Wednesday, March 24, 2004Fastclick Names CTOSanta Barbara-based Fastclick (www.fastclick.com) has named James Aviani as CTO. Aviani joins from Cisco Systems.
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BeFree, Commission Junction Combine BrandsSanta Barbara-based Be Free and Commission Junction announced the companies have now been unified under a single brand name. The new entity will be called Commission Junction. The two companies are owned by parent company ValueClick (www.valueclick.com), and both are focused on affiliate marketing.
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iRise Expands BEA RelationshipEl Segundo-based iRise (www.irise.com) has expanded its partnership with BEA Systems. iRise's Applicaton Simulator will be integrated with BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1, enabling an integrated definition and development solution for applications.
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CrownPeak Drives Into HyundaiMarina Del Rey-based CrownPeak Technology (www.crownpeak.com) announced that Hyundai Motor America has tapped the company's content management solutions for its consumer web site. CrownPeak's Advantage CMS system will be used to update and manage content on the web site. CrownPeak's tools provides such features as versioning and rollback, link management, workflow management, and multilingual capability, and more.
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JAMDAT Ports Microsoft Games to Mobile DevicesLos Angeles-based JAMDAT Mobile (www.jamdatmobile.com) announced that it has signed a publishing agreement with Microsoft Game Studios to move Xbox several Xbox video titles to mobile devices. The agreement calls for JAMDAT to publish titles for wireless platforms, including Microsoft Windows-based smartphones.
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Metapa Taps SunSherman Oaks-based Metapa (www.metapa.net) has tapped Sun Microsystems for an x86-based clustering solution. Metapa and Sun combined Metapa's clustering database with Sun Solaris-based servers. Metapa is focused on clsutered dtabase systems, and is backed by Dawntreader Ventures, Hudson Ventures, Royal Wulff Ventures, Saints Ventures, and Impact Venture Partners.
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Akonix Rolls New Perimeter Security SolutionSan Diego-based Akonix Systems (www.akonix.com) has upgraded its perimeter security solution for instant messaging. The new version provides support for instant messaging (IM) and peer-to-peer file sharing networks. The company's solution prevents unauthorized access to instant messaging and peer to peer solutions. Akonix investors include Menlo Ventures, Mission Ventures, Palomar Ventures, and Windward Ventures.
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