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7/25/07 – Row44 is an interesting startup based in Westlake Village that hopes to bring broadband Internet service to airliners.  The concept has been attempted before to a limited extent by Boeing, but after the shutdown of that service, Row44 is taking its shot at the market.  The company is using the Hughes satellite network to offer a full plate of in-flight services that includes broadband Internet and live IP-based TV.

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6/15/07 – Sarbanes-Oxley requirements have created challenges for companies of all types and sizes.  And the management team at Irvine-based LogicalApps has turned those challenges into opportunity in helping companies automate the process of Sarbanes-Oxley, or SOX, compliance.

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6/5/07 -With the rapid rise of online video destinations leading numerous startups to jump into the market, user-generated content has almost become the conventional approach.  But one Echo Park-based startup is bringing the phenomenon full-circle.  MusicPlusTV, founded in 2003 by entrepreneurs Marc Cubas and Dennis Tzeng, is creating a music-based online television network—complete with studios for original content production.

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5/3/07 – The Los Angeles-area technology community includes a diverse group of companies in a wide range of industries—from the very technical to products and services that bridge technology and usability for the masses or those with specialized interests.  Patricia Handschiegel, for one, has managed to combine a background in technology with a love for fashion in Los Angeles-based StyleDiary.net.

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4/12/07 – A company that has recently appeared on StartUp Beat’s radar is Irvine-based Axiom Microdevices, a business built upon technology developed at CalTech that provides fully integrated power amplifiers for the cell phone market.  Founded in 2002, Axiom uses commodity complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) processes to create cost reduction and integration for cell phone manufacturers.

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By Brian Kovalesky

3/1/07 – February was a busy month for Culver City-based Fonality, with the completion of a $7 million round of funding led by Intel Capital, and the release of a new version of its business-class phone system product, PBXtra.

Founded in 2003, Fonality targets the small and medium size business (SMB) market with a lower-cost alternative to traditional private branch exchange, or PBX, business phone systems.  It now claims to serve more than 1,600 business customers with 40,000 individual users worldwide.

Fonality CEO Chris Lyman makes it clear that the SMB market is Fonality’s prime target.

“The low end of the market is enormous and has been completely ignored by large, established companies,” said Lyman.  “Their products are too complex for smaller companies, and the prices are ridiculous.  We’re in step with companies with two-to-500 employees who want affordable products with all the features required to support their modern workplace.”

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