Monday, March 9, 2009Total Immersion Gets Win At ToppsLos Angeles-based Total Immersion, a developer of technology for inserting interactive video into a live camera feed, said Monday that it has inked a deal with baseball trading firm Topps to create "3D" baseball trading cards. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. The deal is the first consumer product to come out of Total Immersion. According to Topps and Total Immersion, interactive codes will be included with Topps 2009 baseball trading cards, which--when those cards are held up to a (More info...)
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RazorGator Gets $10M In Debt FinancingLos Angeles-based RazorGator, fresh off a recent equity financing round, said Monday that it has raised $10M in an debt financing extension from Hercules Technology Growth Capital. According to RazorGator, the extension will be used for "aggressive expansion" of the firm's services. RazorGator operates a service which connects sports and entertainment fans with difficult-to-find tickets. Terms of the debt financing were not disclosed. RazorGator announced a $7.5M equity raise last week from Klei (More info...)
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LeisureLink Further Expands Distribution PartnersPasadena-based LeisureLink is further expanding its distribution partners, saying today that it has added web sites WorldWeb.com and SurftoSkiRetreats.com to its list of online sites carrying the firm's listings. Financial details on the deals were not disclosed. According to LeisureLink both firms will carry the company's vacation rental properties on their respective sites. WorldWeb is an online destination travel guide site; SurftoSkiRetreats is focused on providing vacation rentals to custom (More info...)
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eEye Adds New Security ServiceIrvine-based eEye, a developer and provider of security software and related services, said Monday that the firm has expanded its security testing services to include penetration testing. The firm said that its service, AMP--Any Means Possible--is targetd at companies looking for emulation of real-world attacks on organizations. So called "white hat" hacking services are used by companies to figure out where they might have vulnerabilities in their computer systems, to fix those holes. eEye said (More info...)
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Victory Pharma Raises $45MSan Diego-based Victory Pharma has raised $45M in an equity financing round, the firm said Monday. The round was led by Essex Woodlands Health Ventures, and also included prior investor Ampersand Ventures. According to Victory Pharma, Scott Barry of Essex Partners joins its board along with the funding. Victory is a specialty pharmaceuticals firm developing pain management and relief products. The firm said the funding will go towards growth initiatives, including product acquisitions.
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Teresis Enhances Mac SupportSanta Ana-based Teresis Media Management, a provider of workflow and digital asset management products for the entertainment and broadcast industry, said this morning that it has enhanced support for Mac users. According to the firm, the firm's Teresis Online solution now includes improved streaming capabilities for remote users of the software. The company also said it has enhanced its products to eliminate dependencies with Mac OS configuration, which the firm said had caused problems in the p (More info...)
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Rubicon Releases Ad Numbers For News PublishersLos Angeles-based Rubicon Project, the online advertising optimization software firm headed by Frank Addante, released new traffic and customer numbers Monday, saying that the company is now serving up ads for 8 of the top 15 newspaper publishers in the U.S. The company's publishing customers include MediaNews, Gannett, and Freedom Interactive, among others. The firm said it has optimized more than 18 billion impressions for 150 "Premium News" category publishers using its products. Rubicon said (More info...)
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iRise Joins Microsoft ProgramEl Segundo-based iRise, a developer of application visualization software, announced today that the firm has joined a Microsoft partner effort. According to iRise, it has become part of Microsoft's Visual Studio Industry Partners (VSIP) program, which ties products with Microsoft's Visual Studio Team softare and .NET. iRise said the membership comes as it looks to integrate its software with the Microsoft development software.
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Wonderware Ties With PartnersLake Forest-based Wonderware said Monday that the firm has added two new partners. According to the company, it has signed up Echelon Corp and ConneXsoft as partners at the company, which supplies software used for industrial monitoring systems. Wonderware said that it will work closely with the two firms to develop new, cooperative energy and facility conservation solution.
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Ixia Ramps Voice Testing CapabilitiesCalabasas-based Ixia, a manufacturer of network testng hardware, said last week that its IxLoad Voice testing product has been improved, and can now support over 1 million SIP- or RTP- endpoints per chassis. Ixia's IxLoad products are used by companies to test voice-over-IP (VOIP) equipment. The firm claims the improved capacity is five times the capacity of products from competitors. SIP and RTP are two of the networking protocols used for voice-over-IP networks.
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Conexant Ships Speaker ChipsNewport Beach-based Conexant Systems has launched a pair of news chip targeted for the audio market, the firm said today. Conexant said its new line of speakers-on-a-chip systems are targeted at speaker-enabled products such as intercom systems, door phones, and unified communications systems. The new CX20662 and CX20663 devices include digital signal processing technology, echo-cancellation, noise reduction, and other either mono or stereo operations.
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ID Analytics Hires CIOSan Diego-based ID Analytics, a developer of identity and risk management software for the financial and other industries, said Monday that it has hired on Jim Pathman as the firm's new Chief Information Officer. Pathman joins the firm from Lehman Brothers, where he was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for the investment bank's Small Business Finance Division. According to ID Analytics, Pathman is managing the firm's technical teams that build, maintain, and supports its produ (More info...)
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