socalTECH

JULY 2, 2012

Calabasas-based Ixia , the developer of network testing equipment and software, announced this morning that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire BreakingPoint Systems , a developer of security testing tools. Ixia has been in an acquisitive mood lately, most recently acquiring network monitoring equipment firm Anue Systems in May.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

To get some perspective into ReachLocal's entry into the daily deals space and where it sees the acquisition fitting, we spoke with Zorik Gordon , CEO of the company. So what is the strategy behind the acquisition, and how do you see this fitting into the daily deals area? Zorik Gordon: We're excited about the acquisition.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 7, 2010

With online education on the rise this move will definitely put Blackboard way head in the game. From the press release: Financial Details of the Elluminate and Wimba Acquisitions. million to Blackboard's full year 2010 GAAP revenue, assuming the anticipated early August closing date for the acquisitions.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 15, 2011

And it certainly seems to have worked with reports of: Branchout has seen explosive growth in January 2011, growing from 10K to 250K monthly users, with a total usership now in the hundreds of thousands. They definitely push you to be a heavily connected user and give you lots of data. That's impressive growth! How did they do it?

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 15, 2011

And it certainly seems to have worked with reports of: Branchout has seen explosive growth in January 2011, growing from 10K to 250K monthly users, with a total usership now in the hundreds of thousands. They definitely push you to be a heavily connected user and give you lots of data. That's impressive growth! How did they do it?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

What''s interesting, is that in 2011, there were seven large ad-tech firms which had all planned to go public and hired bankers. How about mergers and acquisitions? That pace has definitely slowed down a little bit. acquisition merger exits interview capital venture banking investment siemer david' READ MORE>>.

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