Tuesday, September 15, 2009 -- Connect with CleanTECH San Diego. Join 400+ business leaders, innovators, scientists, and engineers from across San Diego's innovation economy. At our fall CONNECT with CleanTECH San Diego, you'll have the opportunity to meet San Diego's leaders and innovators in cleantech and solve cleantech challenges in your own workplace. Expand your network and develop lasting partnerships. Whether you're greening your workplace, supply chain, product, or service offering; or seeking investment, this is the place to be.

San Diego, CA 92121 Finalists will showcase their products and technology, both before and after the competition. 6pm Thursday, October 2, 2008 QUALCOMM Q Q - Auditorium 6455 6455 Lusk Blvd. San

Kyocera Solar , a manufacturer of solar modules, said today that it is planning to begin manufacturing solar modules in San Diego, to serve the U.S. Kyocera already maintains its North American businesses from San Diego. Kyocera said that the manufacturing will begin in the first half of 2010 from its Balboa Avenue facility, with production targeted at large-scale solar electric generating systems. ...Tags: market. The firm said it is looking to produce 1,000 megawatts of solar cells per year by March 2013 from the location.

Friday, December 11, 2009 -- 22nd Annual Most Innovative New Product ��MIP�� Awards. Don't miss San Diego's most prestigious event honoring local high-tech and life science innovation. Join CONNECT to honor San Diego's leading innovators and entrepreneurs at the 22nd annual MIP Awards luncheon. CONNECT. Hear the announcement of this year's winners, view the finalist's products on display in the exhibit hall, and network with more than 800 of San Diego's top executives, entrepreneurs, service providers and academics.

San Diego-based SmartDrive Systems, which develops technology and associate services for managing vehicle fleet safety, announced today that it has hired Jason Palmer as its Chief Product Officer. Palmer has previously served at 800.com, Qualcomm, Now Software, Clientele Software, and Tut Systems. SmartDrive is venture backed by Clarium Edelson

San Diego-based ID Analytics , a provider of software used for detecting identity fraud and risk, disclosed today that the firm has added a new family of products focused on tapping information not found in typical public records or credit bureaus. According to the firm, its new ID Network Attributes products use information such as names, addresses, dates of birth, reported identity fraud, and other information to detect possible identity theft. The information is used by financial institutions, banks, and others. ID Analytics is venture backed by Investor Growth

San Diego-based Novatel Wireless said Tuesday that the firm has rolled out a version of the firm's mobile hotspot hardware, which works with North American carriers. The new MiFi 2372 HSPA products supports HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS networks. The firm's hardware--which rolled out in Europe in June--allows cellular subscribers to create their own, mini WiFi hotspots with up to five connections. READ MORE>> ...Tags:

San Diego-based Ortiva Wireless , a developer of products for managing mobile video, said today today that it has enhanced the firm's Video Optimization Gateway product to support H.264 QVGA. Ortiva's products adapt video streams based on mobile network conditions. ...Tags: According to the firm, the new support will help increase the quality and delivery of mobile video to handsets such as the Nokia N95 and Samsung QBOL. The firm said the new support is being deployed with Vodafone Portugal and an un-named, North American carrier.

San Diego-based Novatel Wireless , a developer of wireless broadband data cards, announced three new products today. The new products are targeted at connecting laptops with high speed, cellular data networks. Novatel's new products include the E970D, for HSPA networks in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; the E960D for HSPA networks in North America; and the Ovation MC995D USB Modem, designed for use in Europe. According to Novatel, it has launched two new embedded modules, and a USB modem, all focused on the HSPA network market. Novatel's modules are embedded

San Diego-based Pfenix , a new startup focused on biotechnology technology for producing proteins, has spun out of Dow Chemical Company, Pfenex said this week. Tags: pfenex lifescience biotech venture capital pseudomonas protein productio As part of the spinout, the firm has received $24M in a Series A funding round. The funding was led by Signet Healthcare Partners.