Quipu Applications Offers No-Cost Branded Cloud-Based Investment Monitoring Solution to University and College Tech Transfer Offices

LAFAYETTE, CA--(Marketwire - Jul 14, 2011) - Quipu Applications, Inc., a Cloud Computing company revolutionizing the way entrepreneurs and VCs communicate and collaborate, announced today its National University and College Branded Communities campaign. Offered at no cost, Quipu's cloud-based incQubator™ service enables national Technology Transfer Offices to create branded BusinessModel™ communities for the secure monitoring of their investment portfolios. The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution includes Web 2.0 features, cloud-based instrumentation and real-time collaboration tools that empower incubated companies to create and share the progress of their entire portfolio of licensed technologies, as well as manage all aspects of their investments, including the on-demand monitoring of key performance metrics.

"For the first time, U.S. college and university Technology Transfer Offices can manage their entire portfolio of investments in a consistent flexible and secure manner, via a unified dashboard -- using Quipu's incQubator," said Michael Issa, CEO, co-founder, Quipu Applications. "Furthermore, these offices can create on-time and on-budget portfolio projects using our proven, systematic approach -- while sharing progress and results across a large community of users through permission-based collaboration."

About BusinessModel
Quipu's BusinessModel is a cloud-based dashboard that empowers users to develop and manage a dynamic living business plan complete with collaboration, financials, documents, project management, integrated blogs, wikis, posts, and grouping. Additionally, all parties can stay informed of progress and updates based on individual permissions and personal preference of notifications.

About incQubator
Quipu's incQubator allows organizations to provide branded BusinessModel communities that can be completely monitored and administered via an easy-to-use, cloud-based dashboard complete with instrumentation and collaboration.

Technology Transfer Offices can now manage incubated companies to respective venture methodologies using Quipu's incQubator Best Practices Curriculum. Key performance metrics can be monitored in real-time, with notifications sent to all those who opted for updates. Furthermore, cloud-based collaboration allows colleges and universities to create, share, manage and monitor their business operations on the incQubator dashboard. Notable capabilities include:

• Management of projects, financials and documents.
• Monitoring of integrated blogs, wikis, posts, and groups.
• Ability to keep all stakeholders informed in real time.
• Ability to issue individual permissions and personal preference of notifications.

Quipu is offering its National University and College Branded Communities solution at no cost to any U.S.-based college-level, two- or four-year academic institution. The free branded incQubator and BusinessModel service requires the approval of a university authority including university and college technology transfer executives. Dashboard access can be granted to staff and faculty of the institution, students and part-time contractor-based employees, alumnae, and satellite campuses -- both nationally and globally.

Higher Education institutions are urged to sign up and launch their branded community with Quipu's incQubator. To request a Demo visit www.quipuapps.com/invitation_to_share.php

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About Quipu Applications, Inc.

Quipu Applications, Inc. is a software development company focused on streamlining business applications while utilizing the power of online technology. Quipu's products are designed for entrepreneurs, investors, accelerators and their communities of interest. For more information, visit www.QuipuApps.com.

Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase Quipu Applications, Inc. services should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Quipu Applications, Inc. has headquarters in Lafayette, CA, and offices in Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, and in Asia. For more information please visit http://www.QuipuApps.com.