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Frost Data Capital, Symantec Link On Cyber Security Startups

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San Juan Capistrano-based Frost Data Capital , the startup incubator led by security veteran Stuart Frost, has inked a major deal with Symantec , to launch and fund security and analytics startups. Financial details of the partnership were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Wag Fetches Massive, $300M Funding Round

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Los Angeles-based on-demand, dog walking startup Wag has raised an enormous, $300M funding round, the company announced Tuesday morning. Schneider was most recently CEO of LifeLock, and had led LifeLock through its sale to Symantec last year; she also previously served at Yahoo! Wag said the funding comes from SoftBank Vision Fund.

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Rubicon Project Snags OpenX Exec As Product Management VP

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He also had been at Google, Trend Micro, Symantec, among other companies, including co-founding Silvan Networks, a Sequoia-funded Internet startup from the late 90s. Nguyen was most recently GM/Sr. Director of Product Management for Video, OTT, and Mobile at OpenX. READ MORE>>.

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How GoToMyPC Kicked pcAnywhere’s A$$

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However, for many online startups, form should drive the design process. This dynamic duo, who now head up AppFolio , led the design and development of GoToMyPC and GoToMeeting. Their focus on ease-of-use form over function resulted in a series of products that defeated stalwart incumbents, including marketing-leader Symantec.

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How Sekur.me Wants To Use Cell Phones To Fix Abandoned Shopping Carts

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Sekur.me , a new Santa Ana-based startup, has come up with a new app and service to use your cell phone for payment, bypassing the complexity of shopping carts. Where are you in terms of launch, and what inspired you to start up the company? We started because of abandoned shopping carts.

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Spammers Running Japan Tsunami Scams, Says Norton

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Norton reported that spammers have already started to try to take advantage of the outpouring of support for the victims in Japan, pleading for donations. Norton is the Internet security brand of Symantec Corp.

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Customer Trust Is An Opportunity With A Huge Payback

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That challenge is a major business opportunity, as well as a risk, for startups. There are others, like Norton LifeLock , acquired in 2017 by Symantec for $2.3 Internet users need to start watching out for themselves, like looking both ways before you cross the street. Don’t take shortcuts on these.

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