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Cloudflare, Backed By Qualcomm Ventures, Eyes IPO

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San Francisco-based Cloudflare , which provides a service which helps web site and web application developers manage caching and access to their websites, protecting against cyberattacks, distributed denial of service (DDoS)--and which is backed by Qualcomm--is heading towards an IPO. billion.

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Ciena Solutions Acquired By NetSol Technologies

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Los Angeles-based Ciena Solutions LLC, a provider of SAP integration management services, has been acquired by NetSol Technologies. NetSol, which provides business outsourcing and enterprise application development, did not disclose financial terms of the buy.

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Talk of Broadcom Buyout of Symantec Puts Broader IT Focus Into View

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The potential acquisition, which was first reported Tuesday by Bloomberg citing anonymous sources, represents Broadcom’s continued (NASDAQ: AVGO ) interest in broadening its business beyond semiconductors. The deal hasn’t been finalized and could still fall through, according to Bloomberg.)

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Stained Glass Labs Patners With Exitround, Unveils App Directory for Google Glass

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Stained Glass Labs (SGL), the first Glass and wearable technologies accelerator has launched the world’s first comprehensive app directory and a self-service app publishing portal for Google Glass pre-launched applications. Over 100 Applications.

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Wireless Info Tech Acquired By Chinese Firm

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a provider of mobile testing and application development services for the wireless industry, has been acquired by a Chinese firm. VanceInfo is an IT services provider providing offshore software development in China. San Diego-based Wireless Info Tech Ltd.,

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Twitter’s Acquisition, Chirp & Managing Developer Relationships

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I think Twitter made a minor gaffe by announcing their Blackberry app and their acquisition of Atebits (Tweetie) before the Chirp conference. And I saw a lot of this first hand in Salesforce’s acquisition of my company, Koral, which was a content management company. We didn’t have the resources to do it all.

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It’s Morning in Venture Capital

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The numbers of potential buyers had decreased dramatically both because large companies were shedding jobs and because many past buyers simply lacked resources to make acquisitions. IPO markets had burned an entire cycle of retail stock investors and many institutional investors to boot. Everybody is now payment ready.