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MAY 24, 2011

Calabasas-based Music Mastermind , which is developing a music creation platform, said Monday that it has raised $10.8M in a Series B funding round. The round came from Intel Capital and Liberty Global, along with angel investors. Intel and Liberty contributed $6.8M to the Series B, with the remainder coming from the angels.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

Calabasas-based audio technology developer DTS said Wednesday evening that its audio decoding technology will be used in a line of new televisions from Panasonic. DTS said that Panasonic will integrate DTS decoding capability into its ZT60, VT60, ST60, S60, X60 series PDP TVs and WT60, DT60, ET60, E60, EM60 series LCD TVs in North America.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Calabasas-based DTS , the developer of surround sound and other audio processing technology, reported this morning that Sony''s new PlayStation 4 incorporates its DTS-HD Master Audio|7.1 The technology is being used to decode surround sound from Blu-ray disks. Financial impact of the deal were not announced.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Calabasas-based National Technical Systems , a provider of testing laboratories, certification services, and related services, is now officially a private company, after the acquisition of the company by Los Angeles private equity company Aurora Capital Group. per share in cash, taking the Calabasas firm off the Nasdaq on Friday.

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socalTECH

APRIL 17, 2013

Calabasas-based Music Mastermind , the interactive entertainment firm headed by Matt Serletic, has raised $11.3M, as it has inked a deal with mobile games publisher Chillingo to publish a new music creation game called Zya. Music Mastermind said the funding came from Intel Capital and Liberty Global.

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APRIL 8, 2013

Calabasas-based audio and surround sound technology provider DTS announced a new product today, aimed at the online streaming of audio. According to DTS, its new DTS-HD Layered Autio technology is aimed at online media services, and provides adaptive, bit-rate audio streaming from a single encoding.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

BlackLine was previously located up the street in Calabasas. Los Angeles snagged BlackLine from neighboring Calabasas via the use of economic incentives, including benefits from the State Enterprise Zone Program and a business tax holiday, hiring tax credits, and discounts from the LADWP, among other benefits.

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JANUARY 3, 2011

Calabasas-based DTS , the developer of surround sound audio and other related technology, said today that it has inked a deal with Lenovo , which will include its technology in Lenovo's new digital home products. DTS did not announce any financial details of the deal. DTS said the new products are launching in China in 2011.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Calabasas-based DTS , which develops surround sound and other audio technology, announced this morning that it hass partnered with ONKYO to include its technology in a desktop PC system. DTS said that ONKYO will include DTS audio technology in its all-in-one desktop PC systems. Financial terms of the deal between the firms was not disclosed.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 26, 2020

The Los Angeles startup community is joining the rest of the world in mourning the death of NBA superstar, entrepreneur and investor Kobe Bryant who was killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Calif., shortly before 10 a.m.

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APRIL 16, 2010

Calabasas-based DTS , a developer of digital audio processing and surround sound technology, reported Thursday that the firm has inked a deal with LG Electronics , where LG will integrate the firm's technology into its digital televisions. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Calabasas-based audio technology developer DTS said Thursday that it has acquired Arctic Palm Technology , a developer of broadcast radio technology. Financial terms of the acquisition deal were not announced. Arctic Palm wa founded in 1997, and is based in London, Ontario, Canada.

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JANUARY 3, 2013

Calabasas-based > DTS announced this morning that it high definition audio enhancement product, DTS-HD, is now being supported as part of Microsoft's Smooth Streaming platform. Microsoft's Smooth Streaming platform, part of its IIS Media Services, is an adaptive bit rate streaming protocol for sending HD, 1080p media over the Internet.

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JUNE 4, 2012

Calabasas-based Ixia , which develops Ip network and wireless testing equipment and software, said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of Anue Systems , a developer of network visibility and analysis products. The deal had been announced May 7th, and was worth $145M in cash.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2011

Calabasas-based Spotlight , which develops software-as-a-service for managing ticket management, said Monday that it has named a new member of its board. The firm said that Edwin Miller, CEO of 9Lenses, has joined the company's board of directors.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Calabasas-based National Technical Systems , the provider of testing and engineering services, said this morning that it has acquired Lighting Technologies , an engineering services and testing laboratory. NTS said it paid $6M in cash plus up to $1M in earn out for Lighting Technologies. Lighting Technologies is based in Pittsfield, Mass.

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MARCH 7, 2013

Calabasas-based networking test equipment and software developer Ixia said Wednesday that it has been selected by Microsoft , as the official test house for qualifying Microsoft's Lync application against Wi-Fi networking and client devices.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Calabasas-based DTS , the developer and provider of audio processing technology, reported today that its technology has been integrated into new smartphones from Acer. The firm said its DTS Sound technology is being used in Acer's new E350 and Z110 smartphones. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed. READ MORE>>.

