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Todd Hylton Adds Neural Tech Expertise to UCSD Robotics Institute

Xconomy

in 2012, Hylton led a team that developed BrainOS, software technology designed to enable robotic systems to adapt to their environments and learn from humans. Hylton was previously the executive vice president of strategy and research at Brain Corp., After joining Brain Corp. At Brain Corp., Mine are in business and government.”.

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

Both Sides of the Table

The total number of M&A deals in the US this year is projected to be a paltry 225 transactions relative to more than 450 deals just 2 years ago, which was the norm between 2002-2007, varying only by around 3% per year. More interestingly Montgomery expect the M&A market to grow to 600 in 2011 and 750 in 2012.

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E-commerce’s Changing Landscape | Customization

Tech Zulu Event

Up 33% this year, according to the Washington Post, online commerce is trending upwards from $175 billion in 2007 to a projection of $335 billion in 2012 (Forrester Research). As customers shift online, retailers have no choice, to not only follow suit, but to adapt to their changing demands.

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Why The Growth Of The Internet Is Driving EdgeCast's Revenues

socalTECH

The company--which is in the business of operating a content delivery network (CDN) to accelerate the delivery of web graphics, multimedia, applications, and more to end users-- recently disclosed it more than doubled its revenues in 2012, and has grown to over 230 employees--all due to a huge amount of demand for CDN services by its customers.

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E-commerce’s changing Landscape: Customization

Tech Zulu Event

Up 33% this year, according to the Washington Post, online commerce is trending upwards from $175 billion in 2007 to a projection of $335 billion in 2012 (Forrester Research). As customers shift online, retailers have no choice, to not only follow suit, but to adapt to their changing demands.

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CallFire Bootstraps 50,000 Signups and Hires Former NetZero CEO

Tech Zulu Event

CallFire simplifies telephony, making sophisticated, expensive carrier-class telecom capabilities available through an easy-to-use GUI and API platform, which the company pioneered in 2007. In particular, CallFire has answered unusually strong demand coming from political campaigns, the insurance sector and emergency notification.

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Surveying SoCal's M&A Landscape, with David Siemer

socalTECH

If you rate the market on a one to ten scale, with one being 2002 and ten being 2007, we''re probably at around five or six. I think that the market was, however, hotter two years ago, when companies were buying more aggressively, and there was lots of pent-up demand. How about mergers and acquisitions? Globalization is a big trend.