Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2015

As a creative director at a software development company, I am always looking for ways to speed up our design and development process and to include as many people and teams working on the project. These teams are usually: business, design, frontend, development, and quality assurance.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Santa Ana-based STEC , the developer of solid state disk drives and technology, said this week that it has opened up a new storage innovation center in Pune, India. According to STEC, the new design center will provide software development resources for its products.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Los Angeles-based expense and invoice management software developer Chrome River has signed on a big new customer, enterprise software developer TIBCO Software. According to Chrome River, TIBCO will deploy its Chrome River EXPENSE software across its organization, replace an existing expense management solution.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

What worries me a bit is how often I read that startups should hire a developer / hands-on lead developer. But often the result of a Founder hiring a developer or lead developer or even a VP engineering is a gap created between the founders and the developers. How will we find and interview developers?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. How concerned are we about design for mobile? If so, are specific software development processes necessary?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. How concerned are we about design for mobile? If so, are specific software development processes necessary?

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DECEMBER 17, 2018

Irvine-based Devise Interactive , an interactive agency providing web design and other services, said today that it has been acquired by Vincit , a publicly traded company based in Finland. Vincit provides UI/UX and software development services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Friday, October 8, 2010 -- Adding Human-Centered Design to Software Requirements Engineering. In earlier SPIN presentations, the speaker covered several topics in software requirements, in particular use cases and examples of their use and misuse. See [link].

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

San Diego-based Pack, a developer of e-commerce tools, says it has raised $3M in a seed funding round. Pack says it is developing what it calls "headless commerce", which helps brands create personalized shopping experiences. The company said the funding goes towards engineering, product, design, and go-to-market.

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AUGUST 6, 2020

Los Angeles-based software developer ServiceTitan , which is led by Ara Mahdessian, has linked with heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration giant Carrier. been designated the preferred field service contractor software vendor for the Carrier and Bryant HVAC brands in the U.S. According to ServiceTitan, it has been.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

San Diego-based artificial intelligence software developer Brain Corp says it has linked up with processor developer NVIDIA , to power its latest product, an earlier announced commercial vacuum cleaner from SoftBank Robotics. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

ServiceNow, the digital workflow and service management software developer which has operations in San Diego, said today that it has launched a new $100M investment fund, part of which will look at investments in San Diego.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Since this number is budgeted and pre-authorized, managers tend to focus upon other things such as sales, marketing and product development issues. There is an art to efficient management of a process, whether that is the process of bringing a product to market from R&D to production or developing a new product’s launch program.

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OCTOBER 15, 2019

Irvine-based content moderation software developer WebPurify says it has enhanced its tools with a new tool, which allows its users to automatically detect text in memes and other images in blogs, forums, social media apps, children's sites, in-game chats, and more.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Newport Beach-based simulation software developer MSC Software said today that it has signed up truck manufacturer Volvo Group as a customer. MSC Software said that Volvo Group is using its Actran acoustic simulation software to reduce cabin noise in its trucks. software volvo simulation automotive design'

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DECEMBER 3, 2013

Los Angeles-based social marketing software developer PromoJam said today that it is powering a digital, "Instagram Holiday Tree" for The Carlton Hotel in New York City, Caravan Stylist Studio, and 30 NYC fashion designers. PromoJam did not announce financial impact of the win. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 7, 2015

Ashton Kutcher and his Los Angeles-based venture firm, Sound Ventures , are one of the backers of a new startup which says it can offer up on-demand, software development and design services.

