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AUGUST 26, 2009

Santa Barbara-based Green Sherpa said Wednesday that the firm has officially launched its online personal finance software. personal finance sites like Mint.com and Wesabe. The firm competes against similar Web 2.0

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

Santa Barbara-based RightSignature , a startup providing an online, software-as-a-service offering for tracking signatures on documents, is launching a complete redesign of the firm's site today.

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APRIL 17, 2014

The new site, LEEDIR , is aimed at collecting eyewitness photos to help solve crimes and for disaster response, and was first imagined by the Los Angeles Sheriff''s Department. The site, however, is aimed at all law enforcement agencies in the US.

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MAY 13, 2014

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , the online comparisons site led by Kevin O''Connor, has branched out into yet another vertical today--real estate. According to the company, it has launched FindTheBest Homes , a new site which helps consumers find and compare homes in a market. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

ULA, like its competitor SpaceX, regularly launches rocket missions from Vandenberg Air Force Base, which is north of Santa Barbara. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Make It Work , the provider of in-home and on-site technical support and services headed by Eric Greenspan, said today that it has inked a deal to offer up its services for sale at Costco Wholesale Corporation locations in Southern California. The rollout will begin in Q4 of the year.

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JANUARY 10, 2014

A new, Santa Barbara-based startup, Schoolofbookkeeping.com , launched this week, offering up online courses for bookkeepers, accountants, business owners, and accounting students. The startup''s founders include Eric David Greenspan, a serial entrepreneur who previously founded such companies as MakeItWork.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Santa Barbara-based IT infrastructure monitoring software developer LogicMonitor said on Monday that it has signed up Quora and Ted Baker as customers. LogicMonitor develops IT infrastructure monitoring products, whether they are located at an enterprise site, in the cloud, or in a hybrid cloud environment.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

In addition, there are a number of Iridium satellites being prepared for future SpaceX launches currently on site. Vandenberg Air Force Base is just north of Santa Barbara, along the coast. Photo courtesy the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Santa Barbara-based real estate software developer Yardi says it has launched yet another website to help victims of a hurricane find housing. The site is the second created by Yardi in the last two weeks for victims of a hurricane.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet , a developer of software to help manufacturers monitor their channel and e-commerce sites--and in particular, minimum-advertising-price (MAP) policies--has raised $2M in seed funding, the company said Wednesday.

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MAY 9, 2012

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , the online comparisons site headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Conner, has inked another distribution deal, this time with ad network and widget provider Lijit. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

Santa Barbara-based ShipHawk , the online developer of technology for helping connect users with shipping companies, has raised $5M in a funding round, the company said this morning. DN Capital''s Steve Schlenker also joins the company''s board. READ MORE>>. shiphawk shipping marketplace logistics startup venture capital dncapital'

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Santa Monica-based crowdfunding site InvestedIn is announcing this morning that it has acquired Santa Barbara-based MyNewFinancialAdvisor , and is launching a new, invite-only site for premium investment opportunities. The new site is launching today. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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DECEMBER 7, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest.com , the online products and information comparison site started by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, has made a major upgrade to the site today, shifting the site into a more interactive, visual display.

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JUNE 18, 2013

FindTheCompany , a new business research site started by DoubleClick co-founder Kevin O''Connor, launched out of beta today, saying that it has created an online resource to let users check on the reputation of a business before buying products and services, and to learn more about companies such as balance sheets, income statements, and more.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

San Diego's Optimer Pharmaceuticals was number 15, at 18798% growth; Marina Del Rey-based TeleSign ranked 23 at 7534% growth; followed by FastSpring in Santa Barbara, with a 6742% growth rate. Trius Therapeutics was ranked at 42, with 3420% growth for the San Diego firm, and Santa Ana-based Local Splash was at 46, with 3034% growth.

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JANUARY 10, 2014

A new, Santa Barbara-based startup, Schoolofbookkeeping.com , launched this week, offering up online courses for bookkeepers, accountants, business owners, and accounting students. The startup''s founders include Eric David Greenspan, a serial entrepreneur who previously founded such companies as MakeItWork, along with Seth David.

