In partnership with AIDS organization (RED), Square debuted a Special Edition SQUA(RED) Reader, bringing the color red to the company’s hardware products and enabling local sellers and their customers to play a role in one of the greatest challenges of our time — the fight to end AIDS. Sellers in the United States can get a Special Edition SQUA(RED) Reader online at mkt.com/red. Read more...

President and CEO of Livecharity Corporation, Johnny Saffar, announced that it will introduce its new advertising model at livecharity.com. A video posted today gives insight to how Livecharity plans to have a positive impact to help those in need around the world. Subscribers will be able to help their favorite NPO by doing what they do every day online at absolutely no cost to them. Read more...

Revolution Analytics, the only commercial provider of open source R software, today announced the launch of an Academic Institution Program and a Public Service Program. The new programs provide educational and nonprofit institutions with full access to Revolution R Enterprise (RRE), the company’s flagship Big Data predictive analytics software, for a yearly licensing fee of $999, which includes a license for unlimited users and general support. A free license will continue to be available for individuals through the Individual Scholar Program. Read more...