June 17, 2013

• BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

  Identifying Pain in the First Step in a Sales Process – Here’s How 'This article initially appeared on Inc. If you haven’t already followed me on Twitter, that’s the fastest way to get blog updates. Click here. In my first enterprise software company we developed a methodology for sales that we called PUCCKA. This post is about the “P” or pain. That is still “pain.” It’s just human nature. MORE >>

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• INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

  From Near Death To YouTube Stardom, An Entrepreneur’s Story 'A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. Mike Falzone nearly died twice in a two-week period, during which he was also fired from his job. On the way home from the hospital, he vowed that he would never work for anyone again. Since that day, Mike has written a successful book and toured nationally as a musician and comedian. get it.'' MORE >>

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• THE COMPLEX SYSTEM | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

  Is Teaching Entrepreneurship to High Schoolers Risky Business? 'In college I literally failed Macro Economics. got an F. It was my only F in college and I got it the first semester of my Freshman year. Getting an F in economics proved to be a very important lesson for me, but I don’t think all those lessons become fully evident until way later in life. You see — I wasn’t the best student growing up. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

  OpenAirplane Targets Los Angeles With Airplane Rental Service 'Tech-savvy users who like services like Zipcar, Uber, RelayRides, and Car2Go are used to being able to now rent and find cars by the hour or day in areas like Los Angeles. So it''s no surprise that airplane pilots are getting their own version of those services, targeted at letting pilots rent airplanes by smmartphone, tablet, or computer. MORE >>

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• STUBBS ALDERSTON | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

  Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP Offering Startup Formation Prize Package at Pay It Forward For Business Event – July 1, 2013 'Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP, alongside Your Office Agent, The Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce, Docstoc, Media leader, Azure Software, Metropole Capital, Insperity, Infusionsoft and Startup Workshops, bring you this year’s Pay it Forward for Business event entitled, “Incubate, Accelerate and Pay it Forward.” MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

  Oculus VR Gets $16M For Virtual Reality Gaming Headset 'Irvine-based Oculus VR , a developer of a virtual reality headset for gaming enthusiasts, said Monday that it has raised $16M in nan investment round. The round includes Spark Capital and Matrix Partners. The firm has previously raised around $2.4M gadgets like the Doorbot and POP Charger); Olloclip (iPhone camera lenses). READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• BERKONOMICS | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

  Disaster Recovery and other happy subjects. 'Have you ever lost all of your data on your smartphone, laptop, or desktop PC?  If not, it is probably only a matter of time until you do.  Those of us who have experienced this heart-stopping event now regularly back up our data and many of us create images of our entire hard drives often, ready this time to address an effective recovery. What if?  MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

  Fullscreen Gets Funding For YouTube Network 'Fullscreen , the online entertainment video site headed by George Strompolos, announced this morning that it has raised a round of Series A funding. Size of the funding was not announced. The round came from The Chernin Group along with Comcast Ventures and WPP. Strompolos helped co-create the YouTube Partner Program. billion monthly views. MORE >>

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• LA TECH RISE | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

  Terms and Conditions – How to Protect Your Website from Liability 'The Internet is still somewhat of a “Wild West frontier” when it comes to the law. In other words, there aren’t that many rules and regulations, but you still have to follow them if you don’t want to get “lynched.” The best way to make sure your website is not violating the law is to have an up to date set of terms and conditions. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013
  	Esri Powers uKnow.com's Family Locator Service 'Redlands-based Esri is continuing to make inroads into the Internet startup market, and has been tapped to power the family location services of. uKnow said today that it is partnering with Esri to use that company''s geographical information systems technology in a new, family locator service called uKnowLocate. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• Fisker Automotive Burnt Through $1.4 Billion SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

• Salka Finds Backing For Renewable Energy Effort SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

• Demand Media's Designs.com Debuts To Power New gTLDs SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

• Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Licenses IP SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

• Everbridge Signs Medical Center In Nevada SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

• PathCentral Adds Penn Medicine SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2013

June 15, 2013

• BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2013
  	Lessons I Learned from My Dad 'My mom seems to sneak into my blog from time-to-time. My dad less so. Mom was an entrepreneur and a civic leader. She was (is) a bit of a ball buster. And a negotiator. And a go getter. So she naturally fills my story arcs more easily. Growing up my dad was everything you could ask for. He was the kindest person I knew. No exaggeration. Support. MORE >>

