| Date | Title | Description |
| 19.08.2024 | Attackers Use Xeon Sender Tool to Launch SMS Phishing, Spam Campaigns | By Joseph Henry
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A sophisticated tool named Xeon Sender is being exploited by cybercriminals to launch ... |
| 22.05.2019 | Zendesk acquires Smooch, doubles down on support via messaging apps like WhatsApp | One of the bigger developments in customer services has been the impact of social media — both as a place to vent frustration or praise (mostly frustration) and — especially over messaging apps — as a place for businesses to connect with th... |
| 16.04.2019 | Vonage Launches New API Platform for Healthcare Market | Vonage, a global business cloud communications leader, has launched a new Enterprise Service Package and APIs via Nexmo, the Vonage API Platform, designed specifically for the healthcare market. With APIs that align to strict healthcare gui... |
| 19.03.2019 | Vonage brings number programmability to its business service | Chances are you still mostly think of Vonage as a consumer VOIP player, but in recent years, the company also launched its Vonage Business Cloud (VBC) platform and acquired Nexmo, an API-based communications service that competes directly w... |
| 15.11.2018 | A leaky database of SMS text messages exposed password resets and two-factor codes | A security lapse has exposed a massive database containing tens of millions of text messages, including password reset links, two-factor codes, shipping notifications and more.
The exposed server belongs to Voxox (formerly Telcentris), a Sa... |
| 31.08.2018 | Wish, Netflix, Uber and ~100 others testing WhatsApp’s new Business API | Earlier this month, WhatsApp announced the launch of its first revenue-generating enterprise product, the WhatsApp Business API. The API allows businesses to respond to messages from WhatsApp users for free up to 24 hours, then charges for ... |
| 25.06.2018 | How chatbots can ‘cross the chasm’ from novelty to enterprise | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
In the early days of chatbots, there was, as with... |
| 25.06.2018 | How chatbots can ‘cross the chasm’ from novelty to enterprise | In the early days of chatbots, there was, as with all breakthrough technologies, a lot of hype around how they would transform business as we knew it. Now, two or three years down the road, we’re seeing that these promises were somewhat inf... |
| 30.08.2016 | We can only have a ‘net of things if we have a net to work with | By 2008, there were already more “things” connected to the internet than there were people. By 2020, that number is projected to swell to more than 20 billion. The world is digitizing at a mind-blowing rate and the corresponding market for ... |
| 07.05.2016 | M&A roundup - week ending 5/7/16 | Adobe bought Livefyre; LinkedIn acquired Run Hop; Pinterest purchased URX
Video-sharing website Vimeo acquired VHX, a platform that allows video creators sell their content from their own websites. No financial terms of the deal were disclo... |
| 05.05.2016 | Vonage Holdings Corp. to Acquire Nexmo, Inc., Second Largest CPaaS Company Globally | HOLMDEL, N.J., May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Vonage Holdings Corp. (NYSE: VG) ("the Company") has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Nexmo, Inc. ("Nexmo"), a global leader in the Communications P... |
| 17.02.2016 | Singapore-based Cloud Communication Startup Wavecell Scores $1.6M Series A | Wavecell, a Singaporean startup that creates APIs for communication tools, has raised a $1.6 million Series A. The round was led by Qualgro Asean Fund with participation from Wavemaker Partners, and will be used to grow Wavecell’s market pr... |
| 11.11.2015 | 9 ways cloud communications can help build your travel and hospitality business | In a mobile-first world, SMS is proving to be one of the most essential tools for businesses. From its critical role in communicating with customers globally to providing top security, this series produced by Nexmo explores key aspects of S... |
| 09.10.2015 | Nexmo: The Startup Guide to Cloud Communications | This article was originally posted on the Tech City UK website.
Communications are evolving at an exponential rate. WhatsApp processes 30 billion messages daily. How can startups effectively tap into this massive communications opportunity... |
| 31.08.2015 | Phone verification: the cost-effective, secure, no-hassle route to password reset | In a mobile-first world, SMS is proving to be one of the most essential tools for businesses. From its critical role in communicating with customers globally to providing top security, this series produced by Nexmo explores key aspects of S... |
| 07.07.2015 | App armor: How phone numbers can make your mobile app more secure | In a mobile-first world, SMS is proving to be one of the most essential tools for businesses. From its critical role in communicating with customers globally to providing top security, this series produced by Nexmo explores key aspects of S... |
| 29.06.2015 | How verifying phone numbers can protect your customer’s identity | In a mobile-first world, SMS is proving to be one of the most essential tools for businesses. From its critical role in communicating with customers globally to providing top security, this series produced by Nexmo explores key aspects of S... |
| 10.06.2015 | How these six industries are using SMS to strengthen customer relationships | In a mobile-first world, SMS is proving to be one of the most essential tools for businesses. From its critical role in communicating with customers globally to providing top security, this series produced by Nexmo explores key aspects of S... |
| 08.05.2015 | SMS and the on-demand economy: 5 ways to perfect the match | In a mobile-first world, SMS is proving to be one of the most essential tools for businesses. From its critical role in communicating with customers globally to providing top security, this series produced by Nexmo explores key aspects of S... |
| 08.05.2015 | SMS and the on-demand economy: 5 ways to perfect the match | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
In a mobile-first world, SMS is proving to be one of the most essential tools for businesses. From its critical role in communicating w... |
| 03.05.2015 | FloNew Lets Drones Automatically Fly To iBeacons | Here is a fun drone hack from our Disrupt NY Hackathon. FloNew brings together Gimbal beacons, Esri mapping, Nexmo‘s communications platform and Parrot’s RollingSpider MiniDrones. Using FloNew’s mobile app, you can automatically send your d... |
| 03.05.2015 | Built By 15-Year-Olds, FollowPlants Posts Social Media Updates From Plants | If plants could tweet, what would they tell us? Well, the FollowPlants team at the Disrupt NY Hackathon might help us find out.
