*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Tuesday, May 8, 2018* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News <https://www.socaltech.com/News> ------------------------------
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According to RentSpree, it will offer its tenant screening platform to all CAA members. Financial details of the deal were not announced. RentSpree's service offers up access to credit reports and scores, eviction history, rental applications, and more from tenants. ( More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074696.html>) *FloQast Delivers New Document Management Features* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074695.html> Los Angeles-based FloQast, the develop of cloud management software aimed at accountants, has rolled out a new document management feature for its software. According to FloQast, its new Perm Docs capability is built into its software, and allows for centralizing of storage of important, supporting documentation needed for accounting close or audits. FloQast said the new feature is available at no extra charge to its existing clients. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074695.html>) *j2 Global Revenues Increase To $280.6M For Q1* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074694.html> Los Angeles-based j2 Global, the online services and publishing giant, reported on Monday that its Q1 2018 quarterly revenues grew to $280.6 million, a 10.2 percent increase over Q1 of last year. According to j2 Global, it ended the quarter with approximately $400M in cash and investments, after spending around $100M for acquisition and its regular quarterly dividend. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074694.html>) *Inseego Names New Sales VP* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074693.html> San Diego-based Inseego, which develops mobile products for the enterprise and other markets, said on Monday afternoon that it has named Rick Harris as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Sales for the Americas. Harris was most recently Sales Vice President for QuestSoftware, and also had served at such companies as ICSynergy, Verisign-Symantec, Arsenal-IBM and Nortel Networks. Inseego said Harris has more than 20 years of experience in the enterprise sales area. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074693.html>) *Linksys Targets Gamers With New Router For Xbox One* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074697.html> If you're an Xbox One gamer, looking to get the edge on your online competitors, the newest product from Los Angeles-based networking products maker Linksys--a networking router specifically designed to prioritize traffic for Xbox one games--has just shipped. Linksys said this morning that it has launched the WRT32XB, the first router to specifically prioritize high speed gaming and video streaming to the Xbox One. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074697.html>) *San Diego Airport Aims At Startups With New Accelerator* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074691.html> In an unusual move, the San Diego International Airport is hoping to make it easier for startup and innovators to figure out how well their services work in an airport setting, with a new Innovation Lab, the airport said on Monday. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074691.html>) *Snap Shuffles CFO, Snags Amazon Vet For Position* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074689.html> Venice, California-based Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is shuffling its Chief Financial Officer, saying that its current CFO, Andrew Vollero has agreed to depart the company. Reason for the shuffle was not announced, however, Snap did say that it will name Tim Stone as its new Chief Financial Officer. Stone was previously Vice President of Finance and Vice President of Physical Stores at Amazon since August of 2017 until February of 2018; he has been at Amazon since 1998. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074689.html>) *SpaceX Targets Next Satellite Launch For May 10th* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074688.html> It seems like a week doesn't go by with another *SpaceX <http://www.spacex.com>* launch or landing, and this week is no different. SpaceX said on Monday afternoon that it is targeting launch of the Bangabandhu Satellite-1 on May 10 from Pad 39A in Florida, at Cape Canaveral. The launch comes only a few days after the return of a SpaceX Dragon from the international Space Station (ISS) over the weekend, after a successful splashdown in the Pacific on Saturday.(More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074688.html>) *Champion Technology Gets Investment From R9B* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0074685.html> Santa Monica-based Champion Technology, which develops an artificial intelligence-powered software product for the cybersecurity area, to help improve cyber security analysis, has received a strategic investment from R9B (root9B, LLC), a provider of cybersecurity products and services. Size of the investment was not announced. According to the two, the investment deal came as a result of a strategic partnership and alliance between the companies. 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