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Four of Southern California's Cloud Computing Startups

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One of the most active areas of interest and growth in the technology industry today is cloud computing--the use of computing resources on the Internet, to accomplish tasks that normally would have taken a server farm or local systems. Funding: Mission Ventures [ Profile ]. Eucalyptus Systems. MaestroDev.

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Nirvanix Names New Engineering VP

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San Diego-based cloud storage services provider Nirvanix reported Tuesday that it has hired Chris Russell as vice president of engineering. Nirvanix described Russell as a longtime technology executive with more than 20 years of hands-on experience. Nirvanix said Russell hails from NextEngine, where he was vice president of technology.

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Report: Southern California Venture Capital Totals $464M In Q3

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funding, fellow San Diego cloud computing firm RightScale , with $25.0M raised, and Irvine-based Brand Affinity Technologies , a. Other large deals include Santa Barbara-based CytomX , with a $30.0M provider of celebrity endorsement services, with $21.6M in funding.