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JUNE 2, 2017

The world of mobile apps has added serious challenges for software developers, who don't just have to deal with crashes�they have to deal with slow performance, strange hangs, multiple carrier networks, and more. Software is a different beast in the mobile environment. How are developers doing this today?

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JUNE 8, 2010

Manhattan Beach-based TSi Auto Solutions , a provider of web-based auto dealership management software, said today that it has acquired AutoSoft , a Seattle firm which develops financial reporting and analytics products for the automotive OEM market. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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MAY 14, 2019

According to the startup, Deborah Scanlon will serve as vice president of strategic sales, and Nigel Quinnin will take on the role of vice president of development at the company. Curtail is developing a network traffic analysis product, aimed at software and DevOps teams. Curtail is led by CEO Frank Huerta. READ MORE>>.

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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. What about reporting and moderation? Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed? Are there specs?

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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. What about reporting and moderation? Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed? Are there specs?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 384

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JULY 26, 2013

San Diego-based enterprise tag management software provider Tealium said this week that it has partnred with Splunk , a developer of IT log monitoring software. tealium enterprise software management splunk market reporting analysis' READ MORE>>. READ MORE>>.

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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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NOVEMBER 22, 2016

Santa Barbara-based real estate management software developer Yardi reports a customer win in Vancouver, British Columbia, saying that it has signed up Wesgroup Properties to its web-based property management and accounting platform. The financial impact of the win was not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2013

This has been a long-time dream of Tim Berners-Lee , the man who (really) invented the World Wide Web. He calls his dream the ‘Semantic Web’ (or Web 3.0), meaning it understands user context. He and many other experts believe that the Semantic Web will act more like a personal assistant than a search engine.

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MAY 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based Webalo is reporting today that it has upgraded its software, used to create mobile enterprise applications. Webalo's software is used to create mobile enterprise applications based on existing software, rather than relying on custom programming or a vendor's own mobile version of its software.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Los Angeles-based OpenX , the developer of online advertising serving software, reported today that it has achieved its first full quarter of profitability, and is has exceeded an annual run rate of $100M. OpenX develops online ad serving software, which is used by web publishers to display web advertising.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Los Angeles-based private equity investor Shamrock Capital reports this morning that it has led a $30M investment in Pixellot , an Israeli firm developing automatic, artificial intelligence-driven software for producing streaming sports video. Pixellot has now raised more than $40M in funding. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 16, 2012

Huntington Beach-based AnyMeeting , which develops free web conferencing and online meeting software, reported this morning that it has released a new feature which lets users share any YouTube video into their meeting, and has also hit a milestone of 200,000 registered users.

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JANUARY 10, 2017

by Amazon Web Services. in Harvest.ai, which develops cybersecurity software aimed at data loss prevention. Los Angeles-based venture investment firm Moonshots Capital , which is led by Kelly Perdew, has seen a big exit via the acquisition of San Diego's Harvest.ai

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OCTOBER 24, 2014

San Diego-based Tealium , the developer of enterprise tag management software which is led by Jeff Lunsford, said it saw 120 percent year-over-year sales growth. 500 reported the company''s 2013 revenues were $12.5M. Actual revenues were not released by the company. An earlier profile of Tealium in the Inc. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 4, 2014

Los Angeles-based online restaurant ordering systems developer Tillster , which is led by Perse Faily, reported today that it has scored a win with Pizza Hut and KFC. Financial impact of the win was not annonuced.

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JANUARY 7, 2010

San Diego-based Websense , a developer of web security products, said Wednesday that it is seeing strong demand for the firm's new Web Security Gateway and appliances, and is also benefiting from currency exchange rates, and upped its guidance range Wednesday. Tags: websense security software. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based online advertising technology developer OpenX reported this morning that it has named Jason C. OpenX developers advertising serving software and related advertising network services, aimed at web publishers. White as its General Manager, Publisher Business - West. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 3, 2011

San Diego-based Websense , the developer of web security software, is announcing a partnership today with Facebook , where all of the external links on Facebook will be run against the Websense database of malicious sites, according to multiple reports. Details on the business deal have not been disclosed.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009

La Mirada-based Crazy Egg , which develops a web analytics and visualization tool for tracking web site visitors clicks, has released version 2.0 of the web site. The firm switched over to its updated software over the weekend, telling its users via Twitter that older, Crazy Egg 1.0 READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 21, 2011

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the developer of Internet traffic acceleration technology, reported today that online file storage service FilesAnywhere has selected its web acceleration software. FastSoft develops appliances which optimize the TCP/IP protocol, increasing speed of access to files across the Internet.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Los Angeles-based dating app developer Tinder has been vulnerable to hacking, in an exploit which just required someone to have your phone number, according to a security researcher , who published information on a (now fixed) bug in Tinder's login process. A report last year said that Tinder was "full of security holes".

