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OCTOBER 21, 2009

According to Ixia, it will acquire Agilent's N2X Data Networks Product Line, as part of a move to accelerate the firm's growth. Agilent's N2X Data Networks product line is used for testing and validating next generation networking equipment, including voice-over-IP, VPN, and data services. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 13, 2010

iSkoot Technologies includes substantially all of the assets of San Francisco-based iSkoot, a developer of social networking and Skype-compatible voice-over-IP software for mobile phones. Tags: qualcomm iskoot merger acquisition mobile software skype social networking. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Occam Networks , a developer of broadband telecom equipment, said today that it has signed on Perry-Spencer Rural Telephone Cooperative, Inc. According to Occam, PSC is using the firm's equipment to enhance its broadband service, and to enhance the voice, video, and data needs of its customers. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2010

San Diego-based Iomega , the data storage firm which is now a subsidiary of EMC, revealed this morning that the firm is powering the network attached storage (NAS) devices for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), the parent organization for the U.S. Tags: iomega data storage device olympics team.

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APRIL 8, 2010

Costa Mesa-based storage networking hardware manufacturer Emulex said today that its OneConnect iSCSI and FCoE adapters have been qualified by storage provider EMC. Emulex's OneConnect Universal Converged Network Adapters (UCNAs) support both iSCSI and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the new car pricing data startup headed by Scott Painter, said Monday that it has inked a deal with automotive publisher High Gear Media , where High Gear will include TrueCar's data on its network of web sites. Tags: truecar publishing auto automotive pricing. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2010

San Diego-based Novatel Wireless , a developer of wireless broadband data cards, announced this morning that the firm has completed its first data transmission using Long Term Evolution (LTE) 4G technology. The firm said it is planning commercial launch of data devices with operators in late 2010. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 7, 2010

Druva Software , a developer of continuous data protection and disaster recovery products, announced today that it has raised $5M in a Series A funding round, and will be setting up its corporate headquarters in Santa Monica. According to Druva, the funding came from Sequoia Capital and the Indian Angel Network (IAN). READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2009

San Diego-based Arkeia Software announced today that it has acquired Kadena Systems , a developer of data deduplication technology. According to Arkeia, it will integrate Kadena's deduplicaton technology into its Arkeia Network Backup product. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Santa Barbara-based Occam Networks , a supplier of broadband communications equipment for the telecom industry, announced today that it has signed Polar Communications, a provider of voice, high speed data, and video services in North Dakota and portions of Minnesota. Occam said that Polar will deploy a FTTH network using its products.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Aliso Viejo-based storage networking equipment provider Qlogic said Monday afternoon that it has appointed two new board members. Tags: qlogic storage area networking network executive data. The firm said it has added Bill Zeitler and Scott Mercer to the board, increasing its number of directors to eight.

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MAY 21, 2010

Chatsworth-based DataDirect Networks , a developer of high speed data storage devices for the high performance computing (HPC) market, said Thursday that the firm's DDN Extreme Storage platform is now available as part of a HP offering. Tags: data storage networks datadirect.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

The firm reported revenue gains in all of its product segments, with the biggest percentage gain in its Fibre Channel over Ethernet network adapters. Emulex is a manufacturer of storage networking hardware and equipment, used for the data storage and networking markets. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 23, 2010

Clearwire , which is deploying a WiMax-based, 4G wireless network nationwide, said today that it has added Los Angeles--along with another six markets--to its list of cities it will provide its mobile broadband service into. Tags: clearwire wireless angeles network wifi mobile.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

According to ValueClick, the new product pulls together the firm's data, audience targeting, and technology assets into a single solution. Tags: valueclick media executive advertising platform services. As part of the new platform, the firm said it has named Nancy Hall as Vice President, Platform Services, the lead the new offering.

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MARCH 3, 2010

The firm said the patents cover storage networks and disk array systems. Tags: acacia research patent legal litigation storage data raid disk array.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

The firm said its new Active Revenue Management (ARM) system uses real-time, market data to help its clients price their inventory. LeisureLink says it is using data form its distribution network to gain insight into pricing and consumer demand, using algorithms to adjust rates in real time to maximize revenues and occupancy at properties.

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MARCH 19, 2010

Calabasas-based Ixia , a developer of network test hardware and software, said this week that it has joined the Network Test Automation Forum (NTAF). Tags: automation hardware software test network ixia. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

Make sure the name and trademarks you want are available, as well as web site address, social media tags, and any other intellectual property. Network extensively for partners, investors, and suppliers. Take advantage of inexpensive tools to gather data and provide analytics. Pick a name, location, and marketing strategy early.

