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Preservation Technologies, an Alexandria, Va.-based subsidiary of Digitude Innovations, has filed two patent infringement cases relating to the accessing, searching, and cataloging of multimedia data in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. PRESS RELEASE: Digitude Innovations LLC, through its wholly owned subsidiary Preservation Technologies LLC, today announced the filing of two […]

Basho Technologies, a Cambridge, Mass.-based distributed database company, has hired Robert Patrick as its chief marketing officer. Patrick was previously CMO for GXS, a business-to-business e-commerce company headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD. PRESS RELEASE: Basho Technologies, the worldwide leader in Web and cloud database technology for the era of Big Data, today announced that Robert (Bobby) Patrick, […]

There’s no question that Brazil is quente. Just last Friday, it was announced that Accel Partners has made its fifth investment in Brazil, in Kekanto, a local review and search site. As Accel’s Andrew Braccia told the New York Times, his firm — which didn’t disclose the size of the funding — has seen “an […]

Seven-year-old Founders Fund isn’t a typical venture firm. It thinks Monday meetings are for suckers. It recoils from the idea that it should help startups do their hiring. (That’s a core function of a startup, as far as the firm is concerned.) Meanwhile, its billionaire co-founder, Peter Thiel, whose ambition is funding startups with the […]

AVG Technologies, a mobile security company based in Amsterdam, has acquired Bsecure Technologies, maker of Internet monitoring software, for an undisclosed amount. Bsecure has offices in Bristol, TN and Fort Walton Beach, Fla. PRESS RELEASE: AVG Technologies (AVG), a leading provider of Internet and mobile security, today announced its acquisition of the business of Bsecure Technologies, […]

As more venture-backed companies contemplate IPOs, one might wonder whether founders are learning enough about the challenges of becoming public company CEOs. Certainly, some of the most hotly anticipated, venture-backed offerings of this year aren’t inspiring confidence in the way their boards prepared their leadership. Before going public in early November, daily deals giant Groupon […]

San Diego-based SeaWell Networks, an online video delivery service, has named John Major as chairman of its board of directors. Major is founder and president of MTSG, an investment company, and an advisor to Northwater Capital, which participated in SeaWell’s $7 million Series A round of financing in March 2010. Major has also chaired the board […]

CommerceTel, a San DIego based mobile marketing company, announced today that David Jaques has agreed to join its board of directors and to serve as chair of its audit committee. Jaques was formerly the CFO of BlueRun Ventures and before that he served as CFO of PayPal. PRESS RELEASE: CommerceTel Corporation, an award-winning provider of […]

Today, the Wall Street Journal has taken jabs by journalists and industry observers for reporting yesterday that Facebook is “inching closer to an initial public offering that it hopes will value the company at more than $100 billion.” It’s news we already knew, as everyone has amply complained. Still, there was an interesting nugget in […]

Black Friday, Cyber Monday: the U.S. has once again kicked its consumption into high gear. But if Silicon Valley’s elite spends lavishly on clothing, you can bet it bet it will be understated. It’s the Silicon Valley way. And why? Because fashion takes time and effort, people, and no one wants to be accused of […]