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News Corp. to buy Move for $950M

By   /  Tuesday, September 30th, 2014  /  Real Estate, Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on News Corp. to buy Move for $950M

News Corp., the global media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch, plans to buy Move Inc. for $950 million in an all-cash deal. Move is based in Silicon Valley, but its largest facilities and most of its operations are in Westlake Village.

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SLO telecoms to merge

By   /  Monday, September 29th, 2014  /  Central Coast, Latest news, Technology  /  Comments Off on SLO telecoms to merge

Norcast Telecom and Blue Rooster Telecom, two San Luis Obispo-based firms that provide voice and data service to about 2,500 Central Coast business customers, are merging.

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Qualstar shares sink on $5.6M loss

By   /  Monday, September 29th, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, East Ventura County, Technology, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on Qualstar shares sink on $5.6M loss

Qualstar cut its annual loss to $5.6 million — almost half of what it had been a year earlier — but investors weren’t happy with the company’s slow progress as it struggles to return to profitability. Shares of Qualstar plummeted 6.9 percent to close at $1.21 on Sept. 29 after the company reported its fiscal Read More →

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$86.2M Sientra IPO plumps up public-company ranks

By   /  Friday, September 26th, 2014  /  South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on $86.2M Sientra IPO plumps up public-company ranks

With Santa Barbara-based breast implant maker Sientra’s Sept. 19 announcement that it plans to raise up to $86.2 million, the IPO has returned to the Tri-Counties in a big way. Sientra’s filing is the fourth initial public offering announced in the region this year, joining completed deals at Goleta-based Inogen and Santa Barbara-based Resonant for Read More →

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SpendSmart snaps up TechXpress for $1.6M

By   /  Friday, September 26th, 2014  /  Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on SpendSmart snaps up TechXpress for $1.6M

Alex Minicucci, CEO of San Luis Obispo-based SMS Masterminds. (Business Times file photo)

It has only been a few months since Alex Minicucci took the reins of publicly traded SpendSmart Networks, but he has already masterminded the acquisition of fellow San Luis Obispo firm TechXpress and expanded SpendSmart’s headcount from 12 to 40.

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Impact Radius offers alternative to advertising network model

By   /  Friday, September 26th, 2014  /  Central Coast, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Impact Radius offers alternative to advertising network model

Santa Barbara-based marketing technology firm Impact Radius says it is growing fast and signing up marquee customers.

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Genisyss offers your DNA, on a drive

By   /  Friday, September 26th, 2014  /  Health Care & Life Science, Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Genisyss offers your DNA, on a drive

In the digital age, it can feel like you can fit your whole existence — photos and videos of loved ones, writings, important financial documents — onto a small USB thumb drive.