socalTECH.com - Southern California High Tech NewsNews and events about the Southern California high tech industryHirsch Named President, CEO of Revenue Science- June 20, 2008 Revenue Science, a provider of behavioral targeting technology for the online advertising industry, said Thursday that it has promoted Jeff Hirsch to President and CEO. Hirsch was most recently President of the firm, which has operations in Seattle, New York, and Santa Barbara, among other locations. Hirsch was previously Senior Vice President of Business Development at ValueClick (Westlake Village), and Chief Revenue Officer at Fastclick (Santa Barbara). According to a spokesperson for the...http://www.socaltech.com/hirsch_named_president_ceo_of_revenue_science/s-0015946.html RazorGator Grabs GM From Orbitz- June 20, 2008 Los Angeles-based online ticketing marketplace operator RazorGator Interactive, said Thursday that it has further expanded its executive ranks by adding Seth Brody as the firm's Executive Vice President and General Manager. Brody joins RazorGator from Orbitz Worldwide, where he was Group Vice President and General Manager of the company's Americas Business Operations. Orbitz Worldwide is the operator of online ticketing web sites Orbitz.com and Cheaptickets.com. Brody has also served at...http://www.socaltech.com/razorgator_grabs_gm_from_orbitz/s-0015938.html Biologics Process Development Acquired By Indian Firm- June 20, 2008 Poway-based Biologics Process Development Incorporated, a provider of contract laboratory services for the biotechnology industry, has been acquired by an Indian biopharmaceuticals firm, Intas Biopharmaceuticals Ltd. According to the firms, the deal will help Intas Biopharma enter the U.S. market. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Intas Biopharmaceuticals is a provider of biotechnology research and manufacturing in India. Dr. Scott M. Brown, Founder, President, and Chief...http://www.socaltech.com/biologics_process_development_acquired_by_indian_firm/s-0015937.h... Obagi Taps Iomega's Romm As CFO- June 20, 2008 Long Beach-based aesthetic and therapeutic skin medicine firm Obagi Medical Products said Thursday afternoon that it has tapped former Iomega CFO Preston Romm as the firm's Chief Financial Officer. Romm was most recently CFO of Iomega Corporation, before its recent sale to EMC Corporation. Romm has also served as CFO of Dot Hill Systems, STM Wireless, and Verteq, along with serving at MTI Technology, Schmidt & Co., Unisys, and McDonnell Douglas. Romm replaces Stephen A. Garcia, who left Obagi...http://www.socaltech.com/obagi_taps_iomega_s_romm_as_cfo/s-0015936.html Escalate Retail Upgrades Eastern Mountain Sports- June 20, 2008 San Diego-based Escalate Retail, a provider of e-commerce software, said Thursday that outdoor retailer Eastern Mountain Sports has upgraded the firm's installation of its software. Escalate Retail explained that Eastern Mountain Sports has been using the firm's software to manage its online operations since 1999; the firm did not discuss the financial arranagement of the upgrade. Escalate Retail's software is used to manage e-commerce operations.http://www.socaltech.com/escalate_retail_upgrades_eastern_mountain_sports/s-0015935.html mobileStorm Adds Video, RSS, Coupons- June 20, 2008 Los Angeles-based mobileStorm, a provider of digital marketing services and tools, said this week that it has added video broadcasting, RSS marketing, and digital coupon management to the firm's flagship product. The company, which provides email and mobile marketing services used by businesses to deliver email messages, SMS, and other communications to their customers, said that it has added video broadcast distribution features that will help marketers upload video content to YouTube,...http://www.socaltech.com/mobilestorm_adds_video_rss_coupons/s-0015933.html StoneFly Ships Encrypted SAN Product- June 19, 2008 San Diego-based StoneFly, a provider of IP storage area network hardware for the data storage market, said this week that it has shipped a SAN-based product which encrypts data. According to the firm, the new encryption option is part of its StoneFly Integrated Storage Concentrator line of products. The new encryption option allows users to encrypt volumes stored on StoneFly's storage products. StoneFly's Integrated Storage Concentrator product is aimed at small offices, remote sites, branch...http://www.socaltech.com/stonefly_ships_encrypted_san_product/s-0015928.html EMRISE Gets Early Approval On Acquisition- June 19, 2008 Rancho Cucamonga-based EMRISE, a manufacturer of electronic devices and communications equipment for the aerospace, defense, industrial, and communications market, said Thursday that it believes its $18M acquisition of Advanced Control Components may close earlier than estimated. The firm announced the deal to buy ACC, a supplier of high performance radio frequency (RF) and microwave devices for the military, aerospace, and other markets, on May 28th. EMRISE said the reason for the sooner close.http://www.socaltech.com/emrise_gets_early_approval_on_acquisition/s-0015923.html Ixia Takes On P2P Simulation- June 19, 2008 Calabasas-based Ixia, a provider of test systems for testing IP networks, said Wednesday that the firm has rolled out new support for simulating peer-to-peer traffic. Ixia said its new IxLoad P2P product will allow service providers to see the effect of P2P traffic on its networks, and also allows network equipment manufacturers to detect and classify P2P traffic. According to Ixia, P2P traffic produces between 30 to 60 percent of worldwide Internet traffic. The firm's new product simulates the.http://www.socaltech.com/ixia_takes_on_p_p_simulation/s-0015909.html CrownPeak Upgrades CMS Software- June 19, 2008 Los Angeles-based CrownPeak has released a major upgrade to the firm's web-based, software-as-a-service for content management, the company said earlier this week. According to CrownPeak, the firm's software now allows web developers to use any development tool to work with its templates and software, a file manager, and a web analytics feature for studying traffic to web sites using the software. Among the changes, the software now can automatically connect with tools like Visual Studio,...http://www.socaltech.com/crownpeak_upgrades_cms_software/s-0015906.html |