| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- May 25, 2012 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.bayareatechwire.com o Intel Capital Leads $30 Million Round for SecureKey Technologies o AOL Investor Urges Shareholders to Replace Board Members o Benchmark Capital to Open New office in S.F. Tenderloin District o President Obama Takes to Twitter for Online Q&A Session o Briefly Noted: Sunrise Telecom, Outsell _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Face-to-Face PR: How to Increase Your Organization's Visibility --Executive Briefing - Product Portfolio Briefing --Marketing Events Coordinator --Senior Manager, eCommerce – Redwood City, CA --Account Manager --Sr. Financial Analyst --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 Intel Capital Leads $30 Million Round for SecureKey Technologies Santa Clara, Calif. -- Intel Capital, the investment arm of Santa Clara-based chipmaker Intel, has led a new $30 million round of funding for SecureKey Technologies, the Toronto-based company announced on Friday. The company said the capital will fund the commercial rollout of its online and mobile authentication tools. New investors Visa, MasterCard, Discover Financial Services, Rogers Venture Partners and TELUS also participated. Intel is currently working with SecureKey, which plans to deploy its tools in Intel Identity Protection Technology (IPT) beginning on Ultrabook devices later this year By embedding its technology in a variety of devices, SecureKey can enable "tap/click to pay" and "tap/click to authenticate" capabilities, and provide secure proxies to stored credentials in device or cloud-based digital wallets. http://www.intel.com/about/companyinfo/capital/index.htm http://www.securekey.com http://www.securekey.com/announcements/2012-05-25%20SK%20Funding%20Release.php _____________________________________________ o AOL Investor Urges Shareholders to Replace Board Members New York -- Hoping to persuade shareholders to vote out several of AOL's current board members, investor Starboard Value on Friday issued a letter to stockholders urging them to consider its three nominees. The firm, which owns 5.3% of AOL, is pushing the election of Dennis Miller, Jeffrey Smith and James Warner, in place of incumbent directors Alberto Ibarguen, Patricia Mitchell and James Stengel, at the company's annual meeting next month. The letter includes a point-by-point rundown of Starboard's take on its recent actions and AOL's responses. "If elected, our nominees are committed to working constructively with management and the board to substantially improve the profitability of AOL's Display business, including a full re-assessment of Patch, which, we believe, is losing approximately $150 million per year," Starboard wrote. "There are good and valuable businesses inside AOL. Our nominees plan to work with the board to help optimize the performance of these businesses in order to drive a material improvement in cash flow, profitability and value." http://finance.yahoo.com/news/starboard-sends-letter-aol-shareholders-151800495.html _____________________________________________ o Benchmark Capital to Open New office in S.F. Tenderloin District San Francisco -- Benchmark Capital, the Menlo Park-based venture capital firm, will open a new office in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, closer to the headquarters of many of its portfolio companies, including Twitter. "Our move to the city speaks to this change in the entrepreneurial landscape," wrote Peter Fenton, a general partner at Benchmark, in AOL technology blog TechCrunch. "Two out of every three new investments we have made since 2009 have been in San Francisco. Our partners currently sit on more than 20 boards in San Francisco including Twitter, Yelp, Instagram, Uber, NewRelic, Zendesk, Dotcloud, Asana, OpenTable, DemandForce, NextDoor, ServiceSource, Lithium, Marin Software, 1Life, Second Life, Coverity, EngineYard, Couchsurfing, Grockit and Pipewise." Twitter next month plans to move its headquarters about a half mile away from the new office, which will be on the top floor of the Warfield Theater. http://www.benchmark.com http://techcrunch.com/2012/05/25/benchmark-in-san-francisco/ _____________________________________________ o President Obama Takes to Twitter for Online Q&A Session Washington, DC -- President Obama on Thursday took to Twitter for an impromptu question-and-answer session following a speech on clean energy in Iowa. Sitting in front of a laptop, Obama began the hour-long session with the tweet, "this is barack - let's get this started! -bo." He then proceeded to answer seven questions ranging from America's dependency on oil to refinancing options for underwater home owners. The complete text is available at the top link below. http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/05/24/president-obama-talks-congresstodolist-twitter https://twitter.com/whitehouse/status/205846823527657472/photo/1 (Photo) _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based Sunrise Telecom, a provider of test, monitoring and workflow management tools for cable, telecom, wireless operators and equipment manufacturers, on Friday named Peter Kamin and Alan Howe to its board of directors. Kamin is the founder and managing partner of 3K Limited Partnership, while Howe is managing partner of Broadband Initiatives. They replace board members Henry Huff and Jennifer Walt, who have resigned. http://www.sunrisetelecom.com/pr/index.php?pid=1399&f=c&r= (Burlingame, Calif.) Burlingame-based Outsell, a provider of digital consulting services to publishers, information providers and enterprise marketers, has named Jim Longo as its vice president of product m and Thomas Peyerl as managing director of international. Longo most recently led product and service development at legal start-up Livia Legal, and previously held executive positions with Matthew Bender, LexisNexis, Intuit and D&B. Peyerl most recently was a founding partner at The Media Consultants, and earlier held several executive-level positions at Wolters Kluwer and Springer