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Active Network Releases Web-based Events Management Product

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Active Network entered the events management business in January 2008, with the acquisition of event management software firms RegOnline and WingateWeb. The firm said its new product, ActiveEvents OnDemand, provide tools to event planners for managing conferences, meetings, tradeshows, seminars, and other events. READ MORE>>.

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Michael Jones Gets Exit At Thing Labs

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Michael Jones , CEO of MySpace and former founder of Userplane, has another exit under his belt today, as AOL announced it has acquired Thing Labs , a San Francisco maker of web-based, social software. Thing Labs makes the Brizzly web-based software for sharing and discovering content. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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M86 Security Rebrands Finjan Products

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Orange-based M86 Security , a developer of web security products, said Thursday that it has relaunched its products from its acquisition of Finjan, under the new M86 Security Secure Web Gateway brand. M86 acquired Finjan in November. The firm said the new products will be available in the first quarter of 2010. READ MORE>>.

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Internet Brands Sees Quarterly Boost, Buys Three Websites

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Los Angeles-based Internet Brands announced its fourth quarter and fiscal 2008 results, reporting that--despite the recession--the firm saw an increase in its fourth quarter revenues of 8%, or $27.0M for 29 website related acquisitions during 2008. for 29 website related acquisitions during 2008. versus $24.9M

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MySpace Teams With Microsoft On KIN

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Los Angeles-based social networking web site MySpace has linked with Microsoft on the launch of Microsoft's new social networking-focused cell phones, the Kin 1 and the Kin 2. The phones are the result of Microsoft's acquisition of Danger Research, maker of the Sidekick, in 2008. READ MORE>>.

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Marshal8e6 Renames Itself M86 Security

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Marshal8e6 , the Orange-based developer of web and email security products, announced today that it has renamed the firm and brand to M86 Security. The firm said the name change comes to "reflect the company's vision," and follows the recent merger of Marshal and 8e6 Technologies, as well as its acquisition of Avinti.

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Interview with Quinn Curtis, BrightCloud

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One of the questions we get most from entrepreneurs is how companies reach an exit event, and the thinking that goes into acquisitions. What's the story behind the acquisition? That led naturally to dialog around M&A, and we recently close the acquisition on the 6th of July. Quinn, thanks for the time. READ MORE>>.

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