*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Monday, February 25, 2019* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News ------------------------------
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Key info (http://www.keyinfo.com) infrastructure ~ connectivity ~ co-location ~ cloud ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Ill Fated Amazon Prime Air Cargo Plane Began Day At Ontario International <#m_8038973381988393651_0077439> - Inseego Ties With Ericsson On 5G Networking <#m_8038973381988393651_0077440> - Western Digital Unveils 1TB microSD Card <#m_8038973381988393651_0077441> - Smith Micro Rolls Out New Product For Wireless Retailers <#m_8038973381988393651_0077443> - Urovant Sciences Gets $100M In Debt Funding <#m_8038973381988393651_0077437> - Famous Birthdays Hits 20 Million Monthly Uniques <#m_8038973381988393651_0077436> - Virgin Galactic Sends Three Into Space <#m_8038973381988393651_0077434> *Marketplace* - Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Info <#m_8038973381988393651_ad729> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#m_8038973381988393651_ad724> - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#m_8038973381988393651_ad717> - Square 1 Bank <#m_8038973381988393651_ad695> - BDO - Southern California Technology Industry Team <#m_8038973381988393651_ad737> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#m_8038973381988393651_ad694> *Monday, February 25, 2019* *Therese Tucker On How She Created Blackline* "I began @BlackLine because I had a really incompetent wealth manager, and I thought, I can build better software than what he's doing" Therese Tucker at RRC2018 https://vimeo.com/314141141 *Ill Fated Amazon Prime Air Cargo Plane Began Day At Ontario International* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077439.html> The ill-fated Amazon Prime Air airplane, operated by Atlas Air which crashed outside Houston, Texas on Sunday, started its day in the Inland Empire at Ontario International. According to flight records, the ill-fated Boeing 767--which crashed into a swamp near George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston--started its day at 2:26 a.m. Pacific Time at Ontario before heading to Miami; the flight was on its way back from Miami to Houston when it crashed. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077439.html>) *Inseego Ties With Ericsson On 5G Networking* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077440.html> San Diego-based Inseego, which develops wireless hotspots and other related technology, said it has partnered with Ericsson to bring new 5G NR (New Radio) products to the market. According to Inseego, it is launching a set of 5G NR products in 2019, which will provide high-performance 5G mmWave and sub-6GHz mobile and fixed wireless solutions for worldwide deployments. Financial details of the deal with Ericsson were not announced. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077440.html>) *Western Digital Unveils 1TB microSD Card* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077441.html> Western Digital, the storage- and memory-maker which has significant operations in Orange County, has just unveiled a new, 1TB UHS-I microSD card, which it claims is the world's fastest 1TB flash memory card. According to Western Digital the new 1TB SanDisk Extreme card has a MSRP of $449.99, and will be available at select retailers in April. The company also is offering up a smaller, 512GB version of the card for $199.99. The new card is aimed at use in smartphones, drones, and action cameras. ( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077441.html>) *Smith Micro Rolls Out New Product For Wireless Retailers* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077443.html> Aliso Viejo-based *Smith Micro Software <http://www.smithmicro.com>* has rolled out a new product aimed at wireless carriers, which allows carriers and retailers to control on-screen demos at their retail stores. According to Smith Micro, the new product, ViewSpot, let those carriers show consistent promotional campaigns, device pricing specs and comparisons, and special in-store offers. Pricing on the new product was not announced.( More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077443.html>) *Urovant Sciences Gets $100M In Debt Funding* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077437.html> Irvine-based Urovant Sciences, which is developing biopharmaceuticals for treating urologic conditions, said late Friday afternoon that it has entered into a deal for up to $100M in debt financing, from Hercules Cpaital. According to the company, the new funding will go towards ongoing development of its lead compound vibegron, for business development opportunities, and for general corporate purposes. Urovant is led by Ceo Keith A. Katkin. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077437.html>) *Famous Birthdays Hits 20 Million Monthly Uniques* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077436.html> Los Angeles-based Famous Birthdays, the online site which lets users look up the birthdays and other information on famous people, said it has surpassed 20 million monthly unique users, as of January. The site also said it saw an additional, 2 million unique users to Famous Birthdays Espanol. Famous Birthdays is led by Evan Britton. The company also recently launched a new video feature and trivia features on its site. (More... <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077436.html>) *Virgin Galactic Sends Three Into Space* <http://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0077434.html> Mojave-based Virgin Galactic, which is developing space vehicles aimed at delivering tourists into space, completed another test flight on Friday, sending three people into space for its second, official space flight. According to Virgin Galactic, the fifth powered test flight sent the VSS Unity to its highest speed and altitude so far, carrying Chief Pilot Dave Mackay and co-pilot Michael "Sooch" Masucci, plus Beth Moses, Virgin Galactic's Chief Astronaut Instructor to 295,007 feet. 