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Perforce Software, Backed By Clearlake, Acquires Methodics

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Perforce , a developer of tools used for source code control and product development management, which is backed by Santa Monica-based Clearlake Capital and Francisco Partners, has acquired Methodics , a developer of product lifecycle management software for the semiconductor industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced.

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Intellectual Property – Worthless To A Startup, Priceless To A Big Dumb Company

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Intellectual Property (IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. However, to a Big Dumb Company (BDC), a startup’s IP is a thing of beauty. How can IP be worthless to a startup yet very worthwhile to a BDC? Because IP has intrinsic value, but only in the right hands. Yet, it does nothing to help you execute your business model.

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Resonant Raises $11.5M In Public Offering

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Goleta-based radio frequency filter designer Resonant Inc. The company, led by Terr Lingren, said it will use the funding to further expand its IP portfolio and increase its commercialization opportunities for its technology. said Wednesday that it has raised $11.5M The public offering was managed by National Securities Corporation.

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PortalOne raises $60M as it levels up to launch its hybrid, immersive gaming platform later this year

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PortalOne , which is building an immersive gaming platform that describes itself as hybrid in more ways than one — it mixes games with a game show/talk show format, and it’s designed to work across various devices from mobile through to consoles and VR headsets — has picked up $60 million.

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Maine’s Largest Hospital Launches Internal Health Tech Accelerator

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“Front-line staff are uniquely positioned to articulate clinically relevant needs and to articulate the design-based principles that can make our healthcare smarter and more human,” Monti said. Questions of IP. I encourage people to even try and get to the relevant IP questions—that would be a sign of progress and success.”.

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Interview with Michael Witz, Mob Science

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We have one, major original IP game in development, and a couple of weeks ago we announced a publishing deal with Zynga to publish our new game on Facebook and Zynga's own platform. We started working on the new IP, and that's the game we announced the deal with Zynga on. We spoke with CEO Michael Witz about the company.

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