Search engine technology provider SRCH2 has bolstered its enterprise search tools with the addition support for 40 languages, the company said today. The company, which is headed by Dev Bhatia and backed by such investors as TenOneTen Ventures, Data Collective, and others, said its latest release even supports both simplified and traditional Chinese....Continue →
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- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
SRCH2 Bolsters Enterprise Search With Broad Language Support

- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Qualaroo Launches New Product, Helps Convert Web Visitors

Qualaroo, a developer of website conversion and analytics software which helps web businesses improve the experience and conversion of their visitors, has launched a new product. The company--founded by Sean Ellis, Eugene Mandel, Alex Sherstinsky, and Jason Meresman--said today that it has launched a new "Convert" product which helps website owners convert a higher percentage of their website visitors to customers. The company--which is backed by $5....Continue →
- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Nimble Makes Major Updates To CRM Software

Los Angeles-based Nimble has made a major update to its social, customer relationship management software, adding a pile of new features and enhancements to the software. The startup--headed by Jon Ferrara, who also founded one of the original leaders in the CRM software space, Goldmine--said that its new Nimble 3....Continue →
- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Docstoc's ExpertCircle Looks To Become The Yelp For Business Services

Online business resource site Docstoc is in a big expansion of its services today, with the launch of a brand new service to help businesses connect with products and vendors. The Santa Monica site, which is led by Jason Nazar, said it has launched ExpertCircle, an online platform which lets businesses find recommended products and vendors, based on endorsements, critiques, and reviews around everything from business insurance to productivity software....Continue →
- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Insights: Will Bitcoin Spark a Wave as Big as the Internet?

For today's Insights and Opinions section this morning, we have an interesting piece from Michael Terpin, who asks--is Bitcoin the next wave?
It's
not often that you run across something that Bill Gates calls "a
techno tour de force" and Warren Buffet's partner Charley
Munger calls "rat poison" -- in the same interview....Continue → - Wednesday, May 22, 2013
EdgeCast Courts ECommerce Companies With Dedicated CDN Service

In a move to attract e-commerce companies to its content delivery network, Santa Monica-based EdgeCast announced today that it has launched a new, PCI-compliant product specifically aimed at online retailers. EdgeCast said its new, Commerce Acceleration Network, EdgeCast Transact, is specifically designed for e-commerce sites, and is a separate network based on its existing CDN technology....Continue →
- Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Xirrus Wins Healthcare Provider

Thousand Oaks-based wireless equipment provider Xirrus said Tuesday that it has scored a win with American Addition Centers, a provider of a national network of treatment centers. Xirrus said the treatment center has equipped its 70,000 square foot facility in Las Vegas with its Wi-Fi arrays. Xirrus said its products are being used to provide wireless Internet service to patients, as well as access to electronic medical records for its clinical staff....Continue →
- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
San Diego, Irvine Tops For Engineering Job Demand, Says Report

Two, Southern California markets--San Diego and Irvine--are among the top ares for engineering job demand, according to a report today. According to jobs listings site Monster.com, San Diego was number four in the nation (behind Houston, San Jose, and Chicago), and Irvine was number eight, for the number of job listing for engineers posted over the last 120 days. Monster ranked the top engineering job opportunities by location and type of engineering positions....Continue →
- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
AnyMeeting Gives Gentle Nudge Towards Pro Plans

It's always a challenge with freemium services--how much do you give away, and how much do you charge for? For online web conferencing provider AnyMeeting, it looks like it's moving one of its features--the ability to record webinars--into the charge category. AnyMeeting told its free users today that, starting June 1st, the recording feature of its service will only be available to its "Pro" plan users....Continue →
- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Enervee Starts Integrating Amazon Information

Santa Monica-based Enervee, the online energy-efficiency and product shopping service, which makes it easy for consumers to compare the energy usage of consumer electronics products and household appliances while shopping, has started integrating Amazon product offers. The company said it has started with televisions, but will be integrating the Amazon product API into the rest of its categories over the next few weeks....Continue →
- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Burstly Opens Skyrocket To All App Developers

Santa Monica-based app testing and anlytics developer Burstly has opened up access to its mobile monetization platform, extending access to its SkyRocket product via a self-serve offering. Burstly announced the move this morning, in addition to reorganizing its corporate structure around its multiple mobile app services....Continue → - Tuesday, May 21, 2013
WePlay Acquired By TeamSnap

Los Angeles-based online sports site WePlay has been acquired by online amateur sports team management provider TeamSnap, TeamSnap announced this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. WePlay, which had raised $15M in funding, offered up online sports community, team management, and social components aimed at amateur youth sports teams....Continue →
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