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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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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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Phyn Starts Pre-Orders For First Product, Phyn Plus

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Phyn said that it will cost around $850 for installation of its device, which will be installed by a nation wide network of trained plumbers and water specialists. The pre-orders come as the company has quietly been running a pilot program in homes for its device, which was spun out of Belkin and its Wemo division.

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Linksys Names New CEO

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According to the company, Harry Dewhirst, who had been Vice President at the company overseeing product and business development, will step into the role. Linksys is owned by Foxconn Interconnect Technology, which merged with the parent company of Linksys, Belkin International, back in 2018.

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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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Phyn Starts Gathering Interest For First Product, Phyn Plus

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Phyn said that it will cost around $850 for installation of its device, which will be installed by a nation wide network of trained plumbers and water specialists. The move comes as the company has quietly been running a pilot program in homes for its device, which was spun out of Belkin and its Wemo division.

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