Monday, March 1, 2004


Littlefeet Up For Sale
According to VentureWire, Poway-based Littlefeet (www.littlefeet-inc.com) has put its technology assets for sale and entered re-organization. The company was developing an infrastructure solution for wireless GSM networks.
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Gemstar Inks Licensing Deal
Pasadena-based Gemstar-TV Guide International (www.gemstartvguide.com) has inked another licensing deal for its interactive program guide patents. The deal with Pioneer Electronics includes rights for digital televisions and digital recorders in North America, Japan and Europe, and includes a per-unit licensing fee plus a one time $14M payment. The deal resolves all outstanding litigation between the companies.
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Google Recruits For Expanding Southern California Offices
Google (www.google.com) is aggressively recruiting for spots in its Southern California offices, where 200 prospective recruits were wined and dined last week, in a throwback to the go-go years of the dot-com boom. According to Google's VP of Engineering, Wayne Rosing, the firm has virtually a limitless appetite for hiring, and is looking to seriously expand its research and engineering center in Santa Monica.
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Diller Buys ZeroDegrees
InterActive Corp. has agreed to buy Santa Monica-based ZeroDegrees (www.zerodegrees.com), according to Reuters. InterActive, Barry Diller's conglomerate, did not disclose terms for the company. InterActive also owns TicketMaster, LendingTree.com, Match.com, and other sites. ZeroDegrees launched in January of 2003 and launched the service in August of last year.
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