Archives for July, 2008:

• GumGum Gets Series A
  
• Versant Ventures Closes Fourth Fund, Worth $500M
  
• Greenspan: We're Still Suing MySpace
  
• Vertiflex Scores $28M
  
• OnDemandIQ Acquired By LogiXML
  
• Equipois Takes $3.45M
  
• You2Gov Launches Political Site
  
• Entropic Gets Design Win At DIRECTV
  
• Sometrics Ties With Social App Service
  

• Newegg Names New CEO
  
• NovaDigm Therapeutics Raises $4M
  
• Nirvanix Hires Executive To Focus On Entertainment
  
• Leap Wireless, FIM Sign Content Deal
  
• introNetworks Bolsters Social Networking Software
  
• MySpace Names Five VPs
  
• Autobytel Launches New Lead Program
  
• Gorilla Nation Signs Kids Site
  
• D2 Technologies, AMCC Link Products
  

• FanLib.com Shuts Down
  
• H2scan Gets $4M
  
• Six Degrees Games Raises $7M
  
• DivX, CinemaNow Team On Distribution
  
• Interview with Tom Munro, Verimatrix
  
• Accruent Gets SAP Nod
  
• SocialVibe Racks Up Donations
  

• Zogenix Gets $18M In Debt
  
• AECOM Completes Earth Tech Acquisition
  
• SimpleTech Ships Bamboo Hard Drive
  
• ZyXEL Targets SMB Threat Management
  
• Firms Partner On Screenwriting Software
  
• Nexsan In Marketing Agreement With Healthcare Firm
  
• 5Square Systems Acquired
  
• Gumiyo Names President
  

• Verve Wireless Raises $3M From AP
  
• RF Surgical Systems Raises $8.2M
  
• AutoGenomics Files For IPO
  
• Gateway Dumps Direct Efforts
  
• Aptera Raises $24M In Series C
  
• Interview with Warren Hanselman, Tech Coast Angels
  
• Geni.com Conjures Up Video
  
• Semtech Expands In China
  

• DATAllegro Acquired By Microsoft
  
• Dayak Bolsters Funding
  
• TechSpace Signs Long Term Lease In OC
  
• ReachLocal Names CFO, General Counsel
  
• Opposing Views Opens Doors On Information Site
  
• CasualCafe Unveils Facebook Games
  
• Podclass Gets Facebook Funding
  
• NextWave Wireless Sells Spectrum
  
• Uber Launches Online Web Publishing Tool
  
• Demand Media Relaunches Trails.com
  
• MindTouch Upgrades Business Wiki Software
  

• Aptera Scores Funding From Google
  
• RealGifts Rolls Out Real Facebook Gifts
  
• Verimatrix Gets Funding From Goldman Sachs
  
• WD Announces 10,000 RPM Drive For Enterprise Market
  
• Digital Performance Releases Search Numbers
  

• Midway Studios Shuts Moorpark Location
  
• Breach Takes $6M
  
• Certona Scores $7M
  
• FunnyorDie Kills Spinoff Site BlueCollarOrDie
  
• Zubican Opens Public Beta
  
• Interview with Jeff Tinsley, Reunion.com
  
• Transcepta Gets Win At Monster
  
• BiggerBoat Scores More Funding
  
• Imation To Close Camarillo Plant, Lay Off 140
  

• Gorilla Nation Adds More Ethnic Sites
  
• Boingo Wireless Signs Irish Firm
  
• Venture Capital Investments Flat In Q2, SoCal Still Number Two
  
• Mindspeed Sells Patents
  
• ValueClick Launches Behavioral Targeting Product
  
• Specific Media Hires Engineering VP
  
• Illumina Names VP
  
• Island Data Moves North
  

• Interview with Olexiy and Olexandr Prokhorenko, Atomkeep.com
  
• Breach Upgrades Appliance To Target PCI Compliance
  
• Musicshake Launches New Services
  
• ContentGuard Inks Patent License With Nokia
  

• Userplane Links With Online Community Sites
  
• RealD Expands In Latin America
  
• ValueClick Lowers Estimates, Blames Economy
  
• Xirrus Adds European Customers
  
• Sometrics Partners With Social Media Advertising Agency
  
• United Online Gets Funds For Acquisition
  
• iSuppli Buys Automotive Research Firm
  

• Stickam.com Launches Pay Per View Service
  
