Zodiac Seat Shells in Santa Maria laying off another 205 workers
Zodiac Seat Shells will lay off 205 additional workers at its Santa Maria facility, according to filings with the California Employment Development Department. The filing said the layoffs are expected to start Oct. 26. In April, Zodiac announced plans to lay off 168 employees in Santa Maria starting in June. Zodiac Seat Shells, a subsidiary Read More →
Resonant plans to raise $9.2 million in public offering
Resonant, a late stage Goleta development company designing small smartphone technology, plans to raise $9.2 million in a public offering. Documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission Sept. 9 said the company plans to offer about 2.4 million shares for $4.25 per share. The company expects to complete the offering by Sept. 14. Resonant Read More →
UC great launch pad for tech startups
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Mindbody acquires app developer HealCode
MindBody, a San Luis Obispo-based developer of merchant processing software for yoga and fitness studios, acquired Austin, Texas–based HealCode, which develops web and mobile apps for holistic health service companies. MindBody and HealCode worked closely together previously and about 7,500 of MindBody’s 55,000 subscribers already used HealCode widgets in MindBody software for things like client Read More →
China next frontier: AppScale partnering with web-retailing giant Alibaba
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Computer interface should be intuitive
Businesses large and small invest hefty amounts in software designed to improve operations and attract and keep in touch with customers. Sometimes, these projects are a success. Others are deemed failures, resulting in costly software abandonment. While there are a variety of factors that can differentiate between success and failure, one important consideration is the Read More →
Greed drives skyrocketing cost of drugs in the U.S.
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