Tuesday, December 20, 2011Central Desktop Adds Engineering VPPasadena-based Central Desktop, the provider of cloud-based collaboration software, is growing out its executive ranks again today, saying it has hired Dhruba Kalita as its new Vice President of Engineering. Kalita was most recenlty Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Foodlink, and also served at NetInfo and Xerox. The executive appointment is the second this month; the company appointed Mark Smialowicz as COO just last week. Central Desktop is headed by Isaac Garcia, and offers up a number (More info...)
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BetterWorks Launches Bonus BucksSanta Monica-based BetterWorks, the developer of employee an perks and benefits service which is headed by prolific angel investor Paige Craig, said today that it has launched a new feature called "Bonus Bucks". The new feature allows companies using its products to reward employees with virtual "dollars" which can be used on anything from food and beverage, health and wellness, beauty, and other perks available through BetterWorks. BetterWorks said the new feature can be used to give anything f (More info...)
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Razer Lands $50M For Gaming AccessoriesCarlsbad-based Razer, the maker of videogame accessories, announced this morning that it has raised $50M in a venture funding round, its first round of venture capital funding. The funding was led by IDG-Accel China Capital Fund. According to Razer, the minority investment will go towards investing in technology and to "pay for the video gaming habits of the management and staff." Razer is headed by Min-Liang Tan. Razer had previously been backed by angel investors plus cash from operations.
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YouMail Debuts Caller ID AppIrvine-based YouMail, the developer of enhanced voicemail applications run by Alex Quilici, is debuting a new Android application this morning, focused on caller identification. YouMail said its new app--WhoAreYou--will pull up caller information with name, city/state, and potentially a photo or business logo, for phone calls. The app works even if a caller is not in a user's address book. YouMail explained that it is tappimg a database of over 200 million U.S. phone numbers for the app, which i (More info...)
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Myspace Launches New Music PlayerBeverly Hills-based Myspace, the online entertainment site now owned by Specific Media, said this morning that it has released a new music player. The site said its new Myspace Music Player will provide free, unlimited on-demand listening, personalized radio, search, as well as sharing features on both Myspace and Facebook. Myspace said it has inked licensing deals with Sony, Universal, EMI, and Warner, along with 20,000 independent labels, to power the music service. The site claimed that it ha (More info...)
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FindTheBest Powers Comparisons On EdudemicSanta Barbara-based FindTheBest, the online comparisons site headed by former DoubleClick founder Kevin O'Connor, continues to extend out its syndication strategy, saying yesterday that it has partnered with Edudemic, an online site focused on education. FindTheBest says it has build two custom comparisons for Edudemic, including comparisons of online schools and school districts. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. FindTheBest recently has begun powering comparison pages on a sele (More info...)
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