Life-threatening conditions, like infection, can be detected up to 24 hours in advance in premature infants by observing subtle physiological changes. How IBM and UOIT researchers are helping
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ComputerWorld Canada launches a campaign to change the federal copyright act. Make your voice heard
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A Forrester analyst says Microsoft will have to sell customers on the idea of ditching the Ingres database. How the DATAllegro technology will enhance SQL Server
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Surveys show users are attracted to the lower cost of open source, but interoperability is a major factor. Bob Young weighs in
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Aliso Viejo-based DATAllegro, which develops data warehouse appliances, has been acquired by Microsoft, the two firms said today. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to Microsoft, it will retain most of DATAllegro’s team in Aliso Viejo, where it will create a “Center of Excellence” for data warehousing. DATAllegro was venture backed by Adams Capital Management, Focus Ventures, Intel Capital, JAFCO American Ventures, Palomar Ventures, The Hillman Company, and Venrock Associates. The firm last raised a round of funding in May worth $19.6M, which brought its total raised to $63.1M since its founding in 2004.
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San Diego-based Dayak, a firm which operates an online marketplace that matches employers and recruiters, has raised a round of funding and added some new investors, the firm’s CEO, Allan Sabol, told socalTECH this week. In an interview with socalTECH, Sabol said the new Series A-1 raise was worth just under a million dollars, and included prior investors First Round Capital, NextStage Capital, and Bessemer Venture Partners. The firm is also backed by the Tech Coast Angels. According to Sabol, the point of the round is to give the company more fuel to add fire to growth; the firm has just under 1000 employers on the site, with over 2,500 recruiters using the service…. (more)
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What does the new CBS HD Gallery and NBC Direct have in common? High-Def programming of your favorite TV shows ready to download and watch on super fast processors found on Intel-based laptops, including new Centrino® 2 mobile technology and desktop PCs. The world of entertainment is quickly shifting to digital video as can be seen with the unprecedented availability of online content whether it’s watching full-episodes of SURVIVOR from the CBS HD Gallery or downloading The Office from NBC Direct. And for the first time in the United States, NBCOlympics.com announced plans to stream approximately 2,200 hours of Olympic broadband video coverage on top of video—on-demand options.
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Aliso Viejo-based TechSpace, a provider of office space and IT services to the technology industry, said this week that it has signed a long term lease on its 65 and 75 Enterprise facilities in Aliso Viejo. The lease for the two buildings, which are popular with Orange County startups and technology businesses, runs through 2017. TechSpace now operates office space in a number of locations in New York and Boston, in addition to its Orange County location. TechSpace started out as Enfrastructure, a firm funded in part by Buy.com Scott Blum, with an initial focus on incubating startups; the firm now serves as a provider of flexible office space.
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Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal said Thursday that it has hired on both a new CFO and a General Counsel. The venture backed provider of Internet marketing services for small and medium sized businesses said that Ross Landsbaum has been appointed CFO, and Adam Wergeles as General Counsel. Landsbaum was most recently COO and CFO of MacAndrews & Forbes’ Panavision, and has also served as EVP and CFO for Miramax Films, at Spelling Entertainment Group, as well as Arthur Andersen. Wergeles was most recently Chief Legal Officer for Vendarnetblue/Connexus, and has served at Kaplan’s Concord law School and quisic Corporation…. (more)
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Los Angeles-based Opposing Views, the online information web site headed by former Youbet founder Russell Fine, has officially opened up the firm’s web site today, saying that it will allow users to see all sides of issues and topics they are concerned about. The site said it has more than 100 organizations and experts who are providing opinions and debate on issues in health, politics, finance, religion and other societal topics. Content partners for the site include the Sierra Club, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Amnesty International, Lifeway Christian Resources, National Abortion Federation, Lambda Legal and the National Rifle Association (NRA)…. (more)
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