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Google’s online free photo organization tool, Picasa Web Albums, was upgraded today, adding facial recognition capabilities acquired two years ago from Santa Monica-based firm Neven Vision. Google said Tuesday that the firm’s Picasa Web Albums service, which is used by web users to store and share their photographs, will now allow users to tag faces in photos on the web site, and automatically finds and tags people it thinks it recognizes…. (more)
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Opposition politicians and readers weigh in on the copyright bill tabled last June. Michael Geist thinks a new government will make digital rights management a priority
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Can scouring the trademark filings give your business a competitive edge? David Canton, a Toronto-based trademark lawyer, weighs in.
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The Canadian research firm releases the results of a survey which shows the detrimental side-effects of layoffs as a cost-reduction measure. Among the biggest? Wide-spread fear
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We break down some of the market’s biggest players with analysis from Forrester and Gartner. Get everything you need to make online payments easy, affordable and feature-rich
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Welcome to the newest sponsor of socalTECH, Orix Venture Finance!
ORIX Venture Finance provides senior debt and equity side-by-side investments to mid- and late-stage companies with revenue run rates of $10MM or greater. For more info on the firm, go to their web site, or (even better) call Brian Weber at 949-798-6169.
Orix joins the growing list of sponsors who are helping to make our coverage of Southern California technology industry possible. Those sponsors include:
Binary Pulse Technology Marketing (www.binarypulse.com)
CBRE Richard Ellis (via Richard Abbitt) (www.cbre.com/richard.abbitt)
Clearstone Ventures (www.clearstone.com)
Costello and Sons Insurance (http://www.costelloandsons.com/socaltech.htm)
GetItStarted (www.getitstarted.com)
PricewaterhouseCoopers (http://www.socaltech.com/pwctechnology)
Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com)
Rustic Canyon Partners (www.rusticcanyon.com)
Safire Partners (www.safirepartners.com)
SVB Silicon Valley Bank(www.svb.com)
Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com)
Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP (www.biztechlaw.com)
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Los Angeles-based Real D, which provides 3D theater technologies used for projecting 3D movies, said today that the firm has inked a deal with the National Association of Theatre Owners. Financial details of the deal were not announced. According to RealD, it has inked a deal to provide its 3D capabilities to the Cinema Buying Group (CBG), a buying program for independent theaters administered by the National Association of Theatre Owners…. (more)
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Don’t get BRB, OMG and LOL? Wondering why your kids spend hours on the Internet, ‘twittering’ or uploading photos to their MySpace page instead of doing their homework? As kids go back to school, parents can, too, by learning how to communicate with their kids the same way kids are communicating with each other. Using a favorite device, perhaps an Intel processor-based PC or mobile Internet device, and a variety of social networking tools, parents can stay in touch with their students in far more ways than ever before. These tips and tricks provide real ‘how to’ advice on how to get started.
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Beverly Hills-based Motek Information Systems, a developer of warehouse management systems, has been acquired by Phoenix-based AFS Technologies, AFS said today. AFS did not disclose financial terms of the deal, but said that it has acquired Motek Information Systems, acquired Texas-based IRM Corporation, and received a related equity financing…. (more)
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Agoura Hills-based computer game maker THQ said today that the firm has expanded in China, with a new Shanghai-based office. According to THQ, its new office will be used to pursue new development opportunities and expand publishing partnerships in the Chinese market. THQ said the office will focus on partnerships to develop and publish both online and packaged games for distribution in China and around the world…. (more)
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