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Teledyne Buys Bolt Technology

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Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies said Wednesday afternoon that it has acquired Bolt Technology Corporation , a supplier of equipment for the offshore energy exploration market. teledyne bolt technology merger acquisition marine underwater electronics equipment energy exploration' READ MORE>>.

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Direct Drive Systems Acquired for $120M

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Cerritos-based Direct Drive Systems , a developer of high speed motors for the oil and gas industry, has been acquired by Houston-based FMC Technologies, FMC said earlier this week. Direct Drive is a spinout of Calnetix.

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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

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Leading edge technology software and manufacturing require constant course corrections and iterative restarts. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility. For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures.

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Thanks to our sponsors!

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Thanks to all of our sponsors, who make our coverage of Southern California's technology industry possible: Sponsors. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com). We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. Technology.

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How Gigmor Is Looking To Connect Musicians With Gigs, with David Baird

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I've also been in technology since I was AOL in the 90's. We actually started with the musician matching site, because it was a smaller technology challenge. What markets are you in right now? We're pretty much in every major market, particularly in music strong communities, like Los Angeles, New york, Nashville, and Toronto.

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Are You Properly Managing Your Core Competency?

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Leading edge technology software and manufacturing require constant course corrections and iterative restarts. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility. core competency entrepreneur near shoring offshoring outsource startup' Marty Zwilling.

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6 Realities To Evaluate Your Outsourcing Alternatives

Startup Professionals Musings

Leading edge technology software and manufacturing require constant course corrections and iterative restarts. Internal services, like marketing and accounting, are more manageable and have less customer visibility. For example, it is no secret that software pirating is still very common in China, Vietnam, and other cultures.