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Ansible makes it easy to crack the code in the cloud

By   /  Friday, June 6th, 2014  /  Columns, Technology  /  Comments Off on Ansible makes it easy to crack the code in the cloud

Whether you call it software-as-a-service or the cloud, Web-hosted code has been around for nearly a decade and has delivered on two key promises: As an end user, your browser is connected to a vastly more powerful computer than you could otherwise afford, and you’re always running the latest version of the software because it’s been updated across all servers. But up there in the cloud, a lot of work is going on behind the scenes.

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SCOTUS ruling was key to firm’s patent victory

By   /  Friday, June 6th, 2014  /  Latest news, Law & Goverment, Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on SCOTUS ruling was key to firm’s patent victory

With a late-in-the-game assist from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, FindTheBest has won the right to recover its costs in what a federal judge called a “frivolous” and “objectively unreasonable” patent lawsuit brought against it.

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Amgen to cut 70 jobs

By   /  Thursday, June 5th, 2014  /  East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy, Tri-County Public Companies  /  2 Comments

Thousand Oaks-based Amgen plans to lay off 70 people, primarily in its information systems department at its headquarters.

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FindTheBest wins patent battle costs

By   /  Monday, June 2nd, 2014  /  Law & Goverment, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on FindTheBest wins patent battle costs

Summerland-based FindTheBest has won what a federal judge called a “frivolous” and “objectively unreasonable” patent lawsuit against it and will recoup its costs from its opponent. Last summer, Delaware-based Lumen View Technology sued FindTheBest over a patent on matching user preference data. That patent was invalidated late last year, and Judge Denise Cote ruled on Read More →

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QAD shares soar on narrower Q1 loss

By   /  Friday, May 30th, 2014  /  Banking & Finance, South Coast, Technology, Tri-County Public Companies  /  Comments Off on QAD shares soar on narrower Q1 loss

Shares of software firm QAD shot up almost 7 percent in midday trading on Friday after the company reported a smaller first-quarter loss. Santa Barbara-based QAD posted a quarterly loss of $76,000, or 1 cent per Class A share and break-even for Class B shares, compared to a loss of $1.3 million a year earlier. Read More →

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InTouch says court decision strengthens its patent portfolio

By   /  Friday, May 30th, 2014  /  Health Care & Life Science, Law & Goverment, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on InTouch says court decision strengthens its patent portfolio

A federal appeals court has handed down a mixed result in the legal battle InTouch Health waged against a lower-priced competitor, finding that the Goleta company’s patents were valid but had not been infringed.

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New Venture Competition hands out prizes to UCSB startups

By   /  Friday, May 30th, 2014  /  Small Business, South Coast, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on New Venture Competition hands out prizes to UCSB startups

A technology to make mobile phone GPS more accurate, a new seafood distribution system and a novel way to brand beer growlers at craft breweries were among the top winners at UC Santa Barbara’s annual New Venture Competition on May 22.