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OCTOBER 1, 2009

I obviously don’t have a crystal ball so the economy could fare better than my gut, but here’s why I’m cautious for some time in 2010 or early 2011: Why is the future still so unpredictable? Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice VC Industry startup technology vc venture capital.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Carpinteria-based Procore Technologies , the developer of cloud-based, construction management software let by Tooey Courtemanche, says it more than doubled its headcount in 2014, and also saw record growth in its business. 5000 rating says the company had 2013 revenues of $9.5M, compared with 2010 revenues of $1.5M.

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JULY 23, 2015

Los Angeles-based Prevoty said this morning that it has named Roger Thornton, the Chief Technology Officer at Alienvault, to its board of directors. Thornton is also the founder of Fortify Software, which he sold to HP in 2010. Prevoty develops runtime application security software.

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MARCH 13, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing Great post - 8 Ways The Internet Changed Software Marketing - is an interesting take on how different it is these days to market software. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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JULY 1, 2013

Financial software provider Intuit has sold its Intuit Financial Services business--which is based in Woodland Hills--to private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Intuit Financial Services is made of of what was formerly Digital Insight; Intuit renamed Digital Insight to Intuit Financial Services in March of 2010. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 1, 2014

San Diego-based DivX , the developer of digital video encoding and decoding technology has been acquired by private equity firms Parallax Capital Partners and StepStone Group , the companies said yesterday, in a deal worth $75M in cash plus earnout. rovi divx mainconcept entertainment software merger acquisition private equity'

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 28, 2018

Now Microsoft has responded with a play of its own, partnering with the provider of a suite of hosted graphic design and animation software tools called Nimble Collective. “We’re excited to work with innovators like Nimble Collective to help them transform how animated content is produced, managed and delivered.”

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MARCH 7, 2012

San Diego-based CareFusion said yesterday that it has agreed a technology and consulting firm focused on pharmacy automation, PHACTS, LLC. PHACTS, which is based in Seattle, provides consulting and software to help pharmacies better manage their inventory and streamline their operations. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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MAY 18, 2010

Some good ones already from May: "Authentic" is dead - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 3, 2010 Phrases that should be retired include - “Putting customers first” You Actually Did This? Steve Blank , May 6, 2010 Great presentations from Xobni and Dropbox on how they have gone about building their business.

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APRIL 4, 2012

Santa Barbara-based CALIENT Technologies has appointed a new Vice President of Engineering, the company said this morning. Miglani to the position, from his existing position as Director of Software Engineering. CALIENT is a developer of photonic switching systems based on 3D MEMs technology. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

Culver City-based NantHealth , the provider of personalized medicine technology led by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, said today that it has received a three-year contract extension with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska (BCBSNE). BCBSNE has been a client of NantHealth since 2010, and is using its NaviNet Open Document Exchange product.

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JUNE 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology developer OpenX reported this morning that it has named Jason C. White, who has been advising OpenX since 2010, was previously a VP at Adknowledge, and also served at FOX Audience Network's MyAds. White as its General Manager, Publisher Business - West. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 12, 2012

Los Angeles-based FileTrek , the cloud-based file sharing, collaboration, and revision tracking software firm headed by Dale Quale, said today that it has linked with a European firm in a distribution deal. The firm said the partnership with Empowered Technology will help it meet demand and increasing opportunities in Europe.

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

The Los Angeles winners of the Deloitte Fast 500 ranking of fastest growing companies was announced last night at an event at Santa Monica's Shutters on the Beach, with 26 companies recognized in the overall 2011 Technology Fast 500, and three "Technology Rising Stars" recognized in the Los Angeles area.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2012

James (chairman of the Althea Foundation) and appointed Adam Sroka as Senior Vice President of Technology in a move to make business transactions simple and secure. . Jackson , “This financing round, coupled with hiring Adam Sroka as our head of technology, puts CapLinked in a position to further enhance our enterprise product offerings.”.

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JUNE 29, 2016

Reflexion Health, a San Diego startup founded in 2012 at the nonprofit West Health Institute, is moving to commercialize Vera, its physical rehabilitation system based on Microsoft Kinect’s motion tracking technology. The change has sparked a lot of interest in Reflexion and its Vera technology as a way to reduce rehab costs, Smith said.

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JUNE 5, 2012

Los Angeles-based FileTrek , the developer of software which helps teams to track changes and updates in their projects, data, and documents, said Tuesday that it has released a new iPad application. FileTrek is headed by Dale Quayle, a serial entrepreneur whose last firm, Integrien, was sold to VMware in 2010. The new app is free.

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JANUARY 18, 2011

In a loss to the Los Angeles technology industry, Voice over IP software developer Fonality has relocated its headquarters to Texas, the firm said today. Fonality said it will continue to maintain a "Center of Technology Excellence" in Los Angeles.