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MARCH 5, 2010

Barrall was most recently CEO of Data Robotics, and also was founder of BlueArc. Barrall also serves on the board of Nexsan, and has served on the board of Tacit Networks, the advisory boards of Data Domain, and NeoPath. Barrall left Data Robotics in December for unspecified reasons, after the firm installed a new CEO.

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JUNE 7, 2010

Costa Mesa-based storage area networking equipment firm Emulex announced Monday afternoon that it has agreed to acquired ServerEngines Corporation , a Silicon Valley firm which develops iSCSI and Ethernet semiconductors. Tags: data network area storage acquisition merger serverengines emulex. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 18, 2010

The firm will be opening up both retail locations and network expansion in Los Angeles for its service, which is a wireless service which offers high speed Internet service over a much longer range. Tags: clearwire sprint wimax wireless wifi. Exact coverage maps and availability within Los Angeles was not announced by Clearwire.

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JUNE 29, 2010

San Diego-based Nirvanix said today that it has launched a "hybrid" cloud storage service brings cloud storage to companies within their own data center. Tags: nirvanix cloud storage enterprise data. Pricing on the new offering was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 21, 2010

Calabasas-based network testing products firm Ixia has added the Fibre Channel protocol to its suite of network test lineup, the firm announced today, with a new set of products. Tags: storage data fcoe equipment testing network channel fibre ixia. Pricing on the new products was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Aliso Viejo-based storage networking equipment firm QLogic said Tuesday that it has named Stanley Liu as the firm's General Manager of Greater China. Tags: executive channel fibre data storage expansion china qlogic. QLogic said Liu will focus on increasing sales for OEM and QLogic-branded products throughout China. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 2, 2010

Costa Mesa-based Emulex has deepened its ties with IBM, saying today that it is providing its OneConnect network adapters into five of IBM's enterprise-class and high volume servers. Tags: emulex data storage network addapters fibre channel ethernet. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Irvine-based semiconductor giant Broadcom is making another acquisition, saying Monday afternoon that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquired Dune Networks , a developer of switching fabric products for the data center networking market. Dune Networks has operations in Sunnyvale, California, and Yakum, Israel.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2010

We were looking at all sorts of strategic decisions that Sony was considering, which required analysis and data on broadband networks, Internet portas and mobile handsets/networks. In data analysis you want to look for “primary&# research, which means the person who initially gathered the data.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2009

The firm, which pulls pricing data from publishers and ad networks using its service, said that it is seeing ad pricing jumps as big as 270% among music sites. Publishers use Rubicon's services to increase their take from so-called "remnant" ad networks. Tags: rubicon project advertising publishing online. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Prior to QLogic, Genereux was at DataDirect Networks (DDN), also serving as VP Sales, Marketing, and Support, and has previously served at Hitachi Data Systems. Nirvanix operates a cloud-based storage service, which offers up data storage via a web-based API. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Costa Mesa-based storage area networking equipment firm Emulex said today that its OneConnect Universal Converged Network Adapter technology has been selected by HP. Tags: emulex blade computing storage data hardware. Expected shipment volumes and financial impact of the win were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

Costa Mesa-based Emulex , a maker of host bus adapters and other storage networking gear, said today that the firm's 8Gb/s HBAs have been selected by storage provider Compellant. Tags: emulex fibre channel storage compellant data. Financial details of the win were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

Irvine-based Broadcom has completed its acquisition of Dune Networks, a developer of switching fabric chips for the data center networking market, the firm said Monday afternoon. Tags: broadcom dune networks semiconductor chip merger acquisition. Dune was based in Sunnyvale, with additional operations in Israel.

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APRIL 21, 2010

Lake Forest-based storage manufacturer WD has rolled out a new, iPhone/iPod Touch application which connects its My Book World Edition and WD ShareSpace network drives with the popular Apple devices. Tags: western digital data storage hard drive apple ipod iphone remote access photo photography sharespace. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 6, 2010

Greenplum , a software firm developing database clustering software used for the data warehousing business, has been acquired by EMC. Leo Spiegal of Mission Ventures was on its board, and Scott Yara--who was an executive along with Spiegel at Digital Island/Sandpiper Networks--was President and Co-Founder of the firm.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Irvine-based Broadcom said today that it is suing Emulex Corporation, over patents related to its networking and communications technology. District Court for the Central District of California Monday, saying that Emulex infringed on ten Broadcom patents, covering high speed data and storage networking technology.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

San Diego-based Astute networks , a developer of blade storage products, said Thursday that it has raised a new, "significant" capital investment from Tallwood Venture Capital. The firm had originally been focused on network processors for storage protocol offload. Amount of the funding was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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