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June 14, 2013

• FRANK ADDANTE'S FOUNDERBLOG | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013
  	Kill the Acronyms! 'As an industry, we’re confusing the market, because we’re constantly creating new terms and acronyms. RTB, DSP, SSP, DMP, programmatic premium, programmatic guaranteed. The simple trend is automation. Advertising is becoming automated, just like other markets. The Automated Advertising Industry MORE >>

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• TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013

  TZ Presents: What Makes a Startup Attractive for Acquisition | Chat with Krishna Gupta 'TechZulu is excited to invite you on  July 18, 2013 at 7pm , to a fireside chat with  Krishna Gupta , Partner/CEO of  Sortfolio , which he recently  acquired  from  37Signals. Krishna will be interviewed by our very own  Espree Devora , known as “the Girl who Gets it Done” and creator of  SaveBusinessTime. The Deets. When: July 18, 2013 7pm. MORE >>

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• FRANK ADDANTE'S FOUNDERBLOG | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013
  	Moving Out – and Up 'We moved into our new headquarters in June. We left our old space and are now located on the tech campus over in Playa Vista (neighboring companies like Facebook and Google). We originally had this beautiful architectural design done for the new space. This came as a big, last-minute surprise to us. Rubicon Project MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013
  	Cute Puppy Alert: DogVacay Uses Cute Dog Photos To Find Customers 'It''s almost always difficult to get people to share information about your startup to the world. However, DogVacay , the Santa Monica-based startup which offers up an online service to help connect dog owners with people to watch their pets, has a secret weapon -- cute dog and puppy photos. Does it work? READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• FRANK ADDANTE'S FOUNDERBLOG | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013
  	Engineering the Way We Engineer 'As an organization grows from a single-product, single-market company, the way that you engineer products and take them to market needs to change. Most companies start out as functional organizations – with teams for engineering, sales, marketing, finance, etc. But, as you grow, it becomes harder to balance innovation with scale. MORE >>

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• STUBBS ALDERSTON | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013

  SAM Cohosting Emerging Leaders Networking Event with Exceptional Children’s Foundation – July 25, 2013 'Register now for the Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP July 25th Silicon Beach networking mixer and fundraiser for the Exceptional Children’s Foundation. TICKETS ARE LIMITED. SAVE YOUR SPOT TODAY. CLICK HERE TO RSVP. The Exceptional Children’s Foundation. Thursday, July 25, 2013. 30pm – 8:00pm. Santa Monica, CA 90401. MORE >>

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• FRANK ADDANTE'S FOUNDERBLOG | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013
  	Managing Culture Like a Product 'At Rubicon Project, we manage culture like a product. We have a Culture Product Manager whose sole job is to manage our most important product, culture. And we have a simple formula – great people build great products, and great products attract great customers. It all starts with people. Managing culture like a product takes a lot of discipline. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013

  Greenwings Biomedical Launches Incubator 'A new, Los Angeles startup incubator, Greenwings Biomedical , announced its launch Friday, saying that it will be the first incubator of biomedical ventures in Los Angeles. The new startup, headed by startup veteran Richard Koffler, said it will focus on biomedical devices and software. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• STUBBS ALDERSTON | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013
  	Stubbs Alderton & Markiles to be a Sponsor of Silicon Beach Fest 2013 'Stubbs Alderton & Markiles, LLP has announced that it will be a bronze level sponsor of Silicon Beach Fest 2013.  Silicon Beach Fest   is LA’s original and largest startup tech entertainment festival, celebrating the burgeoning tech scene in Los Angeles. Silicon Beach uniquely features MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013

  ZEFR Targets Brands With New Service, BrandID 'Venice-based ZEFR has rolled out a new product today, BrandID , which it says will help brands identify their fans on YouTube, provide visibility into how those fans are responding and engaging, and provide data on a brand''s competitors. Pricing on the new software offering was not announced. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• Bixel Exchange Launches New Startup Center SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013

• ClearLight Partners Sells Portfolio Firm SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013

• Teledyne Promotes Execs SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013

• Broadcom Debuts New Communications Processors SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013

• SYSPRO Wins Manufacturer SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013

• Conatus Pharmaceuticals Files For IPO SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013

June 13, 2013

• BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2013
  	Why Your Startup Needs a Sales Methodology 'This article originally appeared on Inc.com. Like most startup entrepreneurs, when I began my first company in 1999 I had no formal sales experience. did have the wherewithal to visit potential customers and try to understand the pain points that I thought could be solved with our solution. We called our methodology PUCCKA. Compelling Event. MORE >>

