BYOA. GFT Enterprise Social Networks. MOOVIA Clip. Box Acquires Crocodoc To Add HTML5 Document Converter And Sleek Content Viewing Experience To Cloud Storage Platform. Cloud storage company Box has acquired HTML5 document embedding service and Y Combinator alum Crocodoc, both companies announced in a press briefing today. Financial terms of the deal, which was a cash and stock transaction, were not disclosed; however, Box CEO and co-founder Aaron Levie said that it was a successful exit for investors. Crocodoc has raised a little over $1 million in funding from Y Combinator, SV Angel, Paul Buchheit, Joshua Schachter, Dave McClure, Steve Chen and XG Ventures. What Is Crocodoc? Crocodoc was founded in 2007 by four MIT engineers, but eventually pivoted in 2010 to kill off Acrobat.
The startup’s initial Flash-based technology allowed you to upload a PDF, and receive a version of the same document in your browser, which you could then share with coworkers and annotate with notes, highlighting, text, and a pen tool, with changes that show up to other users in real time. Why Crocodoc? Next up for the product? You can check out Crocodoc’s experience below: About Jive | Jive Social Business Software. Upcoming Event - Educause Connect Baltimore April 30th @ 7:00am EST - May 2nd @ 2:00pm EST, 2014 | Baltimore, MD Jive is excited to host a round table discussion on Wednesday, April 30 and Thursday, May 1 at 12:30 pm. The topic will be “Using Social Technology to Attract, Engage, and Retain Students” More about Educause Connect Baltimore: EDUCAUSE Connect is a highly interactive, action-driven professional development experience.
EDUCAUSE Connect Program Tracks: Online LearningEnterprise Systems/Admin IT/CloudMobile/ BYOE (Bring Your Own Everything)Elevate Your Game/Career DevelopmentTo learn more about event CLICK HERE.