Today’s funding and acquisitions news roundup from across the web:
Mobile
Urban Airship Raises $15.1 Million from Salesforce.com and Verizon
Own raises $1.2 million to remake the point of sale terminal (via gigaom)
Tekelec to Be Acquired for Approximately $780 Million
Enterprise
Best Buy to Acquire mindSHIFT Technologies, Inc. for $167 Million
Ecommerce
Online Retailer With A Twist BagThat Soft-Launches With $3.2 Million In Funding (via TechCrunch)
Aksel Group Raises $500K Seed-Round Funding to Bring European Fashion to US Online Shoppers
IT
Telefonica Makes Strategic Investment in Quantenna
Finance/Investment
France Télécom, Publicis Launch Pan-European VC Fund. Target: €300 Million (via TechCrunch)
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