socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Broadcom , which still has significant operations in Orange County, said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of the Enterprise Security business of Symantec Corporation , which had been announced in August. The deal was worth $10.7 billion in cash. READ MORE>>.

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AUGUST 9, 2019

Broadcom , which has significant operations in Orange County, has acquired the Enterprise Security business of Symantec , in a deal worth $10.7 The move is consistent with Broadcom's recent activity to diversify itself away from just semiconductors to include network equipment, software, and other products. billion in cash.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Aliso Viejo-based Quest Software , a developer of IT management software, said today that it has appointed Joe Signorelli as its Managing Director for Japan. Signorelli was most recently at F5, and has also served in similar roles at Symantec Japan and EMC. Tags: quest software japan executive sales. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2009

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , the document indexing and search software firm backed by Idealab, disclosed this morning that it has released two upgrades to its software. Among the updates is a new release of its X1 Profesisonal Client software, and a new versino of its connector to the Symantec Enterprise Vault product.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2009

Symantec said that the Trojan--which doesn't spread via Skype, but through other means--can be used to record phone calls and eavesdrop on conversations. Symantec said that the Trojan--which doesn't spread via Skype, but through other means--can be used to record phone calls and eavesdrop on conversations.

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socalTECH

JUNE 26, 2012

Los Angeles-based Leads360 , which develops sales automation software, said this morning that it has named Mark DuVall as its Chief Technology Officer. DuVall joins the company from LiveOffice, which was recently acquired by Symantec. Leads360 develops software which is used to help manage sales leads for companies.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 5, 2014

Their focus on ease-of-use form over function resulted in a series of products that defeated stalwart incumbents, including marketing-leader Symantec. Like most legacy software solutions, 15-years after its release, Symantec''s pcAnywhere had become bloated with features most users never accessed.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Aliso Viejo-based data protection, system management, and security software developer Quest Software announced two new executives this morning, saying it has named Heath Thompson as President and General Manager of its Information Systems Management (ISM) business and Bhagwat Swaroop as President and General Manager of the One Identity business.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

Pasadena-based X1 Technologies , the developer of desktop search software, has one less competitor: Google , as Google said Friday that it is shutting down its Google Desktop search software project. Google shut down a long list of projects late Friday. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2008

Pasadena-based Guidance Software, a developer of digital forensics software, said Friday that it has hired on Grant Johnson as the firm's new Vice President of Marketing. Johnson has also served at Frontbridge and Symantec. Johnson joins the firm from FileNet, where he also served as VP of marketing.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2018

According to ID Analytics, Nigam will report to Symantec SVP for Information Protection Nico Popp. ID Analytics became part of Symantec, when Symantec acquired Lifelock in 2016. ID Analytics provides consumer risk and fraud analytics software, which uses consumer behavior for fraud detection.

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socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2011

Torrance-based LiveOffice , which provides cloud-based email archiving and compliance software, announced today that it has named Jeffrey W. Hausman has also served at Symantec, Veritas, and Booz & Co. Hausman as its Chief Operating Officer. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Jack Bicer: I''ve been in the software development business for over 30 years. My two previous inventions, uninstall and automatic software updates, run on every computer and smartphone today. I''ve been involved in custom software and payment processing for a long time. Talk about your background? What''s next for your startup?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Torrance-based LiveOffice , a provider of email archiving and compliance software-as-a-service, reported Monday that the firm has signed on magazine publisher Source Interlink. LiveOffice said its products were selected over competitors MessageOne, Mimosa Systems NearPoint and Symantec Enterprise Vault. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2012

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , the developer of cloud-based talent and human resources management software, said today that it has added Steve Singh, CEO of Concur Technologies, to its board of directors. Concur is a provider of travel and expense management software for the enterprise market. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Los Angeles-based CyberDefender , a developer of PC antispyware and antivirus software, reported today that it has appointed Brian Yoder as its new Vice President of Engineering. The firm said that Yoder was an early member of the Peter Norton Computing/Symantec team, and has been a software developer since the late 1970's.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2017

Venice, California-based Signal Sciences , a venture-backed firm developing Web application security software, announced this morning that it has named two sales veterans to its team. Gomann was most recently VP of Sales for North America at MobileIron, and also served at Vontu, Symantec, and Corio (acquired by IBM). READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2018

Irvine-based cybersecurity software developer CrowdStrike says it is in a major expansion in Japan, and has appointed a local leadership team in that country. Kawai previously served at Verizon, Symantec, The Attachmate Group and HP. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2020

Prior to NortonLifeLock/Symantec, Taylor was Chief Administrative Officer, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Phoenix Technologies, a firmware and security software company. Taylor, former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of NortonLifeLock, Inc., to its board. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

Norton is the Internet security brand of Symantec Corp. Among the established, trusted companies looking to help raise money for victims include Google and Amazon.com , who have set up donation pages for the Red Cross, which also has its own donation page.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

Irvine-based chipmaker Broadcom said this week that it has tied with Norton by Symantec , the provider of security software, to integrate Norton's security technology into a series of 5G, Wi-Fi home routers.

