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Thursday, July 3, 2008
Wishpot Debuts Baby Service for Expecting Parents
Seattle-based Wishpot Inc., operator of an online social shopping community, revealed Wednesday that it has added a new section to its Web site geared specifically for parents who are expecting. (More info...)
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Microsoft Bundles Office, Support Services In Subscription Offering
Microsoft said yesterday that it has rolled out a new combined offering that combines its Office software and its OneCare support program, under the name Microsoft Equipt. (More info...)
posted on Thursday, July 3, 2008(Full story)

Digimarc Gets Canadian Win
Beaverton, Oregon-based Digimarc said Wednesday that its products have been selected by a firm in Canada. (More info...)
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Extensis Partners With Equilibrium
Portland, Oregon-based Extensis said this week that it has partnered with Equilibrium, a provider of media production and delivery products for managing graphics, audio, and video files. (More info...)
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Getty Images Acquisition Completes
Seattle-based Getty Images said Wednesday that the acquisition of the firm by private equity firm Hellman & Friedman has completed. (More info...)
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Interview with Max Ciccotosto, Wishpot
<p>Seattle-based Wishpot Inc. (www.wishpot.com) operates a free social shopping Web service that helps consumers create, share and compare shopping lists. (More info...)
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Celartem Opens Seattle-Based Sales, Ops Center
Celartem Technology Inc., a publisher of rich-media content applications, announced Tuesday that it has established a Document Express with DjVu sales and operations center in Seattle. (More info...)
posted on Wednesday, July 2, 2008(Full story)

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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Noetix Launches Search Software
Redmond-based Noetix, which develops business intelligence software, has added a new product which it says will allow users to search data from Oracle E-Business Suite and PeopleSoft Enterprise applic
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WebTrends Signs Ducati
Portland-based web analytics provider WebTrends has signed on Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati, the firm said Tuesday, saying that Ducati will use the firm analytics platform for its online web
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Movaya Partners With Mobile Games Firm IG Fun
Seattle-based Moyava has inked an agreement with IG Fun, a developer of mobile games, the company announced today. (More info...)
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Expedia's TripAdvisor Buys Travel Sites
TripAdvisor, the online travel information site owned by Bellevue, Wash.-based Expedia, said this morning that it has acquired two online travel sites, VirtualTourist.com and OneTime.com. (More info...)
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Mentor Graphics Hires Investment Bank
Mentor Graphics Corp. (More info...)
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Micro Power Adds Healthcare Customer
Beaverton, Oregon-based Micro Power has signed on a new healthcare customer, the firm said last week. (More info...)
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Monday, June 30, 2008
Impinj Sells Non-Volatile Memory IP
Seattle-based Impinj, a provider of RFID hardware, has sold off its non-volatile memory intellectual property business, in a deal worth $5.2M. (More info...)
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Avocent Cuts Redmond Staff
Avocent Corporation, a manufacturer of hardware for managing IT environments, said Monday that the firm has "optimized" its operations and is cutting a number of staff, including functions i
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Visible Technologies Adds Former Microsoft Exec To Advisory Board
Seattle-based Visible Technologies, a venture backed provider of social media monitoring tools for brands, has added Rowland Hanson to the company's advisory board, the firm said Monday. (More info...)
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Expedia Corporate Travel Changes Name to Egencia
Online travel booking agency Expedia Inc. reported Monday that its Expedia Corporate Travel business has changed its name and brand to "Egencia, an Expedia, Inc. Company. (More info...)
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Attachmate Shops WinINSTALL Line to Scalable
Seattle-based Attachmate has sold its WinINSTALL desktop management product line to Scalable Software Ltd. (More info...)
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Digimarc OKs $310M Cash Offer for ID Business
A week after revealing that it was considering an unsolicited, $300 million offer for its ID business, Digimarc Corp. (More info...)
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RealNetworks Debuts MP3 Store
Seattle-based RealNetworks Inc. (More info...)
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Whrrl Expands Phone Support, Adds Features
Seattle-based Pelago, which runs the mobile social networking service Whrrl, announced Monday that it has added new support for a number of new phones. (More info...)
posted on Monday, June 30, 2008(Full story)

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Friday, June 27, 2008
Loctronix Raising $3.5M, Emerges From Stealth
Woodinville, Washington-based Loctronix said earlier this week that the firm is in the midst of completing a $3.5M Series B funding round, and has emerged from stealth mode. (More info...)
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Celebrate Express Acquired by Liberty Media
Kirkland, Washingto-based Celebrate Express, an online retailer of party supplies and costumes, has been acquired in a $31M cash deal by Liberty Media. (More info...)
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Triquint Boosts Exec Team
Hillsboro, Oregon-based TriQuint Semiconductor, a manufacturer of RF semiconductors, said Thursday that the firm has hired on Steven R. Grant as the firm's VP of Worldwide Operations. (More info...)
posted on Thursday, June 26, 2008(Full story)

Estately Expands To San Diego
Seattle-based real estate web site Estately said today that it has expanded the firm's real estate search site to the San Diego, California Metropolitan Area. (More info...)
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