Thursday, October 11, 2007myShape Hires Merchandising HeadPasadena-based myShape, an online fashion retailer funded by Draper Fisher Jurvetson and the Pasadena Angels, said Thursday that it has appointed Sandy Potter as Chief Merchandising Officer of the firm. The company, which operates an online service which matches women with clothing which fits them best, said that Potter joins the firm from Directives West, and has also served at The Broadway, Bullock's and J.W. Robinson's. myShape said that Potter will lead the firm's strategy and vision for its (More info...)
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THQ, American Girl Team Up On Video GameAgoura Hills-based THQ and Mattel's American Girl division said this morning that the two are in a deal to publish video games based on American Girl's popular dolls and books. THQ will publish games based on American Girls characters, starting with one focused on Julie Albright, the firm's newest American Girl character, entitled Julie Saves the Eages. The title will be available for Windows PC; THQ also said it would publish a Nintendo DS title, Julie Finds A Way, also based on the same chara (More info...)
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Kintera Visits Sesame StreetSan Diego-based Kintera said yesterday that the firm's online fundraising software has been selected by the Sesame Workshop, the group behind the Sesame Street television program. Kintera said that the Sesame Workshop has selected the firm's technology, and will use it to enhance its online fundraising efforts. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Kintera is a provider of customer relationship management and donor tools for nonprofits. The deal calls for Kintera's software to be used (More info...)
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Strix Deploys In BelgiumCalabasas-based Strix Systems has deployed its hardware in an installation in Belgium, the firm said yesterday. Strix said that Citymesh bvba, a Strix partner in the country, has deployed a citywide wireless mesh network in Blankenberge, Belgium. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Strix said that the deployment covers the town of 20,000 residents in its city center, promenade, harbor, and surrounding camp areas. Strix is a provider of Wi-Fi mesh networking hardware. The firm is vent (More info...)
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Parasoft Expands In ChinaMonrovia-based Parasoft said Wednesday that it has opened a subsidiary in China. The firm, which develops products used for testing and developing software, said that thew new Shanghai office will provide local sales, training, and services for its products. Parasoft's software tools are used for improving software code quality. The new office will be headed by Jeff Chen, who has been appointed Managing Director of Parasoft China. Chen has been at Parasoft since 2003. Parasoft's tools provided a (More info...)
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