Thursday, April 15, 2004Global ePoint Acquires Perpetual DigitalCity of Industry-based Global ePoint (www.globalepoint.com) said yesterday that it has acquired the assets, intellectual property, and supply agreements of Perpetual Digital. Perpetual is a systems integrator and supplier of digital video recording systems for commercial and industrial security and surveillance. Global was the manufacturer of Perpetual's digital video recorder. The deal was worth $400K.
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ZyXEL Ships Internet FirewallsAnaheim-based ZyXEL (www.us.zyxel.com) has shipped a new series of wired and wireless Internet sharing firewalls. The new Prestige firewalls provide virtual private network capability, and are designed for small office home users. The firewalls provide features such as stateful packet inspection, protection against denail of service, and 3DES VPN encryption.
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MusicMatch Ships on IntelSan Diego-based MusicMatch (www.musicmatch.com) said today that its MusicMatch Jukebox music software will ship with Intel desktop motherboards. The software already ships on leading PC OEMs, and this deal will also bundle the company's software with systems developed by white box manufacturers. White box manufacturers integrate Intel's motherboards with external packaging and components to create branded PC systems.
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DIRECTV Wins Contract SuitEl Segundo-based DIRECTV (www.directv.com) announced that a federal jury has awarded the company $51.5M in a breach of contract suit against Pegasus Satellite Communications. The two companies had entered into a joint marketing agreement which DIRECTV claimed that Pegasus failed to fairly reimburse the company for.
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Diver Entertainment Finds AngelsSan Diego-based Diver Entertainment has received a $470,000 investment from the Tech Coast Angels and San Diego's Emerging Technologies program. The company is developing MP3-based underwater audio systems.
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Lindows No MoreSan Diego-based Lindows (www.lindowsinc.com) has given up its fight against Microsoft, and has changed the company's product name to Linspire. The company had claimed that it had rights to use the name, however Microsoft had recently won a suit in France over trademark infringement and was threatened by lawsuits in a number of other countries. In a statement released by the company, Lindow's CEO Michael Robertson said that the product would be renamed Linspire and all products would be rebranded (More info...)
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