Monday, June 30, 2008Atomkeep Launches Social Profile SynchronizerLos Angeles-based Atomkeep has launched a new service which allows users to synchronize their profiles between major social networking web sites. Atomkeep said that its service synchronizes between LinkedIn, Facebook, Monster, Flickr, Twitter, Jobster, Blogger, Yelp, Slide, JOBcentral, and Mixergy. The free, Web 2.0-style service, which is in beta, allows users to modify profile information, such as name, address, and other fields, and have those updates show up in all of its supported social ne (More info...)
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ShopIt Adds App For AIMLos Angeles-based ShopIt, which develops software which allows users to create storefronts for their social networking profiles, said today that it has released a new application focused on AOL's instant messenger service, AIM. According to ShopIt, its new application allows users to buy and sell goods from the AIM Buddy List; users can select items they'd like to sell and post them to their store for purchase. ShopIt explained that the new software is available for free download at AIM's web si (More info...)
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Epicor, IBM Team on POS ProductIrvine-based Epicor Software has teamed up with IBM on a new point-of-sale product for specialty and department store retailers. Epicor announced the deal Monday morning, saying that its collaborative agreement with IBM includes an offering which will centrally manage and support point-of-sale (POS) hardware and software using IBM's Remote Management Agent (RMA) hardware. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. Epicor's software is used by retailers for managing POS, store invento (More info...)
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Overland Storage Buys Adaptec's Snap Server LineSan Diego-based Overland Storage, a provider of data storage products, said today that it has acquired Adaptec's Snap Server NAS business, in a deal worth $3.6M. Overland said the deal will add best-in-class NAS and replication solutions to its product line. Adaptec's Snap Server NAS products are marketed to the small and medium sized business market. $2.1M of the purchase price will be paid in cash on close, with the rest over the next 12 months. Adaptec said that as part of the deal, Overland (More info...)
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Sometrics Signs Up DevelopersLos Angeles-based Sometrics, which is developing software for gathering analytics around social networking applications, said this morning that the firm has signed up 1,000 developers for its analytics tools. The firm said those developers are participating in the firm's beta test. Sometrics' analytics tools are used to analyze the usage of applications on Facebook, MySpace, hi5, and Bebo. Sometrics is venture funded by the Mail Room Fund, the new investment fund which is headed by Richard Wolpe (More info...)
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j2 Global Sues Three Over PatentsLos Angeles-based electronic FAX service provider j2 Global Communications said this morning that it has filed three, separate patent infringement suits. j2 Global announced that it has sued Protus IP Solutions INc., Captaris Inc. and EasyLink Services International Corporation. All of the suits allege patent infringement on two of j2's patents, covering what j2 says are described as “Scalable Architecture for Transmission of Messages over a Network.” The lawsuits were filed in the U.S. Dist (More info...)
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Nirvanix Partners With Archiving Software FirmSan Diego-based cloud storage services firm Nirvanix has tied in with data archiving software firm Atempo, the firms announced today. The two said that Atempo has integrated its Atempo Digital Archive product with the Nirvanix Storage Deliver Network, the Nirvanix cloud storage service. According to the firms, Atempo's software now can move and archive files directly to the Nirvanix storage service. Atempo's software de-duplicated, indexes, and allows searching of archived data; those archives c (More info...)
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Autobytel Hires New CTOIrvine-based Autobytel announced today that the firm has appointed Michael Hunsche as the firm's Chief Technology Officer. The firm, which provides automobile marketing services through its online car buying website, said that Hunsche joins the firm from Arbonne International, a global marketing company. Hunsche has also served at KinderCare Learning Centers, The Walt Disney Company, and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield. According to the firm, Hunsche will focus on improving and scaling the firm's (More info...)
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Quest Ties Into Eclipse IDEAliso Viejo-based Quest Software said Monday morning that the firm's JProbe Java profiling software now connects into the popular Eclipse integrated development environment (IDE). The upgrade to its software, which is used to analyze software source code, can now be launched from within the Eclipse IDE; Quest also said it has joined the Eclipse Foundation, the group which oversees development of the open source Eclipse IDE software. Quests's JProbe software analyzes Java source code and provides (More info...)
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introNetworks Signs Virgin GalacticSanta Barbara-based introNetworks, which develops social networking software for companies and community web sites, said last week that it has signed on Virgin Galactic as a customer. introNetworks said that it will build and launch a social network for Virgin Galactic, the commercial spaceflight operation of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group. Financial terms of the win were not disclosed. introNetworks said that its deployment for Virgin Galactic will allow future astronauts to engage with eac (More info...)
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