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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Los Angeles-based accounting software developer BlackLine , which has been in expansion mode with its financial automation software, is growing again, with a new joint venture in Japan. is a joint venture between BlackLine and Japan Cloud, a Tokyo firm which provides professional services to help U.S. businesses in the Japanese market.

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OCTOBER 7, 2013

Santa Monica-based software-as-a-service developer Cornerstone OnDemand said this morning that it has added former Eloqua CEO Joe Payne to its board of directors. Cornerstone OnDemand is a developer of software-as-a-service tools for enterprise, human resources and human capital management. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Calabasas-based Spotlight , the developer of ticket management software-as-a-service, said today that it has appointed Richard Dym as its Chief Marketing Officer. Dym has previously been CMO of OpSource, and also served at AXIS-One, SiteSmith, Tribal Voice and ParcPlace Systems. The company is backed by POint Judith Capital.

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MARCH 8, 2012

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of human resources and talent management software-as-a-service, said today that it has agreed to acquire Auckland, New Zealand-based Sonar Limited (Sonar6). Sonar6 develops cloud-based, talent management software focused on small businesses.

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JUNE 13, 2012

Los Angeles-based web hosting and cloud services firm Media Temple has tapped two technology vets as President and COO, and Chief Technology Officer, the company announced this morning. Lopez is also from LIbreDigital, where he was CTO and VP of COrporate and Business Development. The firm said it has named Russell P. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2011

Calabasas-based Spotlight Ticket Management , the developer of software for managing corporate ticket and suites, reports today that it has been selected by Penske Truck Leasing for managing its suite and ticket assets. Spotlight's software is used by corporate customers, such as Nike, Oracle, NBCUniversal, and others. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 2, 2015

I''m very interested in seeing how the so-called "marketing cloud" emerges and develops further. There are many silos, and several big players (Adobe, Salesforce, Oracle, etc.), What technologies or things are you looking forward to most in 2015? READ MORE>>. david cremin frontier venture capital 2014 reflections'

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MARCH 19, 2013

And of course the most successful technology companies: Google, Facebook, Salesforce.com [duh], Oracle, Microsoft all have loads of sales people. Many young startups are being advised not to have a professional services business and in my opinion this is a big mistake. Professional services = higher rate of successful rollouts.

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JUNE 28, 2011

We had to buy Oracle database licenses, UNIX servers, a Sun Solaris operating system, web servers, load balancers, EMC storage, disk mirrors for redundancy and had to commit to a year-long hosting agreement at places such as Exodus. Linux (instead of UNIX), Apache (web server software), MySQL (instead of Oracle) and PHP.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2014

For our pitch today, we have an interview with Taher Scherzay , founder of Thaeres (www.thaeres.com), a Los Angeles area startup developing subscription and recurring payment processing services. Effectively, when an organization uses our product, the can scale any subscription service with ease. What is Thaeres about?

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socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2014

It gives you full trust and transparency on what is happening, and not only applies to construction, but to regulators, to developers, and owners. Todd Davis: I''m a veteran of Oracle, and had been CEO of an equipment finance company for the construction industry globally. What''s your background, and how did you get into this?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2009

One of the startup areas where we've been seeing renewed activity in the last few months is in the enterprise software space--specifically, in software-as-a-service applications targeted at corporate customers. I'd used every CRM tool out there--Oracle, Siebel, PeopleSoft--you name it, I've used it. Lots of people do ask that question.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2012

No one was really focusing their products and services for those customers in a good way. How difficult has it been to have public institutions accept software-as-a-service, and where is that now in general? They all wanted to deploy the service at their location. We saw that opportunity, and executed. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

So, we set out to do that, and after a year and a half developed the first version of our product. That data can come from an existing business intelligence system, like SAP, Oracle, IBM, or Salesforce.com. Obviously, we want to continue to elaborate on that, and help develop new methodology and new analytic processes we can support.

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JULY 1, 2010

So I would go to lunch with our senior architect and ask 50 questions about the differences between Postgres , MySQL and Oracle databases. At my first company we went with Oracle because it had better handling of “ clustering &# at the time where we could have multiple instances of databases that we could keep synchronized.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

So investing $3-5 million in a company and taking a year to 18 months to see how it develops before adding more fuel can often be the right course of action. And I’ve talked openly about why many services businesses should not feel product envy and chase the commensurate growth rates. ” I don’t love that culture.

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socalTECH

JULY 23, 2009

It's somewhat unusual in this economy to find companies who are seeing strong growth, so we were intrigued recently in running into BlackLine Systems (www.blackline.com), a firm which develops software for helping in the financial reporting process. How much competition is there in this space with people like Oracle, SAP, etc?