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• THE FRANK PETERS SHOW | THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2013

  NACO Announces Summit 'NACO, Canada’s National Angel Capital Organization, announced initial details of their annual fall summit ; this year in Banff, Alberta. Save the date: Nov 20-22. When I asked NACO Chair Michelle Scarborough about the possibilities of a Banff bike ride, she countered with a dog sled ride. thought she was kidding. Annual Summit Canada MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2013
  	Tapping The Creativity Of The Crowd With Tongal 'You''ve seen the company''s work in the Superbowl, on television, and on the web, all for big brands--but you might not know it came out of the crowdsourcing efforts of Tongal (www.tongal.com). We caught up with James DeJulio , the company''s President and one of its co-founders, to hear about how the crowdsourced video site works. Thanks! MORE >>

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• TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2013

  Expanding Games Portfolio & Development Team | SGN Acquires Mob Science 'With the E3 Expo wrapping up, SGN announced early this morning the acquisition of Mob Science further expanding its game portfolio and development team. SGN is the priemere cross-platform mobile game developer founded by MySpace Co-Founder Chris DeWolfe, delivering highly entertaining and engaging titles to millions of users around the world. MORE >>

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• STUBBS ALDERSTON | THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2013

  SAM Encourages You to Attend – Ideas2Apps: How to Build an App Business June 24, 2013 'ideas2apps:  How to Build an App Business. Produced by: iworkdigital.com LLC. Co-Hosted by: REGISTER NOW! Monday, June 24, 2013 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (PDT). Cross Campus. 820 Broadway. Santa Monica, CA 90401. Do you have an app idea? If you have an business and think you need an app (you do- maybe a few) this is also the place to be. Open Mic. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2013

  The Search Agency Launches Award Program 'The Search Agency , the Los Angeles-based search marketing agency and online marketing firm, said today that it has launched its own, annual awards program called the Stars of Search Award. The company said the awards will be given as part of the Direct Marketing Association''s annual conference. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2013

  ESET Takes On Microsoft SharePoint Protection 'San Diego-based security software developer ESET is extending its line of security products today to Microsoft SharePoint. ESET said it has launched a new product called ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server, which specifically provides real-time protection security for Microsoft''s popular corporate portal software. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2013

  Frost Venture Partners Snags OCTANe's Vasquez 'Frost Venture Partners , the "big data" startup incubator started by DatAllegro''s Stuart Frost, has just hired away Luis Vasquez, OCTANe''s VP of Entrepreneurship and LaunchPad director, as its new Vice President of Investor Relations. According to OCTANe and Frost, Vasquez joins Frost Venture Partners on July 1st. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2013

  SGN Buys Mob Science 'Los Angeles-based social games developer SGN , which is led by former MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe, said today that it has acquired Mob Science , the social games developer behind Zynga''s Legends: Rise of a Hero. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. SGN said Mob Science will remain in their offices in Carlsbad. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2013

  Insights and Opinions: Why You Should Give Before You Get 'For today''s Insights and Opinions section, where we share the wisdom and opinions from the local tech community, we feature a post by Mark Suster : Why You Should Give Before You Get. Mark is a frequent blogger, conference speaker, and thought leader in the technology industry, and a venture capitalist at GRP Partners. Its a philosophy, really. MORE >>

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• Life Technologies Buys Korean Firm SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2013

June 12, 2013

• BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013
  	Why You Should Give Before You Get 'I have a motto in business and life, “give before you get.” ” It’s a philosophy, really. And it applies to business relationships & networking as much as it does to remuneration in the workplace. It seems we live in an era of “ask.” ” I see it on Twitter. Lots of asking. see it on email even more. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013

  CampaignEQ Aims At Better Mobile Marketing Attribution 'Is that mobile cost-per-click, CPA ad, Facebook campaign, or Pinterest page actually translating into a customer? new, Santa Monica startup, CampaignEQ , is hoping to help marketers better attribute increases in mobile customers and traffic to their marketing campaigns, with a new product. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013
  	L.A. Area Chamber Launches Emerging Tech Center Bixel Exchange Live 'In an effort to foster innovation, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce has partnered with the Small Business Administration to launch Bixel Exchange – a technology center focused on growing L.A.’s ’s emerging tech ecosystem — on Thursday, June 13th. based emerging tech startups. Speakers. Panel. Growing L.A’s MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013

