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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Pasadena-based Wallaby Financial , the developer of web and mobile apps to help consumers optimize their credit card spending, hsa been acquired by Bankrate. Bankrate said that it will combine wallaby''s product family and technology with its existing credit card distribution platform, including its CreditCards.com online credit marketplace.

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MARCH 22, 2012

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , the developer of a vacation rental marketplace and software, said that its relationship with travel site Travelocity is paying off for its clients. LeisureLink's platform allows hotel clients to send their room rates and information to Travelocity, as well as other online travel sites.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

LeisureLink , the developer of vacation rental booking software which was started in Pasadena, has shut down all of its operations, and laid off all of its staff.

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JULY 11, 2013

Pasadena-based OpenX Technologies , and Woodland Hills-based United Online said that the companies are in a deal, where OpenX will become the exclusive provider of digital monetization technology for display ad inventory for United Online''s Juno, NetZero, and Classmates properties. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Pasadena-based Metacloud , the venture-backed provider of OpenStack-based cloud services has launched its own private cloud service, the company said this morning. MetaCloud had previously only provided its services via an on-premise offering, helping companies to manage their own OpenStack deployment.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

George Collado: It''s employee management software. George Collado: We worked with the Pasadena Angels, Tech Coast Angels, and Siemer Ventures, and in January we raised a $300,000 seed round. They can use our platform to do the audit. They can use our platform to do the audit. What does StaffRanker do? READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the developer of Twitter client software, has extended its custom theme from artist 50 Cent to the Android platform, the company said Friday.

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OCTOBER 5, 2011

Sharpening its focus on the electronic discovery market, Pasadena-based X1 , the enterprise search tools provider backed by Idealab, has split out a new company called X1 Discovery , headed by John Patzakis, the former President of eDiscovery at X1.

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MARCH 8, 2011

Pasadena-based OpenX Technologies announced this morning that it has named Raj Chauhan as its General Manager of its Publisher Business. OpenX said that Chauhan will be responsible for increasing adoption of its OpenX Enterprise and OpenX Market ad exchange platform. He also has served at Move, Inc. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 14, 2011

Pasadena-based Central Desktop said Tuesday that it has added new social features as part of its online project and collaboration platform. Central Desktop's software-as-a-service is used for managing projects and connecting with co-workers and clients.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , a provider of travel distribution software for specialty lodging suppliers, said today that it has been powering lodging for Snowcreek Resort, in Mammoth Mountain. LeisureLink's online platform is used to gain bookings for the vacation rental and specialty lodging market. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Pasadena-based TweetUp , the Twitter advertising firm owned by Idealab, said today that it has linked its Twitter Client, Twidroyd, to the TweetPhoto media sharing service. The firm said it is among the "most used Twitter applications" across all platforms. TweetUp bought Twidroid in July. TweetUp bought Twidroid in July. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Pasadena-based Smartify (www.getsmartify.com)''s CEO, Carla Bourque , recently talked to us about the company''s online marketing platform, and how it differentiates itself from a lot of other competitors in the market. Carla Bourque: Smartify has been based in Pasadena for the past three and a half years. What is Smartify?

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Glendale-based Reveleer (www.reveleer.com) is a developer of cloud-based software used for managing medical data, and recently announced a Series C funding round from investors Boston Millenia Partners and Upfront Ventures. One, is we'll meet the plan where they are on their journey from tech-enabled services to software-as-a-srevice.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Idealab-backed developer of mobile and desktop messaging and social media apps, is announcing this morning that it has hired Ken Rudman as its Vice President of Developer Relations. Rudman joins the company from AT&T Interactive, where he was Director of the Developer Program and Platform.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , which develops software and services for specialty lodging suppliers, said today that one of its customers, Kees Vacation Rentals, has seen an increase in the firm's bookings by 38%, from using the firm's platform.