• Vantage Media Signs Allied Van Lines
  
• Userplane Gets Win At KickApps
  
• kidthing Ties With Wee Sing
  
• Interview with Julie Schoenfeld, Perfect Market
  
• AudioMicro Signs Deals
  
• OGPlanet Scores New Funding
  

• Favrille Cuts Most Employees, Looks To Sell Assets
  
• Gorilla Nation Signs CrushSpot.com
  
• Microsemi Acquires SEMICOA
  
• Fisker Automotive Taps Finnish Firm For Manufacturing
  
• Napster, Disney Co-Brand Music Station
  
• DECA Launches New Game Focused Site
  
• Avery Dennison, Stamps.com In Co-branding Deal
  
• Xirrus Deploys In Italy
  
• Ripple Hires New CEO
  
• Big Stage Taps Ressler As CEO
  

• MovieBeam Acquired By Indian Firm
  
• Cognition Raises $2.7M
  
• TriZetto Acquisition Gets Stockholder Approval
  
• Qualcomm Ties With European Research Organization
  
• iRise Adds Single User Support
  
• Veoh Takes On Behavioral Targeting
  
• JuiceCaster Upgrades Mobile Social Networking Software
  
• Conexant Rolls Out PCTV Chips
  

• paidContent Acquired By Guardian Media
  
• Interview with Russell Fine, Opposing Views
  
• TIG Acquires Atlanta-Based Systems Integrator
  
• SpaceX Installs Murphy as Marketing, Communications VP
  
• International Rectifier Names New General Counsel
  
• SiliconSystems Names Marketing VP
  

• Shopflick Raises $7M For Video Shopping Site
  
• The Linkup Terminates Services
  
• PriceGrabber.com Launches Daily Deal Feature
  
• En Pointe Technologies Sells IT Services Business
  
• DivX Tabs Rodli as Sales, Marketing EVP
  
• MySpace Launches Channel with "Land of the Lost" Creators
  
• Vivendi Activision Deal Completes
  
• Riot Games Rounds Up $7M
  

• Buzznet In Deal With Heavy Metal Site
  
• Guidance Goes Green
  
• Userplane Signs Social Networking Software Firm
  
• Activision Rolls Wii Branding Effort
  
• Plimus Raises $18M
  
• Interview with Jawad Ansari and Shiraz Akmal, GCube Ventures
  
• Perfect Market Takes $15.6M
  
• Ceradyne Buys Semiconductor Technology Firm
  
• Arrowhead Research Creates Energy Storage Subsidiary
  
• eSolar Names CFO
  

• magnify360 Gets Win At Citrix
  
• Particle Sizing Systems Acquired By Agilent
  
• Teledyne Buys Webb Research
  
• Topspin Media Gets Series B
  
• Intel, Dreamworks Team On 3-D Film Technology
  
• Clupedia Looks For Buyer
  
• Conexant Buys Freescale Product Line
  
• The Active Network Buys HY-TEK Sports Software
  
• Ripple Signs Einstein Bros., Noah's Bagel
  

• Cyber-Rain Gets More Funding
  
• eBI Solutions Acquired By IT Firm
  
• iQ4bis Inks Deal In Philippines
  
• Interview with Pamela Schott, My Visual Pitch
  
• X1 Technologies Gets Vista Certification
  
• IOGEAR Rolls Out Data Transfer Devices
  
• CliniComp Hires COO
  
• Novatel Wireless Gets South African Win
  

• Mahalo Opens Wikipedia-style Editing
  
• AeroVironment Gets Special Ops Contract
  
• Linspire Acquired By Xandros
  
• Stamps.com Wins Patent Suit
  
• CalAmp Gets Bahamas Win
  
• Loop'd Network Launches BMX Site
  

• Providea Gets Investment From Private Equity Firm
  
• Report: No IPOs In Q2
  
• Dataskill Buys Silicon Space
  
• VirtualTourist.com, OneTime.com Acquired By TripAdvisor
  
• RealD In Deal With Cinemark
  
• eHow Enhances How-To Site
  
• Specific Media Turns To Ford For VP
  
• Rubicon Teams With AdJug For European Advertising
  
• Or Die Networks Launches Game Site
  
• eForce Media Acquires Firm, Appoints Former Autobytel Head As CEO
  
• STEC Gets Credit Facility