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AUGUST 4, 2014

Irvine-based software developer ETAP , which makes software for optimizing and designing electrical power systems, has opened up a new office in the United Kingdom, the company announced this morning. READ MORE>>. etap london electrical power sysetms expansion'

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Irvine-based data analytics software developer Alteryx is trying its hand at election predictions, saying on Friday that it has started offering up detailed, local predictions for the presidential elections, drawing on data collected via SurveyMonkey. The company is making the data available via an app. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

San Diego-based LeaseLabs , which provides oline marketing services to the multifamily housing and apartment industry, has been acquired for $103M by real estate software developer RealPage. According to RealPage, it will $103M in cash and stock, plus up to $14M in earnout upon achieving certain financial objective. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

Calabasas-based network testing equipment and software developer Ixia is nearing a deal to be acquired by competitor Keysight Technologies , according to Reuters this week, citing "people familiar with the matter." READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 7, 2016

Newport Beach-based simulation software developer MSC Software reported a win in Italy this morning, with Riba Composites, a designer and manufacturer of structural parts and components. MSC Software said that Riba Composites is using both is MSC Apex and MSC Nastran Nonlinear products. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 9, 2013

Los Angeles-based social promotions software developer PromoJam has rolled out a brand new tool today, a new visual social marketing product called Promotion Builder and DIY Visual Editor.

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MARCH 20, 2013

Long Beach-based manufacturing software developer Apriso reported a win today, with aerospace manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems. Apriso said that the manufacturer and designer of aerospace structures is using the firm's software to improve its manufacturing operations. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Los Angeles-based Webalo , a company which provides mobile application development tools, said this afternoon that it has raised $3M in a new funding round. Webalo says its software eliminates much of the coding, wating, and cost of traditional, mobile application development. Easton Ventures, Balch Hill Capital, and others.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Looking to tap into the developer community, Santa Monica-based car information site Edmunds.com said today that it has opened up a new application programming interface (API), which will allow software developers to access its full database of new car and used car specification and pricing.

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JUNE 10, 2013

Los Angeles-based enterprise software developer SOA Software has rolled out a new product this morning, focused on management of application programming interfaces (APIs). The company said it snew product, LIfecycle Manager for APIs, helps enterprises manage the development use of APIs, services, and software assets.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2011

SweetLabs said the event is aimed at showing product managers, designers, developers and other "technology superstars" how much is happening in the San Diego area. The group said that the event will feature Michael Robertson (MP3, Linspire, Gizmo5) and Joe Kraus (Excite, Jotspot, Google Ventures).

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

San Diego-based enterprise tag management software developer Tealium and web and mobile app optimization company Optimizely announced today that they are in an integration deal, where they will link data from the two different products together for joint customers.

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OCTOBER 28, 2010

Rancho Santa Margarita-based SimLab Corporation , a developer of software used for finite element modeling, has been acquired by Troy, Michigan-based Altair Engineering. SimLab's finite element modeling software is used for computer aided engineering and design of powertrain systems in the automotive and heavy equipment industries.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

San Diego-based Classy , the online software developer which helps nonprofits and other social enterprise raise money, has raised $30M in a Series C funding round. Classy said it will use the funding to expand its engineering and design teams. Classy is led by Scot Chisolm. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 6, 2012

Orange County-based heatmap software developer CrazyEgg has acquired Hello Bar , a developer of customizable, web toolbars which help encourage actions from web site visitors. Those tools are used by web page designers to figure out how to better engage users and tweak their web designs. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Irvine-based backup and disaster recovery software developer Paragon Software is extending itself into the service market, saying this week that it has launched a new Business Recovery and Continuity (BRC) Planning service.

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AUGUST 31, 2012

The new service--created by Pacific Palisades software development firm Etronica--is aimed at both individuals and businesses. According to Etronica, the new service automatically scans Twitter accounts, and is designed to help social media managers better manage their Twitter followers.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 26, 2012

They didn't feel they had visibility into timelines and costs for development of their software. In three of the cases, the founder was finding that the software teams (1 in-house, 2 outsourced) were delivering relatively well in the short-run. They couldn't plan their business. You are just setting yourself up for problems.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

Los Angeles-based storage software developer Inktank has linked up with Servergy , a developer of power optimized, data center servers, to create a platform for large scale storage applications, the two said this morning. Ceph''s software is based on a distributed storage cluster approach. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

We have members from all walks of life – from nurses to lawyers, software developers, police officers, makeup artists, fashion designers, dog walkers, interior designers and more.”.

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