The firm said that the brands using its online car buying software--including USAA, AAA, American Express and Overstock--sold over 100,000 new and used vehicles since launching in 2006. Santa Monica-based Zag , which develops online car buying software, announced Monday that it has hit the 100,000 cars sold mark on its service. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

The firm's board includes executives from Digital Insight, the local online banking software firm acquired in 2006 by Intuit. Calabasas-based Malauzai , a new startup focused on mobile banking applications, has raised $1.3M in a funding round, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. No details on the funding have been announced. MORE >>

Australia was ReachLocal's first international market, which it entered in December of 2006. Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , which operates an online marketing service targeted at local businesses, is announcing today that it has purchase the remaining interest in the firm's Australian joint venture partner, Netus Pty Ltd. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

The patent was granted on August 3rd, and was first file in August of 2006. Los Angeles-based GoodSearch.com , the online search engine which shares its advertising revenues with charities, said Tuesday that it has received a patent on its technology. According to the firm, it has received patent number 7,769,738 from the U.S. READ MORE>>. MORE >>

SOS Online Backup was founded by Ken Shaw, and first launched its services in 2006. Los Angeles-based SOS Online Backup , a developer of cloud-based online backup and data protection services, said Thursday afternoon that it has raised $3M in a Series A funding round. The round came from Splashpoind Investors. READ MORE>>. MORE >>