Software : Buzz

Dayton-based Van Hoose Associates Inc. is getting some traction with its software product and looking to raise $600,000 for its growth plans. The firm expects to get formal approval this month from the government on its off-the-shelf software product, FlowVU.

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Youngstown is making a comeback with business-to-business software as one of its pillars for economic growth. To that end, the Youngstown-based software group, Fyrware, LLC, is announcing their new “Blazing the Trail for Technology” campaign. The goal is to assist Youngstown’s economic renaissance as it continues to flourish.

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A young Hudson software company has received a $21 million investment from Summit Partners of Boston. The company, COMS Interactive, will use some of the money to add staff and tailor its software -- which is popular among nursing homes -- for other long-term care providers.

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Cincinnati-based enterprise social network startup Batterii, which describes itself as a co-creation software platform, has closed a $2.5 million seed round let by public-private seed stage investor CincyTech – which contributed $500,000 to the round. Other investors include Batterii CEO Kevin C. Cummins, Los Angeles-based investor Ken Salkin, and undisclosed individuals.

As well as offering enterprise collaboration tools such as real-time chat, activity tracking, tagging search and so on — it describes one of its software tools as “like Pinterest with a purpose”  – Batterii also offers in-person brainstorming sessions as a service to clients.

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The new Blackbook app helps Cincinnati residents and new hires create a customized guide to their city based on their preferences. Check out the story here.