Berkonomics

MARCH 2, 2023

Completion of a software project by the remote workers in (Philippines, Brazil, Armenia, fill in the blank… Just name a country whose daytime is our nighttime.) That success is – by definition – just one of many such steps, and others will be affected almost always in negative ways not yet considered. A successful test.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Santa Barbara-based QAD , which develops enterprise software used in the manufacturing sector, says it is in a definitive agreement to acquire a German company, Allocation Network GmbH , which provides strategic sourcing and supplier management.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital says that one if its portfolio companies, healthcare software developer nThrive, is acquiring TransUnion Healthcare. According to ClearLake, nThrive has signed a definitive acquire TransUnion Healthcare, Inc., Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2014

So, it was a surprise when a number of smart, insider angels -- including Roy Rubin (founder of Magento, which he sold to eBay), and Dan Rose (VP of Partnerships at Facebook)--put their money behind TaxJar (www.taxjar.com), a San Diego startup developing sales tax compliance software. What is TaxJar? What''s the story behind the company?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2009

Santa Barbara-based D2 Technologies, which develops embedded software for the voice-over-IP market, said this week at CES that it has upgraded the firm's flagship vPort product line. The firm is targeting development of femtocells, mobile internet devices, and handsets with the software. The firm said the 2.0 READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2014

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2021

For today's interview, we sat down and chatted with >Zeb Evans, the founder and CEO of San Diego-based ClickUp (www.clickup.com), the developer of a workplace productivity software platform which is based by such companies as Google, Airbnb, and Nike. We were flexible pre-pandemic, and definitely more flexible post-pandemic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2012

I always advise software startups to file patents to protect their “secret sauce” from competitors, and to increase their valuation. Yes, the software patent process is a mess. I say this with conviction even after I survived the process, and have a software patent pending. Software technology changes rapidly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2016

For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. Some argue to simply eliminate software patents, while others put their hopes in U.S. Patent offices can’t keep up with software technology.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Venice-based Topspin , the music marketing and software firm headed by Ian Rogers, said today that it has inked a deal with Technicolor to distribute its music catalog in a new, high definition, MP3 format. Tags: topspin mp3hd high definition content music retail software technicolor fraunhofer. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 16, 2017

Completion of a software project by the remote workers in (Philippines, Brazil, Armenia, fill in the blank… Just name a country whose daytime is our nighttime.) That success is by definition just one of many such steps, and others will be affected almost always in negative ways not yet considered. A successful test. You get the idea.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

It looks things are definitely growing at financial software firm Blackline Systems , as the firm clarified that it actually did just over $25M in revenues in 2012, and is on track to have $40M plus in revenues for 2013. blackline systems accounting software expansion merger acquisition silver lake' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 20, 2013

San Diego-based security software developer Websense announced this morning that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. websense merger acquisition security software vista equity partners private' The deal is worth approximately $1 billion. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

San Diego-based Qualcomm said late Monday that it has completed its sale of OMnitracs , the company''s GPS fleet management software and products division, to private equity firm Vista Equity Partners. Roadnet develops fleet management software solutions for private fleets, and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Jonathan Valamehr, Professor Ryan Kastner of UC San Diego, and Professor Tim Sherwood of UC Santa Barbara, and is developing technology which is used to detect security issues in hardware designs, rather than the current method of laborious code reviews and software tests for security issues.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

How did you decide this needed to be a combination of software and content? My side of this, has been taking a bunch of academic research, and turning that into software. Michele Ruiz: The only thing I would add, is this is a software-as-a-service solutioneverything is on our online platform. Dan Gould: Michele is too modest.

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socalTECH

JULY 2, 2012

Calabasas-based Ixia , the developer of network testing equipment and software, announced this morning that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire BreakingPoint Systems , a developer of security testing tools. The deal is worth $160M in cash.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2020

Los Angeles-based Boulevard (www.joinblvd.com) has develops business management software to help premium salons and spas with their operations. Why did you two decide to move from the content world to developing this new software? Aren't there other kinds of software available to do this online?

