socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Los Angeles-based HelloTech , the in-home, IT and technology help service founded by tech veteran Richard Wolpert, has raised $12.5M HelloTech said it will use the funding to aggressively expand its tech support service. The startup uses college students in order to provide in home technical support, with a focus on older users.

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Orange County Technical Support Los Angeles Services 100

socalTECH

JULY 28, 2015

Tired of being the tech support person for your parents? Los Angeles-based HelloTech.com , a provider of in-home technical support and sales help, said Tuesday that it has launched a brand new site to help people purchase home technology services and products for their parents. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2011

Los Angeles-based CyberDefender , the Internet security software provider run by Gary Guseinov, announced Thursday that it has opened up a new, 220-seat call center in its Los Angeles headquarters. The firm said it expects the center to be able to accommodate over 600 agents at full capacity. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2016

Los Angeles-based HelloTech , the on-demand, in-home technical services company founded by serial entrepreneur and tech investor Richard Wolpert, said it is expanding into San Diego, and has begun offering up its services in the city. The company now offers up its services in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego.

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socalTECH

JUNE 22, 2011

Los Angeles-based CyberDefender , the developer of Internet security software and provider of technical support, said today that it has snagged a Kamran Izadpanah as its new Senior Vice President of Technology. Izadpanah was most recently Vice President of Software Development at ReachLocal.

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ReachLocal Technical Support Los Angeles Software Development 150

socalTECH

MAY 28, 2015

Almost everyone of a technical bent in the technology industry is familiar with that old routine: your parents, your friends, and your neighbors inevitably calls you for free technical support. However, almost no one really wants to be that technical support person. Why in home technical support?

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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.

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Technical Support Software Software Development Los Angeles 100

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2011

(Editor's note: Los Angeles has always had strong ties to business in the UK, and the UK government has been very active in reaching out to Los Angeles technology firms in recent years. An office here, in the UK, can support the West Coast of the United States in the evening and Australasia in the morning.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

Los Angeles-based XCast Labs (www.xcastlabs.com) announced earlier this month that it has raised a $2.7M round of funding from the Pasadena Angels and Frontera Capital for a voice-over-IP service, and we thought we'd talk with Cliff Rees, the firm's CEO, to understand how the firm is different from those many providers.

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