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

Calabasas-based audio processing technology provider DTS reported a win today with Huawei, and its new Ascend G600 smartphone. DTS said its DTS Sound audio enhancement products are shipping with the new device. Financial impact of the win was not announced.

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socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2014

Mobile music game Zya , which was developed by Calabasas-based Music Mastermind, has now been downloaded more than 350,000 times, according to the app developer, up dramatically from the 250,000 downloads the company had reported right before SxSW.

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OCTOBER 18, 2011

Calabasas-based DTS , the developer of surround sound and other audio technology, announced today that it has opened up a new office in Singapore. According to the firm, the new office will provide both research and development as well customer service.

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MAY 6, 2013

Calabasas-based audio enhancement and surround sound technology developer DTS said this morning that its technology is shipping in the new Toshiba Kirabook notebook computer. According to DTS, its DTS Studio Sound products are being used in the new product, for surround sound and other audio enhancement.

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DECEMBER 23, 2013

Calabasas-based audio product manufacturer Line 6 , a developer of guitar processing products, professional audio equipment, computer audio accessories, and more, has been acquired by Yamaha , the companies said Friday. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2011

Calabasas-based Malauzai , a new startup focused on mobile banking applications, has raised $1.3M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. No details on the funding have been announced. The firm's board includes executives from Digital Insight, the local online banking software firm acquired in 2006 by Intuit.

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MARCH 5, 2013

Calabasas-based audio technology provider DTS reports this morning that it has signed a customer in India for its surround sound technology. DTS said that Spice Mobiles, a mobile handset brand in India, will use its DTS Sound technology in its latest smartphones. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2012

Calabasas-based network testing equipment provider Ixia said Monday morning that it has agreed to buy Anue Systems , a developer of network monitoring and test products, in a deal worth $145M in cash. Ixia said that Anue had 2011 revenues of $40.5M, with revenues of $47.6M in the twelve months ended March 31, 2012.

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AUGUST 24, 2012

Calabasas-based Ixia announced this morning that it has completed its acquisition of BreakingPoint Systems. The acquisition had been announced in July, and was worth $160M in cash.

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JUNE 28, 2011

Calabasas-based National Technical Systems , which provides testing and engineering services, said today that it has raised $14M in a private placement. The firm said it raised the debt and equity with Mill Road Capital. The firm said the new funding will go towards one or more future acquisitions by the company.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Calabasas-based IT services provider NetSol Technologies has hired a new, Chief Financial Officer at the company, the company said this week. NetSol said Almond wil lbe based at the company''s Calabasas headquarters, and report to NetSol CEO Najeeb Ghauri. Siddiqui will also continue to serve as CFO of NetSol''s Pakistani subsidiary.

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JUNE 3, 2014

Calabasas-based audio technology provider DTS reports this morning that its DTS Headphone:X surround sound technology has been incorporated into a headphone designed by G-Star Industrial co Ltd. DTS said its surround sound is being used as part of the G-Star gaming headphones being rolled out by G-Star this week.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Calabasas-based DTS reported this morning that its SRS TruMedia HD audio processing technology has been adopted into a new, Android tablet from Panasonic. Financial impact of the win was not announced. The firm said its SRS TruMedia HD technology is being used as part of Panasonic's new ELUGA Live Android tablet.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Calabasas-based BlackLine Systems , the developer of financial close software headed by Therese Tucker, reports today that it has signed on Outsource Partners International (OPI) as a partner. OPI is a provider of outsourcing services for finance and accounting firms.

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JULY 23, 2012

Calabasas-based DTS , the developer of surround sound and audio processing technology, announced today that it has closed its acquisition of Irvine's SRS Labs. The deal was worth approximately $148M, and had been announced in April. DTS was advised by Centerview Partners, DLA Piper LLP, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in the transaction.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 27, 2020

a Calabasas-based ecommerce startup, is trying to reach modern shoppers using a new approach that employs some familiar technology. Boost Inc.,

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 27, 2020

a Calabasas-based ecommerce startup, is trying to reach modern shoppers using a new approach that employs some familiar technology. Boost Inc.,

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socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2013

Calabasas-based audio technology provider DTS announced this morning that it is powering the audio processing behind a new set of smartphones from Chinese company Yulong Telecommunication. DTS said that its DTS Sound audio processing technology will be integrated into the Coolpad 5890, 5930, and 7268 smartphones from Yulong.

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MAY 23, 2014

Malauzai is based in Austin, Texas, but has links to Los Angeles via its executive team, many of whom had worked at Calabasas-based Digital Insight before it was acquired by Intuit. in a Series C funding ronud. The funding came from Wellington Capital Management. READ MORE>>.

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