ClickSquared, a global provider of cross-channel marketing software and services, has announced the closing of a $9 million round of equity financing, led by Staley Capital and including the company's existing group of investors -- Flybridge, JMI Equity and ABS Ventures.

ClickSquared has a rich heritage in email marketing and delivery, direct mail production, customer analytics and campaign management -- the result of a series of R&D initiatives, strategic acquisitions, and mergers since its founding in 1999. ClickSquared is recognized as a 'Strong Performer' in the most recent "The Forrester Wave: Email Marketing Service Providers Q4 2009", and recognized in the Forrester Research, Inc. report, "US Database Marketing Service Providers: Alternatives to Consider," released in July. The report declares that ClickSquared has edged "ahead of the digital pack" through its combined top score in the categories of database management; execution and fulfillment; analytics; creative services; and strategy and consulting services.

Replicon, the market leader in cloud-based timesheet and expense management software, today introduced Replicon Timesheet, an iPhone application that puts the power of Replicon's solution in the hands of mobile employees.

By extending Web TimeSheet and Web Expense capabilities to the iPhone, Replicon Timesheet makes it more convenient for on-the-go employees to keep track of time and expense details regardless of their locations. Users enter information while it is top-of-mind, improving accuracy and details for hassle-free time and expense capture.

Accruent, real estate and facilities solutions provider, has acquired 360Facility, a facilities management solution company.  360Facility solutions cover the full spectrum of facilities operations, including property management, maintenance and asset management, emergency preparedness, and incident management.  360Facility has customers in the corporate market and commercial property management, which Accruent hopes to break into with this acquisition.

Venyu, data protection, recovery and availability services, launched today its VenyuCloud virtualization platform providing a controlled and secure platform where IT managers can quickly provision cloud servers and virtual cloud data centers on demand.

Vanguard Logistics Services, offering neutral Non-Vessel Operating Common Carrier (NVOCC) services for ocean shipping worldwide, has implemented CargoSmart's Sailing Schedules and iPhone application to help improve service efficiency and competitiveness.  CargoSmart is a global shipping and logistics solutions provider.

Best Buy has acquired mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc., the nation’s leading managed service provider (MSP) for small and mid-sized businesses, for $167 million. The transaction will help accelerate Best Buy’s growth in the small and mid-sized business IT services category. mindSHIFT provides cloud services, data center services and professional services to more than 5,400 clients and 25,000 managed desktops in key markets throughout the United States.

The combination of mindSHIFT ‘s capabilities and Best Buy’s points of distribution through its retail, Geek Squad services and Best Buy For Business operations is expected to create a competitive advantage that would provide an opportunity for the two companies to capture greater share within the estimated $40 billion small and mid-sized business MSP market. mindSHIFT, the current MSP category leader for small and mid-sized business, has been named the top-ranked business in the MSP space in the United States for the past three years, and the leading MSP in the world in 2009 and 2010 by trade publication MSPmentor.

Marketo, the leader in Revenue Performance Management launched Spark, a new product designed for small businesses. A lighter version of their enterprise offering, Spark helps businesses manage lead nurturing and sales 2.0 processes across channels like e-mail, lead generation, and optimization of site visits.

Spark allows small business marketers to design and deploy email campaigns across online and social channels, and track the effectiveness via a dashboard. The impact of each campaign and program is measured in real-time, including email volumes and leads generated.

The application also includes lead scoring, providing sales teams a way to rank and prioritize the best opportunities. Also included are reusable email templates and the ability to automate triggered and batch email campaigns sent on behalf of specific sales representatives. Track prospect online behavior and company website activity.

Yammer, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise social networks, has announced it has received $17 million in its fourth round of funding, bringing its total financing to $57 million. The Social+Capital Partnership, a new fund established by former Facebook Vice President Chamath Palihapitiya, led the round with previous investors Charles River Ventures, Emergence Capital and U.S. Venture Partners also participating. Palihapitiya will have an observer's seat on Yammer's board of directors.

Yammer has grown at a rapid pace. It has been adopted by over 100,000 businesses in 160 countries in less than three years, including employees at more than 80 percent of the Fortune 500. Major corporations such as 7-11, Ford, Southern Company, Shell and SuperValu have deployed Yammer this year, proof that enterprise social networking is entering the mainstream.

eSight Energy is set to launch the new version of its leading energy management suite, eSight, with a new global weather service enabling easier analysis of energy consumption against local temperature data and more accurate assessment of building energy efficiency.

Designed specifically to make global energy management more effective, the new Global Weather Service enables users to access weather data from over 4,000 global locations in order to get a better handle on the effect of local weather and temperature on energy consumption.