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Belkin Completes Linksys Buy

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Network router and wireless equipment provider Linksys , which has been part of Cisco since 2003, is now back in Southern California hands, after Playa Vista-based computer accessory maker Belkin said it has completed its acquisition of the company. Cisco and Belkin agreed to the sale in January. READ MORE>>.

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Belkin Buys Linksys From Cisco

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Linksys , the Irvine-based manufacturer of network switches, wireless routers, and other products, has just been sold to Playa Vista-based Belkin , bringing the firm's corporate ownership back to Southern California. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Belkin, D-Link, Linksys On Compromised CIA Router List

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Routers from Playa Del Rey-based Belkin and subsidiary Linksys , as well as Fountain Valley-based D-Link , have appeared on a new list of Internet routers which have been compromised by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), according to reports on Thursday. READ MORE>>.

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Digital Family Reunion Honors Belkin Founder Chet Pipkin

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The Founder and CEO of Belkin International , Chet has achieved what to most entrepreneurs remains an elusive buzzword: ubiquity. Belkin International is a private, LA-based corporation with yearly revenues of more than $1 billion. So how have Chet and Belkin remained largely undetected by the Silicon Beach spotlight?

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Miven Venture Partners Gets IPO Exit At A10 Networks

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Newport Beach-based Miven Venture Partners , the private investment arm of Linksys founder Victor Tsao, has scored an exit in one of its portfolio companies, A10 Networks , after that company''s successful IPO this morning. Miven had invested in A10 Networks way back in 2006, as part of a Series B funding round for the company.

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Linksys Names New CEO

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Linksys is owned by Foxconn Interconnect Technology, which merged with the parent company of Linksys, Belkin International, back in 2018. Foxconn said it recently entered into a strategic alliance with networking products maker Fortinet, which included a $75M investment in Linksys.

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socaltech50: Your Mobile Networking Guide To The Winners!

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Chet Pipkin , CEO of Belkin ; Abhi Nemani , LA City''s Chief Data Officer; Oded Noy of AmplifyLA ; Erik Rannala of MuckerLab ; and Matt Kozlov of Telesign , entertainment, and lots of networking! The main event starts at 6pm, and we''ll also be featuring a great panel including. READ MORE>>.

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