| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- May 23, 2013 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.bayareatechwire.com o San Francisco-Based Lyft Lands $60 Million for On-Demand Ridesharing o San Francisco-Based WibiData Raises $15 Million in Second Round o Santa Cruz-Based Looker Data Sciences Names Frank Bien as President o Menlo Park-Based Khosla Ventures Hires Benjamin Ling o NASA Announces Winners of International Space Apps Challenge o Briefly Noted: Jawbone, SST _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Customer Service/Collection Representative --Join the Debate on Public and Private Data - Menlo Park - June 8 --Research Leader – Collaboration and Communications --Forrester Report-How to Organize for the Digital Future, from Siteworx --Breakthrough Brand Strategy: How to Increase Revenue and Drive Growth --Sr. Director, Product Management, Cloud Hybrid Services --Mobile Commerce World --Director of Business Development --Post-Merger Integration Project Manager- Resources Global- San Jose CA --Sales and Tech Development (LogiXML) --Advertise on Bay Area Tech Wire and Reach More than 6,000 Subscribers Ad Descriptions Below Briefly Noted Section Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad: http://www.bayareatechwire.com _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Lyft Lands $60 Million for On-Demand Ridesharing San Francisco -- Trying to get a leg up on competitors such as Uber and Sidecar, San Francisco-based on-demand ridesharing startup Lyft said on Thursday it has raised $60 million in its third round of funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz. Previous backers Mayfield Fund and Founders Fund also took part in the round, which increased the company's total backing to $82.5 million. Lyft's app, available for iPhone and Android devices, lets users request rides with vetted drivers who have extra space available in their vehicles. The company said the service typically costs as much as a third less than traditional taxis. Lyft launched a year ago as an offshoot of Zimride, a social networking rideshare program originally backed by Facebook's fbFund. http://www.lyft.me/ _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based WibiData Raises $15 Million in Second Round San Francisco -- WibiData, the San Francisco-based developer of a big data application platform, said on Thursday it has raised $15 million in its second round of funding, led by Canaan Partners. Previous backers New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Eric Schmidt, the chairman of Google, also participated. Canaan's Ross Fubini has joined the company's board of directors. "This capital will allow us to keep hiring exceptional talent, build disruptive technology and help organizations enhance the user experience," said co-founder and CEO Christophe Bisciglia. WibiData's apps are based on the open source Kiji Project, which reduces big data application development and deployment cycles. The company is building suites of apps for vertical industries, and currently counts Opower, Mobile Posse and Atlassian among its customers. http://www.wibidata.com http://www.wibidata.com/blog/WibiData-Raises-15m-to-Advance-Big-Data-Applications _____________________________________________ o Santa Cruz-Based Looker Data Sciences Names Frank Bien as President Santa Cruz, Calif. -- Two months after its launch out of stealth, Santa Cruz-based Looker Data Sciences, a developer of business intelligence software, on Thursday named Frank Bien as its president. Bien is the former vice president of business development at Greenplum and senior vice president at Virsto Software. The company also has named Marc Randolph, the co-founder and inaugural CEO of Netflix, as a board member and advisor. Looker, which is backed by First Round Capital and PivotNorth, said that its core Looker BI Platform utilizes an extensible modeling language called LookML to remove the complexities of querying entire raw data sets. The platform lets users perform on-the-fly analytics without needing to know how to write queries. http://www.looker.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130523005111/en/Looker-Brings-GreenplumEMC-Executive-President-Netflix-CEO _____________________________________________ o Menlo Park-Based Khosla Ventures Hires Benjamin Ling Menlo Park, Calif. -- Khosla Ventures, a Menlo Park-based venture capital firm focused on sustainability and technology startups, on Thursday announced the hiring of Benjamin Ling, a former Google, Facebook and YouTube executive. Ling, whose specific role was not announced, most recently served as the COO of Badoo. He also has developed a track record of angel investing in technology companies, such as Fab.com, Palantir, Square, PracticeFusion and Quora, while taking advisory positions in Pinterest and Pulse. http://www.khoslaventures.