| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Aug. 1, 2012 ============================================ Turn Sunshine into Savings -- Go Solar With Your Home or Office For more information click here o Los Altos-Based Box Raises $125 Million in New Funding o San Francisco-Based Sendmail Names Glen Vondrick as CEO o Summit Partners Raises $520 Million for New Credit Fund o Microsoft Relaunches Hotmail Web Email Service as Outlook o Report: Samsung Top Mobile Manufacturer; Android Top Platform > BA: Turn Sunshine into Savings -- Go Solar With Your Home or Office o Briefly Noted: shopkick, ApartmentList.com, MegaPath _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit – Oct. 18, 2012 --BA: Turn Sunshine into Savings -- Go Solar With Your Home or Office --Drive Sales - Advertise with Tech Wire - Special Summer Rates --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 Los Altos-Based Box Raises $125 Million in New Funding Los Altos, Calif. -- Box, the Los Altos-based developer of a popular content sharing platform, said it has raised $125 million in a new round of funding, which included a $100 million investment from General Atlantic (GA). Other participants included previous backers Bessemer Venture Partners, DFJ Growth, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), SAP Ventures and Scale Venture Partners, as well as new investor Social+Capital Partnership. The company said it will use the proceeds to fuel customer support, expansion and product development activities. "This new funding allows us to invest aggressively in the talent, technology and global expansion efforts required for Box to sit at the center of this shift and define the next generation of enterprise software," said CEO Aaron Levie. Gary Reiner, an operating partner at GA and former CIO of General Electric (GE), has joined the company's board of directors. Box's platform allows users to share content internally and externally through a range of devices and apps, and extends to partner apps such as Google Apps, NetSuite and Salesforce. http://www.box.com http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/box-announces-125-million-investment-to-fuel-enterprise-growth-1685556.htm _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Sendmail Names Glen Vondrick as CEO San Francisco -- Sendmail, the San Francisco-based developer of business email tools, on Wednesday named its current president, Glen Vondrick, to the additional role of CEO. Vondrick, who succeeds Donald Massaro, had been the company's president and COO since 2008. Peter Chung, the managing director of Morgan Stanley Venture Partners and a member of Sendmail's board, said the appointment "provides the company with a seamless, logical and natural succession." Prior to Sendmail, Vondrick served as the president and CEO of FaceTime Communications, and he previously held senior leadership positions at Inference, Autodesk and Ithaca Software. http://www.sendmail.com http://www.sendmail.com/sm/company/press_releases/2012/0801_ceo/ _____________________________________________ o Summit Partners Raises $520 Million for New Credit Fund Palo Alto, Calif. -- Summit Partners, a Boston-based investment firm with West Coast offices in Palo Alto, said on Wednesday it has raised a $520 million credit fund to address the borrowing needs of growing middle-market companies. The fund will be run in Boston by Managing Directors Todd Hearle and Jamie Freeland, who joined the firm in 2010. The move increases Summit's total equity and credit capital base to nearly $15 billion. Credit investing has been an active component of Summit Partners’ investment platform since 1994, when it raised its first subordinated debt fund. http://www.summitpartners.com http://www.summitpartners.com/Summit-Partners-Raises-USD520-Million-Credit-Fund.aspx _____________________________________________ o Microsoft Relaunches Hotmail Web Email Service as Outlook Redmond, Wash. -- Software giant Microsoft has relaunched a more social media-friendly version of its free web email service, changing its name from Hotmail to Outlook. The new Outlook.com launched in a preview version on Tuesday. The company said the service utilizes some of the same concepts it has long used in its Outlook email platform, offering what it calls a "fresh, clean user interface that gets the clutter out of inboxes." Social media also will be a key component, with links to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google and, eventually, Skype. The change comes as Hotmail has been losing market share to Google's Gmail service. Microsoft first launched Hotmail in 1996. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/2012/jul12/07-31Outlookcom.aspx http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-outlook/archive/2012/07/31/introducing-outlook-com-modern-email-for-the-next-billion-mailboxes.aspx _____________________________________________ o Report: Samsung Top Mobile Manufacturer; Android Top Platform Reston, Va. -- Samsung is the top mobile handset manufacturer in the U.S., while Google Android remains the most popular smartphone platform, according to a new report by comScore. Samsung now holds 25.6% market share, down slightly from three months ago, but still well above top competitors LG (18.8%), Apple (15.4%) and Motorola (11.7%). In terms of platform, Android is far and away the leader, holding a U.S. market share of 51.6%, up more than half a percent since March. Apple (32.4%), RIM (10.7%) and Microsoft (3.8%) continue to trail. More than 110 million people in the U.S. owned smartphones during the three months ending in June, up 4% from March http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2012/8 /comScore_Reports_June_2012_U.S._Mobile_Subscriber_Market_Share _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| BA: Turn Sunshine into Savings -- Go Solar With Your Home or Office Now the DC area can go solar without the high upfront cost of purchasing a solar system. Instead you simply pay for your solar power by the month -- just like your monthly utility bill -- only lower. We are the leading full service residential solar provider. When you decide to switch to solar, we take care of every step -- including engineering, financing, permits, installation and ongoing monitoring of your system performance. 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Wang most recently served as the head of product for marketing and business development at Gilt Groupe. http://www.apartmentlist.com/ http://www.marketwatch.com/story/virginia-wang-joins-apartment-list-as-vice-president-of-product-2012-08-01 (Pleasanton, Calif.) MegaPath, a provider of managed data, voice and security services, said on Wednesday it has moved its headquarters from San Jose to Pleasanton. The company said the move, which consolidates the company's San Jose offices, is part of a broader plan to invest in facilities, infrastructure and employees. http://www.megapath.com/about/press-releases/megapath-relocates-headquarters-to-pleasanton-calif/ =================================================== 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 > Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit – Oct. 18, 2012 Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - Intelligence & Insights on the Future of Communications. This one-day conference, organized by Potomac Tech Wire and Capitol Communicator, will bring together 300+ executives from the marketing, advertising, technology and communications sectors to discuss major issues facing the industry. The themes will focus on emerging technologies and trends in marketing communications. 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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. 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