High Technology News and Information for the Pacific Northwest Region
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High Technology News and Information for the Pacific Northwest Region |
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 Thursday, May 15, 2008 Amazon Funds Animoto Seattle-based Amazon.com has funded a New York-based firm creating tools to allow users to create personalized videos from photo and music, Animoto. Animoto did not disclose the amount of the funding. Animoto's photo sharing application automatically creates photo slideshows and effects, using photos uploaded by a user or imported from web photo services, and music from Animoto or from a user. posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008 (More)(Full story) Mentor Graphics Purchases Ponte Solutions Wilsonville, Ore.-based Mentor Graphics Corp., a publisher of electronic hardware and software design applications, announced today that it has acquired Ponte Solutions Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Ponte Solutions develops model-based design for manufacturing software that minimizes process variability during the manufacture and design of semiconductors. Mentor said Ponte's personnel and technology will be rolled into their corresponding depa (More info...) posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008(Full story) Strands Acquires Social Money Site NetworthIQ Strands, creator of a money-managing Web site, announced Thursday that it has acquired NetworthIQ.com, a personal finance Web site that allows people to track, share and compare their net worth. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Launched in 2005, NetworthIQ offers its users the ability to track their financial progress and anonymously share the results with other members of the community. The site was founded by Fourio, a Portland, Ore.-based startup. Strands is headquartered in Corvallis, O (More info...) posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008(Full story) Fate Therapeutics Adds CEO, Chairman Seattle-based biopharmaceutical firm Fate Therapeutics reported Wednesday that it has hired Paul A. Grayson as president and chief executive officer and appointed John Mendlein as executive chairman. Prior to joining Fate Therapeutics, Grayson was managing director of Sanderling Ventures. He has also served as chairman of Naviscan PET Systems and CalciMedica's board of directors. Until recently, Mendlein was CEO of Adnexus Therapeutics, which Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. acquired for more than $505 (More info...) posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008(Full story) SecondSpace Opens Canadian, UK Sites Online real estate marketplace SecondSpace Inc. revealed Wednesday that it has officially launched three Web sites for residents in Canada and the United Kingdom who are seeking a second home. The firm said the new sites will offer more than 600,000 properties, including new developments, luxury condos, villas, ski chalets, cottages, ranches and acreages throughout the United States, Canada and more than 40 other countries. SecondSpace explained that all three sites are powered by its scalable W (More info...) posted on Thursday, May 15, 2008(Full story) |
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