  Surf Air Takes Flight, Starts All-You-Can-Fly Shuttles To Silicon Valley 'For venture capital investors and entrepreneurs, used to making the commute between Silicon Beach and Silicon Valley, the distance--and time--between the two technology centers has just dropped, thanks to the launch of Surf Air , an all-you-can-fly membership airline. READ MORE>>. carlos burbank airport muckerlab airline subscription surf surfair MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013
  	MySpace Launches New Mobile App, Site Design 'Los Angeles-based Myspace officially launched its new site design and a mobile app today, firmly centering the online site on music, music discovery, and streaming. According to Myspace, its new site offers up a persistent music player, offering up 53 million songs from a library of digital music. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013

  Colorescience Lands $10M For Cosmetics 'Carlsbad-based Colorescience , the aesthetic medicines business spun out of SkinMedica when that company was acquired by Allergan, has raised $10M in a Series A funding round today. The company said the funding came from its existing investors, which include Split Rock Partners and Montreux Equity Partners. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013

  Parallax Capital Buys Software Firm Fox Technologies 'Laguna Hills-based Parallax Capital , a private equity firm headed by James Hale, said this week that it has acquired Fox Technologies (FoxT) , a developer of access management and governance software. Financial terms of the buy were not announced by the company. Parallax also owns such companies as Daptiv, Computron, and Infor. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013

  BlackLine Systems Links With CohnReznick 'Los Angeles-based financial software developer BlackLine Systems has tied with accounting, tax, and advisory firm CohnReznick LLP , the companies aid today. BlackLine develops financial close software that helps automate what has been a very manual process for companies. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013
  	SpaceX Pursues Air Force 'Hawthorne-based commercial rocket and spaceship developer SpaceX is expanding its range of possible customers today, with a deal with the military''s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). According to the center, it has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Space Exploration Technologies Corp., READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013

  Domain Associates Promotes Shah To Partner 'San Diego-based biotech investment firm Domain Associates announced this morning that it has promoted Nimesh Shah to Partner at the firm. Shah has been at the firm since 2006. Shah sits on the boards of Zyga Technology, Benvenue Medical, Cotera, Miramar Labs, Sequent Medical, and Twelve (Foundry Newco VII). Brown & Sons (now Deutsche Bank). MORE >>

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• DTS Powers Headsets For Turtle Beach SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013

June 11, 2013

• THE FRANK PETERS SHOW | TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013
  	Michael Culligan, Dublin’s HALO 'Michael Culligan. missed him in San Francisco at the ACA Summit; even though you see him here on the Golden Gate Bridge, this was a solo ride at the end of the conference. missed him in Vienna at the EBAN Congress — that was my fault — so here we are together on the Show. Meet Michael Culligan of HBAN in Dublin. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013
  	Walk In My Closet Debuts iOS App 'Walk In My Closet , a Los Angele startup which develops a service for letting users resell their high end fashion clothing, has released a new iOS application. Walk In My Closet said its app is a "high-end virtual wardrobing app" which lets users take pictures of their closet, and display those as a "online boutique". The new app is free. MORE >>

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• TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013
  	Down the Stack | How Low Do You Go? 'You’re a startup. You’ve got a great idea for an app. You’ve got some friends interested in helping out and you think you can make this work. So how do you figure out where you’ll host it? For example, IaaS providers will give you raw infrastructure like compute and storage resources. Salesforce.com and Google Apps are two common examples. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013

  ChowNow Raises $1.19M More 'Los Angeles-based mobile food ordering startup ChowNow has raised $1.19M more in an ongoing funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm last week. ChowNow is venture backed by Daher Capital, Double M Partners, GRP Partners, Karlin Ventures and Velos Partners. The round is targeted at $2M. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013

  Mark Suster, Nely Galan to Keynote Silicon Beach Fest 'Silicon Beach Fest is gearing up to showcase the most promising startups and visionaries from across LA’s growing startup entertainment ecosystem. Mark Suster of GRP Partners and Launchpad was confirmed to keynote along with Nely Galan of Galan Entertainment, the first Latina president of Telemundo. and launching at Silicon Beach Fest. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013

