Friday, September 18, 2009


Four SoCal Firms Head To Demo
The second major startup launch event this month, DEMOfall 09, kicks off next week in San Diego, with four Southern California firms among the list of 56 companies slated to present at the conference. According to VentureBeat, which is co-producing the event, Los Angele-based NativeTung, Laguna Niguel-based TotalTrainer, Irvine-base TravelTrac, and Alhambra-based Gorok Technology Corp. will all be presenting at the event next week sometime. The event follows TechCrunch50, which was earlier this (More info...)
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NC4 Buys TranSecur
El Segundo-based NC4, a provider of incident monitoring, crisis management, and other communications tools for emergency management, Federal agencies, financial services, law enforcement and companies, said Friday afternoon that it has acquired TransSecur, a provider of travel risk management services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. NC4 said that TransSecure will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of NC4. TranSecur provides services to clients to help them understand risks to thei (More info...)
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CrownPeak Adds URL Shortening To CMS
Los Angeles-based CrownPeak, a developer of software-as-a-service for web content management, is jumping into the URL shortening craze, with its own URL shortener. URL shorteners, such as Bit.ly, take very long URLs and translate them into very short URLs, making it easier to send those links to other people. According to CrownPeak, its URL shortener -- at Cpeak.us is designed specifically for digital agencies and online marketers using its CMS tools. Crownpeak said authors and editors using its (More info...)
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Autobytel Gets NASDAQ Warning On Share Price
Irvine-based Autobytel, a provider of automotive marketing services and lead generation services to auto dealers, reported this morning that it has received a warning letter from the NASDAQ about the firm's closing bid price. According to Autobytel, the notification from the NASDAQ said that, in the preceding 30 consecutive business days, the closing bid price of Autobytel's common stock has been below the $1.00 minimum bid price per share required for listing on the NASDAQ Global Market. Autoby (More info...)
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