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Beyond Limits, Fresh Off $133M Funding, Links With Management Consulting Firm

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In addition to the strategic consulting services deal, the companies said The Carnrite Group will receive IP licensing rights to Beyond Limits' cutting-edge Cognitive AI technology. The company announced a big, $133M Series C funding at the end of September, from Group 42 and bp ventures. READ MORE>>.

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Interview with Thomas Russell, ETC Solar, Improving Solar Cell Efficiency

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We spoke with Thomas on how the company's technology was spun out of Caltech, and why the startup believes the solar cell industry needs its technology. Thomas Russell: We're a spinout of Caltech, out of the labs of Professor Harry Atwater. While I was working at Caltech we invented this technology.

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Vederi Sues Google Over Google Street View

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A Pasadena-based company, founded by Caltech Ph.D's, is suing Google for patent infringement, based on its Google Street View feature, according to IP law firm Christie, Parker & Hale LLP. Tags: vederi google caltech patent legal lawsuit street view.

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Catalyzing Innovation In Pasadena, with Innovate Pasadena

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As much as the idea of "Silicon Beach" wants to represent the whole of the local technology industry in Los Angeles, there are -- as one would expect in such a large metropolitan area -- many different neighborhoods and communities spread across the region, all with their own individual identities, companies, and technology focuses.

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FastSoft Launches Testing Network

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Pasadena-based FastSoft , the Caltech spinout which develops web acceleration software, said today that it has launched a testing network for its clients. FastSoft sells an appliance and software which optimizes the TCP/IP protocol, drastically improving the speed of Internet transfers. READ MORE>>.

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FastSoft Raises $950K

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Pasadena-based FastSoft , a developer of Internet acceleration appliances based on research out of Caltech, has raised $950K in a debt funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. The company's technology is based on research into optimizing the TCP/IP protocol. READ MORE>>.

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FastSoft Upgrades Internet Acceleration Appliance

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FastSoft is a spinout of Caltech which is commercializing enhancements to the TCP/IP protocol, which is used to transmit Internet data. The company is venture backed by Miramar Venture Partners. According to the firm, the upgraded devices accelerate small web objects, and also include performance reporting and analysis.

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