  Internap's Los Angeles Data Center Gets LEED Certification 'Hosting and colocation provider Internap said today that its Los Angeles data center has received LEED Gold certification, the green label for buildings administered by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Internap announced its Los Angeles data center in 2011, and opened up the buildling in September of 2012. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• LA TECH RISE | TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013
  	Three Ways to Improve Your Logo 'By Lee Decker // CEO, Creative Director // Vytal Los Angeles // Lee@VytalLA.com // 818.277.7171. woke up one morning to an email from a new client, “Lee – …get me a logo done by next week so we can move onto more important things” It was 5:30am and I stared at my iPhone, taken aback. “More important things?” MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013

  CODA Automotive Affiliates File For Bankruptcy 'Two affiliates of Santa Monica-based CODA Automotive have filed for bankruptcy, following the electric car maker into bankruptcy proceedings, according to a report today from Reuters. Reuters said both Lio Energy Systems Holdings and Miles Electric Vehicles are looking to have their bankruptcy jointly administered with Coda Holding''s bankruptcy. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013
  	Linksys Ships Home Powerline Networking Equipment 'Irvine-based networking equipment manufacturer Linksys has released a new product today, for the home, powerline networking market. LInksys says it has shipped a new product, its Powerline HomePlug AV2 Kit, which helps consumers connect their computers into the Internet. The product has a MSRP of $129.99. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013

  Cornerstone OnDemand Looks To Raises $220M In Debt 'Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of software-as-a-service for talent management and human resources, is raising $220M in a debt funding, the firm said today. The company said it is offering up $220M in an offering of convertible senior notes, due in 2018. The publicly held company said it would use the new funds for general corporate purposes. MORE >>

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• Surf Air's First Flight Set For Wednesday SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013

• VIZIO Wins In Patent Lawsuit SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013

• Metacloud Upgrades OpenStack Service SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013

• Cornerstone OnDemand Looks To Raise $220M In Debt SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2013

June 10, 2013

• TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013

  Callaway and Uber Partner | The Next Wave In Event Transportation 'Nowadays when you need a ride somewhere you instinctively reach for your phone and open an  app  to call upon your latest driver. However due to much controversy and competition, the same hasn’t played true while at large events (*cough*  SXSW ). This marks the beginning of what could be the next wave in event transportation. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013

  Naki Laundry Debuts In Santa Monica With Tech Friendly Laundry Service 'In the latest services-meets-smartphone service to launch in the Los Angeles area, a new startup, Naki Laundry , said today that it has launched its service in Santa Monica, letting the tech set use their smartphone or the web to get their laundry cleaned. Naki''s name comes from the Hebrew for the word "clean". READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013

  Don’t Know This YouTube Superstar? You Will When He Wins An Oscar 'A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. It is only a matter of time before a YouTube filmmaker wins Oscar gold and my money is on Joe Penna. His videos have 325 million views and he has over 2.5 million subscribers to his MysteryGuitarMan YouTube channel. Thus, channels focused on gaming and adolescent humor abound. That got to. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013
  	Silicon Beach Fest Expands Event Lineup, Sets Keynotes 'Silicon Beach--the self-appointed name that has been used to describe many parts of Southern California''s tech community, but which has seemed to have centered itself over Santa Monica and surrounding towns--has no shortage of events and conferences. Last year''s event attracted more than 2,000 attendees. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013
  	Naki Laundry Offers Up Deal In Launch Of Smartphone Laundry Service 'Wish you could use your smartphone to get your laundry done? You can, kind of, if you use Naki Laundry , the new, smartphone-driven startup which lets users get their laundry done by smartphone, and which launched today in Santa Monica. Not sure if such a high tech service is for you? a month). READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013
  	Amazon Launches Grocery Delivery In LA 'Amazon.com has officially launched its grocery delivery service in the Los Angeles area this morning, saying it will let Amazon Prime members try out the new delivery service for a 90-day free trial, starting now. Amazon said the new service is available in "select" zip codes in Los Angeles. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013

  Green Dot Buys GE Capital's Walmart Cards 'Monrovia, California-based prepaid card provider Green Dot has acquired the reloadable prepaid card business of GE Capital , which are marketed under the Walmart brand, the firm said today. The companies said they expect the deal to close in the second half of the year. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013

  How RxVantage's IT Software Aims To Automate A $20B Market 'Pharmaceutical companies spent $20 billion a year marketing their products to medical offices. However, the whole business of those companies working with medical offices is one sorely in need of technology. What is RxVantage? Those representatives help educate providers on products, and deliver value to those offices. Thanks! READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013

