QAD sees major expansion ahead with Redzone acquisition
Santa Barbara-based QAD has secured its second acquisition in as many months, this time purchasing Florida-based Redzone for a reported $1 billion, the software company announced Feb. 1. QAD, which provides cloud software for the manufacturing industry, did not disclose how much the deal was worth. However, according to Reuters, the deal is worth about Read More →
Amgen reports drop in profit for fourth quarter
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Sonos launches new partnership with TuneIn
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Amgen to lay off 300 U.S. workers
Technology layoffs are now hitting the healthcare sector, as Amgen will be laying off 300 people in the United States, the company announced on Jan. 30. The Thousand Oaks-based biotechnology giant said that it is making organizational changes “mainly in our commercial team,” the company’s statement said. “We made these changes to better manage against Read More →
AppFolio beats revenue estimates
Goleta-based AppFolio beat analysts’ expectations in both earnings and revenue when it released its financial results for the fourth quarter on Jan. 26. AppFolio, a software company for the real estate industry, announced revenue worth $124.1 million in the fourth quarter, a 30% increase from the same quarter a year ago. But the company’s net Read More →
LogicMonitor names new C-Suite member
Santa Barbara-based LogicMonitor has announced Taggart Matthiesen as the company’s new Chief Product Officer, the company said in a Jan. 24 press release. Matthiesen joins LogicMonitor from Lyft, where he built and led the company’s autonomous driving initiatives, holding the title of vice president of product. Before that role, he also held various leadership positions Read More →
Next Energy powers up Patagonia’s HQ
Next Energy Technologies has spent the better part of a decade validating the science behind its proprietary solar panel window technology. But last week, the Goleta-based company received a different type of validation from one of the largest climate-positive companies in the world. On Jan. 19, Next announced it successfully installed its solar panel windows Read More →
