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alarmClock Sep 10 09Redmond, WA-based Smilebox has acquired Preclick, a New Jersey maker of photo organizing and printing software that white-labels to retailers like WalMart, Costco, and Walgreens. Financial terms were not disclosed. Smilebox is used to create electronic greeting cards, photo albums, and slideshows. The deal for Smilebox seems mostly inspired by its rapid ability to jump on Preclick's distribution channel so that it can get in Front of Costco.com shoppers too sell custom greeting cards in time for the Christmas season. Preclick competes with other free photo programs like Google's Picasa. Smilebox raised $7M from Bessemer Venture Partners and Frazier Technology Ventures in 2007 (at total of $12M lifetime) and has roughly 40 people on the payroll. Full story...
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Does A Tough Quarter For Evergreen Solar And Energy Conversion Devices Mean First Solar Will Follow?