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socalTECH

MARCH 8, 2018

Los Angeles-based AdGreetz , a developer of advertising and video personalization software, said Wednesday that it has named Umang Bedia, former Managing Director of Facebook India and South Asia, as an advisor to the firm. Umang also has served at such companies as Adobe, Intuit, and Symantec, all in India and South Asia.

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socalTECH

MARCH 30, 2018

Irvine-based antivirus and endpoint protection software developer Cylance has named a trio of new executives, saying that it has named Grant Johnson as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), Kumud Kalia as Chief Information Officer (CIO), and promoted Eric Cornelius to Chief Product Officer (CPO). Kalia was most recently at Akamai Technologies.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Prior to HPE, Powledge was Vice President of Managed Security Services at Cisco Systems, and also spent 20 years at Symantec. TeleSign is a major provider of user account verification software, and is well known for its mobile and phone authentication services. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

There are others, like Norton LifeLock , acquired in 2017 by Symantec for $2.3 I see lots of new software put together on a shoestring as a “proof of concept” – but then gets rolled out to customers “asis” due to lack of time or money to “harden” the product. Don’t take shortcuts on these.

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2013

There''s Carbonite, Mozy, Symantec Online Backup, just to name a few. We''re vertically integrated, from our servers to our software, so our product works in a much better fashion than third party storage services. We also have a sister service, providing backup to small and medium sized businesses, which we actually started in 2000.

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Xconomy

JULY 19, 2016

Last month Symantec announced its plans to buy Blue Coat for $4.7 The bigger public players – Cisco, Check Point, HP, IBM, Symantec, and others – need to continually add to their arsenal of security solutions as the threat landscape continues to evolve. Symantec Forces the Industry to Stay Competitive. Why is this happening?

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Seismic, an enterprise software company with ambitious growth plans, has raised $100 million in a Series E financing and added Microsoft chairman John W. Thompson to its board of directors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2019

There are others, like LifeLock , acquired in 2017 by Symantec for $2.3 I see lots of new software put together on a shoestring as a “proof of concept” – but then gets rolled out to customers “asis” due to lack of time or money to “harden” the product. Don’t take shortcuts on these.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

IBM bought Resilient Systems , Cisco Systems snapped up CloudLock , Symantec acquired Blue Coat , and Carbon Black purchased Confer , to name a few. Such credentials enable access to an organization’s software systems for tasks like implementing updates or managing devices on the network.

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Xconomy

JULY 1, 2019

The Amsterdam office will serve as the company’s regional hub for operations, software development, and research and development, Brain said in a news release. Brain Corp., Brain brought on a new executive, Michel Spruijt, as general manager to oversee operations in the region.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2017

There are others, like LifeLock , recently acquired by Symantec for $2.3 I see lots of new software put together on a shoestring as a “proof of concept” – but then gets rolled out to customers “asis” due to lack of time or money to “harden” the product. Don’t take shortcuts on these.

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Xconomy

JANUARY 2, 2019

Bob Ackerman is one of the venture capitalists whose funding has long fed the growth of the burgeoning cybersecurity industry. So, you might imagine that his outlook on data protection for 2019 would be more optimistic than in past years, because businesses now take advantage of a broad choice of security services to protect themselves.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Take a look at this blurb for a session about data privacy at the upcoming RSA conference on cybersecurity. It sounds a polite warning: “The importance of privacy is often alluded to in generalized, value-laden terms that, while sincere, don’t necessarily help privacy be taken seriously in the enterprise risk management process.”

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Xconomy

MAY 15, 2017

This may be the incident that finally pushes ransomware into the mainstream—and also forces both organizations and malicious hackers to adapt their approaches when it comes to this type of attack. The “WannaCry” virus, which first hit companies and healthcare services on Friday, has infected some 300,000 computer systems in 150-odd countries.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2016

In 2016, we saw cyber attacks increasingly shift from external breaches of confidential data to internal disruption of data and services, as attackers used distributed denial of service (DDoS) or encryption to hold businesses hostage. Attackers continue to focus more on exploiting users than technology.

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Xconomy

JUNE 12, 2019

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike delivered the kind of market debut this week that was an unfulfilled dream for the much-anticipated IPOs of Uber and Lyft earlier this year. Sunnyvale, CA-based CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD ) priced 18 million shares of common stock at $34 on Tuesday. Trading began at $63.50

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