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Yardi Buys Proliphix

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Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi has acquired Proliphix , a Massachusetts-based developer of energy management hardware and software, according to the company. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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D2 Technologies Adds Full Skype Support

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Santa Barbara-based D2 Technologies , which develops software development kits for the mobile communications market, said today that its mCUE product now has full support for Skype. The support allows Android mobile phone devices to connect directly into Skype's voice-over-IP services. READ MORE>>.

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

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In Mark Suster’s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara , he advised his audience of entrepreneurial students to master two skills: selling and coding. Mark noted that even if an entrepreneur does not become a master developer, by simply understanding the software development process, they will be a more effective startup leader.

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