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RealNetworks Hires New Mobile Entertainment President
Some fresh talent for Seattle online company.
At RealNetworks, Laid-Off Workers Are Streaming Out the Door
Some 80 sacked today, with more layoffs likely to follow.
RealNetworks Fast-Forwards Through Yet Another CEO — Its First One
The one-time Seattle tech star brings back its founder.
Sidecar App Helps People Share When They’re Already on a Call
Amid all the recent innovation around mobile applications for social networking, playing games and taking pictures, some of the core phone functionality might be due for a refresh.
Twitter Acquires Social Summary Tool Summify
Twitter has acquired Summify, a small start-up that smartly aggregates links shared by users’ friends on social networks.
Meet Qwilt, Creator of Smart Video-Caching Gear, and New Member of the Flash Madness Club
Coming out of stealth today with $24 million from Redpoint Ventures, Accel and other investors, Qwilt stores copies of the videos that are popular in your neighborhood to help make the network run faster. And? It uses flash memory to do it! Flash Madness continues.
RealNetworks CEO Resigns; Hunt Underway for Replacement
That was quick. Bob Kimball has resigned as president and CEO of RealNetworks after being promoted to the position a year ago in January.
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RealNetworks Lays Off 10 Percent
In its third round of layoffs under a restructuring by CEO Bob Kimball, RealNetworks cut 130 jobs, equal to 10 percent of its workforce. Kimball took over from CEO Rob Glaser last year. In an announcement today, the company stated that it has “completed the restructuring required to create a more efficient and focused company.”News Byte
RealNetworks Names Bob Kimball President and CEO
RealNetworks announced today that effective immediately, Bob Kimball has been named President and CEO of the company. Kimball has been serving as President and Acting CEO since January of this year, after Founder Rob Glaser stepped down as CEO. Kimball formerly served as the company’s senior legal executive. He joined Real in 1999.RealNetworks Reorganizes…Again, Including the Standard Layoffs and Rejiggering
This is just hitting the wires: Yet another restructuring of RealNetworks, complete with layoffs, office closures and a new organizational look. The company is cutting 85 jobs, including a good chunk of its exec team, along with dumping some global offices. This means about $10 million in restructuring charges said RealNetworks in a statement.