TechCrunch LA

APRIL 6, 2020

Ride Report creates software that enables cities to work with micromobility operators. Via has two sides of its business: a consumer-facing shuttle and a “partnerships” division that sells its software platform to cities and transit authorities that allows them to deploy their own shuttles. The company said T.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Aliso Viejo-based High Tower Software, a venture-backed developer of security, compliance, and log management software, has shut down. A spokesperson at the firm told socalTECH that the shutdown occurred yesterday, and that the firm is now in the process of looking for buyers of its technology.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2010

Calabasas-based Ixia , a developer of network testing tools and software, is reporting this morning that it has implemented a "cost reduction initiative" and cut 80 positions from the firm, in what it said was primarily an elimination of duplicate resources from the company's October acquisition of Agilent's N2X product line. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2009

Citrix Systems , a provider of enterprise infrastructure software based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, said Wednesday that the firm is reducing its headcount by approximately 10 percent--and has laid off staff at the firm's Santa Barbara Unit, Citrix Online. A spokesperson for Citrix confirmed the cuts Friday evening.

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socalTECH

MAY 15, 2020

Syndio , a developer of software being used by companies to help fix pay inequities in the workplace--and whose co-founder is based in LA--has raised $7.5M Syndio's software is used to analyze employee compensation in real time, determining how hiring, promotion, layoffs, and other factors change pay equity. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2009

Santa Barbara-based QAD , a maker of manufacturing resource planning software, said Thursday that it has cut its staff, as the firm was "significantly affected this quarter by the impact of the global economic downturn." Tags: jobs employment layoff manufacturing software.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 31, 2022

A huge number of tech companies have made layoffs in 2022 , whilst others have taken advantage of video conferencing software and other remote collaboration tools to offer flexible working arrangements and retain the best talent. Survey Says: Go Your Own Way. But this isn’t necessarily the case.

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socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2020

Costa Mesa-based artificial intelligence software developer Veritone --which is publicly traded on the NASDAQ as VERI--reported that it has received a total of $6.5M The company said the loans, from Sunwest Bank, will allow it to continue operations without salary reductions, layoffs, or furloughs.

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socalTECH

JUNE 10, 2009

Ixia is a developer of networking test software and hardware. Tags: ixia employment jobs layoff networking hardware. Ixia said the cuts would be complete by June 30th, except for certain outside contractors who will be retained through July. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2009

The firm said its Q4 was "a record quarter" for the firm, which provides software-as-a-service tools for helping business teams manage projects and work. Garcia said that with the economic downturn and layoffs, he suspects there's been a push towards more virtual workers. Tags: economy desktop central software saas. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

In what is a huge blow to Silicon Beach, Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , the software-and-technology-meets-employee-perks startup run by Paige Craig, told its users today that it is sunsetting its site on May 31st.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2011

Irvine-based Kofax , a provider of document management software and hardware, said Sunday that it is selling its hardware business to a German private equity firm, and cutting staff. for restructuring of its software business in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, and will be eliminating 20 positions related to that business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Whether you are in manufacturing or software, you need experienced writers who can document your latest technology, write patents, and efficiently manage the multitude of data formats required by printing companies and advertisers. Software specialists. Writing specialists. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 16, 2013

Lockerz' San Diego team came from the January, 2011 acquisition of Plixi, which was formerly known as TweetPhoto, which developed software and services which allowed Twitter users to share photos.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

In 2017, TechCrunch reported that Whisper underwent significant layoffs to stave off collapse and put the company on a path to profitability.

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socalTECH

JULY 30, 2012

Intuit , the developer of personal finance and tax software, is making major cuts in San Diego, according to a report from the San Diego Union Tribune. Intuit, has major operations in its Consumer Group in San Diego, working on its Turbo Tax software.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

Whether you are in manufacturing or software, you need experienced writers who can document your latest technology, write patents, and efficiently manage the multitude of data formats required by printing companies and advertisers. Software specialists. Writing specialists. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2011

Los Angeles-based CyberDefender , the developer of Internet security software and remote technical support, said Tuesday that Chairman and CEO Gary Guseinov has resigned. As part of the shuffle, the firm said it will focus on its LiveTech service offering, and discontinue development of proprietary software intended for sale to consumers.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2013

and $5.9M; Homefront 2 went to Crytek GmbH for $0.5M; Evolve went to Take-Two Interactive Software for $10.9M; THQ Montreal and Skuth Park: The Stick of Truth went to Ubisoft for $2.5M Relic Studios goes to Sega Corporation for $26.6M; Volition and Metro: Last Light went to Koch Media GmbH for $22.3M

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Epicor, which develops enterprise resource planning, supply chain, and customer relationship management software, said it would take a incur $4M in restructuring charges during Q4. The cuts came along with stricter controls on the firm's discretionary spending and other efforts to reduce operating expenses and improve efficiency at the firm.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Uber developed software used to upload, organize, and share content through a free web site; the site also provided photo galleries, slide shows, videos, and blogs. According to the firm's web site, as of September 29, the firm's investors have decided to stop supporting the site, and the company has closed its doors. READ MORE>>

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

My CIO had been ex-CIO at Herbalife, and was an EVP of Software for Disney. We hired the ex-CTO of Sears, and other senior executives out of Disney in software. It was a great software team, and although we were really a tech company, we looked like healthy lifestyle company.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2022

TuSimple said 80 percent of its remaining staff are in research and development, with "many of these are engineers critical to hardware and software resilience, reliability, safety, and information security." The company said it will have approximately 1,100 employees after the cuts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Whether you are in manufacturing or software, you need experienced writers who can document your latest technology, write patents, and efficiently manage the multitude of data formats required by printing companies and advertisers. Software specialists. Writing specialists. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Santa Monica-based game developer Activision Blizzard says it is slashing 8 percent of its staff, or nearly 800 employees, as a part of a restructuring effort at the company. The move comes even as Activions Blizzard reported record net revenues in 2018 of $7.50 bllion, up from the $7.02 billion it had in revenues for 2017.

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Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

No PhD, “No Fear”: Alice Zhang, 27, Aims Software at Neuro Diseases. Layoffs Reflect New Turbulence at High-Flying 3D Robotics. Andrea Davis looks at company programs trying to boost the Hoosier State’s talent pool—and get more college grads to stay in the area. A Front Row 5,000 Rows Deep in AltspaceVR’s Virtual Theater.

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Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

—Boston’s PureTech Health, which conceives and launches life science companies, unveiled Sonde Health , which is developing software that listens for warning signs of depression in people’s speech patterns. The technology was funded by the Department of Defense and comes from MIT’s Lincoln Lab.

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