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DivX Sues Netflix, Hulu Over Patents

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DivX , the streaming video software developer which was started in San Diego, has filed patent infringement lawsuits against both Netflix and Hulu , accusing the firms of usings its video streaming intellectual property. The two patent infringement lawsuits are DIVX, LLC v.

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iRise Gets Patent

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El Segundo-based iRise , the developer of software visualization tools for the enterprise, said today that it has been awarded a third, U.S. The firm said the patent is number 7,788,647, and was awarded on August 31st. The patent was filed on January 22, 2004 by Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP. According to the U.S.

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DivX Files Another Lawsuit Against Hulu

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San Diego-based video software developer DivX has just filed another lawsuit against Los Angeles-based Hulu, alleging patent infringement for its video-streaming and playback technologies. DivX filed the lawsuit in the Ninth Circuit of the California Central District Court.

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Veritone Acquires Atigeo

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Costa Mesa-based artificial intelligence software developer Veritone said late Wednesday that it has acquired the software and intellectual property of Atigeo Corporation. Atigeo said it acquired the software plus 60 issued and pending patents covering various aspects of Atigeo's data science technology.

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Smith Micro Looks To Sell Off Product Line

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Aliso Viejo-based software developer Smith Micro Software announced this morning that it is seeking "strategic options" for one of its product lines. Smith Micro said it is being advised by Palmares Advisors in the process. READ MORE>>.

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6 Due Diligence Concerns Before Outside Contracting

Startup Professionals Musings

If you have a software development background like mine, I’m sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe.

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A heartbreaking story about time and money.

Berkonomics

In the technology sector where I most often play, extended unplanned software development cycles account for the majority of these corporate failures. We often accept that development schedules for young companies are almost always too optimistic. The financial pain of unplanned delays.