Monday, August 25, 2014


NewEgg Launches Same Day Delivery In LA
City of Industry-based online retailer Newegg said Monday that it has begun testing same-day delivery in Los Angeles, allowing consumers to order electronics and other items from the company by 11 a.m., for delivery before 6 p.m. NewEgg said that it will start delivery in "select communities" in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. According to NewEgg, if the same day delivery goes well, it plans to expand the service into new delivery areas. The company said it added the new service because same (More info...)
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Lastline Gets $10M For Malware Protection
Lastline, a developer of cybersecurity software for malware defense, which has its research and development headquarters in Goleta, has raised $10M more in funding. According to Lastline, the funding came from Dell Ventures and Presidio Ventures, as well as existing investors Redpoint Ventures and e.ventures. Lastline was founded by Engin Kirda, Christopher Kruegel, and Giovanni Vigna, three U.C. Santa Barbara computer science researchers. The company says it has now raised $24M in funding.
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MRV Names New CFO
Chatsworth-based MRV Communications, the developer of optical networking hardware, said today that it has named Mark J. Bonney as the company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Bonney has been a director of the company since April of 2013, and replaces current CFO Stephen Garcia. Bonney has previously been at ON Board Advisors, Direct Brands Inc., American Bank Note Holographics Inc., Axsys Technologies, and Zygo Corporation, among other companies. Bonney will continue to ho (More info...)
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Zao Acquired By Amris
Los Angeles-based Zao, a developer social referral software for finding employees, has been acquired by London-based Amris, which is owned by The Internet Corporation Limited. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Zao develops a platform which helps reward a company's employees for finding new recruits for a company, automating hiring referrals via social media such as Facebook and LinkedIn. Amris said it will use the buy to bolster its eRecruitment platform.
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Accruent Buys Two Companies
Real estate and facilities management software developer Accruent, which has operations in Santa Monica, said today that it has acquired two software companies, Four Rivers Software Systems, and SiteFM, both developers of healthcare facilities management software. Financial terms fo the buy were not disclosed. Accruent--which is led by Mark Friedman--said the buy will help the company enter the healthcare industry. Four Rivers Software Systems was based in Pittsburgh, PA; SiteFM was based in Aus (More info...)
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Ixia Gets Delisting Warning
Calabasas-based network testing equipment maker Ixia reported late Friday that it has received another warning from the NASDAQ Stock Market, notifying the company that it does not comply with Nasdaq Listings Rules. The firm--which was expecting the warning--has been working through late filing of its quarterly report. The company said the Nasdaq warning says its delay in filing its 2014 Second Quarter Form 10-Q is an additoinal basis for potential deslisting of the company's common stock. Ixia s (More info...)
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GoCoin Adds Email, SMS Billing
Santa Monica-based GoCoin, the Bitcoin payment software developer headed by Steve Beauregard, said last week that it has added a new feature which lets merchants bill customers via email and SMS. GoCoin said the new feature makes it easier for merchants to accept digital currency payments from customers. The new feature allows merchants to request BitCoin and other digital currency payments via either an email or text, directly from a dashboard or an API. GoCoin's software and services help e-co (More info...)
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