Monday, June 27, 2005Vativ Ships 10G Over Copper ICSan Diego-based Vativ has released a new, stacking IC with 10Gbps over copper support. The company, which is developing 10GbE-over-Copper Ethernet transceivers, said that the reduced-cost IC provides single chip, full-duplex operation over a CAT5e unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable. The new chip is targeted for use in Gigabit Ethernet switches, and can be used to implement a stacked Gigabit Ethernet switch using a ring or mesh architecture using CAT5e and standard RJ45 connectors. The new trans (More info...)
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iRise Lands Bank CustomerEl Segundo-based iRise, a provider of application simulation tools for the web market, said today that it has signed on SunTrust, a commercial bank as a customer for its products. SunTrust is using iRise's web application software to validate its user requirements for customer-facing web applications. iRise provides software which allows customers to simulate application logic and web-based applications before full implementation. iRise is backed by B Cubed Ventures and Morgan Stanley.
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X1 Ships Enterprise Desktop SearchPasadena-based X1 Technologies announced this morning that its new desktop search solution for enterprises is now available. The company's X1 Enterprise Edition builds on the company's existing desktop search tool for Windows. The new software provides access to both user and corporate files, with controls and security for IT management. According to X1, the new Enterprise Edition adds network connectors to be able to search files and data in server side email systems such as Microsoft Outlook, (More info...)
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CallWave Adds Follow Me Home Feature, Prepaid MobileSanta Barbara-based CallWave announced this morning that it has added a "follow me home" feature for mobile phone users which allows them to automatically re-route mobile phone calls to a landline when the phone is off our out of a coverage area. The new feature is part of the company's new prepaid phone service which offers a fixed rate, prepaid mobile phone service based on its VoIP technology. The company sent emails to its existing customers last week promoting the new service, which provide (More info...)
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Broadcom Settles Shareholder LawsuitIrvine-based Broadcom has settled a class action shareholder lawsuit. The company has agreed to pay $150M in cash to holders of its stock or options between July 31, 2000 and Feb. 26, 2001. The lawsuit had been filed by shareholders who claimed the company had engaged in securities fraud related to warrants given to customers of certain products. Broadcom said that its insurers would pay $40M of the settlement, and that the company will take a charge against its earnings in Q2 of 2005.
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Interview with David Cronshaw, MediaTunerDavid Cronshaw is founder of MediaTuner, a Westlake Village-based company that recently launched its rich media blog reader. I caught up with David to get an idea of how his company is attacking the blog market, and how rich media fits into the mix. BK: What made you decide to develop MediaTuner? DC: What prompted me to develop this product was the realization that Rich Media was was taking off, but no "TV Guide" to organize it. In 1993 I saw the first version of Mozilla 1.0 and it changed my (More info...)
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