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Listen to any station, anywhere in the World

admin-christian — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 12:54:30 -0400

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Reciva provide access to an extremely diverse range of Internet radio stations from around the world, with broadcasts from nearly every country on the planet. For more information see https://www.reciva.com/index.php

Now showing, "Android vs. Symbian," rated R for cutthroat competition

admin-christian — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:35:10 -0400

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Nokia announced it was acquiring all the shares it doesn't already own in the Symbian software platform, consolidating the various versions into one, and turning that over to a partner-filled foundation for free, open-source release. For more information see Good Morning Silicon Valley article.

DNA2.0 of Menlo Park with Co-Founder Claes Gustafsson builds gene's

admin-christian — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 18:57:09 -0400

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DNA2.0 of Menlo Park is the largest US provider of synthetic genes for the pharmaceutical, biotech and academic markets. Any gene sequence can be designed and synthesized quickly and efficiently to fit your specific needs. One of their co-founders is Dr. Claes Gustafsson who is their VP Sales and Marketing. Swedish tech magazine Ny Teknik has an article about the gene synthesis technology and DNA2.0. Read more here (in swedish).

Nexit Ventures leads $10 million investment round for Ekahau

admin-christian — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:29:25 -0400

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Nexit Ventures of Saratoga, Helsinki and Stockholm, a mobile venture capital firm focused on wireless technologies and services, announced an investment round of over $10 million for its portfolio company Ekahau Inc. of Saratoga and Helsinki. The investment will strengthen Ekahau's solution delivery capability and allow the company to respond to rapidly growing market demand.

For further information see press-release: http://www.tornado-insider.com/press/presses.asp?pressid=10158

SDForum Quarterly Venture Breakfast with PWC

admin-christian — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:20:25 -0400

Start: 8 Jul 2008 - 8:00am

End: 8 Jul 2008 - 10:00am

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

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Kicking off the second year of the QuarterlyVenture Breakfast Series in collaboration with PWC, the panel will discuss trends in venture investments in Clean Tech.

Everyone’s talking about clean technology and a new wave of investments rolling in to fund companies in this sector. Where’s the truth and where’s the fiction? Will the funding come from angel investors, venture capitalists or project finance? And what does this mean for startups? Steve Bengston will present an overview of the investments in the sector and trends by technology within the industry (solar, biofuels, energy..) and then our veteran VC panel will discuss and debate where they feel the opportunities are and what the trends are going forward.

For more information and registration see: http://www.sdforum.org/venturebreakfast. Silicon Vikings members receive a savings of $5 off the non-member price by entering the following Discount Code: PWC08.

SDForum: Green and Clean Dinner Series - Dinner Three: Where's The Money?

admin-christian — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 15:01:08 -0400

Start: 21 Aug 2008 - 6:00pm

End: 21 Aug 2008 - 8:30pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

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SDForum announces the third program in its evening series on “Green and Clean”, devoted to exploring the issues and highlighting the movers and shakers in this burgeoning industry that spans technologies and businesses. Entrepreneurs, tech executives, investors, and other stakeholders are looking for solutions to a wide range of problems impacting society and the world we live in.

For more information and registration see: http://www.sdforum.org/greenclean. Silicon Vikings members receive a savings of $5 off the non-member price by entering the following Discount Code: GreenClean08.

Google: The Mind Readers of the Digital World

admin-christian — Tue, 20 May 2008 19:45:18 -0400

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Elisabeth Braw, who is based in San Francisco and who writes for Metro Sweden have written a piece for Metro International on Google. See http://www.readmetro.com/show/en/NewYork/20080514/1/8/

Sommermedia söker just nu utlandssvenskar till en dokumentär tv-serie för svensk tv

admin-christian — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:33:00 -0400

Sommermedia, a TV production company is planning a documentary series of Swedes Abroad for Swedish TV. For more information (in Swedish) click on title or below.

Nimsoft Launches Into 2008 with Record Q1 Results

admin-christian — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:42:46 -0400

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Nimsoft of Redwood City and Oslo, the "Big 4" alternative for IT performance and availability monitoring solutions, today announced that the company has launched into 2008 with record Q1 results. Nimsoft smashed its business expectations for 2007 and led the first quarter of 2008 with similar rapid growth that underscores the company's ever increasing momentum. New bookings for the quarter rose 71 percent year over year, and recurring revenue, driven by an increasing amount of subscription business, jumped 83 percent when compared to the same quarter last year. The company added 27 brand new name customers during Q1, bringing the total customer count to 643 in 30 countries. For more information see Nimsoft press-release at http://www.nimsoft.com/news/press-releases/2008-05-14-q1-results.php

The 5th Conference on Innovation Journalism

admin-christian — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:56:45 -0400

Start: 21 May 2008 - 9:00am

End: 23 May 2008 - 5:00pm

Timezone: Etc/GMT-7

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THE FIFTH CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION JOURNALISM at Stanford May 21-23, program title:

JOURNALISM DRIVING INNOVATION
INNOVATION DRIVING JOURNALISM

For more information and sign-up see http://ij5.innovationjournalism.org/