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DECEMBER 26, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year? It was a big year for us.

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

Thursday, October 11, 2012 -- LEDs 2012. LEDs 2012 will provide the most up-to-date intelligence about future markets and the latest technology advances, as well as strategic connections with senior representatives from every link in the LED supply - and innovation - chain. See [link] (more)

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Earlier this week, Deloitte released its latest list of the top 500 growing technology companies, in its 2012 Technology Fast 500. 381 Life Technologies Corporation 195% Carlsbad Gregory T. Flatley 412 NEOGOV 177% El Segundo Damir Davidovic 413 Maxwell Technologies, Inc. 6225% San Diego Kevin C.

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DECEMBER 28, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year?

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AUGUST 31, 2012

Thursday, September 6, 2012 -- Port Tech LA 2012 Expo. On September 5th and 6th, PortTech Los Angeles welcomes community and industry leaders, technology entrepreneurs, university researchers, and investors to PortTechEXPO 2012. See [link] (more)

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AUGUST 30, 2012

Wednesday, September 5, 2012 -- Port Tech LA 2012 Expo. On September 5th and 6th, PortTech Los Angeles welcomes community and industry leaders, technology entrepreneurs, university researchers, and investors to PortTechEXPO 2012. See [link] (more)

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DECEMBER 27, 2012

We asked the same four questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next week. In your opinion, what events, companies, or people made the biggest impact on the technology world this year? Lots of little ones. Little ones matter.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2012

Tuesday, November 27, 2012 -- Red Herring Global 2012 will gather CEOs of groundbreaking startups from around the world, influential venture capitalists and investors in Los Angeles on November 27- 29. s best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers, Red Herring events provide an insider?

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OCTOBER 19, 2012

The MoneyTree report--which is compiled with data from Thomson Reuters--found that so far in 2012, $2.5 invested in that sector; Industrial/Energy firms, which includes a significant number of clean technology companies, had a total of $137.4M billion has been invested in the region via venture capital. In Los Angeles, near $324.2M

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

Tuesday, September 18, 2012 -- CleanTech OC 2012 Conference and Expo. CleanTech OC 2012 is the third annual conference and expo promoting economic growth in the Orange County clean technology industry, likely to be one of the most significant engines for job growth over the next decade. See [link] (more)

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Conference Orange County Entrepreneur Technology 113

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OCTOBER 3, 2012

Tuesday, October 9, 2012 -- PMI-OC October 2012 Dinner Meeting. 9, 2012, meeting of the Project Management Institute?s Rachel Medrano, PMP, senior manager, Deloitte Consulting, will discuss how a top consulting firm puts the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK) into project management at the Oct. s Orange County Chapter.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Wednesday, October 3, 2012 -- USC CTM Fall 2012 Executive Roundtable. Disruptive technologies, new consumer habits, and emerging business models have transformed the communications value chain from network service providers to content creators and beyond.

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USC Content Demand Networking 113

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OCTOBER 4, 2012

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 -- Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting 2012. This high-level leadership summit will feature presentations from Emerald Investors, Acuity Brands, Witricity, Encellium and the U.S. See [link] (more)

Invest 113

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AUGUST 1, 2012

Saturday, August 4, 2012 -- PMI OC August 2012 Advanced Topics Seminar. Dave Cornelius, a veteran information technology solutions consultant and doctoral candidate, will lead a half-day workshop August 4, 2012, on how to lead global teams successfully as part of the Project Management Institute Orange County Chapter?s

PMI 113

PMI Orange County Technology 113

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JANUARY 7, 2013

LaunchpadLA Opens Up Spring Applications. In our features section: Interview with Blair Harrison of Frequency. 9 Ways socalTECH Can Help You With Your New Year's Resolutions. How to find a startup mentor. Southern California's Most Popular Tech Stories.

Southern California 168

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JUNE 21, 2012

Wednesday, June 27, 2012 -- 2012 Venture Capital and New Media Summit. As traditional and digital media companies strive to build out a worldwide marketplace for their content, services and products, the event will answer how fundraising, investment and new technologies impact their strategies. See [link] (more)

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DECEMBER 10, 2014

Solana Beach-based PTI Marketing Technologies , a developer of a software-as-a-service, marketing and collateral management tool, has been acquired by office equipment and technology company Ricoh Company, Ltd. Ricoh was already an investor in PTI, having made an investment in the company in August of 2012. READ MORE>>.

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Marketing Technology Acquisition Tool 138

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NOVEMBER 23, 2012

Thursday, November 29, 2012 -- Technology Outlook: A Panel of CIOs Discussing Major Trends, How They're Leveraging New Technologies, and How They're Making their Firms More Competitive Today's IT organizations are experiencing major paradigm shifts. Sr VP Technology - Fox Entertainment Group, 20th Century Fox Colin Schiller ?

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Technology CIO AITP Activision 113

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NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Peter Pham, of Los Angeles technology studio/incubator Science Inc., SpaceX tests its Grasshoppper, vertical takeoff and landing technology earlier this month. Some of the highlights from this week from socalTECH's video section , where we're currently featuring community videos from and about local startups: Peter Pham of Science Inc.

