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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

Calabasas-based network testing equipment developer Ixia said today that it is targeting the LTE testing market, with its Ixia IxLoad product. Ixia develops a wide range of network testing software and hardware products. Ixia develops a wide range of network testing software and hardware products. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 4, 2012

Calabasas-based Ixia , which develops Ip network and wireless testing equipment and software, said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of Anue Systems , a developer of network visibility and analysis products. The deal had been announced May 7th, and was worth $145M in cash. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 17, 2012

Calabasas-based electric vehicle testing systems manufacturer Gridtest Systems has expanded its equipment to support european electric vehicle (EV) charging systems, the company said this week. Gridtest says its systems have been fully CE certified, one of the requirements for selling products into the European market.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Calabasas-based NetSol Technologies has created a new division to tackle the cloud computing market, the firm announced this morning. NetSol said that its new division, NetSolCloudVM, will offer infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) products to the North American market.

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MAY 7, 2012

Calabasas-based network testing equipment provider Ixia said Monday morning that it has agreed to buy Anue Systems , a developer of network monitoring and test products, in a deal worth $145M in cash. Ixia said the acquisition will help it become a "leading player" in the network visibility market. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 17, 2012

Calabasas-based KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals , a developer of biopharmaceuticals for the aesthetic medicine market, has filed for an IPO. According to the firm's S-1 filing, Kythera is looking to raise up to $86.25M on the NASDAQ Global Market as KYTH. Leerink Swann, and Lazard Capital Markets. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 11, 2012

Calabasas-based KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals , a developer of aesthetic medicine products aimed at reducing fat deposits, has priced its IPO at $16.00 The firm is offering 4,400,000 shares of its common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as KYTH. and $16.00 per share.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Calabasas-based audio processing technology firm DTS is expanding into the Internet-connected, whole home audio market today, saying that it has released an Android-based, whole home audio system. DTS said the new product also connects directly into existing home audio systems, also make them part of its whole home audio network.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2010

San Diego-based Concerro , a developer of workforce management software for the hospital and healthcare industry, said today that it has acquired RES-Q Healthcare Systems , which is based in Calabasas. Concerro said that RES-Q's President, Michael Meisel, joins Concerro as VP of Product Management and Marketing as part of the buy.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Calabasas-based KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals , a venture-backed developer of aesthetic medicine products, has set its IPO pricing range, saying earlier this week that it is expectings its IPO price to be between $14.00 KYTHERA is looking to list on the NASDAQ Global Market as KYTH. and $16.00

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Calabasas-based KYTHERA Biopharmaceuticals said this morning that it has added Francois Kress, the President and CEO of Prada, to its board of directors. Kythera explained that Kress has experience with brands which have "significant crossover" into the target customers of the firm's products. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Calabasas-based Nova Development , the consumer software publisher now owned by Avanquest Software, said today that it has signed an agreement with Ancestry.com, to publish the retail editions of Ancestry.com's Family Tree Maker genealogy software. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

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APRIL 19, 2010

Calabasas-based DTS , a developer of surround sound technology, said today that it has entered into a deal with Korean mobile smartphone manufacturer Pantech Co., to bring its technology to the mobile market. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed.

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JANUARY 30, 2009

Calabasas-based Ixia, which develops test hardware and software for the networking market, announced this morning that it has selected Plexus Corp. According to Ixia, Plexus will manufacture its test, measurement, and service verification products. as its strategic supply chain solutions provider. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Calabasas-based network testing equipment firm Ixia said today that the firm has begun to offer a combined, large scale wireless network testing solution for long term evolution (LTE) networks, out of the firm's June acquisition of Catapult Communications. Ixia's acquisition of Catapult Communications was worth approximately $105M.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Calabasas-based network testing tools firm Ixia has launched a new product, focused on the network security market, the firm announced today. The firm said its product can be used to identify known and zero-day threats to systems, programming errors, and other security exposures in applications. READ MORE>>

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Calabasas-based Ixia announced today that the firm is shipping a 100 Gigabit Ethernet test system, which is being used by chip and network equipment manufacturers to test their new high speed networking hardware. Ixia claims the test system is the first to market. Ixia said the first customer of its test system is Nortel. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 10, 2012

How do you create a business around the still-emerging market of electric vehicles and avoid those issues? One way is developing testing tools and infrastructure around that market, to help those manufacturers in their research and development, which is just what Calabasas-based GridTest Systems (www.gridtest.com) is doing.

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MAY 8, 2013

Cloud storage is a competitive market, with dozens of cloud storage providers hoping to gain a big chunk of the market. IDrive/Pro SoftNet is based in Calabasas. Our product name is IDrive, which is a consumer and small business facing, online backup and storage service. How long have you had your product available?

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JULY 9, 2012

To do that, we spoke with Vic Alston , the CEO of Calabasas-based Ixia (www.ixiacom.com), a publicly traded maker of network testing equipment and software. Vic Alston: We have strategy when we look at acquisitions, where we ultimately want to grow our addressable market. We have to acquire to get into some new markets.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance. NastyGal -- which was just about unheard of a year ago -- has rocketed to a over $100M business, driven by women's clothing, shoes, and other products. range of software products, and which has offices in Calabasas and Santa Barbara.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Our profile this morning is with Network Automation , a Los Angeles company competing in the IT automation market. What we do is provide an automation solution to the market at large. Ironically, I used to pass their offices every day commuting from the Palisades to Calabasas, where I was running Sungard Treasury Systems.

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AUGUST 20, 2009

Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. Sherry Gunther: Initially, when I entered with ZooKazoo.com, it was not a crowded market, it was a nascent market.

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