socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Redland-based GIS software giant Esri announced on Friday morning that it has acquired ClearTerra , a developer of data extraction technology, from ClearShark, LLC. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. ClearTerra's technology helps extract unstructured data from emails, briefings, and reports, and automatically extracts geographic coordinates from that information.

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Acquisition Email Tool Platform 180

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Academia, Fortune 500 companies and tech, aerospace, biotech and engineering businesses mix in Pasadena.

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Pasadena Company Companies 170

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

DisasterReady.org , the online learning site created by Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand and its nonprofit arm, the Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation, is pitching in to help address what the Cornerstone calls "one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent time". According to the Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation, its DisasterReady.org effort has partnered with the Mercy Corps and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to design and implement free, online learning resources and courses--in

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Cornerstone OnDemand Help Santa Monica Course 140

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. Entrepreneurs have to be wily in all of their transactions, especially long-term commitments, such as property leases. In speaking with Steve Bermudez, former senior executive at Citrix, I was surprised that he was able to make money on some of his leases, by baking into his agreements the ability for Citrix to share in the upside realized by its landlord upon a sale of the property.

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Advertiser: Aggregage

Office leases are one of companies’ largest expenses, and if your whole team is working from home with no clear end in sight, you may be wondering what to do about your lease.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Torrance-based Physical Optics Corporation (POC), a military, defense, and security integrator, said this morning that it has spun off a new company called Intellisense Systems, Inc. According to POC, Intellisense Systems will also be based in Torrance, and will employ 83 people, with $24M in revenues. Intellisense said it will engineer, design, develop, test and produce sensor systems and optoelectronic solutions for the U.S.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Snap’s Spiegel earned $638 million last year; LAist’s assets bought by KPCC; and L.A. movie theaters could have LED screens by April.

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Screening Report 100

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Two tech startups bet on bikes and scooters for last-mile commuting.

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Startup 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Beverly Hills-based Vision Esports has raised $38M in a funding round, and said it invested in 3 Esports companies--Echo Fox, Twin Galaxies and Vision Entertainment. Vision Esports said its funding round was led by Evolution Media (backed by the Creative Artists Agency, CAA) and TPG Growth, and also included a number of organizations and athletes from the professional sports field, including Odell Beckham Jr., the New York Yankees, the St.

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Beverly Hills Invest Company Companies 113

L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Online drone services firm begins testing AR.

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.Net Venture Capital Funding Services 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Santa Barbara-based whole home audio systems developer Sonos has scored a win in the courts this week, when a federal judge invalidated a home audio patent held by D&M Holdings , the owner of such brands as Denon and Boston Acoustics. D&M Holdings had filed a patent infringement suit (D&M Holdings et al. v. Sonos Inc.) against Sonos in March of 2016, saying that Sonos had infringed on U.S.

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Patents Santa Barbara Design Develop 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Being a consultant is a role that works with big companies, but I have found that it doesn’t get much traction in small businesses and startups. The image of a self-proclaimed expert who can generate a report, make a great presentation, and leave you to do the implementation, is just not attractive when you don’t have a staff, and you are already overloaded with the crisis of the day.

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Social Media Software Review Customer Custom 56

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

The 2018 Winter Olympics will end soon, and we did not skate through these games without a performance-enhancing drug allegation rearing its ugly head. This time, the drug in question was meldonium (Mildronate), a product widely available over the counter in Russia and some Eastern European countries. Though Latvian pharmaceutical company Grindeks markets meldonium for heart conditions, the drug also reportedly boosts stamina and endurance.

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