Wednesday, February 23, 2005Anadys Appoints VP FinanceSan Diego-based Anadys Pharmaceuticals has appointed Jennifer K. Crittenden as VP Finance. Crittenden will be responsible for accounting, SEC reporting, and tax compliance. She joins from Smith & Nephew's, and also has served at Dermagraft and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Anadys is a biopharmaecutical company working on discovery and commercializatino of anti-infective medicines.
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Aristos Ships RAID ProecssorFoothill Ranch-based Aristos Logic has announced its second generation single-chip RAID solution. The company's new AL3400 UltraSlice RAID chip provides 4G Fibre Channel support and is targeted at providing low cost RAID functionality in storage arrays. According to the company, the new product integrates 4G Fibre Channel host and disk interfaces and PCI-X connectivity. Aristos is targeting entry-level and mid-range external storage with the chip.
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KnowledgeDNA Launches ProductSanta Barbara-based KnowledgeDNA launched its information management software earlier this month. The company provides a web-based, workgroup environment for managing projects and collaboration in companies. The service integrates with existing email software, and allows for tracking projects, tasks, and communications, and features real time dashboard views of project status. The company was a presenter at the Central Coast Venture Forum in 2003.
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VOCEL Gets Investment From Random HouseSan Diego-based mobile phone content provider VOCEL has received an investment from Random House Ventures LLC, the investment subsidiary of publishing giant Random House. Terms of the minority stake were not announced. VOCEL provides a service which provides periodic educational text messages to cell phones, and has a deal with The Princeton Review and Random House to deliver content on preparing for college to subscribers. Two other Random House imprints also announced agreements with VOCEL, in (More info...)
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Fandango Provides Ticketing to IMDb.comLos Angeles-based Fandango said this morning that it has partnered with IMDb.com and Tribune Media Services to allow IMDb's visitors to buy movie tickets in the Fandango network. IMDb.com, which provides movie information on the web, will feature links to the Fandango ticketing service to locate and purchase movie tickets. Showtimes will be provided by Tribune Media Services. Amazon.com owns IMDb.com, which acquired the site in 1998.
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