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NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Orange-based M86 Security , a developer of SMB security tools and software, has raised $3.0M M86 -- which was formerly known as Marshal8e6--develops appliances which provide web security functionality to small and medium sized businesses, used by schools and businesses to filter out inappropriate URLs and to report on web usage.

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MARCH 27, 2012

Redlands-based Esri , the developer of mapping and geospatial information systems technology, reported today that it is powering a new local foo dmap effort by the U.S Esri said its software is being used as part of the USDA's KYF2 Compass Map, an interactive, web-based map for learning about local and regional food systems.

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Web Report Software Services 140

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DECEMBER 14, 2009

Carlsbad-based security software firm Breach Security announced today that it has launched a new product, in conjunction with Akamai, called WebDefend Global Event Manager. The security software specifically covers security of cloud-based, web applications, along with data center security. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 22, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Rightsignature , a developer of online, electronic signature software-as-a-service, reported Friday that the firm has signed on a healthcare staffing technology firm as a customer. Tags: rightsignature saas software signature healthcare staffing health medical. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

That’s according to a report being released today by Connect, the local nonprofit group focused on technology and entrepreneurship. The Connect Innovation Report found that 405 software, technology, and life sciences startups were created last year in San Diego County.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 2, 2018

Much attention was focused this past year on the impact of social media on the 2016 presidential election, as reports emerged about the use of these platforms by entities linked with Russia to spread false, misleading, or inflammatory political messages. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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AUGUST 22, 2016

The developer also provides rent-free space for a second EvoNexus incubator in University City (about a mile or so from UC San Diego) and a third EvoNexus incubator near UC Irvine that opened at the end of 2014. In April, a study released by the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. The company moved in about four weeks ago.

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TechEmpower

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

We build web and mobile applications, and we've been doing so for a little over fifteen years. As software developers, we're technophiles, so we enjoy these cycles and quite often find humor listening to the energy spent arguing on either side of issues. Not to downplay developer happiness. It's important to us.

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JANUARY 16, 2013

Lynda.com said today that it has raised a big growth round from Accel Partners and Spectrum Equity, and also reported that the firm exceeded $100M in topline revenues last year. According to Eric Robison, the firm's CEO, the funding round will go towards increasing the firm's global reach and expanding content. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

San Diego-based Websense , the developer of web security tools, reports today that it has been selected by Addison Avenue Federal Credit Union, to safeguard data for the credit union's 38 branches. Financial details of the win were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 15, 2009

M86 develops appliance used by schools, companies, and others to filter out inappropriate web sites, as well as report on web usage by companies. M86 is the result of the merger of Marshal, 8e6, and Avinti, all firms in the web security space. Tags: security appliances filtering software.

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Web Report Sites Software 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

According to a well-researched Motly Fool report, the challenge is very real, since around half of all businesses fail in the first five years. The problem is that professional investors (angels and venture capital) want a proven business model before they invest, ready to scale, rather than early projections and product development.

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MAY 27, 2009

Los Angeles-based software-as-a-service firm CrownPeak reports today that it has opend up an office in Manhattan. The developers of content management software said that the office will focus on East Coast creative and interactive agency partners. CrownPeak's software is used to maintain and create web sites.

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OCTOBER 28, 2009

Orange-based M86 Security , a developer of web security software, reported today that it has received a U.S. Patent for its malware detection technology. The patent, number 7,607,171, is entitled "Virus detection by executing e-mail code in a virtual machine" and names Walter L. Marsden and David E.

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MARCH 12, 2009

UK-based Dotmatics , a developer of informatics and business intelligence software, reported today that the firm has opened up new offices in San Diego. Dotmatics develops web-based and other software tools for browsing and visualizing biological databases, scientific data, sharing research information, and more.

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