Santa Monica-based online news publisher ContentNext, operator of the paidContent.org and other online news publications, announced this morning that it has been acquired by Guardian News & Media, the news media division of UK-based Guardian Media Group. Financial terms of

Aliso Viejo-based SiliconSystems, a developer of silicon storage products, said Thursday that it has named Robert Fan as the firm's Vice President of Marketing. Fan joins the firm from Entorian Technologies, and has also served previously at Berkana Wireless, Resonet

International Rectifier Corp., a manufacturer of analog, digital and mixed-signal computer chips for use in power management applications, reported this week that it has hired Tim Bixler as vice president, general counsel and secretary. The El Segundo, Calif.-based company said

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., a developer of manned and unmanned launch vehicles for space exploration, reported Thursday that it has hired Diane Murphy as vice president of marketing and communications. The Hawthorne, Calif.-based company, also known as SpaceX, said the

Russell Fine is CEO of Opposing Views (www.opposingviews.com), a new startup that recently raised $1.25M from a number of prominent local angel investors. Russell was the founder of Youbet.com, and has been an angel investor himself; we thought we'd catch

The Technology Integration Group, a San Diego-based provider of computer systems integration and IT consulting services, announced Tuesday that it has acquired the Entre Business Technology Group of Atlanta. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1981 and

Los Angeles-based Shopflick said Thursday that the firm has raised $7M in a Series A funding. The site--which allows sellers to create and post videos about their products--said the funding came from Panorama Capital and Venrock. Shopflick said that its