Technical Review 157

Technical Review Santa Barbara Software Review Activision 157

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JANUARY 29, 2019

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Vincente Capital Partners announced on Tuesday that it has sold Carlsbad-based Intellectual Technology, Inc. , Vincente Capital acquired ITI in November of 2012. According to Vincente Capital, it has retained a minority interest in Intellectual Technology.

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Capital Technology Equity Los Angeles 133

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JUNE 13, 2012

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 -- ProVisors Technology Industry Group. The ProVisors Technology Industry Group's mission is to provide a networking, educational, and referral driven forum to one another through personal knowledge and expertise in the Technology sector. Email kholmes@jhcohn.com.

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Technology Education Email Networking 113

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Tuesday, October 2, 2012 -- Clean Technology Council Workshop. Can new water recycling technology prevent a water crisis?Carlos Reyes, PE, Director of Resource Conservation, Las Virgenes Municipal Water District reviews new technology that can create a reliable water supply to arid regions.

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Technology Council Technical Review Technology Resource 113

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JULY 11, 2012

during 2012 and 2013. In addition to the funding, the firm said it is spinning off technology developed by the firm into a new company, ValCare , focused on a transcather mitral valve repair system. The firm said the round was an internal round. As part of that spinout, ValCare will receive $8.0M

Technology 124

Technology Funding Invest Development 124

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AUGUST 1, 2012

Tuesday, August 7, 2012 -- Los Angeles Clean Technology Council Conference. Tom will present "A Disruptive Technology-Converting Waste Into Energy With Fuel Cells." Our keynote speaker is Tom McGrath, Founder of LABS Renewable Energy. See product demos and learn about new ventures.

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Technology Council Los Angeles Conference Technology 113

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JANUARY 17, 2014

The investments were a drop from Q4 of 2012, $711.8M billion was invested across Southern California''s technology industry. billion invested across 3,995 deals for the year, which is up 7 percent in terms of dollar amount, and 4 percent more in deals than 2012. was invested in the region. For the year, a total of $2.51

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Southern California Venture Capital Orange County Tech Coast Angels 246

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Tuesday, September 25, 2012 -- Women in Technology International Launches Santa Barbara Network: Citrix Executive Elizabeth Cholawsky to Speak at Kickoff Event. s IT Support business line, at Women in Technology International?s Join local Citrix executive Elizabeth Cholawsky, VP/GM of the company?s s Santa Barbara kickoff event.

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Santa Barbara Technology Mobile Networking 113

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

The annual ranking of the fastest growing companies by Deloitte , the 2012 Deloitte Technology Fast 500, was released today, showing a healthy list of Southern California companies in growth mode.

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Marina Del Rey Southern California San Diego Santa Barbara 264

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AUGUST 12, 2014

Our sister company, Turner, began Media Camp San Francisco in 2012. warner bros media camp mediacamp technology startup content hollywood accelerator incubator interview' How long have you been doing this? Debra Baker: We started this program last year. This is our second class, and it culminates in this Demo Day we just had.

Startup 159

Startup Technology Hollywood Media 159

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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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MARCH 26, 2014

Irvine-based virtual reality technology developer Oculus VR has been acquired by Facebook , in a deal worth approximately $2 billion. The company had been founded in 2012. According to Facebook, the deal includes $400M in cash, plus 23.1 million shares of Facebook common stock valued at $1.6 READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 18, 2013

In the second set of venture capital numbers released today, Dow Jones VentureSource has released its tabulation of Q4 2012 venture capital financings, reporting similar numbers to those from PricewaterhouseCoopers, the National Venture Capital Association, and Thomson Reuters released earlier this morning. billion in 2011.

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Invest Venture Capital Report Capital 173

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NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Southern California had a healthy showing in the latest ranking of the fastest growing companies from Deloitte''s Technology Fast 500 , which was announced last night. rankings awards companies technology growth fast deloitte california southern' Of those 500, there were at least 60 Southern California companies in the rankings.

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Southern California Marina Del Rey El Segundo Santa Monica 199

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JULY 15, 2013

in deals in 2012 and 3.3 Despite the rise of investments in such areas as Santa Monica and Pasadena in recent years, that activity appears to have been drowned out by the huge population base in Los Angeles, compared to that technology investment activity, on a per-capita basis. venture capital deals per 100,000 people. in deals and 3.3

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Santa Barbara San Diego Venture Capital Capital 263

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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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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Guidance Software said it expects to add approximately $10M in software-as-a-service revenues from the acquisition in 2012. Guidance said it was represented in the acquisition by Atlas Technology Group. The acquisition brings the total number of employees at Guidance Software to nearly 500. CaseCentral was based in San Francisco.

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Software Pasadena Acquisition Services 202

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DECEMBER 26, 2012

Hawthorne-based SpaceX , the commercial spaceflight company headed by technology mogul Elon Musk, has released a video showing off a new test flight of its Grasshopper vertical takeover and landing vehicle. READ MORE>>.

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SpaceX Hawthorne Technology Companies 174

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

These range from technology mainstays like Motorola to companies known for pushing the envelope like Tesla. With the Model S, Tesla has taken the next step forward — a car that is both appealing to the mainstream and seen as a technological innovation. into yogurt, soft serve, and milk shakes.

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Technology Google Mobile Outsource Development 104