Science+Business. http://www.outsellinc.com/press/press_releases/outsell_expands_to_global_25may2012 =================================================== 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 > Face-to-Face PR: How to Increase Your Organization's Visibility Between regular meetings, phone calls and emails, you may often wonder how you can fit another task into your workday. However, you also often wonder if you are doing everything you can to maximize your organization’s potential and opportunity for growth. In this article, Robert Deigh shows that it may be easier than you think to increase your company’s exposure. By making “face-to-face networking” a habit, and doing so effectively and efficiently, you will have the opportunity to harness new ideas, build solid contacts and prospects, and ultimately grow your organization’s visibility and business. http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire ____________________________________________ > Executive Briefing -- Product Portfolio Management It's a fact! As your product portfolio grows, the market impact of your organization can quickly become diluted because traditional product management practices focus on improving the performance of each product. Executives and Senior Managers are invited to attend an Executive Briefing to learn how a Product Portfolio Management model improves your market value by uncovering and solving bigger problems beyond the limits of individual products. Business practices for evaluating markets, analyzing competitors, formulating strategies, developing requirements and executing product plans take aim at a completely different target - the performance of your company in key markets - and offers greater strategic value to your organization. Attend in 13 cities in April, May and June. $199 per person. http://www.proficientz.com/portfolio-mgmt-executive-briefing.html ____________________________________________ > Marketing Events Coordinator Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass LLP, a mid-size law firm is currently seeking a Marketing Events Coordinator with 3+ years of marketing events experience in a corporate environment to provide administrative support to the Marketing Department. This position reports directly to the Marketing Manager to plan, coordinate and manage all aspects of client seminars and receptions, sponsorship events, Firm events and retreats, and other special events. Candidate must have a Bachelor's degree and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in one-on-one and small group settings with business partners and outside vendors. Additionally, candidate must be a self-starter, detail oriented, have the ability to organize and prioritize a number of tasks and complete them under time constraints. Strong computer, backend web development, HTML and graphics skills are required. Experience with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign is preferred. Salary: DOE. Please include your salary requirement. Submit your resume and cover letter to the following link (or copy and paste the link to your web browser) https://home.eease.com/recruit/?id=1185751 ____________________________________________ > Senior Manager, eCommerce -- Redwood City, CA The Sr. Manager of eCommerce will provide leadership on key eCommerce initiatives within Shutterfly.com to continuously improve our customer shopping experience. Reporting to the Sr Director of eCommerce, this seasoned eCommerce professional will use site analytics to drive informed business recommendations, develop site tests aimed at optimizing business goals and serve as the business lead for selected eCommerce projects. This role is focused on driving a compelling and frictionless eCommerce experience for our customers. It is perfect for someone who is interested in using his/her business acumen, eCommerce expertise, and analytic skills to drive exceptional short- and long-term business results. Apply online at: http://www.shutterfly.com/about/positions.jsp?jvi=oW3aWfwP ____________________________________________ > Account Manager Come join PaperG, just named one of the Forbes' 100 Most Promising Companies in America, as we reinvent modern advertising. A PaperG Account Manager works as a key member of the Accounts team, where they will support PaperG's media company partners and help them thrive using PaperG's technology. Qualifications: College degree. A friendly and engaging personality - a must!. Excellent computer and Internet knowledge. High energy level. Resourceful, well organized, highly dependable, efficient and detail oriented. Knowledge of online advertising industry a strong plus. Send your resume to careers@paperg.com In your email or cover letter, let us know why PaperG interests you. ____________________________________________ > Sr. Financial Analyst Veracyte is a molecular diagnostics company that is pioneering the emerging field of molecular cytology. Our Finance team seeks an individual who will report to the CFO, with the ability to develop and maintain long-range financial models for the company's strategic plan, produce product revenue projections and forecasts and prepare financial analyses. They will also be able to analyze trends, manage components of the operating plan process, participate in the valuation of potential business development opportunities, and collaborate with R&D, Commercial and Operations functions. The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging and highly diverse team environment is critical. To be a successful candidate you will have at least 4 years of finance/accounting experience, with a proven track record of incorporating applications of accounting principles, financial reporting, and cash management, and be an expert in Excel. It's important that you have experience in life sciences and knowledge/experience with Microsoft GP is a plus, as is an MBA. We would like you to share our commitment to teamwork and collaboration and be excited by the challenges of applying your expertise to an important, emerging area in diagnostics. 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