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Fifty years of the internet

TechCrunch LA

Leonard Kleinrock is the Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering. After we typed the first two letters from our computer room at UCLA, namely, “Lo” for “Login,” the network crashed. That’s how the Internet was conceived and nurtured.

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Inston, Cyberflow Advance Towards $150,000 Cisco Innovation Award

socalTECH

Two, Southern California companies have made the semi-finalist list for the much-watch Cisco Innovation Grand Challenge competition, which promises to give out $150,000 to a company developing the "next best thing" in the Internet-of-Things area. READ MORE>>.

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Inston, Cyberflow Advanced Towards $150,000 Cisco Innovation Award

socalTECH

Two, Southern California companies have made the semi-finalist list for the much-watch Cisco Innovation Grand Challenge competition, which promises to give out $150,000 to a company developing the "next best thing" in the Internet-of-Things area. READ MORE>>.

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Local Universities Get $360K From DOE For Cleantech Entrepreneurship

socalTECH

According to Pasadena-based green marketplace firm OnGreen , the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and University of Southern California (USC) scored a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to help foster student entrepreneurs via a business plan competition run by the group called First Look West.

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Trojans and Bruins Battle on the Startup Field

Tech Zulu Event

It isn’t the biggest secret that the University of Southern California (USC) Trojans and the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Bruins aren’t the best of friends, especially on the football field. Votes came from both the teams’ network as well as natural visitors to the website.

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Interview with Richard Koffler and John Morris, The Tech CEO Network

socalTECH

What is the idea behind the Tech CEO Network? The Tech CEO Network is there to fill the gap. It's trying to determine if there is a viable way to go to market, and also deal with competitive issues. That's why we're hoping that bringing domain expertise and an industry network will help facilitate that process.

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Tech Coast Angels LA Fast Pitch

SoCal Tech Calendar

Wednesday, February 24, 2010 -- The Tech Coast Angels 5th Annual Fast Pitch Competition will take place on February 24th at UCLA Anderson School of Management. Dinner and refreshments will be served after the program at a networking event attended by hundreds of investors, entrepreneurs and other industry experts.