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APRIL 10, 2010

Specifically we encouraged vertical applications like financial services and healthcare. Salesforce was very good at managing the 1-year roadmap so at any point in time we had a pretty good idea about what we would be developing and what we wouldn’t. We didn’t have the resources to do it all.

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MARCH 1, 2017

The LIDAR, the sensors, the software, what's been developed for and by the aerospace industry, JPL, and local universities. One is the traditional buyer, the Microsofts, Oracles, Googles, and Ciscos of the world, with their cash. Those are companies like Rakuten, Softbank, Recruit, Tencent, and some larger financial services company.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

One of the firms launching this week there is Los Angeles-based NativeTung (www.nativetung.com), which is developing tools to help web sites translate and create multilingual versions of their sites. The service is for sites targeting foreign markets, who are determining how to better optimize and tune how they are engaging around the globe.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. So we're focused on technology, and financial services. That was quite a prominent exit for us.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

They have data from surveys they did with corporate development officers (e.g. 25 years ago you had the likes of IBM and Digital who sold end-to-end solutions including hardware, OS, applications and services. When you look at the likes of Cisco, HP and Oracle (note they bought Sun) it seems a return to this model.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

After graduating from college, Bill and his brother Larry started GNP Development, Inc., In 1985, Lotus Development Corporation acquired GNP and Bill became a software entrepreneur at Lotus Development. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

Green Way Labs develops high-performance cleaning products that are 100% non-toxic. Parlor is the first app to allow freelance stylists, barbers and makeup artists to set their own prices, manage their schedules and build their clientele by bringing their services directly to your home or any location you choose. IoT: Rufus Labs.

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AUGUST 14, 2011

Obviously they wish they would have figured this out a bit more quickly, but as a young team I personally cut them a little bit more slack than I would if it were Oracle, for example. Develop Trusted Advisors. Whatever your political view we can all agree that John Kerry is a terrible communicator. How do you lose that debate?

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Because of the advancements in cloud computing by companies like RightScale and open source software such as MySQL , the costs to create a scalable web service have decreased by a factor of ten since the year 2000. We also incurred substantial software licensing charges from Sun Microsystems, Microsoft and Oracle.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Because of the advancements in cloud computing by companies like RightScale and open source software such as MySQL , the costs to create a scalable web service have decreased by a factor of ten since the year 2000. We also incurred substantial software licensing charges from Sun Microsystems, Microsoft and Oracle.

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JANUARY 30, 2012

Headquarted in Santa Monica, CA, CallFire is dedicated to providing high-availability systems, intuitive user interfaces, furious developer support, and unparalleled customer care in order to transform how companies do business. Gold Sponsor. .

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MAY 23, 2011

Being the first partner may also allow the BDC to influence your technological development and conform it more closely matches its technology roadmap. Geography – there may be markets which you cannot effectively service in the near term. At first blush, the BDC will likely tell you that they compete “with everyone.”

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2015

Watson has many services that developers can use to create their own programs. He brings together the latest knowledge, tools, and methods from the world of Search Engine Marketing and Social Media to help clients develop comprehensive programs and improve their Social Shelfspace. So here is where it gets interesting.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

Watson has many services that developers can use to create their own programs. He brings together the latest knowledge, tools, and methods from the world of Search Engine Marketing and Social Media to help clients develop comprehensive programs and improve their Social Shelfspace. So here is where it gets interesting.

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Search Engine Optimization Social Media Technology Council Ideas 40

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JANUARY 20, 2010

Fortunately the Web doesn’t stand still and a great deal of research and development continues to go into evolving the mechanics of today’s online social universe. Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

He spent nearly five years at each of Salesforce.com and Oracle and was an Area VP at Salesforce leading sales efforts at some of the largest clients that Salesforce.com has. To watch a young company win 1,000+ seat deals at Global 100 companies at this stage of development has been simply stunning.

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OCTOBER 8, 2012

Developments Blog. In March of last year, Matt Jacobson, head of market development at Facebook, paid $10.9 Another client, Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, just closed on a deal to buy ex- Yahoo. The arrival of techies has also had a profound effect on the rental market, brokers and real-estate developers say.

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DECEMBER 9, 2010

I believe that this is a major new area of growth & innovation for the Internet as Cloud Services start to form deeper & richer layers. I mention this because I believe the layered metaphor for technology development has served our industry well and even if you aren’t technical it’s an important concept for you to grasp.

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