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DECEMBER 7, 2010

Agoura Hills-based THQ said today that it has tied with mobile game developer ngmoco , on a new Star Wars title, Star Wars Imperial Academy. The title is being developed by THQ subsidiary THQ Wireless; THQ holds the license to the Star Wars brand in the videogame market. THQ said that the new title will run on iPhone and iPod touch.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Agoura Hills-based Symark International , a provider of IT management software, announced today that it has acquired BeyondTrust, a provider of privilege management solutions for Windows. The firm claimed that the acquisition would more than double its addressable market. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Agoura Hills-based videogame maker THQ is looking for a buyer, after reporting less-than-stellar results on Monday afternoon. THQ said it has hired an investment banker to help it consider "strategic alternatives", in hopes of raising additional capital to bring a number of titles to market.

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JANUARY 16, 2012

Rumors have been swirling around Agoura Hills-based THQ since this weekend, when a gaming industry analyst, Peter Skerritt, reported that the videogame maker was either looking for a buyer or shutting down its videogame development efforts, cancelling its 2014 lineup. as part of an "ongoing review" of its business.

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JULY 24, 2012

Agoura Hills-based videogame maker THQ reported this morning that it has regained compliance with the minimum bid price rule for continued listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. THQ had been hovering below the $1.00

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FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Agoura Hills-based DTS , a developer of audio technology for the home theater, car audio, and personal computer market, disclosed Thursday that the firm is in a strategic co-marketing agreement with computer chip giant Intel. DTS said it will bring a suite of its technologies to Intel's Mobile Platform.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Agoura-based THQ said Thursday that it is chopping 240 jobs as part of a "realignment" of its organization, as it exits the kids licensed video game market. The layoffs come after the firm missed Wall Street estimates, with revenues of $404.4M.

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JANUARY 24, 2013

Troubled Agoura Hills-based videogame maker THQ has officially been broken up into pieces and sold, according to the firm Wednesday evening, after a U.S. Bankruptcy Court has granted a motion to approve a sale of the majority of THQ's assets to multiple buyers. Vigil Games and a number of other properties remain with THQ in Chapter 11.

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MAY 26, 2009

Agoura Hills-based THQ reported late Tuesday that the firm's Executive Vice President of Publishing, Scott Guthrie, has resigned. The firm said that Guthrie--who was responsible for the firm's North American sales, distribution, and marketing--is pursuing another opportunity. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 5, 2009

Agoura Hills-based Symark , a developer of identity management and access software, said Thursday that the firm is launching a new division focused on professional services. Symark develops software for the UNIX and Linux market to manage user accounts and passwords. Collier has been appointed EVP of the new practice, the firm said.

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MARCH 30, 2009

Agoura Hills-based DTS Digital Cinema disclosed this morning that it is in a strategic alliance to co-brand products along with Qube Cinema. The firm, which develops surround sound audio technology, said that the two firms will develop and market "numerous" digital cinema products.

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JANUARY 6, 2009

Agoura Hills-based DTS has acquired Neural Audio, a firm which develops music playback and creation technology, the firm said Tuesday afternoon. Separately, DTS said it has opened up an R&D facility in Silicon Valley, which the firm said will focus on online, PC, and mobile device markets. DTS said it will pay $7.5M READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

Agoura Hills-based THQ , a developer and publisher of video games, said Wednesday that it is making "additional cost reduction actions" which includes the layoff of approximately 600 people, or 24 percent of the company's workforce. THQ said the move was a response to the continuing uncertainty in the market.

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

Agoura-based Hixme Insurance Solutions , which is developing a platform to help employers with managing health insurance, disclosed Wednesday that it has raised $10.4M in a Series A funding. The funding came from Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers.

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AUGUST 26, 2016

Our interview this morning is with Lior Elazary , co-founder and CEO of Agoura-based Invia Robotics (www.inviarobotics.com), who tells us how the company is hoping to make automation and robotics available to even mid-sized e-commerce operators. What does your robotics system do and how does it work?

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