Wednesday, June 18, 2008Gorilla Nation Gets Win At Gawker For Canadian SalesLos Angeles-based online advertising representation firm Gorilla Nation said Wednesday that the firm has been selected to represent the online ad inventory for Gawker Media in Canada. Gawker publishes the popular blogs Gawker, Gizmodo, Valleywag, Defamer, Kotaku, Defamer, and other gossip/pop culture web sites. Gorilla Nation did not detail financial terms behind the advertising deal. Gorilla Nation previously represented Gawker's U.S. properties, but according to a spokesperson is not currently (More info...)
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RVM Scientific Acquired By AgilentSanta Barbara-based RVM Scientific, a manufacturer of direct heating/cooling systems for laboratory instruments, has been acquired by test equipment firm Agilent. Financial terms were not disclosed. According to Agilent, the acquisition of RVM Scientific's technology expands its solution of products for the gas chromatography (GC) market. RVM's products are used to rapidly cool laboratory equipment, reducing cycle times on that equipment. RVM Scientific was founded in 1993, and is headed by Robe (More info...)
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Viva Vision Inks Mobile Deal With Sports IllustratedSan Diego- and Los Angeles-based Viva Vision said today that it has inked a strategic partnership with Sports Illustrated Group to produce a mobile application for the firm. According to Viva, it will provide a SI Swimsuit slideshow focused on Sports Illustrated models wearing designer swimwear. The slideshows will be available as a wireless application. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed. Viva Vision provides services that make content available via mobile phones, raised $2M in addi (More info...)
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iRise Launches R&D EffortEl Segundo-based iRise, a provider of software used for visualizing applications said Wednesday that it has launched a new effort called "iRise Labs." The firm said that the lab will test ideas and launch early stage products and solution. iRise said the first offering from the lab will be a version of the firm's software, delivered via software-as-a-service. The service allows users to host applications developed with iRise's software at iRise, without requiring its customers to install hardwar (More info...)
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RazorGator Snags VP From YahooLos Angeles-based RazorGator, a provider of an online secondary ticket sale marketplace, said Tuesday afternoon that the firm has hired on a former Yahoo executive as VP of Business Development for the firm. RazorGator said it has hired Scott Roback, who spent the last 10 years in Corporate Strategy and Business Development for Yahoo! Music, to the position. RazorGator operates an online marketplace which allows people to buy tickets to sports and entertainment events. RazorGator is venture back (More info...)
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Interview with Mike Giardello, MateriaMike Giardello is CEO of Materia (www.materia-inc.com), a Pasadena-based firm which is also behind Elevance Renewable Sciences, a new joint venture funded to the tune of $40M by Cargill and a number of venture investors. The inventors of Materia's olefin metathesis technology were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2005. We caught up with Mike at GreenTech 2008 earlier this month, to learn more about how the firm's technology is used, about the joint venture, as well as the challenges of ge (More info...)
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Cooking.com Raises $13MSanta Monica-based Cooking.com said today that it has raised $13M in a new round of venture capital funding. The firm said that the round was led by Azure Capital Partners, and also included venture debt from ORIX Venture Finance. The new funding will go towards expanding the company's business operations, including opening a second distribution facility for the firm in Ohio, and enhancing the company's web site. Azure's Michael Kwatinetz joins the firm's board as part of the funding. Cooking.co (More info...)
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QLogic Ships Infiniband Adapter LineAliso Viejo-based QLogic said Tuesday that it has begun shipping a new Infiniband host channel adapter (HCA). Infiniband HCAs are used to connect servers to Infiniband networks, which are being used for storage and high performance computing. According to QLogic, the new QLogic 7200 series adapters are shipping in volume, and offer what the firm describes as "the highest performing InfiniBand host channel adapter (HCA) in the industry." Infiniband is a protocol which has been adopted by oil comp (More info...)
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