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December 30, 2013

Internet of Things gets boost with PTC acquisition of ThingWorx

In February 2011—long before the term “Internet of Things” became a hot business buzzword—Safeguard Scientifics saw potential in ThingWorx, the first application platform that lets…

Posted by Erik B. Rasmussen

October 11, 2012

ThingWorx Series C Financing Highlights Growth of M2M App Development

One opportunity that has arisen from the proliferation of mobile devices, and especially smart devices, is developing applications for the connected world. The number of…

Posted by Erik B. Rasmussen

February 9, 2012

Social Media and Interactivity Driving Brand Engagement

Sunday’s Super Bowl was the most-watched event in the history of television, but more telling than the number of viewers was the way in which…

Posted by Erik B. Rasmussen

February 3, 2012

How Smart TV Advertising Will Change the Way You Watch Television

All advertisers have the TV in mind when it comes to connecting with consumers, and not just through your typical Super Bowl advertisement. Television will…

Posted by Erik B. Rasmussen

December 13, 2011

ThingWorx and the Connected Platform: Capitalizing on “Big Data”

When a freak earthquake rocked the Northeast in August, citizens of New York City reported reading tweets about the quake before feeling its effects. In…

Posted by Erik B. Rasmussen

February 22, 2011

The Internet of Things Making Headlines

Last week, we announced that we provided $5 million in a Series B financing for ThingWorx, a disruptive technology that revolutionizes how people, systems and…

Posted by Erik B. Rasmussen

July 23, 2010

Swap Movement Comes of Age

First there was e-commerce, then online auctions, and then online classifieds for buying and selling used items. Now there’s an increasing demand for online trading,…

Posted by Erik B. Rasmussen

June 23, 2010

Fox Business Feature on Swaptree

Jeff Bennett, newly appointed CEO at Safeguard Scientifics’ technology partner company Swaptree, was recently featured on FOX Business to talk about the “swap movement.” Jeff…

Posted by Erik B. Rasmussen

February 12, 2010

MediaMath Adds Online Ad Tech Experts, Wins Award

Imagine a technology that allows online advertisers to sift through billions of impressions to find the Web sites that exactly reach the consumers they care…

Posted by Erik B. Rasmussen

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