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130523006005/en/Benjamin-Ling-Joins-Khosla-Ventures-Team _____________________________________________ o NASA Announces Winners of International Space Apps Challenge Washington, DC -- NASA and the European Space Agency have named five "best in class" winners in the 2013 International Space Apps Challenge, a competition that challenged developers to create software, hardware, data visualization tools and mobile and web apps contributing to space exploration. The event drew 770 submissions, with 133 of them nominated for global judging. Submissions had to include a two-minute video and be nominated by a local challenge lead to qualify. A complete list of the winners and their projects is available at the link below. http://spaceappschallenge.org _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (San Francisco) San Francisco-based Jawbone, a developer of wearable technology and audio devices, on Thursday named Mindy Mount as its president. Mount previously served as the corporate vice president and CFO of Microsoft's Online Services Division, and corporate vice president of operations and finance and CFO of the company's Entertainment and Device Division. https://jawbone.com/ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jawbone-hires-mindy-mount-as-president-208679961.html (Newark, Calif.) Newark-based SST, developer of a gunfire alert and analysis tool used by law enforcement agencies, on Thursday named Bill Bratton to its board of directors. Bratton is CEO of The Bratton Group and Bratton Technologies. He also is the former chief of the Los Angeles Police Department, as well as commissioner of the New York City and Boston Police Departments. http://www.sst-inc.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130523005425/en/William-J.-Bratton-Joins-SST-Board-Directors =================================================== Job/Event/Marketplace Listings: =================================================== To Post in Job/Event/Marketplace: http://www.bayareatechwire.com 6000 Readers: 5 day ad: $120--10 day ad: $175--20 day ad: $300 > Customer Service/Collection Representative Customer Service/Collection Representative position is one of ideation, strategy and execution. You will work in both the Customer Service and Collection department. You will be a part of a well organized and growing company; with the expectation to contribute in pushing the boundaries of where brands take the consumer experience. Twiline Productions is looking for competitive individuals with an entrepreneur spirit to fill the position in Customer Service Representative/Collection Representative/producer for our expanding firm. The right individual will thrive in a fast paced professional environment and find motivation and fulfillment in the exciting challenges of a growing company. All work is clearly outlined with goals, deadlines and budgets established. Must have strong writing skills and a creative eye, Customer Service experience. Looking for experienced applicants that enjoy working as part of a team. Must have strong interpersonal management skills. Send resumes to twilineproductions@gmail.com ____________________________________________ > Join the Debate on Public and Private Data - Menlo Park - June 8 Join Oracle VPs, IT and legal experts as they mix it up in a unique panel debate on privacy - is it dead? Hosted by Concord Law School. Join onsite at the Quadrus Conference Center on June 8, or online. For more information or to register for this free event, visit www.ConcordDebate.com Free. Inquiries: holly_barnhill@concord.kaplan.edu ____________________________________________ > Research Leader – Collaboration and Communications Current Analysis is a provider of competitive intelligence, market analysis products, and advisory services to Fortune 100 Telecom Service Providers and IT Software and Service Vendors. We currently seek a Research Leader to work in our Collaboration and Communications group. Qualified candidates should have a thorough understanding of the collaboration and communications marketplace as well as technical knowledge of and/or expertise with unified communications, PBX systems, hosted telephony platforms, presence and chat, voice and video conferencing, and tele-presence solutions. The Research Leader will deliver intelligence and analysis to our clients and gives end-users insight into the strengths and weaknesses of competing vendors and their offerings; Proactively track and analyze the collaboration and communications marketplace; Attend industry trade shows, analyst conference, webinars and vendor briefings; Present research findings in both live and online events. To apply for this position send your resume to: hr@currentanalysis.com or fax at: 703.421.3077 ____________________________________________ > Forrester Report-How to Organize for the Digital Future, from Siteworx In this March 2013 Forrester Research Inc., Report, How to Organize for the Digital Future, analysts advise marketers to