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Scientist.com Raises $24M for “Pharma Markets” that Outsource R&D

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San Diego’s Scientist.com set out in 2006 to disrupt part of the pharmaceutical business by providing an Amazon-like approach to the business of hiring contract research organizations (CROs). Founding CEO Kevin Lustig said Scientist.com will use the additional cash to expand its operations.

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TAG, SCCS Merge

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San Diego-based TAG, a provider of outsourced accounting and IT services, said Tuesday that it is in a merger agreement with Southern California Computer Services (SCCS), a business application and IT consulting company. for SCCS, which is a software reseller and IT provider in San Diego, focused on Sage.

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How Nils Forsblom Is Reinventing Himself In Mobile With TenFarms

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Forsblom is now in Los Angeles and San Diego, and reinventing himself with a mobile application company called TenFarms (www.tenfarms.com). PhotoPoll is our first app to push live, and now we're working on our second app, AdTile, which is a mobile advertising solution for applications and mobile software.

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How Augmented Reality Is Transforming the Manufacturing Industry

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For many Americans, the manufacturing industry brings to mind images of Industrial Revolution-era factories, World War II assembly lines, or perhaps even outsourced workshops overseas. But that picture is outdated.

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Overcoming the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

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Third-party resources provide help in two ways: training and outsourcing. For training, consider partnering with outside organizations, such as SANS, CERT, or NICCS, or other online educational resources. An outsourcing engagement can cover a variety of responsibilities.

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Why Friday’s Massive DDoS Attack Should Be Terrifying

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DNS is a shared resource that almost all companies outsource, which means someone could cripple internet usage worldwide by targeting a relatively small number of companies. There are tons of great tools and services that make building and launching a software product easier than ever.

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What Is Causing Startups to Go Bankrupt?

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Many startups have a great product that’s viable, marketable, and ripe with potential. But if that was the only indicator of success, then nine out of 10 startups wouldn’t fail. The annals of startup history wouldn’t be littered with instances of companies like Friendster or Color that had fantastic products, but eventually sank.

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