mrweb - Daily Research Newshttp://www.mrweb.com/drno/RSS feed provided by Mario Menti, http://menti.netSat, 28 Jan 2012 19:20:20 GMTPyRSS2Gen-1.0.0http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssiPerceptions to Be Acquired by Investor XPNDhttp://www.mrweb.com/drno/../drno/news14924.htm In Canada, investment firm XPND Fund is planning to acquire all the shares of customer analytics specialist iPerceptions in an all-cash deal valued at $0.08 per share. http://www.mrweb.com/drno/../drno/news14924.htm2012-01-27 00:00:00EC Drops Privacy Case Against UK Governmenthttp://www.mrweb.com/drno/../drno/news14923.htm The European Commission (EC) has dropped its legal action against the UK Government, over the latter’s decision not to prosecute behavioural ad technology firm Phorm for breach of EU data protection and privacy rules. http://www.mrweb.com/drno/../drno/news14923.htm2012-01-27 00:00:00Finland’s Comptel Buys Analytics Firm Xtracthttp://www.mrweb.com/drno/../drno/news14922.htm Software firm Comptel has acquired a fellow Finnish company, analytics provider Xtract Oy, for a total consideration of EUR 3.1m. http://www.mrweb.com/drno/../drno/news14922.htm2012-01-27 00:00:00Partners Link Video Ads and Purchasinghttp://www.mrweb.com/drno/../drno/news14921.htm Three firms - researcher Kantar Shopcom, ad platform provider Videology and targeting specialist I-Behavior - are teaming up to help marketers to target online video advertising and measure the actual off-line purchases that result. http://www.mrweb.com/drno/../drno/news14921.htm2012-01-27 00:00:00OwnerIQ Buys Shopper Marketing Platform DiJiPOPhttp://www.mrweb.com/drno/../drno/news14920.htm In the US, online behavioral targeting firm OwnerIQ has acquired shopper marketing technology platform DiJiPOP in an all-stock deal. Terms were not disclosed. http://www.mrweb.com/drno/../drno/news14920.htm2012-01-27 00:00:00Mixed Fortunes for Creston Insight Armhttp://www.mrweb.com/drno/../drno/news14919.htm Creston has reported ‘good’ third quarter revenue growth in its Insight division, following the addition of new clients in the first half of the year. However, the Board says it anticipates a decline in Q4 and will make changes to reduce operating costs accordingly. http://www.mrweb.com/drno/../drno/news14919.htm2012-01-27 00:00:00