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 Tuesday, February 2, 2010 DNA Direct Acquired By Medco Health Solutions San Francisco-based Mb>DNA Direct, a provider of information about genetics testing, has been acquired by New Jersey firm Medco Health Solutions. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. DNA Direct was venture backed by Firefly Investments and Lemhi Ventures. posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2010(Full story) Ustream Gets $75M In Funding From Softbank Mountain View-based live streaming firm Ustream has raised $75M in a Series B funding round from SOFTBANK Japan, the firm said this morning. According to Ustream, the funding also comes along with additional funding commitments from other, unnamed U.S. and Asian investors. The firm said the funding will go to fund growth in both the U.S. and Asia Pacific, with a particular focus on Japan, China, Korea and India. Ustream provides live streaming of video programming. posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 (More)(Full story) Linden Lab Buys Avatar Firm San Francisco-based Linden Lab, which operates the Second Life virtual world, said last week that it has acquired Enemy Unknown AB, the Swedish firm behind Avatars United, a web community focused on avatars. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Linden Lab said it will be adding Avatars United's community features--including activity feeds similar to Facebook and Twitter--to its service in the future. posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2010(Full story) PGP Buys ChosenSecurity, TC TrustCenter Menlo Park-based PGP Corporation, the developer of email and data encryption software, said today that it is in a definitive agreement to acquired TC TrustCenter and parent firm ChosenSecurity. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. TC TrustCenter is based in Germany, and ChosenSecurity is based in Newton, Massachusetts. Both firms provide software for managing encryption, authentication, and secure communications. PGP said it will both continue to support ChosenSec (More info...) posted on Tuesday, February 2, 2010(Full story) |
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