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Yardi Acquires We Are Forge For Visitor Management

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Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi announced today that it has acquired We Are Forge Ltd., sells its products into the office, retail, industrial, flexible workspace and the education sectors. We Are Forge Ltd.

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UCSB Tops Harvard & Wharton In Startup Wars

InfoChachkie

Instead, grab your surfboard and head to UC Santa Barbara. Although UCSB has room to grow with regard to the total number of VC-backed startups it generates, the Santa Barbara region fares well when its relative size is taken into account. This allowed the curriculum to efficiently find its product / market fit.

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RightScale Adds New Customers

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Santa Barbara-based cloud deployment software developer RightScale said Thursday that it has added three new customers, bringing its total number of software-as-a-service providers to more than 100. RightScale's products work in public, private, and hybrid cloud environments. Impact of hte various deals was not disclosed.

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15desks Launches Academic Software

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Santa Barbara-based 15desks , a developer of software-as-a-service for educators, said this morning that the firm has launched a new product for course management. The firm said it is privately funded, and first launched in 2007 at the University of Santa Barbara.

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FindTheBest Lands $11M For Comparison Engine

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FindTheBest, which is based in Santa Barbara, offers up an online site which compares thousands of different kinds of information, letting users filter and rank everything from electronics products, to dog breeds, to colleges.

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Novacoast Buys IT Firm

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Santa Barbara-based Novacoast , a provider of IT professional services and product development, said Monday that it has acquired Data Technique , a provider of IT services to the Midwest market. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

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Should Our Schools Teach Latin or HTML?

Eric Greenspan

I read Les Miserables in French and I’ve seen the theater production over 20 times. Santa Barbara schools just approved a $700,000 purchase of iPads for its students. It’s time we started realizing that our future depends on the specialized knowledge our children gather as they complete their education.

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