Wednesday, September 3, 2008Aptera Hires CEOCarlsbad-based Aptera, the electric car startup funded by Idealab and Google, said today that it has hired on a new President and CEO, Paul Wilbur. According to Aptera, Wilbur joins the firm from American Specialty Cars, a supplier of open air and convertible roof systems. He's also served at Saleen, Ford, and Chrysler. Aptera is developing a lightweight, low-cost, composite electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle; the firm recently scored a Series C funding round from Idealab and Google, among othe (More info...)
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tinyMash, tinyCrunch Condense Blog ContentLos Angeles-based tinyComb, a new startup focused on condensing and delivering summarized versions of popular blog sites, said today that the firm has launched a new web site, tinyMash.com. The startup--headed by Mathew Glueckert and Jason Wilk--said that the new web site will deliver condensed news from popular Web 2.0 blog Mashable.com, along with other sites. The site is the second for the startup, which launched tinyCrunch.com, a web site condensing popular tech blog TechCrunch.com, last wee (More info...)
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Aqua Connect Adds Digital Insight's Fiore To BoardLos Angeles-based Aqua Connect, a developer of Mac terminal emulation software, said Wednesday that it has named Digital Insight founder Paul Fiore to its board of directors. Fiore co-founded and served as President and CEO of Digital Insight, and took the company public in a 1999 IPO. Fiore has also served at XP Systems, At&T Employees Federal Credit Union, and Lehman Brothers. Aqua Connect's software runs on Mac OS X, and is used for thin server computing; the firm's products allow mobile phon (More info...)
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Zag Bags NRASanta Monica-based Zag, which develops software to power online car buying services, has signed on the National Rifle Association as a customer, the firm announced today. Zag did not disclose the financial impact of the deal, but said that the NRA will use the firm for a new online car-buying program for its members. Zag's software provides a full, online automotive configuration which delivers full pricing on autos--including all optional accessories and options. Zag's software is being used by (More info...)
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Kotura Snags DARPA ContractMonterey Park-based Kotura, which develops optoelectronic components, said this morning that it has inked a five year, $14M development contract with Sun Microsystems, as part of a DARPA contract. According to Kotura, the deal is part of a DARPA program, focused on supercomputing, the DARPA Ultraperformance Nanophotonic Intrachip Communications (UNIC) program. According to Kotura, the firm's technology will be used as part of an on-chip network of low-cost, optical interconnects. Kotura is ventu (More info...)
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Big Stage Entertainment Opens BetaPasadena-based Big Stage Entertainment said today that it has debuted a beta version of its web site. The startup has developed software which uses digital photos to create a life-like, 3D avatar. The firm's technology was developed at the University of Southern California. According to Big Stage, the firm will offer a free avatar creation service and online platform to create your own avatar, which can be exported in movie clips and still images. The software--which runs on Windows XP or Window (More info...)
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