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Clearlake Capital Backs Diligent

socalTECH

has made an investment in New York-based Diligent , a developer of enterprise governance management software. According to the companies, Clearlake Capital Group made a strategic minority investment in Diligent, which is owned by another private equity investment firm, Insight Venture Partners. READ MORE>>.

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Stamps.com's ShippingEasy Aims At Amazon Sellers

socalTECH

ShippingEasy , the developer of cloud-based shipping, inventory management, and customer marketing software arm of El Segundo-based Stamps.com is targeting third party Amazon sellers today, with a new product release. READ MORE>>.

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Getting A Software Patent Is Valuable But Frustrating

Startup Professionals Musings

For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. Some argue to simply eliminate software patents, while others put their hopes in U.S. Patent offices can’t keep up with software technology.

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Grindr sold by Chinese owner after US raised national security concerns

TechCrunch LA

The app, originally developed in Los Angeles, raised national security concerns after it was acquired by Beijing Kunlun in 2016 for $93 million. The deal is subject to shareholder approval and a review by CFIUS. Reuters reports that the Chinese company sold its 98% stake in Grindr to a U.S.-based

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9 Innovative Startups To Watch For in 2024

Tech.Co

Motivated by the overarching mission to mitigate climate change events like wildfires, the Incline Village NV based startup has been drumming up a lot of attention throughout 2023 due to it's data-centric approach and it's software as a service (SaaS) payment model – which is unique for the ecological sector.

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The 5 Biggest Tech Trends for Healthcare in 2016

Tech Zulu Event

Here are our five predictions for the most important healthcare trends in 2016. In 2014, 83 percent of healthcare organizations were already using Cloud technology for some of their processes, and that number is expected to continue growing through 2016 to improve patient care. 3-D Printing. Virtual Healthcare.

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Cybersecurity Firm Illumio’s Alan Cohen on the Tech Backlash of 2017

Xconomy

Any year-end review of technology news must also include reports on Russian hacking of the 2016 election campaign, and the manipulation of social media channels to spread false and divisive political messages.