NJ-Connect Headlines for April, Featuring LiveLOOK, Global Crowdfunding Day and More
(NJTechWeekly.com will be publishing a monthly roundup of selected, relevant stories that appeared on NJ-Connect, a website developed by the NJ-Connect Meetup group. The website aims to fulfill the same objectives of that group: raise awareness for technology companies and professionals in New Jersey and create a forum for those individuals and organizations to connect. These stories were published in April, 2013.)
LiveLOOK Leads Evolution of Co-Browse Technology with New Product
By Samatha Tartas
MATAWAN – LiveLOOK announced the immediate availability of its new mobile co-browsing product, LiveLOOK Co-Browse PremiuM. According to the company, LiveLOOK Co-Browse PremiuM is the first to offer instant-launch, mobile friendly co-browsing capable of blocking any content, on or off browser.
Organizations can use Co-Browse PremiuM for customer service and support, enabling agents to simultaneously view the screen of a customer. The solution offers an optimized customer launch, complete mobility, unparalleled content handling and unmatched privacy and security settings that can prevent or allow any web pages, domains and on page field blocking…..
Global Crowdfunding Day Celebrates the Next Generation of Business Startups
By Samantha Tartas
SADDLE BROOK – President Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS) on April 5, 2012, and to celebrate this movement for early-stage businesses, April 5, 2013 will be recognized as the first Global Crowdfunding Day.
StartupValley, an equity crowdfunding platform created specifically for technology startups, encourages investors and entrepreneurs to capitalize on crowdfunding in 2013 as a result of Global Crowdfunding Day.
The JOBS Act is designed to support entrepreneurship and small business growth. It is structured for small businesses to have easier access to funding by easing federal regulations and allowing individuals to become investors….
IMM Introduces Web-Hosted Documents to Document Exchange
By Samantha Tartas
LINDEN – IMM introduced web-hosted document capabilities within its Document Exchange, a cloud-based document delivery solution that makes signing documents easier and allows financial institutions to close transactions more quickly.
Form fields are now highlighted for consumers to fill and electronically sign their name with one click. Through Document Exchange, financial institutions can give customers control to initiate processes online and submit documents back electronically.
Wings Financial Credit Union, based in Apple Valley, Minn., is one of IMM’s clients that adopted the new Document Exchange.
Bowker BookWire App Allows On-the-Go Access to Book Data
By Samantha Tartas
NEW PROVIDENCE – Bowker introduced its free mobile application, BookWire, which allows consumers, librarians and booksellers to streamline their search for books, providing a more efficient and effective way of locating and purchasing books.
Using the application, iPhone and iPad users can scan the barcodes of any book and receive a search result, including the lowest retail prices and the ability to make a purchase through multiple online retailers….
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