is big news anyway. Local technology giant EMC (Hopkinton) has agreed to acquire Bedford-based RSA for 2.1 BILLION dollars. I just love the sound of the $2.1 BILLION dollars. The deal amounts to about $28 Dollars per share for RSA stakeholders.
A quick look [...]

The Boston Business Journal is reporting that German Linux firm, Collax Inc. is moving it’s corporate headquarters to Bedford. The company develops open source business service including an Exchange alternative.
This is a good development for building the Open-Source community here in the Boston Area.