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socalTECH

MAY 13, 2016

In a move which stretches the definition of a "beta" release--making it more of a marketing blitz and promotion than a test--Blizzard said it had planned to make sure "as many console and PC gamers as possible" could experience the game. Blizzard said its beta users have already racked up more than 4.9

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2013

They look at the following high level definition of Lean: and they interpret that as write up an executive summary with your ideas and hand it to developers to build. Don't be fooled by a Common Misunderstanding in Agile Software Development. And when you have Poor Software Developers - Pull the Plug Early.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Citrix Online said this morning that it is in a definitive agreement to acquired Netviewer AG , a developer of software-as-a-service tools for business collaboration. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Netviewer is based in Europe. Citrix Online said the move will help accelerate its growth in Europe.

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DECEMBER 26, 2016

Today's contribution is from Greg Cohn of Burner (www.burnerapp.com), which develops both a software app to allow you to create temporary "burner" phone numbers, and a new app to auto-respond to aggressive or annoying texters. This holiday season, we are again sharing the reflections on 2016 from Southern California's technology ecosystem.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Terence Chiu: Indeed Prime is a new product Indeed is building, to attract top software engineers, and connect them with the best, attractive companies hiring software engineers. We're definitely seeing interest from people in the Bay Area, and from other cities in the country, who are open to great opportunities in LA.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Starliner, the crew spacecraft developed by Boeing for NASA’s Commercial Crew program, encountered not one, but two major software flaws during its most recent demonstration mission that would’ve been very bad had they not been corrected. Otherwise, the mission team says it would not have been caught.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Costa Mesa-based Irvine Sensors , a developer of a wide variety of electronics, software, defense, and other products, said Tuesday that it is in a definitive agreement to sell its thermal imaging business unit. Irvine Sensors said it is selling the business to Vetronic, Inc. , a subsidiary of Vectronix A.G., which is owned by Sagem.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

Consumers buying through smart phones, travelers using the new, shared economy and businesses replacing old software with modern cloud-based solutions. In the software industry we’ve always had a term that’s a bit of an anachronism called “shelfware.” For what purpose are they using your software?

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

Me : Product definition, use cases, feature list, wireframes, comps, really whatever you have. And in the case of defining mobile/web/software, there is even more variability in terms of form and format. Towards An Integrated Approach to UX Design You should definitely look at Steve Blank's book and review his blog.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2010

Carlsbad-based Dot Hill Systems , a manufacturer of external RAID storage devices, said today that it is in a definitive purchase agreement to buy Cloverleaf Communications, a software firm developing storage virtualization and storage management products. The deal is worth $2.5M in cash plus approximately $9.5M

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 3, 2020

Farmers is an investor in Talespin, as is the corporate training and talent management software provider Cornerstone OnDemand, and the hardware manufacturer HTC.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Gone are the days of required $50K computer servers onsite, with big software license fees up-front. For example, if you have no technical background, you probably can’t create or sell an enterprise software product for a low price, even today. It never happened in any time frame I can remember, and it definitely won’t happen today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

In fact, subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Taelor Style , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via KiwiCo.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

By definition?—?I’m The market definition has changed but what we do mostly hasn’t. Before Twitter he held similar roles at SuccessFactors (SaaS), Akamai (telecoms infrastructure), McAfee (Security Software) and was an investment banker. Are we in a bubble?” That used to be called A-round investing.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2010

San Diego-based SAIC said today that it is in a definitive agreement to acquired CloudShield Technologies , a provider of information security products. Tags: inspection packet tools software security acquisition merger cloudshield saic. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. federal government and commercial markets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The first is to be more precise in your definition and understanding of where you are, and how the money will be spent. Fortunately, in many attractive business domains, including mobile software, Internet apps and ecommerce, the cost of product development is at an all-time low.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2009

Irvine-based Quartics,/b>, the developer of video processor systems-on-a-chip backed by Safi Qureshey, said Tuesday that it has linked with CyberLink, a developer of DVD playing software on a partnership. Qureshey is best known as the founder of CEO of early PC maker AST.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2020

Today's interview is with Ruben Schultz, the co-founder of Swoop (www.swoopapp.com), a new startup which develops software for limousine, party bus, and other transportation providers. So, operators both are getting software to run their businesses, as well as new leads. The company recently announced $3.2M in a seed funding round.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2010

San Diego-based DivX , the developer of video encoding and decoding software, said today that it has certified its first Android mobile phone for its video format. Samsung's Galaxy S allows users to load standard definition and HD video collections for playback on the phone anywhere. READ MORE>>.

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