  ServiceNow Wins University Customer 'San Diego-based ServiceNow announced today that it has signed on Bournemouth University as a customer. Bournemouth University is based in England, and has more than 18,000 students. Financial details of the win were not announced. READ MORE>>. servicenow university operations management saas software enterprise MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013

  SOA Software Launches New Product 'Los Angeles-based enterprise software developer SOA Software has rolled out a new product this morning, focused on management of application programming interfaces (APIs). The company said it snew product, LIfecycle Manager for APIs, helps enterprises manage the development use of APIs, services, and software assets. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• DriveCam Names Technology Vet As New CFO SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | MONDAY, JUNE 10, 2013

June 9, 2013

• BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 2013

  Here’s What’s Driving Collaborative Consumption and Where the Market May Head Next 'I spoke this past week at the LeWeb conference in London, which was a superbly well run event with a very quality production team. Kudos. The 20-minute video of my presentation is here if you’re interested. Final le web london (june 2013) from Mark Suster. Why is Collaborative Consumption Becoming a Hot Trend for Startup Companies? MORE >>

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June 7, 2013

• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

  Helping Electric Vehicle Drivers Plug In Wherever They Are, With EV Connect 'It seems like there are more and more electric vehicles on the road every day--particularly here in Southern California. However, it''s still not the easiest thing to charge them, particularly at work or outside of home. What is EV Connect? Who are your customers - parking providers? It''s anyone with a parking lot. That happens in two places. MORE >>

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• TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

  Stained Glass Labs Patners With Exitround, Unveils App Directory for Google Glass 'Stained Glass Labs (SGL), the first Glass and wearable technologies accelerator has launched the world’s first comprehensive app directory and a self-service app publishing portal for Google Glass pre-launched applications. Comprehensive App Directory. SGL says the Comprehensive App Directory launched is a simple 2 step process. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013
  	Report: Snapchat Raising $100M 'Venice-based photo messaging service Snapchat is reportedly raising $100M in funding, at a valuation of half a billion dollars, according to a report Friday. Snapchat--which operates a mobile photo messaging service which is very popular with the teenage set--is backed by Benchmark Capital, and had previously raised $12.5M READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• STUBBS ALDERSTON | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013
  	SAM Partner Konrad Gatien to be a Panelist at Maverick Angels AIM Program at USC 'SAM Partner Konrad Gatien will be a featured panelist at the Maverick Angels ‘ AIM (Accelerating, Incubating, Mentoring) Summer program at University of Southern California on June 12th, 2013.  The panel will focus on legal issues that surround the startup process.  MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

  Hack4LA Winners Get $25,000 For Civic Hacking Efforts 'Hack4LA , the recent hackathon which pitted Los Angeles developers, students, and residents to come up with ideas an apps to tap into open government data, has create a site listing out the winners and participants in the event. The hackathon said that it had over 400 people attend, and had 40 apps created. The app was held June 1st and 2nd. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013
  	ParkMe Powers Audi, INRIX 'Santa Monica-based ParkMe , the developer of parking information apps and databases, has further extended its reach this week, saying that it has inked a deal to supply its information to Audi and traffic information provider Inrix. Financial details of the link were not disclosed. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

  Cool Planet Raises $29.9M More On Way To $100M Round 'Camarillo-based Cool Planet Energy Systems said Friday that it has raised $29.9M in funding, part of an ongoing, $100M Series D financing round. According to Cool Planet, the funds will go towards the construction of its first, commercial production facility. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

  Amazon Studios Lures In Writers, Filmmakers With Storyboarding Tool 'Amazon Studios , Amazon.com''s Los Angeles-based content production and development studios, is hoping to lure in more content creators to its efforts, through the release of a new storyboarding tool-- Amazon Storyteller. The tool even allows filmmakers to pan and zoom through those scenes, chance facial expressions, add dialog, and more. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

  Daylight Solutions In Licensing Deal With Corning 'San Diego-based Daylight Solutions , which develops infrared laser, molecular detection and imaging systems, reported this week that it has inked a license agreement with Corning. According to the firm, the license deal gives Corning Incorporated access to the company''s mid-infrared quantum cascade laser (QCL) technology. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

