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CrowdStrike Sets New CIO

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Irvine-based security software developer CrowdStrike announced this morning that it has named Colin Black as its new Chief Information Officer. Black was previously CIO of Kratos Defense and Security, and also had served at Cymer and Mindspeed Technologies. CrowdStrike said Black will focus on infrastructure expansion of its platform.

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Google Cloud opens its Las Vegas region

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In Vegas, though, developers won’t be able to use relatively new services like Cloud Functions and Cloud Run yet. “Cloud technologies enable two important outcomes for us,” said James Alvarez, CIO of Aristocrat. Some other features, including Cloud HSM and Secret Manager, are also not available yet.

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Gradient X Snags Exec From OpenX

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Gradient X , the online mobile marketing and advertising technology developer backed by GRP Partners, Rincon Venture Partners, Crosscut Ventures, Founder Collective, Double M Capital, Baroda Ventures, Siemer Ventures, and others, has snapped up some talent from OpenX with its latest hire. He was at Overture before it was acquired by Yahoo.

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Corent Adds Advisor

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Aliso Viejo-based Corent Technology , which develops software that makes it easy for companies to convert their legacy applications into software-as-a-service, has added a new advisor, the firm said this week. Corent said it has added Mario Leone, former CIO of Ingram Micro, FIAT, Federal-Mogul and Dow Chemical, as an advisor.

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Fliptu Gets $1.2M For Social Aggregation Tools

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Los Angeles-based Fliptu , the developer of social aggregation tools for music and entertainment brands, has raised $1.2M The startup--led by Jeremy Gocke--said the funding came from Scout Ventures, Rick Dalzell (former Amazon CIO), Rich Heise (early Groupon investor), Hivers & Strivers, Kelly Perdew, and other angels. READ MORE>>.

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Mature Companies Can Learn Many Things From Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Microsoft spent a huge amount of time and money with software developers for applications, and with hardware manufacturers to support multiple PC platforms. Now CIOs, as well as consumers, buy their next computer based largely on an image set by marketing. That’s real viral marketing.

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How Bill Gates Was A Role Model For New Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Microsoft spent a huge amount of time and money with software developers for applications, and with hardware manufacturers to support multiple PC platforms. Now CIOs, as well as consumers, buy their next computer based largely on an image set by marketing. That’s real viral marketing.

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