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JULY 20, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , the online comparison engine site run by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, has raised another $4M in funding, the firm said today. FindTheBest offers up a web site which compares different products, services, and other items, via lists which can be sorted and filtered.

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OCTOBER 7, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest --the online products comparison site headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Conner--said this week that it has launched a comprehensive smartphone comparison feature on the service.

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DECEMBER 20, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , the online comparisons site headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, continues to extend out its syndication strategy, saying yesterday that it has partnered with Edudemic , an online site focused on education. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2012

Looking to take on the classifieds market, FindTheBest , the online comparisons site run by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, said today that it has launched a new "cars for sale" tool. The Santa Barbara startup said the entry into the classified market allows users to shop for cars by type, make, model, year, mileage, and color.

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APRIL 8, 2015

Santa Barbara-based AppFolio , which develops cloud-based business management software, has acquired RentLinx , a developer of software to help syndicate rental housing listings to apartment search websites. RentLinx also runs the apartment rental search site Show Me The Rent. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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DECEMBER 15, 2011

In an extension of the site's syndication strategy, Santa Barbara-based startup FindTheBest said yesterday that it has partnered with GreatCollegeAdvice.com to power a college comparisons engine for the site. Financial details of the partnership were not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , the online comparison and research site headed by Kevin O''Connor, scored a legal win Friday, saying that a judge has invalidated a software patent owned by Lumen View Technology, LLC, which is in the midst of a patent battle with the company.

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APRIL 10, 2018

Vandenberg Air Force Base , which is located in Lompoc, just North of Santa Barbara, has just installed what is the largest, photovoltaic power system in the U.S. Vandenberg is best known by those in the technology industry as the West Coast site where SpaceX launches its Falcon 9 rockets into space. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 5, 2013

FindTheBest , the online comparison and research site headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, said this morning that it has raised $11M in a Series B funding round. The site uses both user and expert opinions to help create a "smart rating" of different things, to help users make decisions on any number of areas.

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Mindflash.com , an online training platform site headed by former Mint.com Chief Marketing Officer Donna Wells, said this week that it has officially launched its online trianing platform. The firm says it is targeting small businesses, and offers a way to help those businesses provide employee training.

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APRIL 7, 2011

Santa Barbara-based QAD , the developer of manufacturing resource planning software, said today that SMR Automotive Services , a unit of Samvardhana Motherson Group, is using the firm's applications at all of its sites. Financial details of the win were not announced.

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MARCH 24, 2010

Santa Barbara-based Make It Work , the in-home neighborhood computer support firm run by Eric David Greenspan, is expanding its media empire with a new, daily technology video effort. According to Greenspan, the firm has tied with local Santa Barbara community news site Noozhawk, to publish daily videos on consumer technology.

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MAY 5, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest.com , the online comparison site headed by DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor , has turned to a Google and DoubleClick vet to serve as President. Yaghoubi was also an executive serving under O'Connor at DoubleClick, where he was Vice President of Global Media.

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MAY 3, 2011

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest.com , the online search and ranking site headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, is launching a new "badge" program on the site Wednesday, which it says will help show the best products and services rated by its experts.

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JULY 25, 2011

The Santa Barbara-based arm of Citrix Systems , which develops GoToMeeting and other online communications and sharing software, said today that it ad tied its GoToTraining training software with Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 28, 2012

Santa Barbara-based FindTheBest , the comparison site headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, has started making its various comparison charts embeddable in other websites, the firm said today. The move is part of an expansion the firm is making to encourage distribution of its data to other web sites.

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

Santa Barbara-based BioIQ , the diagnostic testing and screening service provider headed by Justin Bellante, said Tuesday that it has simplified access to personal health records on the site.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

Santa Barbara-based BioIQ , the developer of software and technology for the health and wellness industry, said today that it has partnered with privately held insurance brokerage and consulting firm Keenan. BioIQ is backed by Great Pacific Capital, the venture firm of Fastclick founder Dave Gross.

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APRIL 2, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Make It Work , the on site technical support and computer repair service headed by Eric Greenspan, said Monday that it has switched its services to a new fixed-price, per-service model.

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