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Wide World, Small Planet: MarTech, Brands, Philanthropic Investors Do Well by Doing Good presented by LAVA Digital Media. Digital has brought about a sea change on the economics of good works. Supporting social causes isn’t soft sophistry, but a hard business opportunity. Media tech has enabled more efficient—and profitable!—ways of fundraising and extending philanthropy. New tools and models have remade cause marketing as a profit center, no longer relegated to the charity ghetto. Campaigns on issues like diversity, anti-bullying, environmentalism reach millions in an instant, changing hearts and minds, affecting positive contributions to society and generating profits. Investors, too, are putting money where their hearts are. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26356 February 26, Santa Monica -- *Cause Investing & Social Impact* Cause Investing & Social Impact MarTech Investors, MarTech, Brands Benefit from Digital Charity Tools. LAVA. Digital has brought about a sea change on the economics of good works. Supporting social causes isn’t soft sophistry, but a hard business opportunity. Media tech has enabled more efficient—and profitable!—ways of fundraising and extending philanthropy. New tools and models have remade cause marketing as a profit center, no longer relegated to the charity ghetto. Campaigns on issues like diversity, anti-bullying, environmentalism reach millions in an instant, changing hearts and minds, affecting positive contributions to society and generating profits. Investors, too, are putting money where their hearts are. . See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26360 February 26, Camarillo -- *Google Apps: Tools for Collaboration, Time & Tasks Management, and More* Google Apps: Tools for Collaboration, Time & Tasks Management, and More. Russell Fischer Business Collection, Camarillo Library. In this workshop, Matthew Moran, introduces you to a variety of Google applications, demonstrates critical features, and provides an overview of how they work together for both the individual, and more importantly, as a way to share information efficiently and securely. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26363 February 26, Long Beach -- *COB Incubator: Launching Your Business* Launching Your Business. CSULB Beach Incubator. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26362 February 27, Camarillo -- *Building a Bigger Competitive Future* Building a Bigger Competitive Future. Russell Fischer Business Collection - Camarillo Public Library. Brand strategist Derrick Daye shares the requirements of building a bigger competitive future for brands in an over-communicated, over-competitive and uncertain marketplace. Attendees will learn what is needed to compete and win, how to identify and grow their advantage and how to move their brand from easy to compare to beyond compare. Brands in all stages of development will benefit and each attendee will leave with actionable insights and a higher degree of optimism about their competitive future in an Age of Disruption. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26361 March 6, Westlake Village -- *ACG101 Food Manufacturers and Distributors* ACG101 Food Manufacturers and Distributors. California's agriculture is the most productive and varied in the U.S., owing to the climate, topography, complex systems of water delivery and diverse population of growers in our state. This year, the ACG 101 annual Food & Ag program takes a look at a different aspect of this fertile industry: Manufacturing and Distribution. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26354 March 7, Los Angeles -- *Global LAVA: Investing in Israeli Start-Ups* Global LAVA: Investing in Israeli Start-Ups. Panelists: Liron Brish - CEO of Farm Dog; Liat Sade-Sternberg - CEO of fuse.it; Guy Katsovich, co-founder of Fusion LA. See http://www.socaltech.com/calendar/eventid/26357 March 21, Irvine -- *TCVN's 2019 Investor Speed Dating* TCVN Speed Dating. Your palms are sweaty. Your legs are shaking. You can’t get the words out of your mouth fast enough. Finally, everything starts to flow. You’re in the zone. Then suddenly, without notice, the buzzer rings and you have to move on. This is not the typical speed-dating scenario. This is how you will feel as an entrepreneur who will soon make investor pitches at the 2019 Speed Dating with Investors event March 21, 2019. Why the anxiety? The presentations will be made one-on-one to many potential investors including members of Tech Coast Angels and you’ve only got few short minutes to pitch, Q&A and listen to seasoned advice and recommendation. That’s not a lot of time. Fortunately, TCVN and the Speed Dating with Investors event is designed to introduce entrepreneurs and startup companies to the world of angel investing. This is not a sales event. 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