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Xirrus Ranks Two In WSJ Top Startups List

In a proof that it's not all social media and e-commerce here in Southern California, number two ranking startup in The Wall Street Journal's ranking of the "Top 50 Startups" is none other than wireless hardware provider Xirrus, based in Thousand Oaks. The Wall Street Journal's list of top startups, which was published Thursday morning, also listed seven other Southern California-linked companies. That list included Laguna Hills-based Glaukos at number 7; Donuts Inc., the domain name startup with links to Demand Media at number 14; Idealab's Ubermedia at number 16; Machinima in West Hollywood at number 21; San Diego's PatientSafe Solutions at 24; SmartDrive Systems at 25; and SocialVibe at number 23.