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The US-based technology business management company takes its total funds raised to $91m.

In this world, and future ones of potential products derived from the operation of sentiment machines able to learn, could be sparked the next wave of productivity and economic growth.

The California-based digital marketing company says it plans to open offices in New York and London.

Symantec-backed consumer identity security company LifeLock acquires Investor Growth Capital-backed rival ID Analytics.

The top-line growth in 2011 comes after the healthcare software provider secured its first institutional investment the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's venture fund and its manager Sandbox Industries.

AOL Ventures-backed SalesCrunch made the offer, plus 15% equity in itself, for online meeting software company WebEx, which was bought by Cisco for $3.2bn. Cisco labelled the move "a cute publicity stunt".

The India-based IT company follows up a $45m round from investors including Intel Capital, opening a UK office.

The New York-listed alternative asset manager adopts security technology WatchDox and invests in the company in a corporate venturing-style deal.

The power of networks is evident - even in a world of a frictionless payments, everyone needs contacts.

Visual computing software company Mersive, which has technology used in military simulations, wins backing from venture firm set up by a management including top executives at US-based defence contractor Blackbird Technologies and the CIA's quasi-corporate venturing unit In-Q-Tel.