focus on and prioritize staffing three key digital functions – strategy, governance, and execution - over waiting for organizational change. Using real case studies, the report showcases how two organizations became customer obsessed by incorporating digital in their corporate strategies. Download the report now to learn how to prepare your organization for these key digital functions and how to operationalize them for success. Get your report: http://www.siteworx.com/News/Whitepapers/How-to-Organize-for-Digital-Future ____________________________________________ > Breakthrough Brand Strategy: How to Increase Revenue and Drive Growth The most important question business owners can ask at the beginning of each day is, "What can my team and I do today to increase revenue?" Entrepreneurs leading growing businesses often become paralyzed trying to answer this question consistently. Alice Wendt, vice president of Wendt Partners, suggest focusing on branding to increase revenue and drive growth. So, how do you go about creating a breakthrough brand strategy? By asking the right questions. Find out what questions to ask at http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire ____________________________________________ > Sr. Director, Product Management, Cloud Hybrid Services I am searching for a Sr. Director of Product Management, Cloud Hybrid Services to join my industry-leading client’s new Hybrid Cloud business unit as the leader of its Product Management function. This is an opportunity to make a genuine and lasting global impact on technology. The Sr. Director will lead an outstanding team of Product Managers in envisioning, building and managing new Hybrid Cloud Services. Requirements: experience launching and expanding IaaS/Hosting products, preferably Cloud-based; scaling revenue from 50MM and scaling head count; a history of establishing frameworks to define/prove what the target customer segment wants; a deep understanding of virtualization technologies, computers, storage, security, and networking; strong financial acumen; experience with global roll outs. Compensation (base + bonus) ranges from $300K-$425K + equity. Benefits are comprehensive. This position is headquartered in Palo Alto, and relocation will be provided. Please send resume + quick cover letter to Bill Hoffman at hoffmanw@trustedforce.com ____________________________________________ > Mobile Commerce World Mobile Commerce World is designed for retail and enterprise executives charged with developing their company’s mobile commerce and marketing strategy. Mobile Commerce World brings together the entire mobile commerce ecosystem, including marketers, retailers, mobile app developers, software and service providers, integrators, security providers, operators, business strategists and leading companies. The 3 day conference program offers more than 50 sessions and 110+ experts, along with an exhibit of leading solution providers, all focused on educating the next generation of retailers and businesses who are developing their mobile commerce strategy. 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Must be well versed in mergers and acquisitions full cycle, first 100 day integration planning, business synergy planning and analysis, establish PMO governance, build integration roadmap, define critical path, create risk management plan, lead business workstreams, etc. 10+ yrs exp in leading large-scale initiatives: M&A, organizational change, operational restructuring, business process redesign, systems implementations/, enterprise risk, and operational excellence for global Fortune 500 organizations. PMP certified. Email resumes to diana.hernandez@resourcesglobal.com ____________________________________________ > Sales and Tech Development (LogiXML) Are you ready to make a change in the second quarter of the year? LogiXML is hiring aggressively, and you could be a key contributor to our growth in 2013! Join us in our McLean, VA office. LogiXML provides businesses the fastest and easiest way to deliver business analytics, dashboards, and reports to a broad range of users, as well as to embed them into existing applications. We were recently named a Challenger in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms. Our dynamic sales and technology groups are continually growing and looking to identify talented individuals to join our team! Current open positions include: OEM Sales Executives (local and national positions), Software Developer and Engineers, Sales Engineers, Software Technical Support. To apply or learn more, please visit our website at: http://www.logixml.com ____________________________________________ Bay Area Tech Wire has over 6,000 subscribers who rely on it for their daily briefing of local technology news. Bay Area Tech Wire has various advertising offerings ideal for jobs listings, events, service offerings, and office space for rent. 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