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WSS (other)
WSS may refer to: Computing * WebSideStory, a web analytics company * Windows Sound System * Windows SharePoint Services * WS-Security (meaning Web Services Security) * wss://, the prefix used to indicate secured WebSocket protocol in a URI Schools * Westdale Secondary School, a public high school in Hamilton, Ontario * Whitley Secondary School, a secondary school in Bishan, Singapore * Wellington Secondary School, a secondary school in Nanaimo, British Columbia Societies * Western Shugden Society * World Ship Society * Washington Statistical Society, a professional society of statisticians near Washington DC Technology * Wavelength Selective Switching * Widescreen signaling Other uses * Warehouse shoe sale, a retail chain of shoe stores * Weekly Shōnen Sunday, a Japanese manga magazine * Wide sense stationary * Winston-Salem Southbound Railway * World Schools Style debate, a competitive debating format * Working Set Size * While She Sleeps, a metalcore band from Sheffield, Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WebSideStory
WebSideStory, Inc. (later Visual Sciences), was founded by Blaise Barrelet in 1996 as web analytics tool and link directory; its products were Hitbox and HBX. The company went public on September 28, 2004 (NASDAQ: WSSI). In 2006, WebSideStory acquired high-end private data analysis and visualization software company Visual Sciences for $57 million. A year after the acquisition, WebSideStory rebranded itself as Visual Sciences, Inc.Dignan, Larry (May 9, 2007)"WebSideStory becomes Visual Sciences; bolsters enterprise focus" ''ZDNet''. In January 2008 Visual Sciences, Inc. was acquired by Omniture (NASDAQ: OMTR) for $394 million. WebSideStory was founded and headquartered in San Diego, California Business model evolution WebSideStory originally launched with a SaaS business model, charging customers a monthly fee for web analytics, but finding customers willing to pay for web analytics proved difficult. WebSideStory then pivoted to offer a limited version of the analytics produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |