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OCTOBER 10, 2012

Thursday, October 11, 2012 -- Developing Applications with Apache Cassandra. These are the questions many developers are asking themselves taking the popularity of the new NoSQL database technologies out there on the market nowadays. Is my app a good fit for Apache Cassandra? Or is Cassandra a good fit for my app?

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Monday, December 10, 2012 -- BioScience Alliance Workforce Development Interest Group.

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Development Develop Education Course 113

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JANUARY 9, 2013

San Diego-based renewable energy developer EDF Renewable Energy gained a big new partner Wednesday: Google , after Google said it invested $200M in equity in a wind farm in West Texas. EDF started construction on Spinning Spur in June of 2012, and the firm says the project went into operation in December of 2012. READ MORE>>.

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Google Invest Development Develop 113

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MARCH 26, 2014

Irvine-based virtual reality technology developer Oculus VR has been acquired by Facebook , in a deal worth approximately $2 billion. Oculus VR will remain in Irvine, and continue developing its virtual reality product, Oculus Rift. Oculus VR will remain in Irvine, and continue developing its virtual reality product, Oculus Rift.

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MAY 30, 2013

Newport Beach-based SignNow , a developer of mobile signature capture and document storage services, has been acquired by Barracuda Networks. The company raised $2M in funding back in March of 2012. SignNow was venture backed by Khosla Ventures and the Tech Coast Angels. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Tech Coast Angels Networking Acquisition Mobile 223

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APRIL 17, 2018

. “As announced today by Mayor Garcetti, the Port will play an increasingly important role in our mission to help make humanity multi-planetary as SpaceX begins production development of BFR — our next generation rocket and spaceship system capable of carrying crew and cargo to the Moon, Mars and beyond.”

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Los Angeles SpaceX Angel Report 274

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

A new project out of the University of Southern California is looking to help people visualize public sentiment towards the 2012 United States presidential candidates, by analyzing Twitter. The first 2012 Presidential Debate is scheduled for later tonight in Denver.

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USC Southern California Journal News 196

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Pasadena-based Guidance Software , which develops digital forensics and e-discovery software, said Tuesday afternoon that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CaseCentral , a developer of electronic discovery software. Guidance Software said it will pay $17.1M for CaseCentral, with up to $33M in earn out. in cash and $8.3M

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Software Pasadena Acquisition Services 202

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APRIL 4, 2011

ViaSat and JetBlue had already been working together to develop an in-flight broadband services with higher transmission speeds and bandwidth. ViaSat said it will install on JetBlue's Airbus A320 and Embraer E190 aircraft beginning sometime in 2012.

Outsource Development 206

Outsource Development Services Develop Development 206

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OCTOBER 26, 2012

Thursday, November 1, 2012 -- LA CEOs - Developing Relationships with the World?s s Biggest Sports Leagues and Stars and How to Succeed. LA CEOs, an education and support group for CEOs presents: Sports marketing maverick, Mark Skelly. Confirmed RSVP is required.

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TechEmpower

MAY 17, 2013

Note that the Windows configuration presently retains the Linux-hosted database server—only the web/application server is running Windows Server 2012. Thank you again to the developer community for the numerous contributions in this and previous rounds. And yes, we would like to include Microsoft SQL Server in the future.

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Framework EC2 Web Writing 524

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

Apple said late last week that it has expanded access to TestFlight , the app beta testing platform, letting developers invite up to 1,000 testers to beta test their iOS apps. Burstly, which was led by Evan Rifkin, acquired TestFlight back in 2012. apple testflight burstly beta developer testing software' READ MORE>>.

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GRP Partners Los Angeles Platform Acquisition 170

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

In a major win for SpaceX , the Southern California firm developing commercial rockets for spaceflight, NASA announced Friday that it has approved the SpaceX mission to dock with the International Space Station on Friday. The mission would be the first ever docking of a commercially developed, private rocket ship with the ISS.

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SpaceX Southern California Services Technology 208

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

The Investment Group of Santa Barbara is the primary backer of a developer of online training software for corporations, which announced a funding round Thursday. Mindflash , a Silicon Valley-based developer of online software for learning management and developing corporate training, said it raised $3.5M

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Santa Barbara Invest Training Course 174

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Santa Monica-based cloud telephony provider Callfire , which develops cloud-based telephony services used to automate phone calls and voice applications, reported today that it had record growth in 2012. The company said it saw revenue growth of 58 percent for the company. Actual financials were not disclosed by the company.

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Santa Monica Statistics Startup Report 173

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MAY 30, 2013

Los Angeles-based mobile ad network operator Airpush said this morning that it has reached $4M in monthly developer payouts, and over 90,000 live apps using its mobile ad network. According to Airpush, those numbers are 100 percent growth since August of 2012. READ MORE>>. airpush mobile advertising android application smartphone'

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Mobile Advertising Los Angeles Tool 180

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MAY 23, 2012

But in 2012 a visit to any major college in America will show you the massive increase in aspirations of our young talent to become the next Mark Zuckerberg and build a future Facebook. So it is unsurprising that an over-funding environment and the commensurate returns hangover would have lasted until about – well – 2012.

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

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JANUARY 17, 2013

OpenX develops online ad serving software, used by web publishers to serve up advertising on their web sites; the firm also offers up a real-time bidding exchange, OpenX Market, used by advertisers and publishers for deciding what advertising to serve up to consumers. READ MORE>>.

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OpenX Advertising Pasadena Web 178

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OCTOBER 8, 2013

times, year-over-year growth in revenues between Q3 2012 and Q3 2012, a 5x increase in users, and signups from over 150 countries. Nimble develops software used to track customer contacts and relationships, tracking everything from email messages and phone calls to social outreach. According to Nimble, it saw a 2.5-times,

Santa Monica 164

Santa Monica SaaS Tool Customer 164

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

At The Pool , the Los Angeles startup which develops a service to help users meet new people based on their common interests, told its users over the last week that it is now in 120 countries and is covering 3,053 cities -- a dramatic growth that was driven by the launch of a set of mobile apps three months ago.

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Social Network Mobile Activity Networking 200

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FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology developer Rubicon Project has filed for an IPO, saying in a filing with the SEC that it is looking to sell up to $100M in its stock in an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. for the year ended December 31, 2012, and revenues of $55.7M Mayfield, as well as others. READ MORE>>.

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Clearstone Advertising News Los Angeles 198

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FEBRUARY 12, 2013

DriveCam , the San Diego startup developing technology which analyzes and tracks the performance of commercial fleet drivers, reported this morning that it has just reached over $100M in 2012 sales.

Tech Coast Angels 157

Tech Coast Angels Carson Technical Review San Diego 157

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NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Santa Barbara-based RingRevenue , which develops call marketing automation technology, said Wednesday that it has raised $3.25M in a funding round. RingCon said the new funding will go towards aggressively expanding sales, marketing, and software development. The round was led by GRP Partners and Rincon Venture Partners.

Marketing 174

Marketing GRP Partners Santa Barbara Advertising 174

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APRIL 30, 2014

Los Angeles-based open source storage software developer Inktank , which is behind the Ceph distributed storage system, has been acquired by Red Hat , in a deal worth $175M in cash. Inktank had been founded in 2012, and is an offspring of local web hosting provider Dreamhost. READ MORE>>.

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Acquisition Web Software Development Los Angeles 182

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Santa Ana-based SRS Labs , the developer of surround sound technology, reported this morning that it has extended a license agreement it has with Westinghouse Digital. The firm said the multi-year agreement will add its SRS Audio to a the Westinghouse Digital 2012 LED TV line. Financial terms of the license deal were not disclosed.

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Report Technology Develop Development 160

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OCTOBER 27, 2009

Irvine-based Fisker Automotive , a venture backed startup developing electric vehicles, said today that it has acquired a dormant GM plant in Wilmington, Delaware, to build its plug-in hybrid cars. According to Fisker, the new plant will support the firm's Project NINA, affordable plug-in hybrid sedan.

Invest 196

Invest Capital Funding Startup 196

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

SpaceX , the privately held, Southern California developer of spacecraft and rockets, said Friday that NASA and the firm have announced October 7th, 2012, as the target launch date for its first resupply mission to the International Space Station. According to SpaceX, the launch of its Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft will be 8:34 p.m.

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SpaceX Southern California Outsource Development Technology 204

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MAY 1, 2012

La Jolla-based Ortiva Wireless , a developer of wireless video optimization and streaming hardware and software, has been acquired by Allot Communications Ltd. , The company said that the acquisition will be accretive on a quarterly basis by the end of 2012, contributing between $3.0 in revenues for the second half of 2012.

Mission Ventures 145

Mission Ventures Acquisition Mobile Networking 145

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AUGUST 6, 2014

Irvine-based SecureAuth , which develops multi-factor authentication and security software, has raised $10M more in a funding, according to the company. Toba Capital also led an earlier, September 2012 funding round of $4.5M The funding came from Toba Capital, and occurred in July. for the company.

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Capital Sales Software Funding 164

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JULY 24, 2012

Los Angeles-based mobile apps software firm Mobile Roadie is powering a new, Olympics-focused app, just a few days before the launch of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 159

Mobile Los Angeles Software Report 159

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Long Beach-based Cie Games , the developer of the branded, social automotive game Car Town for Facebook, said today that it has partnered with Car and Driver , the automotive magazine published by Hearst Magazines.

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Long Beach Content Develop Development 165

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MAY 15, 2013

In the second piece of aerial drone news to come out of Southern California today, Santa Monica-based software developer DreamHammer said it has launched a beta of its drone control software, aimed at controlling unmanned drones and robotics from multiple, different manufacturers in a single system.

Software 187

Software Southern California Santa Monica News 187

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DECEMBER 21, 2011

Los Angeles-based StartEngine , the startup accelerator headed by Activision co-founder Howard Marks, and Paul Kessler, is announcing today that it has partnered with the producers of reality series TECHSTARS to develop a show around startups going through Start Engine's accelerator program. Name of that network was not announced.

Activision 171

Activision Los Angeles Networking Entrepreneur 171

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NOVEMBER 7, 2011

Glendale-based Disney Interactive Media and online video sharing site YouTube , which is part of Google, announced today that they are spending up to $15M on developing original videos series. The content will be produced by Disney and distributed via YouTube and Disney.com.

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Glendale Google Content Sites 159

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DECEMBER 4, 2012

Frank Slootman , the CEO of San Diego's ServiceNow , has made an investment in a developer of data storage products. ServiceNow named Slootman as its CEO in 2011, as it began ramping up for its IPO, which happened in June of 2012. Slootman also had served at Greylock, EMC, and Data Domain, among other firms. READ MORE>>.

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San Diego Invest Software Product 153

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FEBRUARY 3, 2014

In an email to the company''s supporters and fans, Sonos , the developer of the easy-to-use, wireless whole home music systems, said that the company is looking to bring its vision--to fill every home with music and make listening a valued experience again--to the world via its Super Bowl ad , which debuted Sunday during the big game.

Southern California 174

Southern California Redpoint Advertising Email 174

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JANUARY 9, 2013

San Diego-based enterprise software developer ServiceNow has been ranked the top job creator in a listing from Inc. Magazine, the company reported today. The company said it was number six among all companies in California, and number 14 in the overall top 100. READ MORE>>.

Software Review 159

Software Review San Diego Software Development Software 159