  Clearlake Capital Buys Agilisys Retail Solutions Group 'Santa Monica-based private equity firm Clearlake Capital said this week that it has acquired the Retail Solutions Group of Agilisys , a provider of technology and managed services for the retail market. Clearlake Capital said it will rename the group as Kyrus Solutions. The new company remains in Greenville, South Carolina. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• UberMedia Names Chief Revenue Officer SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

• DogVacay Ties With Cesar Millan On Giveaway SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

• weMonitor Takes $5.3M For Energy Monitoring Services SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

• Corent Adds Advisor SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

• Sponsored Message: Find High Tech Law Firms In Southern California SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | FRIDAY, JUNE 7, 2013

June 6, 2013

• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

  iCrumz Launches Social Bookmarking Tool 'A new, Los Angeles-based startup, iCrumz , said today that it has launched a new, free social bookmarking tool aimed at helping users find their way back to websites and share content with others. The firm said it is in the midst of raising $1M in funding for the venture. READ MORE>>. icrumz social bookmarking software startup sharing zubican MORE >>

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• TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013
  	Dwolla Integrates With Mint.com To Help Users Easily Track Their Expenses According to Dwolla, the process is simple. Users can add their Dwolla accounts just like they’d add a bank account by going to Accounts, then Edit, Choose Add Account and type in Dwolla and provide their Dwolla account login credentials. Dwolla said they were proud of working with Mint.com. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

  Insights: How to Survive the Series A Crunch--From Someone Who Didn't 'For today''s Insights and Opinions article, we share the cautionary advice of Sean Pervical , the former founder/CEO of WittleBee, in How to Survive the Series A Crunch--From Someone Who Didn''t. CEO/Founder''s only jobs:1) Don''t run out of $$2) Recruit AND retain best talent3) Set & spread the vision It''s harder than you think. More.). MORE >>

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• BERKONOMICS | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013
  	Refresh your enthusiasm for the job. 'So you’ve been at this for years through thick and thin, great days and days in which you’ve had better times.  Much of your job has become routine.  But it feels good to see your “baby” grow and others buy into your vision. direct lender cash advance. It is where the fun is. There are a number of things you can and should do, and soon. Growth! MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013
  	Hulu Debuts Updated iPad App 'Hulu said Thursday that it has updated its iPad application, with better discoverability and user experience for users of the popular tablet. Los Angeles-based Hulu offers up video streaming of television shows and movies; the firm''s Hulu Plus service offers up subscription access to those shows, as well as expanded content, on various devices. MORE >>

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• TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

  Mobile Wallet Solution Kuapay Unveils New Interface & Features For User Security 'Kuapay, a mobile wallet solution that allows users to pay, enjoy loyalty programs, and manage coupons has released Kuapay’s 3.0, its latest version aimed at improving user security with intuitive and exciting user experience. Eliminating Fraud. But for users to adopt mobile, there is need for security. Easy to use. True Mobile Wallet Experience. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

  NationBuilder Gets $8M More 'Los Angeles-based NationBuilder , the developer of tools to help manage political campaigns, nonprofits, government, and business outreach, has raised $8M more in a funding round, the company said Thursday. According to NationBuilder, the funding round was led by Omidyar Network , and also included Andreessen Horowitz. in funding. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013
  	Famous Birthdays Launches On iPhone 'Fans of Famous Birthdays , the online site which features a wealth of information on celebrities and famous people--in addition to letting you know who''s having a birthday today--has launched a new iOS app, the firm said today. Famous Birthdays is the brainchild of Evan Britton. Famous Birthdays said its app took three months of development. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

  ReachLocal Opens Office In Austria 'Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal is further expanding its European operations today, saying that it has opened up its first office in Austria. ReachLocal said the office brings its reach in Europe to seven European countries. Austria is the fourteenth country where ReachLocal has established a local presence. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

  BlackLine Systems Opens Two European Data Centers 'Los Angeles-based accounting software provider BlackLine Systems , which offers up software-as-a-service for handling the financial close process, is in another big expansion today, saying that it has opened up two new data centers in Europe. The two centers are being housed at Verizon''s Terremark subsidiary. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

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• RxVantage Buys RepAccess SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

• Playsino Poker Hits Facebook SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

• ClubLocal Debuts In Bay Area, As ReachLocal Ramps Services SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

• RFaxis Debuts New CMOS 802.11ac Chipsets SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

• Broadcom Gets Design Win With Sharp SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013

• Zogenix Chops Staff SOCALTECH.COM - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HIGH TECH NEWS | THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 2013