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APRIL 1, 2009

Pasadena-based Central Desktop , a developer of software-as-a-service, project management tools, announced today that it has released a new plug-in for Microsoft Outlook. Tags: central desktop saas software project management microsoft outlook. The new plug in is available for free for the firm's users. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 2, 2011

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the developer of Twitter client applications, announced this morning that it has scored an additional, $5.6M UberMedia also said it now has over 5 million users using its various clients, and says that its clients represent approximately 13 percent of all traffic on the Twitter platform. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 14, 2011

It looks like executives at Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Twitter client application provider started by Idealab's Bill Gross, may finally be fed up with the firm's constant battles with Twitter. According to reports, it is planning to launch its own, competing microblogging service. The news comes via a report last night from CNN.

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MAY 14, 2009

Pasadena-based LeisureLInk , which operates an online platform for vacation rental and specialty lodging providers, said Wednesday that it has signed on a Florida luxury resort, Silver Lake Resort. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. According to LeisureLink, the resort has implemented its booking engine on its web site.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Pasadena-based Central Desktop, which develops project management software-as-a-service, said today that it has released a new version of its services targeted at the enterprise. The firm said its new Enterprise Solution Package is targeted at the mid-market, with enterprise-grade functionality.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the Twitter client firm run by Bill Gross, said Wednesday that it has updated its Twidroyd client, which allows users to post and read tweets on the Twitter micro-messaging service. link shortener; plus ability to temporarily mute users or keywords. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 29, 2008

Pasadena-based Central Desktop, a provider of on-demand project management and collaboration software, has rolled out new social networking features on its site. Central Desktop said the idea is to "deepen customer-to-customer" engagement within its platform.

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

Orange County startup Beatshare --backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels, Harvard Business School Angels, and Archangels, among others�thinks it's figured out the formula to make music the message in its mobile app. On the technology side, Rob Patrick, our CTO, has 20 plus years of experience in software development.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

Freebinar is backed by the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. Costin Tuculescu: I cam out of UC Irvine as a software engineer, studying computer science. I immediately was recruited out into another company in webcasting, CTM Marketing Group, building out their platform for them.

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MARCH 4, 2021

It runs our proprietary technology, and it's a platform that people can plug into. Our software is also able to optimize workflows and speed, so that the robot is not just taking orders, it's also doing a better job coordinating the kitchen. We're also at Caliburger in Pasadena, at Dodger Stadium, and Chase Field.

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JULY 12, 2013

The Pasadena firm''s co-founders, Sean Lynch and Steve Curry , sat down with us to talk about the service. With our software, our clients just inherited the ability to use Ceph, and there was nothing they had to do to get that. We''re really excited to see the storage platform grow pretty substantially. What does MetaCloud do?

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OCTOBER 24, 2016

—Embodied, based in Pasadena, CA, and founded by USC computer science professors Paolo Pirjanian (the former iRobot CTO) and Maja Matarić, are developing robots to care for people.

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MARCH 26, 2009

Yesterday, Pasadena-based LeisureLink (www.leisurelink.com) announced a $6.2M Eric Hovanec: We're a distribution and revenue platform for specialty lodging providers, including vacation rentals, condominium hotels--anything that isn't a hotel. The first, is our platform helps them generate revenue. Our platform allows that.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests. We developed our software for iOS, and we''ve had to work on Android development much quicker than companies would have 24 months ago.

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JULY 20, 2009

One of the big, open source successes in both Southern California and the software world was Gluecode Software , which was based in Los Angeles and acquired by IBM in 2005. We caught up with Webtide to learn more about the firm's open source web server software, Jetty. Where does Webtide fit into the software world?

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JANUARY 30, 2012

Leftronic is a real-time data visualization platform for startups. Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens! Where: Baxter Hall | CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. CitySourced is a real time mobile civic engagement platform.

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JUNE 17, 2011

a perks platform for small medium businesses. After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). Event Details.

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JANUARY 20, 2012

In 1985, Lotus Development Corporation acquired GNP and Bill became a software entrepreneur at Lotus Development. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Where: CalTech 1200 E California Blvd Pasadena, CA 91125. Event Details. to 10:00 p.m.

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