To be clear, the plants aren’t expected to share their thoughts and feelings. (That would be weird, right?) Inst... |
| 28.04.2015 | Where did my SMS messages go? They disappeared into thin air! | In a mobile-first world, SMS is proving to be one of the most essential tools for businesses. From its critical role in communicating with customers globally to providing top security, this series produced by Nexmo explores key aspects of S... |
| 10.04.2015 | SMS may be your global connection to customers — but buyer beware | In a mobile-first world, SMS is proving to be one of the most essential tools for businesses. From its critical role in communicating with customers globally to providing top security, this series produced by Nexmo explores key aspects of S... |
| 10.04.2015 | SMS may be your global connection to customers — but buyer beware | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
In a mobile-first world, SMS is proving to be one of the most essential tools for businesses. From its critical role in communicating w... |
| 07.04.2015 | Nexmo helps brands engage with consumers via chat | Companies are constantly on the lookout for new methods of interacting with their customer base but it can be hard to integrate these with existing systems.
Cloud communications firm Nexmo is launching a new API that allows a chat applicati... |
| 27.03.2015 | Why businesses can’t ignore SMS (Hint: 90% of people read a text message within the first 3 minutes) | In a mobile-first world, SMS is proving to be one of the most essential tools for businesses. From its critical role in communicating with customers globally to providing top security, this series produced by Nexmo explores key aspects of S... |
| 20.02.2015 | The New Rules Of Going Public | According to a recent report, Twilio wants to go public. Twilio, a company that provides software-based communications tools for developers, closed out 2014 on a $100 million annual run rate. Or, put another way, Twilio brought in just over... |
| 28.10.2014 | Nexmo Announces Verify, An API To Help Developers Confirm Users’ Phone Numbers | Nexmo, a company that sells telecom services to developers, announced an early release of its new product ‘Verify’ today, a tool to help apps confirm the phone numbers, and therefore verify the identity of their users. Verify will formally ... |
| 19.10.2014 | With Laplock, You Get A Text Message When Somebody Unplugs Your Laptop | Fresh off the hackathon dungeon, Laplock is a nifty little app developed at our TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon in London. Martin Saint-Macary and Ivan Maeder worked tirelessly for the past 24 hours to build an easy-to-use software lock for yo... |
| 21.01.2014 | Nexmo Closes $18M in Series C Funding | Nexmo, a San Francisco, CA-based provider of high quality messaging and voice capabilities to application developers and enterprises worldwide, closed $18m in Series C funding.
The round was led by Sorenson Capital, with participation from ... |
| 21.01.2014 | Nexmo Locks Up $18M At $100M+ Valuation As It Forecasts 100% Revenue Growth In 2014 | Nexmo, a quickly growing telco API firm that provides SMS and voice services, has locked down $18 million in fresh capital in a Series C round of funding that values the company at more than $100 million.
The new capital was led by Sorenson... |
| 22.10.2013 | Meet Nexmo, The Telecom API Firm On Track For $40M In 2013 Revenue | Given the massive global popularity of messaging, the market in play is enormous. Nexmo is a quickly growing company that provides carrier-direct SMS and Voice APIs that developers can use to reach phones around the world. Vying for tractio... |
| 04.06.2013 | 4 smart European startups using the cloud to give businesses an edge | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
MOSCOW — In the U.S. startup landscape, there is ... |
| 04.06.2013 | 4 smart European startups using the cloud to give businesses an edge | MOSCOW — In the U.S. startup landscape, there is no shortage of business-focused startups that are using the cloud to innovate old ideas. Turns out that European startups are also doing the same and coming up with some great ideas to give b... |
| 24.02.2013 | Startup Jobs of the Day – 24/02/2013 | – TVU Networks (read here)
– SimScale (read here)
– Living Social (read here)
– Cmune (read here)
– SocioCast (read here)
– Smarkets (read here)
– Pinterest (read here)
– Fortumo (read here)
– Drawbridge (read here)
– Mindflash (read here)
... |
| 21.02.2013 | Nexmo Closes $3M Funding | Nexmo, a San Francisco, CA- and London, UK-based provider of Communications APIs, closed a $3m round of funding.
The round was led by Intel Capital, with participation from NHN Investment Corporation and Initial Capital.
The company intends... |
| 21.02.2013 | Nexmo Raises $3M From Intel Capital For Mobile Messaging API Service, Signaling More Disruption For The Telcos | Nexmo has raised $3 million from Intel Capital for its mobile messaging API, carrier grade service. Also participating were NHN Investment Corporation and Initial Capital. Nexmo, founded in 2010, raised $500,000 in seed capital at the begin... |
