San Diego-based XIFIN , a publisher of hosted revenue cycle management software for diagnostic laboratories, reported Tuesday that it has added two members to its executive staff. Zaniboni was also CFO for Arcturus Bioscience and Sequenom, XIFIN noted, adding that Taylor worked at IBM as a strategy executive prior to Acclerys. ...Tags: Tags: software lifescience executive xifi The company said it has hired Steve Zaniboni as chief financial officer and R. William Taylor as vice president of marketing.

Santa Monica-based Zag, which is developing software for auto buying programs, has signed on another AAA group as a customer. According to Zag, AAA Mid-Atlantic has just unveiled a auto buying program which is powered by the firm's software. Zag has developed a software product which allows users to fully configure and price cars for car buying programs and affinity groups; the firm's software is already being used by a number of other AAA clubs. Financial impact of the latest AAA win was not disclosed, however Zag said that AAA Mid-Atlantic is the fifth largest AAA-affiliated club in the nation, and has 3.8

Santa Monica-based Zag, a venture-backed developer of online car buying software, said this morning that it has made a Zag develops software used for configuring and pricing new and used automobiles, which it provides on a white-label basis to affinity buying programs. The firm is backed by Anthem Venture Partners, Capital One Auto Finance, GRP Partners, Arcturus Capital, Callaway Cars and the Skoll Fund. a number of hires and a promotion.

The firm--which is a spinout of automotive configuration software firm Zag--said it will provide consumers with a "Price Report" showing the full distribution of prices paid by other people, for the exact same vehicle, in a consumer's local area. TrueCar is venture backed by Zag, Anthem Venture Partners, Global Retail Partners, Capricorn, Capital One Auto Finance, and Arcturus Capital. Santa Monica-based TrueCar has officially launched its new car pricing site today, saying that it is now providing consumers with details on the prices paid for people on cars in their area.

Santa Monica-based Zag.com , the online car buying software firm headed by Scott Painter, announced this morning that it has inked a deal with the AAA, to power a new service called AAA Automaker. Zag is venture backed by Anthem Venture Partners, USAA, GRP Partners, Arcturus Capital, Callaway Cars and the Skoll Fund. READ MORE>> ...Tags: According to Zag, the firm will provide a turnkey, fully integrated auto buying program for the site, which will offer resources to research and compare vehicles, read AAA editorial reviews, and configure and purchase vehicles. Financial

Santa Monica-based Zag, the online car buying software firm headed by former CarsDirect CEO Scott Painter, has spun out a new company called TrueCar, the firm said late Wednesday. The firm said it has scored Series A funding from Zag, Anthem Venture Partners, Global Retail Partners, Capricorn, Capital One Auto Finance, ARcturus Capital, Scott Painter, and co-founder Tom Taira. According to TrueCar, it will provide information about new car pricing, using the actual price people have paid for cars. All of the venture funders in TrueCar are investors in Zag, and amount of the investment