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Friday, July 18, 2008 Interview with Olexiy and Alexander Prokhorenko, Atomkeep.com  If you're like most people on the Internet today, you've got multiple profiles on many different social networking and other web sites. Undoubtedly you've come across the problem of having to update those profiles every time something changes. Olexiy Prokhorenko and Alexander Prokhorenko--who are brothers from the Ukraine--co-founded a Los Angeles-based, seed stage startup called Atomkeep (www.atomkeep.com), which is entirely focused on solving that problem....READ MORE >> posted on Friday, July 18, 2008 Breach Upgrades Appliance To Target PCI Compliance  Carlsbad-based Breach Security said earlier this week that it has updated its WebDefend web application security appliance, to make it easier for companies to meet Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards. PCI standards are the new requirements that the credit card industry is rolling out to secure e-commerce providers, to ensure that card numbers are not stolen or compromised....READ MORE >> posted on Friday, July 18, 2008 Musicshake Launches New Services  Los Angeles-based Musicshake, which operates an online service which allows users to create their own music, has rolled out new features this week. According to Musicshake general manager Kihong Bae, the service now allows users to export user-generated music into ringtones, export songs into Internet music service imeem, and share songs via phone. The firm has partnered with ToneThis for the ringtone features, and Phonevite for the sharing features....READ MORE >> posted on Friday, July 18, 2008 ContentGuard Inks Patent License With Nokia  El Segundo-based ContentGuard Holdings, Inc., a provider of intellectual property around digital rights management (DRM), said Thursday that it has inked a worldwide patent licensing agreement with Nokia Corporation. Terms of the license were not announced. ContentGuard said the technology covers consumer-friendly implementation of digital content distribution models such as content rental, content subscription, variable pricing, and secure peer-to-peer distribution....READ MORE >> posted on Friday, July 18, 2008
Thursday, July 17, 2008 Userplane Links With Online Community Sites  Los Angeles-based Userplane, the instant messaging and chat software firm owned by AOL, said Thursday that it has added four companies to the list of online service providers using integrating its products. According to Userplane, KickApps, Small World Labs, Magnify, and Pringo are all using its instant messaging, live chat, and presence tools within their online community tools. Kickapps disclosed the integration with Userplane earlier this week....READ MORE >> posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 RealD Expands In Latin America  Los Angeles-based RealD, a provider of 3D movie projection technology, has inked a deal to expand the firm's screens in Mexico, Central America, and South America. RealD said Thursday that it has tied in with Cinepolis, Inc., which the firm describes as the world's fifth largest cinema exhibitor. The deal includes 500 screens, with a rollout in progress, continuing through 2010. Financial aspects of the deal were not disclosed. Cinepolis has more than 1,800 screens in 201 theatersREAD MORE >> posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 ValueClick Lowers Estimates, Blames Economy Westlake Village-based ValueClick said this morning that it is lowering its revenue guidance for the second quarter, blaming a sluggish economy for taking a toll on its results. According to ValueClick, the firm saw essentially flat revenue within its Media segment, which operates its comparison shopping and U.S. display advertising businesses. The firm said it expects revenues of between $163M and $164M, compared with prior guidance of $166M to $170M for the quarter....READ MORE >> posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 Xirrus Adds European Customers  Westlake Village-based Xirrus, a provider of Wi-Fi switching hardware, said this week that it has signed on two new customers for its products. According to Xirrus, the firm's hardware has been deployed by Middleton Paper, a paper manufacturing firm in the United Kingdom, as well as TATA S.P.A., an industrial air conditioning and heating manufacturer, in Treviso, Italy. No details on the financial impact of either deal was disclosed....READ MORE >> posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 Sometrics Partners With Social Media Advertising Agency  Los Angeles-based Sometrics, a provider of analytics software for social networking applicaitons, said today that it has partnered with appssavvy, a provider of direct sales services for application developers in the social media space. According to the two, developers working with Sometrics can start today to allow sharing of their demographics data with appssavvy, which uses that data to connect advertising brands and agencies with social media applications developers....READ MORE >> posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 United Online Gets Funds For Acquisition Woodland Hills-based United Online, which operates consumer Internet dial-up and other services, said this morning that it has received a commitment from Silicon Valley Bank for $60M in a senior secured term loan facility. The company said it would use the facility to fund a portion of the cash acquisition of FTD Group. United Online had said it would buy FTD Group, a provider of floral delivery services and related products, in April....READ MORE >> posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008 iSuppli Buys Automotive Research Firm  El Segundo-based iSuppli Corp, a provider of industry analysis services for the electronics industry, said this morning that it has acquired Telematics Research Group, Inc., a provider of research in the vehicle-electronics market. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Telematics Research Group is based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. According to iSuppli, TRG will be integrated with the firm's existing iSupply Automotive Infotainment and Electronics Services....READ MORE >> posted on Thursday, July 17, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Stickam.com Launches Pay Per View Service  Los Angeles-based live video streaming web site Stickam.com will start allowing its users to charge people who want to watch their live video streams, the firm said today. Stickam said its new PayPerLive service allows anyone with a computer, Web cam, and Internet connection to host and charge for live events on the site. The service--currently available in a limited beta--is targeted at entertainers, teachers, consultants, bands, and others who want to charge access for their video streams....READ MORE >> posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Vantage Media Signs Allied Van Lines  El Segundo-based Vantage Media, a provider of search marketing services, said today that it has signed on Allied Van Lines as a customer. According to Vantage Media, Allied Van Lines will use the company to manage all search marketing for the firm on an exclusive basis. