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Quantitative Micro Software Acquired By IHS For $40M

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Irvine-based Quantitative Micro Software , a developer of software used for economic forecasting, has been acquired by information provider IHS Inc. According to IHS, it will use the acquisition of Quantitative Micro Software (QMS) to give its customers access to a more comprehensive set of solutions.

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How TVC Aims At Acquisitions, Not IPOs, with Jeb Spencer

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We thought it might be interesting to talk with one of the fund's managing directors, Jeb Spencer about the fund's success in technology investments, plus how it managed to raise another fund in this kind of environment, plus its unique goal of getting companies to an acquisition--and not an IPO.

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How to Negotiate in a Business Acquisition

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There are many factors to consider when your company is ready to embark upon an acquisition. First of all, market value, the value of assets, and cash flow are typically the most important statistics used to set the price for a deal. Here are the top three tips for getting what you want out of your company: 1. Have A Dedicated Team.

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Language Weaver Acquired For $42.5M

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Los Angeles-based Language Weaver , the University of Southern California spinout which provides statistical machine translation software, has been acquired by UK-based SDL. Tags: language weaver merger acquisition translation. According to SDL, it has signed an agreement to acquire Language Weaver for $42.5M READ MORE>>.

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Jacked Acquired By Roundbox

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Santa Monica-based Jacked , a developer of second-screen, companion applications for TV broadcasts, has been acquired by Roundbox , a New Jersey-based developer of mobile broadcast software. Tags: jacked roundbox merger acquisition television content software. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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Southern California's Top 10 Most Popular Tech Stories Of The Year

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end-of-the-year coverage, we've run through our web statistics and figured out which were the. BetterWorks--headed by prolific angel investor Paige Craig--apparently was not able to sustain a large enough market, relative to its high costs of customer acquisition. As part of our. an article was accessed on our publication.

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How is Big Data Affecting the Hiring Process?

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According to the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA), competitive markets and talent acquisition is driving big data analytics. These technology solutions allow large companies to utilize software products to source, screen and select hiring candidates. Here are four ways that big data is affecting the hiring process.