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JANUARY 6, 2021

Santa Barbara-based QAD, which develops software for the manufacturing sector, said Tuesday afternoon that it has completed its acquisition of Allocation Network GmbH. The company said the acquisition will strengthen its suite of products and services, plus support its cloud growth initiatives.

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JUNE 1, 2021

Santa Barbara-based software developer FastSpring--best known for its e-commerce software tools--says it is expanding its offerings, and will offer up support to B2B, software-as-a-service and downloadable software companies with sales team.

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JULY 30, 2020

Santa Barbara-based whole-home audio systems developer Sonos , and audio systems developer Lenbrook Industries have settled a patent infringement lawsuit that Sonos had filed against Lenbrook. Lenbrook is the maker of the NAD Electronics, PSB Speakers, and Bluesound wireless audio products. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 24, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Invoca, which provides software for call and sales tracking, said on Monday that it has acquired DialogTech, a developer of an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered call tracking and analytics product. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Soraa , the UC Santa Barbara spinout funded by Khosla Ventures, NEA, and NGEN Partners, has unveiled its first product, a new LED lighting lamp. Soraa's efforts are backed by more than $100M in venture capital, and the firm's founders include Shuji Nakamura, the developer of the blue LED. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 20, 2011

Santa Barbara-based Sonos , the developer of wireless music systems, has launched a new product this morning, called the PLAY:3. Along with the new device, Sonos also said it has dropped the price on its Sonos BRIDGE product, which connects to your Internet router to stream wireless music to Sonos equipment.

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JUNE 15, 2021

Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi announced today that it has acquired We Are Forge Ltd., sells its products into the office, retail, industrial, flexible workspace and the education sectors. We Are Forge Ltd.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Santa Barbara-based Sonos announced this morning that it has named a current Microsoft executive-- Panos Panay , the Chief Product Officer at Microsoft--to the company's board of directors. Sonos is a developer of whole home audio systems, which are easy to use and connect into online streaming services. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 12, 2021

Santa Barbara-based Apeel, which is venture-backed by Viking Global Investors, Upfront Ventures, Tao Capital Partners, Rock Creek Group, as well as Oprah Winfrey and Katy Perry, has acquired ImpactVision, a developer of "hyperspectral imaging" technology used to measure data on ripeness and quality of fresh produce.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

Santa Barbara-based QAD Precision , the division of QAD which develops global trade management and transportation execution software, has scored a win with British car parts company Rimmer Bros. will use its Transportation Execution and Transportation Analytics product for its global retail operations.

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APRIL 6, 2011

Goleta-based Soraa , the Khosla Ventures-backed developer of LED and laser-based lighting and projection display technology, appears to be heading for volume production on its products. manufacturing capacity for volume production. No details on production dates were given.

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APRIL 12, 2019

Santa Barbara-based supply chain planning software developer QAD has deployed its software with European luxury goods maker Maroquinerie Thomas , the company said on Thursday. According to QAD, Maroquinerie Thomas is using its QAD DynaSys Cloud Production Planning, Procurement Planning and Advanced Analytics tools.

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MARCH 27, 2020

Santa Barbara-based Seek Thermal , which develops thermal imaging products, says it has rolled out a new, low-cost thermal imaging system which automates temperature screening using skin temperature.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

Santa Barbara-based ContractWorks , which develops contract management software, says it has expanded into Europe, and opened up a new office in London, England. ContractWorks says its founding team and parent company, SecureDocs, was behind such products as GoToMeeting, GoToMyPC, AppFolio, and RightScale. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 20, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Affinity Biosensors , a startup developing benchtop, automated systems for microbiology research, has raised $5.9M Affinity Biosensors' products are based on micro-electromechanical (MEMS) technology, which it says allows for cell counting, mass measurements, and visual observation of liquid samples.

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MAY 14, 2019

Santa Barbara-based Curtail , a new cybersecurity startup which recently landed $3.25M in funding, said this morning that it has named two VPs. According to the startup, Deborah Scanlon will serve as vice president of strategic sales, and Nigel Quinnin will take on the role of vice president of development at the company.