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed. Vantage Media said that Allied van Lines is one of the largest moving companies in the U.S. The deal also calls for Allied to use Vantage's email marketing services....READ MORE >> posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Userplane Gets Win At KickApps Los Angeles-based Userplane has scored another win with a online community site, this time with KickApps. According to New York-based KickApps, it has partnered with Userplane to integrate Userplane's live chat, instant messaging, and presence functionality into its platform, which is used to create branded online communities for companies and brands. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed....READ MORE >> posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 kidthing Ties With Wee Sing  Los Angeles-based Web 2.0 startup kidthing, which is developing a publishing platform for content focused on children, said today that it has inked an agreement with Wee Sing, a provider of children's songs and music videos. According to the firms, Wee Sing's DVD series will be available for download on the kidthing service, which distributes kid-friendly content and games in its own, controlled media player. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed....READ MORE >> posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 Interview with Julie Schoenfeld, Perfect Market  Last week, Perfect Market (www.perfectmarket.com), a Pasadena-based startup focused on the online publishing market, announced that it had raised a $15.6M round of venture capital. The company--which is a spinout of Idealab--is looking to monetize the archives of newspapers and other publications with its technology. We spoke with Julie Schoenfeld, the firm's CEO, about what Perfect Market is up to....READ MORE >> posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 AudioMicro Signs Deals  Los Angeles-based AudioMicro, a startup focused on stock audio content, said this week that it has signed two new licensing agreements for content on its site. According to the firm, the firm has been engaged to represent AE Music Publishing Archive, which has over 1,000 full compositions from 8 composers. AudioMicro said that AE Music represents Grammy nominated composer David Arkenstone....READ MORE >> posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 OGPlanet Scores New Funding  El Segundo-based OGPlanet announced this morning that it has raised a new round of venture capital funding, from DFJ Athena. Amount of the funding was not disclosed. The firm, which develops online multiplayer games, said the funding would go to support the firm's continued growth. OGPlanet licenses and adapts online games from Korea for the U.S. market. OGPlanet has previously received angel funding.READ MORE >> posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 (More)
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Favrille Cuts Most Employees, Looks To Sell Assets San Diego-based Favrille, a firm that was developing targeted immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and other diseases of the immune system, quietly announced last week that it has laid off 132 of its 144 employees, including six of its eight executive officers, as the firm's Phase 3 trial has "failed to demonstrate activity." The firm said it will cease all activities related to its programs, and will sell all of its unneeded fixed assets....READ MORE >> posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Gorilla Nation Signs CrushSpot.com  Los Angeles-based Gorilla Nation said Monday that it has been selected to represent the online advertising inventory for CrushSpot.com, an African-American dating site. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. CrushSpot.com will become part of Gorilla Nation's GNMulticultural vertical. CrushSpot is a web property of Anaheim-based MedMania. Gorilla Nation also reps African-American sites Mocha City, Bossip, and a number Latino sites.READ MORE >> posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Microsemi Acquires SEMICOA Irvine-based Microsemi Corporation, a manufacturer of analog and mixed signal integrated circuits, said Tuesday that it has acquired SEMICOA, a provider of semiconductors and smart munitions optoelectronics for the military and commercial market. Microsemi said it paid approximately $25M in cash for substantially all of the assets of SEMICOA, which was based in Costa Mesa. Semicoa's products were used by the military, commercial aerospace and satellite markets.READ MORE >> posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Fisker Automotive Taps Finnish Firm For Manufacturing  Irvine-based Fisker Automotive, the Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers and Palo Alto Investors-backed plug-in hybrid vehicle maker, said today that it has inked a letter of intent with Finland-based Valmet Automotive to manufacture its cars. Valmet Automotive currently produces specialty cars like the Porsche Boxter and Cayman for Porsche AG. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed....READ MORE >> posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Napster, Disney Co-Brand Music Station  Los Angeles-based Napster said Monday that it has inked a partnership with Walt Disney Records, to create a Disney-themed radio station from Disney's catalog. According to the firms, the "Best of Disney" radio station will feature favorites from the Walt Disney Records catalog, including Hannah Montana, High School Musical, soundtracks from feature films, and other content. The tracks will also be available for purchase from its MP3 store....READ MORE >> posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 DECA Launches New Game Focused Site  Santa Monica-based DECA, a venture-backed digital entertainment studio, announced today that the firm has rolled out another web video show, this time focused on massively multiplayer online games. According to DECA, Project Lore will focus on the World of Warcraft (WOW) video game, and will be hosted by Alex Albrecht. Albrecht is the former co-host of the TechTV series The Screen Savers, and hosts the popular Diggnation podcast show....READ MORE >> posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Avery Dennison, Stamps.com In Co-branding Deal Los Angeles-based Stamps.com, and Pasadena-based Avery Dennison announced today that Avery Dennison's Office Products Group and Stamps.com are in an alliance to co-brand a postage printing service. According to the firms, small business users and consumers will have access to a co-branded, PC postage printing products to be marketed by Avery Dennisons' Office Product's group. The deal calls for Avery Dennison to exclusively promote the co-branded service within the U.S....READ MORE >> posted on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 |
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