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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 Monday, October 6, 2008 Pacific Northwest Should Target Cleantech, Says Study A study, published by Clean Edge and Climate Solutions, claims that the clean technology sector is one of the best opportunities for sustained economic vitality and job growth in the Pacific Northwest. According to the study from Clean Edge and Climate Solutions, the five clean-energy sectors that provide the best opportunities for Oregon and Washington are solar PV manufacturing, wind power development, green building design services, sustainable bioenergy, and smart grid technology. The study, (More info...) posted on Monday, October 6, 2008(Full story) Oberon Media Gets $20M New York-based Oberon Media, which has major operations in Seattle, has landed $20M in an investment from a Chinese venture firm. According to Infinity I-China Fund, the investment is part of a larger deal with Oberon Media to expand its casual game publishing and distribution business in China. Oberon Media is venture backed by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Oak Investment Partners. posted on Monday, October 6, 2008 (More)(Full story) Report: Entellium Cuts Staff Customer relationship management software firm Entellium has apparently hits the skids, and has reportedly laid off most of the company's staff. According to the Seattle Times, in a report published Saturday, Entellium laid off "all but a handful" of its staff on Friday morning. The move comes shortly after Entellium lost its CEO and SVP of Finance earlier in the week. Entellium was venture backed by Ignition Partners and Sigma Partners. posted on Monday, October 6, 2008(Full story) TriQuint Gets $4.5M Navy Win Hillsboro, Oregon-based TriQuint Semiconductor said today that the firm has scored a $4.5M contract with the Office of Naval Research. According to TriQuint, it has been chosen as a part of a 21-month contract to advance manufacturing methods for producing high-power, high-frequency gallium arsenide (GaAs) amplifiers. Triquint's chips are being used for applications such as phased array radar, electrnoic warfare, and advanced communications systems. Triquint said the work for the Navy will occur (More info...) posted on Monday, October 6, 2008(Full story) RealDVD Goes Offline RealNetworks DVD ripping and playback service, RealDVD, has been pulled offline due to a ruling in lawsuit against the firm. According to a notice posted on the RealDVD web site, the service--which allows users to copy DVDs for playback on their PCs--is "temporarily unavailable" due to "recent legal action." The service, which is run by RealNetworks, only launched its service on September 8th, and just last week was sued, and sued a group of Hollywood studios over the service. The ruling comes a (More info...) posted on Monday, October 6, 2008(Full story) |
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