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AUGUST 1, 2018

Goleta-based Apeel Sciences , a new startup which is developing technology to increase the shelf life of fresh produce--using substances derived from other plants--has raised a big, $70M funding round, the company announced late Wednesday. Apeel was founded and is led by CEO James Rogers. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

That business--headquartered in Santa Barbara--will become a separate subsidiary called GetGo , which will merge with a subsidairy of LogMeIn. Citrix develops GoToMeeting, GoToMyPC, GoToAssist, and other related products as part of that business, all of which were originally created by ExpertCity in Santa Barbara.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi said today that it has launched a new product, which uses machine learning for prescriptive analytics.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi reported a win in Singapore yesterday, saying that the Pontiac Land Group is using Yardi's products to manage a portfolio of high end hotels, commercial and retail buildings and other assets in Singapore. Financial details of that win were not announced.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

Santa Barbara-based network security products developer PacketSled is boosting its board of advisors, saying on Tuesday that it has added Don Goldstein, a former SVP and Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at CBRE, to its board of advisors. The company said Goldstein has spent nearly 20 years at CBRE.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

Santa Barbara-based whole-home speaker and audio system developer Sonos is ending support for its older hardware, saying this morning that its "legacy products"--including its Zone Players, Connect, Connect: Amp, first-generation Play:5, CR200, and Bridge products will no longer receive software updates or new features.

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MARCH 7, 2019

Santa Barbara-based HG Data , which has been developing software that helps companies understand the technology stack their operations depend on, has rebranded itself as HG Insights , and launched a new platform it calls the HG Insights Platform.

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JULY 30, 2019

Goleta-based Transphorm , which develops high voltage, Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductors, has received $18.5M Those wafers are used in the production of radio frequency and millimeter-wave, plus power electronics applications. in a contract from the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR). option on an existing $2.6M

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APRIL 15, 2010

Santa Barbara-based RightScale , the venture-backed developer of cloud computing management software backed by Benchmark Capital and Index Ventures, said yesterday that it has launched a new product specifically focused on grid processing. Pricing on the new product was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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APRIL 13, 2009

Santa Barbara-based Inlustra , a firm developing Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor materials, announced this morning that the firm has begun delivering its products to customers. Inlustra said its production processes reduce the number of microscopic defects in its semiconductor materials.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Santa Barbara-based Lastline has raised $10M in a funding round, to go towards the development of its malware defense software, the firm announced this morning. According to the firm, the funding will go towards both sales and further developing its software. The firm launched its first product last month.

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MAY 23, 2017

Santa Barbara-based Carpe Data , a new startup developing predictive data software for the insurance industry, has raised $6.6M According to the company, the new funding will go towards sales and product development. in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Aquiline Technology Growth (ATG).

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

Santa Barbara-based IT infrastructure monitoring software developer LogicMonitor said on Monday that it has signed up Quora and Ted Baker as customers. LogicMonitor develops IT infrastructure monitoring products, whether they are located at an enterprise site, in the cloud, or in a hybrid cloud environment.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi reported a win in the United Kingdom this morning, with boutique property and asset management company Rivenhall Real Estate Limited. Yardi said Rivenhall is using ist Yardi Genesis2 cloud-based property management and accounting product. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Santa Barbara-based property management software developer Yardi says it has signed on a new customer in Canada, Canadian senior living provider peopleCare. Yardi said peopleCare has adopted its Yardi Senior CRM and Yardi Voyager Senior Housing products, both part of its suite of products for the senior living industry.

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APRIL 11, 2012

The Santa Barbara-based online services arm of Citrix is expanding its suite of software, after Citrix said this morning that it is acquiring Podio , a developer of collaborative work software for business teams. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed by the companies. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

Santa Barbara-based whole home music system developer Sonos said on Thursday that it has extended its Trueplay sound shaping system to its PLAYBAR products. Sonos said that Trueplay for PLAYBAR is available in its 7.0

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JULY 12, 2016

Santa Barbara-based enterprise resource planning software developer QAD says this morning that it has signed up a new customer in the UK, Snell Advanced Media (SAM), to manage its business processes company-wide. Financial impact of the win was not announced. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Superconductor Technologies , the developer of superconducting materials which was, until recently, located in Santa Barbara, said earlier this week that it has spun off a subsidiary working on its Reconfigurable Resonance (RcR) technology. is looking to find financing before actively developing its technology.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

Santa Barbara-based RightSignature , which develops cloud-based, electronic signature software, has been acquired by Citrix , Citrix announced Monday. Citrix said the buy will help it expand its Citrix ShareFile product. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. RightSignature was founded by Daryl Bernstein.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

Santa Barbara-based infrastructure performance monitoring software developer LogicMonitor announced this morning that it has been named the "preferred" IT performance monitoring platform by Citrix, which is decommissioning its GoToAssist Monitoring product.

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