14 DAY TRIAL // If anyone was wondering just what step Intel would next take in its goal to broaden its reach, the company, or at least a subdivision, has just made quite a few investments in a variety of areas.
Intel is a world-class, giant corporation, and this means, among other things, that it has many subdivisions, each focused on one aspect of its continually growing business.
The arm responsible with its major investments is called Intel Capital Global, and it is this very company that has now made the news.
Basically, ICG has made a set of investments which, put together, reach in excess of $24 million.
Seven companies are going to get funding, each specialized in such things as enterprise IT, energy management, commercial software, etc.
Out of them all, Gaikai might just stand out most, being a cloud gaming service provider based in Los Angeles.
"The best computing experiences unite leading-edge hardware with amazing software. These investments in best-of-breed software vendors play an integral part in Intel's software strategy by fueling the creation of compelling and unique user experiences across devices. They also demonstrate our stage-agnostic approach to investing in support of this ecosystem,” said Arvind Sodhani, president of Intel Capital.
The seven companies were chosen because Intel wants to push its software strategy further and they have the design resources and technical expertise needed to make it happen.
DinamicCorps, for instance, has an Operations Virtualization platform which can help enterprise IT to transform existing infrastructure into on-demand private and public cloud services.
Another recipient is Swrve New Media, which focuses on personalization and testing of social games.
Other companies that will get funds from Intel are IP Commerce, enLighted (energy management), Guavus and Revolution Analytics.
Those who want more details need only drop by the official press release that Intel posted here.