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OCTOBER 19, 2012

Huntington Beach-based AnyMeeting , the provider of free web conferencing and online meeting software, said this week that it has integrated its products with VMware's Zimbra Collaboration Software. Zimbra is an email and collaboration software product which acquired by VMware in 2010. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 17, 2012

Pasadena-based X1 Discovery , the electronic discovery offshoot of X1 and Idealab, reported Tuesday that it has launched a fully cloud-deployable version of its software. The firm said the new X1 Rapid Discovery search product can be deployed anywhere in the cloud "within minutes", including deploying through Amazon Web Services.

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AUGUST 16, 2010

Pasadena-based TweetUp , the Twitter advertising firm owned by Idealab, said today that it has linked its Twitter Client, Twidroyd, to the TweetPhoto media sharing service. Tags: advertising software sharing photo client twidroid tweetphoto tweetup. TweetUp bought Twidroid in July. TweetUp bought Twidroid in July. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Pasadena-based credit card optimization software developer Wallaby , which is led by Matthew Goldman, has extended its tools to yet another platform, saying this morning that it has launched a new extension for the Firefox web browser. The company recently also added Android Wear, Samsung Gear, and a Google Chrome extension.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

Pasadena-based advertising technology firm OpenX has raised $22.5M OpenX develops online ad serving software, used by web publishers to serve up advertising on their web sites; the firm also offers up a real-time bidding exchange, OpenX Market, used by advertisers and publishers for deciding what advertising to serve up to consumers.

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JANUARY 25, 2010

Pasadena-based Central Desktop , the online project planning software-as-a-service firm headed by Isaac Garcia, said today that it has partnered with ActiveWord Systems. ActiveWord's product automates desktop tasks such as launching programs, navigating to certain Internet sites, or automatically inserting text into software.

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OCTOBER 6, 2009

Pasadena-based Central Desktop , which offers a software-as-a-service, team project management application, is being forced to swap out its spreadsheet support, telling its users today that it is switching from using EditGrid to Zoho's Sheet product. Tags: central desktop software saas project management editgrid zoho.

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MAY 15, 2012

Pasadena-based X1 Discovery , the enterprise, e-discovery spinout of X1, announced this morning that its X1 Rapid Discovery product is now available through the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Solution Provider program. Pricing on the new software was not announced.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Huntington Beach-based Anymeeting , the free web conferencing and webinar service headed by Costin Tuculescu, and backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels and Maverick Angels, reports today that it has added a new, ad-free version of the software aimed at small business users. per month for up to 200 attendees.

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MAY 25, 2010

Pasadena-based FastSoft , a developer of web acceleration technology, said today that it has rolled out a new product targeted at Internet retailers, web companies, and CDNs. FastSoft said the product will speed dynamic Web page downloads by 30 percent or more, without requiring client software. 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. Financial details of the win were not disclosed.

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JUNE 11, 2013

Pasadena-based Metacloud announced this morning that it has released a new version of its product, Carbon|OS. Metacloud offers up software to help businesses and enterprise deploy their own, OpenStack-based enterprise cloud. The upgraded software is based on OpenStack Grizzly. Opencloud is led by Sean Lynch. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Pasadena-based Wallaby , the developer of software to help consumers maximize the points and benefits of their credit card spending, is powering an online tool for travel rewards website ThePointsGuy.com , the two are announcing this morning. Financial details of the deal were not announced.

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

AnyMeeting's web conferencing software is offered for free, and is ad-supported, although the firm also offers a premium, ad-free version. The company is backed by the Tech Coast Angels, Pasadena Angels and Maverick Angels. AnyMeeting is headed by Costin Tuculescu. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 14, 2010

Pasadena-based TweetUp , the Twitter advertising firm started by Idealab's Bill Gross, is expanding out its network of sites this morning, saying that it has added four new publishers to its roster. The firm also has deals with various Twitter clients and related software providers. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Looking for a way to help kids better learn how to code software? Pasadena-based codeSpark has rolled out a new game which it says is aimed at helping kids learn about coding. The new game runs on iOS, Android, and the Web. READ MORE>>. thefoos codespark videogame game launch teaching learning education coding code kids'

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APRIL 2, 2012

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the developer of web acceleration appliances, said today that it has added support for IPv6 traffic with its products. The company, whose products are based on research originally developed at Caltech, said its E Series acceleration appliance now support the IPv6 protocol. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Pasadena-based FastSoft , the Caltech spinout which develops web acceleration software, said today that it has launched a testing network for its clients. FastSoft sells an appliance and software which optimizes the TCP/IP protocol, drastically improving the speed of Internet transfers. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

Pasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment , which develops avatar creation software, inked a deal with MTV earlier this week as part of a campaign for MTV's Jackass. Financial details of the effort--which includes a co-branded page on the Jackassworld web site --were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

Pasadena-based Wallaby Financial , the developer of web and mobile apps to help consumers optimize their credit card spending, hsa been acquired by Bankrate. wallaby bankrate credit card optimization software merger acquisition rate mobile' Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. in funding in total. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

Pasadena-based Central Desktop , the provider of online collaboration and project management software headed by Isaac Garcia, reported today that it has signed three marketing agency customers. Central Desktop's tools are being used for project management, Gantt charts, web conferencing, and other activities for those firms.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2012

OpenX is profitable, and its ad serving software dominant among online publishers. The firm, based in Pasadena, has dozens of. positions on its site, ranging from software, sales, marketing, to finance. range of software products, and which has offices in Calabasas and Santa Barbara. Deploying software in the cloud?

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , which develops software and services for specialty lodging suppliers, said today that one of its customers, Kees Vacation Rentals, has seen an increase in the firm's bookings by 38%, from using the firm's platform.

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MARCH 29, 2011

Hungtington Beach-based Freebinar , the free web conferencing and webcasting service headed by Costin Tuculescu , has renamed itself AnyMeeting , the firm said this morning. AnyMeeting provides a free, ad-supported service which allows users to run web conferences and webcasts. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 18, 2017

election; Cylance, a cybersecurity software developer led by former McAfee CTO George Kurtz; Venice-based Signal Sciences, a developer of web appplication security tools; Pasadena's Guidance Sofware, a developer of computer forensics software; Veracity Industrial Networks, which is working on Internet-of-Things security software; and many others.

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JULY 28, 2009

Pasadena-based Central Desktop , which operates an online team project management service, said today that it has added John Greathouse to the firm's board of directors. Privately held Central Desktop's software-as-a-service offers project management and other web-centric, collaboration tools for teams. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 15, 2010

One of the firms poised to take advantage of that growth is Pasadena-based OpenX (www.openx.org), which develops one of the most widely used ad serving solutions available. We help web publishers make more money out of advertising. The software takes care of all of the optimization of that. We do that in basically two ways.

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AUGUST 7, 2012

Pasadena-based LeisureLink , which operates an online system for connecting vacation rental properties with travel agents and web booking, has linked with a new automated group hotel booking engine, Groupize.com , the two said this morning. and Canada.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Pasadena-based Wallaby , the developer of mobile apps to help consumers pick the best credit card to use for a purchase, said today that it has launched both a new, Google Chrome web browser extension, as well as an updated, iPhone application. Wallaby is led by Matthew Goldman. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 20, 2011

In recent years, one of the more common ways to share information, conduct training, or pitch your company to other has been through online, web-based webinar and conferencing. Freebinar is backed by the Pasadena Angels and the Tech Coast Angels. First, for folks who haven't used your service, what is Freebinar?

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MAY 26, 2009

Pasadena-based OpenX Technologies , a developer of ad serving software for web publishers, said this morning that it has raised $10M in a Series C funding round. OpenX's software and services are used by online publishers to serve up web ads; the firm also recently launched its own ad marketplace. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Pasadena-based Wallaby Financial , the developer of web and mobile apps to help consumers manage their credit card spending, has launched a new mobile app with CreditCards.com.

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JULY 29, 2009

In a major deal, search portal provider Yahoo and software giant Microsoft said that the two companies are in a deal where Yahoo will replace its own search engine technology with that of Microsoft--with potentially huge repercussions to Yahoo's Southern California search engine marketing operations.

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OCTOBER 20, 2008

Pasadena-based OpenX, maker of the popular web advertising server of the same name, said Monday that it has launched a new set of professional services and support packages for web publishers. OpenX develops open source software used by online web publishers to manage advertising placement on their sites.

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APRIL 2, 2014

Pasadena-based Smartify (www.getsmartify.com)''s CEO, Carla Bourque , recently talked to us about the company''s online marketing platform, and how it differentiates itself from a lot of other competitors in the market. Carla Bourque: Smartify has been based in Pasadena for the past three and a half years. What is Smartify?

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APRIL 16, 2009

Pasadena-based OpenX Technologies , a provider of ad serving software for web publishers, announced this morning that the firm has launched a new, advertising marketplace it is calling OpenX Market. According to OpenX, the marketplace will integrate with its software, and allow publishers to maximize their revenues.

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MARCH 11, 2011

To say he has had an impact on the web would be an understatement. Bill had previously created a packaged software company called Knowledge Adventure the produced children’s educational software. He turned his accounting software into a product he could see. Summary notes, as always, provide below.

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