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, August 28, 2008 Rob Monster Backs Patents.com Rob Monster, head of Seattle-based venture capital firm Monster Venture Partners, has launched a new venture based in Virginia, focused on patents. Patents.com, which launched earlier this month, provides an online web site for searching and finding patents. According to the firm, it will allow users to search for patents in English, Japanese, and Korean, and is focused on helping scientists, engineers, and patent professionals find, buy, sell, and license patents. Monster is co-founder and Chai (More info...) posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 (More)(Full story) Microsoft Inks IP Cross-Licensing Deal with Nikon Computing heavyweight Microsoft Corp. revealed last night that it has signed a patent cross-licensing agreement with Tokyo-based camera manufacturer Nikon Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Microsoft did say that it is being compensated by Nikon. The Redmond, Wash.-based firm added that the agreement covers Nikon's digital cameras and a "broad range" of consumer products that each company manufactures and sells. Microsot said the agreement was the latest in what are more than 500 li (More info...) posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008(Full story) Delve Partners With PLYmedia Seattle-based Delve Networks has signed a partnership with PLYmedia, a provider of web video technology, the firm said this week. Delve Networks -- formerly Pluggd -- said that the two have teamed to integrate PLYmedia's services and tools into Delve's web video platform. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. PLYmedia's tools include subtitling, close captions, sign language, and voice overs to videos. Delve provides video publishing tools and hosting, and is venture backed by DFJ Fron (More info...) posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008(Full story) Daptiv Gets $9M Seattle-based Daptiv has scored $9M in a second tranche of Series B funding from Bay Partners, Kennet Ventures, and Silicon Valley Bank, according to reports. Daptiv develops business software used for managing projects and project teams, and previously raised $18M in two earlier rounds of funding. Daptiv was formerly known as eProject. The funding was first reported by VentureBeat. posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008 (More)(Full story) Talyst Promotes Corkern To CEO Pharmacy automation firm Talyst Inc. reported Wednesday that it has promoted Carla Corkern to chief executive officer. Corkern, who also sits on the Bellevue, Wash.-based company's board of directors, had been serving as interim CEO since May. Talyst said she joined the company two years ago as chief operating officer. Talyst described Corkern as an 18-year technology and supply chain management veteran. Prior to joining Talyst, she was chief operations officer at Vykor Inc. Before that, she was (More info...) posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008(Full story) Trumba Signs Seattle Seahawks Trumba Corp. revealed yetserday that the Seattle Seahawks professional football team has selected a Trumba application to help distribute its 2008-09 season schedule. The financial impact of the customer win was not disclosed. A Seattle-based publisher of event marketing software, Trumba said the hometown 'Hawks of the National Football League are using Trumba Connect to power a downloadable schedule that allows fans to set reminders, share schedules and add games directly to their personal cale (More info...) posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008(Full story) Triquint Recognized By Customer RF module manufacturer TriQuint Semiconductor reported this week that it has received two awards from Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Electronic Systems division. TriQuint said it received the awards at the defense contractor's recent 2008 Supplier Conference. Specifically, TriQuint said it was recognized as a strategic supplier and for innovation in bulk acoustic wave technology. TriQuint noted that it was one of 32 companies honored at the event and the only one to capture two awards. Founded in 1985 (More info...) posted on Thursday, August 28, 2008(Full story) |
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