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OCTOBER 20, 2010

A Los Angeles area school is the beneficiary of what software giant Microsoft says is its single largest technology donation, ever, to a school. Microsoft said Wednesday that it is donating more than $1 million in a grant to purchase new software and hardware, to the Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez Learning Center.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

Thousand Oaks-based Teledyne Technologies announced this morning that it is acquiring Waterloo, Ontario-based DALSA Corporation , a developer of digital imaging and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). Teledyne said DALSA had sales of CAD $201 million for the twelve months ended September 30, 2010. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 23, 2011

El Segundo-based Accordent Technologies , which develops presentation and webcasting management software for the enterprise, has been acquired by Polycom , Polycom said today. Polycom said Accordent had $9M in revenues in 2010, and has over 1,200 customers. The deal was worth $50M in cash. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

The company is focused on the enterprise software area. Andy Vogel: We''re essentially answering the basic question, if technology is supposed to make life simple, more organized, and more efficient, why it does not do that. Talus Labs was a rollup of a variety of different technology companies. What is Colony Logic?

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

And do I fit as a Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO ? Most of the great software startups that I’ve been involved in have at least one technical co-founder (and many have more than one.) Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? Was it a case of needing Homework? Did they have a Weak Development Team ?

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

Thursday, December 9, 2010 -- Fires, Earthquakes, Climate Changes: Technology's New Role. Chapman's philosophy is that advanced systems in both hardware and software are needed to address challenges that face today's society, and California and the western states in particular. Join us to learn about technology's new role.

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OCTOBER 29, 2011

The 2011 International Games Innovation Conference continues the tradition of focusing on the latest developments in game technology and developments that began in London in 2009 and continued in Hong Kong in 2010. Participants are from industry, academia and government.

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

The 2011 International Games Innovation Conference continues the tradition of focusing on the latest developments in game technology and developments that began in London in 2009 and continued in Hong Kong in 2010. Participants are from industry, academia and government.

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OCTOBER 27, 2011

The 2011 International Games Innovation Conference continues the tradition of focusing on the latest developments in game technology and developments that began in London in 2009 and continued in Hong Kong in 2010. Participants are from industry, academia and government.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

Thursday, January 21, 2010 -- LAVA's 7th Annual Venture Awards Dinner. 2010 LAVA Hall of Fame Inductee: Jake Winebaum; Best Exit Life Sciences: Corevalve, Inc.; Eucalyptus; Best Funding in Clean Technology and Energy: Energy and Power Solutions, Inc. Master of Ceremonies: Ken Rutkowski, METal International. See [link] (more).

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

The firm said along with the announcement that it will be adding ad serving, forecasting, and other functionality to its system in 2010, and that it is taking an aim at current provider of ad server technology. Tags: rubicon project merger acquisition investment banker advertising software technology server. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Few new technologies have ever been more anticipated and more predicted than the self-driving car. We’re mostly talking about software, after all. OK, and LIDAR, and cameras, but the software is the key. Anyone who drives cannot help but imagine not having to drive any more. That’s not how it’s going to happen.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

According to the Fenwick & West LLP Second Quarter 2010 Silicon Valley Venture Capital Survey, up rounds exceeded down rounds by 55 percent to 27 percent over the 126 technology and life science companies in Silicon Valley analyzed by the firm in Q2. About 18 percent of venture rounds had flat valuations.

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

Tuesday, December 7, 2010 -- Cloud Made Easy: A Practical Guide to Success in the Cloud. Software Society. Cloud Made Easy!

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JANUARY 20, 2010

However, despite the movement of social computing into our daily lives we’re all clearly on a long journey together as the technologies themselves emerge from infancy. The Social Web Challenges of 2010: A List What are the challenges with the social Web today? Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0

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DECEMBER 4, 2010

Friday, December 10, 2010 -- CONNECT MIP Awards. The Most Innovative New Product Awards are to San Diego's technology industry what the Academy Award is to the movie business. This high profile event attracts more than 800 San Diego business leaders, researchers and capital providers. See [link] (more)

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DECEMBER 23, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. What new technology area, startup, service, or app did you find most interesting or useful this year, and why? Since 2010, $6.3B

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OCTOBER 21, 2014

We spoke with CEO and co-founder Nanxi Liu about the company''s software. Nanxi Liu: Our goal is to be the software that powers content on any kind of digital display that you see anywhere, whether that''s in a restaurant, hotel, or bar. We want our software to get you to be more engaged with the content on those displays.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 14, 2010

Thursday, May 20, 2010 -- Accelerate Your Revenue. A joint program with On Demand Advisors and Technology Council. If you are a software, cloud-computing or technology company and want to grow your revenue predictably and profitably, you should attend this 5 hour Revenue Acceleration Workshop.

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