Inphi taps new CEO after profits fall 93%
Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Public CompaniesInphi Corp., the Santa Clara-based chip firm with a large engineering force in Thousand Oaks, ousted its CEO on Feb. 1 as it announced that profits plummeted by 93 percent in 2011. Inphi designs chips aimed at packing more memory into Internet servers and increasing bandwidth in the Internet backbone. The company announced that Ford Read More →
InTouch scores $6M investment
Latest news, TechnologyGoleta-based InTouch Health, a telemedicine robot maker, has received an investment of $6 million from iRobot. InTouch’s telemedicine robots allow doctors to examine patients and prescribe drugs remotely. The company, which has signaled that it intends to go public, received its last round of funding in a $10 million private placement in 2010. In July, Read More →
PCBC reports $70.5M in 2011 profits
Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Earnings, Latest news, Tri-County Public Companies[wikichart align=”center” ticker=”PCBC” showannotations=”true” livequote=”true” rollingdate=”6 months” width=”390″ height=”245″] Pacific Capital Bancorp, the largest bank based in the region, earned $70.5 million in 2011, its first full calendar year under the ownership of a Texas-based private equity group. The parent company of Santa Barbara Bank & Trust saw its fourth-quarter profits drop 39.8 percent to Read More →
Op/ed: Cyber crimes and data breaches are not just the problems of big companies
Op/Eds, OpinionSmall-business owners are facing a growing number of hurdles in protecting their companies from cyber attacks.
SLO law firm to change name
Latest news, Law & GovermentSan Luis Obispo County’s second-largest law firm is changing names as one of its partners departs. On Feb. 1, Sinsheimer Juhnke Lebens & McIvor will become Sinsheimer Juhnke McIvor & Stroh. Before the change, the firm ranked ninth-largest in the Tri-Counties with 12 attorneys and the second-largest in San Luis Obispo County. Its website now Read More →
