Recently announced software updates:

• Brandwatch
  Horizontal bar charts, increased review site coverage, French rules-based classifier, UI.

• FullContact
  API v2: influence topics, Klout scores, standardized field names across networks.

• Gnip
  PowerTrack: OR and nesting in filters, 1024-character rules.

• Livebuzz
  Facebook pages: sort comments by tags and sentiment, new charts, Excel/PDF export.

• MomentFeed
  Foursquare Merchant Platform integration: claim and manage venues, view venue analytics, manage check-in campaigns.

• PeerIndex
  Topical PeerIndex scores.
  

Trendiction launched Talkwalker, a self-service social media monitoring and analysis tool for the German-language market.

• blog post

Recently announced software updates:

• Actionly
  Social Stream.

• Brandwatch
  Map view, history comparison chart.

• Moreover
  Increased forum coverage.

• MutualMind
  MutualMind 1.7.9: workflow improvements.

• NM Incite (PDF)
  BuzzMetrics Exchange (powered by uberVU): language detection, collaboration, workflow, city-level geolocation

• Simply Measured
  UI refresh.

• Synthesio
  Major update.

• Teezir
  UI redesign, rebranding, sentiment filter, influence sort/filter, source demographics.

• uberVU
  Geolocation analytics, location filter.

Recently announced software updates:

• Gnip
  100% coverage of blog posts and comments from Jetpack-powered WordPress.org sites, engagement streams of “likes” from WordPress.com and IntenseDebate.

• Netvibes
  Chart and Facebook widget improvements, new Facebook Search.

• Radian6
  Mobile client: highlighted keywords, searchable topic profile and user lists, social profiles, multiple filters, UI.

• Traackr
  Improved relevance scoring.

• uberVU
  Improved charts.
  

Quantum Leap Innovations launched Quantum Leap Buzz, a desktop SMA tool that uses the company's Pattern Based Analytics, initially applied to Twitter data. Both consumer and business versions are planned. A free public beta is available until the end of February.

• press release

Alerti launched the English-language version of its social media monitoring platform and iPhone app. The Paris-based company has offered a French-language platform since 2010.

• blog post