QualiTest acquires TCL

I wanted to congratulate our portfolio company QualiTest on acquiring the UK software testing company TCL.

A core part of the strategy for QualiTest is to become recognised as a major international player in the independent software testing market. 

With the acquisition of TCL not only have they added a great team in the UK with a longstanding reputation in the business, but also through TCL the company now has access to the Indian market. This is a big step on the way to being global, and much more importantly gives us the ability to offer a wider range of services and sourcing, what the CEO Ayal likes to call "right-sourcing."

A word on TCL. I have not been too near the coal face on this transaction (thanks to Ayal and Uri), but  I have spent time with Stewart, TCL's founder. TCL under his leadership is a great example of how to build a business with a very positive culture of focusing on the people as its greatest strength. As we combine TCL and QualiTest together I am sure that this culture will stand the merged company in very good stead!

Best of luck to all!!

For those interested in more detail, here is a link to the announcement - http://tinyurl.com/d5s7nhg

New CEO and Positioning Launch at Infolinks

Infolinks - a Goldrock portfolio company - has recently recruited a top notch CEO to take the company to the next level. His name is Dave Zinman and he is one of the founders of the ad server as the former GM of the display ads division at Yahoo! We are very excited to have him on board.

Dave has hit the ground running with new messaging to the market. Infolinks has subsequently launched its In3 platform (Infolinks Intent Intelligence) - to help website publishers better monetize their properties. The technology can best understand a visitor's intent and present the most relevant advertisements  In addition, since most internet users ignore traditional display ads today, Infolinks ad units are placed in areas that can attract the attention of the visitors without obtrusiveness.

And if you will be in New York for Ad:Tech next week, Infolinks will be there!

Good luck to the team.