*socaltech.com <http://socaltech.com> TechNews - Monday, December 11, 2017* Edited by Benjamin F. Kuo ISSN: 1524-6736 http://www.socaltech.com/News <https://www.socaltech.com/News> ------------------------------
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The #1 most connected recruiting firm in LA. ------------------------------ *Headlines * - Interview with Scott Cannon, CEO of BigRentz <#m_6580181892539275823_0073043> - Amgen Gives $500,000 For Wildfire Relief <#m_6580181892539275823_0073046> - Taoglas Expands In China <#m_6580181892539275823_0073044> - SetPoint Medical Gets FDA Nod On Pilot Study <#m_6580181892539275823_0073045> - SecureAuth Raises $200M <#m_6580181892539275823_0073041> - AT&T Boosts Cell Coverage In Thomas Fire Areas, Offers Unlimited Data, Text <#m_6580181892539275823_0073038> *Marketplace* - Simplify Cloud Management - Multi-Cloud Command & Control from Key Info <#m_6580181892539275823_ad729> - Become a Socaltech Supporter! <#m_6580181892539275823_ad724> - Neohire South <#m_6580181892539275823_ad720> - Tech Coast Map & Calendar – Put Your Company On The Map! <#m_6580181892539275823_ad717> - Stubbs Alderton & Markiles Preccelerator <#m_6580181892539275823_ad694> - Square 1 Bank <#m_6580181892539275823_ad695> ------------------------------ Our thoughts with the many socaltech readers who are affected by the fires, and in particular, readers in Carpinteria, Montecito, Santa Barbara, Ojai, Ventura, and San Diego who have been displaced from their homes as a result of evacuations. - Ben Kuo, Editor. ------------------------------ *Monday, December 11, 2017* *Interview with Scott Cannon, CEO of BigRentz* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073043.html> Our interview this morning is with Scott Cannon, the CEO of BigRentz ( www.bigrentz.com), which is creating an online marketplace for big equipment--an industry known notoriously as not adopting new technology. Scott tells us how the company--backed by St. Cloud Capital--has managed to coax those equipment rental yards into the digital age, and how the company has tackled other challenges in focusing its business. BigRentz is based in Irvine. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073043.html>) *Amgen Gives $500,000 For Wildfire Relief* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073046.html> Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant Amgen said this morning that it is donating $500,000 to relief efforts for the Southern California wildfires. According to Amgen, $200,000 of that funding will go to the United Way of Ventura County, for immediate relief efforts; in addition, $300,000 more will go to support victims of the Southern California wildfires. The funds come from Amgen's nonprofit arm, the Amgen Foundation. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073046.html>) *Taoglas Expands In China* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073044.html> San Diego-based antenna developer Taoglas said this morning that it is expanding in China, and has opened up a new office in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Acording to Taoglas, the new office will have full RF design and testing facilities, and will support wireless and IoT manufacturers in the region. The new office will be led by VP of Sales Lawrence Lin, who previously as VP of Marketing and Sales at Laxcen, and also has served at Analog Devices and Atmel. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073044.html>) *SetPoint Medical Gets FDA Nod On Pilot Study* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073045.html> Valencia-based SetPoint Medical, which develops medical devices for treating chronic inflammatory disease, said it has received Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for a human trial. The company said the trial will cover safety and efficacy of its devices to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis. The company said the human trial will include a total of 15 subjects, aged 22 to 75. SetPoint's devices are implanted in the vagus nerve. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073045.html>) *SecureAuth Raises $200M* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073041.html> El Segundo-based SecureAuth, a developer of identity management tools, has raised $200M in a funding round from private equity investor K1 Investment Management. K1 said the investment comes as part of a merger with Core Security, a provider of vulnerability discovery, identity governance and threat management software. K1 said the merger is pending regulatory approval from the U.S. Federal government. Core Security is based in Roswell, Georgia. (More... <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073041.html>) *AT&T Boosts Cell Coverage In Thomas Fire Areas, Offers Unlimited Data, Text* <https://www.socaltech.com/fullstory/0073038.html> AT&T says it has deployed two portable cell phone sites in the affected area of the Thomas Fire, one at Thomas Aquinas College and another on Johnson Road, as part of its response to the wildfires. The company also said that wireless customers in the affected areas will get credits for unlimited data and text from December 7th until December 11th. 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