Friday, January 13, 2012Interview with Kian Saneii, Independa
One of the areas that startups and healthcare investors have turned their attention to in recent years, is leveraging the many advances in technology--wireless, smart phones, software, and more--and applying those to the health area. Among those startups is San Diego-based Independa (www.independa.com) , which is trying to crack the code to figure out how to apply the convergence of wireless technology, cloud computing, and software to elderly care. We spoke with CEO Kian Saneii to learn mor (More info...)
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Acacia Buys ADAPTIX For $160MNewport Beach-based patent licensing firm Acacia Research said today that one of its subsidiaries has acquired ADAPTIX, a developer of 4G wireless technology, for $160M. ADAPTIX holds 230 issued and pending patents in 13 countries, focused on 4G technology such as OFDMA and MIMO. Acacia acquires patent portfolios, and then licenses those patents to companies. Acacia said the move would allow it to expand its patent licensing business into the area of 4G wireless technology. Acacia is led by Paul (More info...)
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Rubicon Project Taps Barnum As New COO, CFOLos Angeles-based Rubicon Project, the online advertising optimization technology provider headed by Frank Addante, said this morning that it has named Brian Barnum as its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, as well as appointed Mark Torres as Senior Vice President of People and Culture. Barnum was the COO and CFO at Business.com when it was acquired by Dex One, and also has served at Transaction Network Service and Rent.com. Torres joins from Reed Business Information, and had (More info...)
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Telcentris Names Rees PresidentSan Diego-based Telcentris, which develops voice-over-IP and other voice systems for business, said this week that it has named Cliff Rees as President of the firm. Rees was most recently at Leading Edge Communications, XCast Labs, GlobalTouch Telecom, as well as Telegroup. The firm said Rees will oversee operations, sales, business development, and product management. Telcentris is the operator of VoxOx, a unified voice, text, chat, fax, and other communications product, as well as VoxOx in Bus (More info...)
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PK4 Media Buys JSFourCulver City-based PK4 Media, an online video advertising network operator, said Thursday that it has acquired JSFour, a fellow video ad technology firm. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. The companies said the two have been working together on an advanced video distrbution platform.
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