Monday, January 3, 2005Staccato Names CEO, ChairSan Diego-based Staccato Communications said last week that it has added Rick Kornfeld as President, CEO, and a member of its board of directors, along with adding Marty Colombatto as Chairman. Kornfield was most recently VP and GM of Texas Instruments' Wireless Center and wireless chipset business, and also has experience at Qualcomm, Linkabit, and Dot Wireless. Colombatto is the former Vice President and GM of Broadcom's Networking Business Unit. Current CEO Dr. Robert Aiello is transitioning (More info...)
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QuestSoft Upgrades Geocoding SoftwareLaguna Hills-based QuestSoft announced this morning that it has upgraded its geocoding software, Instant Geocoder PLUS. The company's software allows real estate lenders and brokers to track census tract demographic information and compliance to mortgage lending rules. The upgraded software provides updated postal and census data, new search and cross-reference features, and availability through both Windows and Extensible Markup Language (XML)-based versions.
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eCost Opens Membership ProgramTorrance-based eCost announced last week that it has added a new fee-based membership program to its lineup. The company's new Bargain Countdown Platinum Club features members-only pricing and carries a $29.95 annual fee. The company is hoping that customers will be attracted by discounted prices, priority telephone support, free software, and more. eCost provides new, close-out, and refurbished merchandise.
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DivX Encodes On LSI SiliconSan Diego-based DivX Networks announced this morning that its video compression technology has been incorporated into LSI Logic's new DMN-8603 DVD recorder processor. The new LSI chip provides the capability to encode DivX format onto DVDs, enabling up to 12 hours of video on a single DVD disc. The new chip is targeted at OEMs develping DVD recorders. DivX networks licenses a video encoder which provides a much higher level of compression than MPEG-2, targeted at CD or broadband applications.
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Napster Begins Trading On NasdaqLos Angeles-based Napster, formerly Roxio, announced this morning that its stock has begun trading on the Nasdaq under the new symbol NAPS. The digital music company recently divested its consumer software business to Sonic Solutions and switched its entire business plan to selling online music using the Napster brand name. The company had purchased the brand after the defunct file swapping service was forced out of business, and has created a new legal paid song downloading service based on the (More info...)
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