| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Aug. 16, 2012 ============================================ Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit – Oct. 18, 2012 http://mamsummit-baltimore-2012.eventbrite.com/ o Mountain View-Based Intuit to Sell Websites Business to Endurance o Report: Redwood City-Based EA Quietly Exploring Sale o Western Digital Cuts 80 Jobs at Fremont Facility o San Jose-Based Tessera Technologies Names Rick Neely Jr. as New CFO o Report: DoD to Create Large Database of Medical Research Studies > Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit – Oct. 18, 2012 o Briefly Noted: PLUMgrid, Fluidigm _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --The Smarter Banking Choice for Growing Technology Companies --3rd Annual Billington Cybersecurity Summit - Sept. 27, 2012 - Wash., DC --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 Mountain View-Based Intuit to Sell Websites Business to Endurance Mountain View, Calif. -- Intuit, the Mountain View-based provider of business and financial management tools such as QuickBooks, Quicken and TurboTax, said it will sell its Intuit Websites business to Massachusetts-based Endurance International Group, a provider of hosting, domains and online tools for small businesses. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The business, which contributed $76 million in revenue for Intuit in fiscal 2012, provides services designed to help small businesses create and enhance their online presence. "With this acquisition, Endurance will add the intuitive and adaptable website builder that Intuit developed, which will provide immediate benefits to our customers and strategic value to our company," said Endurance founder and CEO Hari Ravichandran. Endurance currently provides web hosting services to 2.9 million customers and manages 10 million domains. http://www.intuit.com http://www.enduranceinternational.com/ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120815006100/en/Endurance-International-Group-Purchase-Intuit-Websites-Business _____________________________________________ o Report: Redwood City-Based EA Quietly Exploring Sale Redwood City, Calif. -- Electronic Arts (EA), the Redwood City-based developer and publisher of video games, is quietly exploring a sale of the company, the New York Post reported on Thursday. The company reportedly has been approached by private-equity giants KKR and Providence Equity Partners. "They've made it known they’d do a deal at $20 a share," an unnamed source told the Post. The news helped drive shares of EA up 5.5% to $13.81 in Thursday's trading on the Nasdaq. http://www.ea.com http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/mad_for_madden_3lyqSl 04ZEpZeO9Zmh81GI _____________________________________________ o Western Digital Cuts 80 Jobs at Fremont Facility Fremont, Calif. -- Western Digital, an Irvine-based maker of components used in hard drives, has laid off 80 workers at its facility in Fremont, the San Jose Mercury News reported. The cuts, which represent about 6% of the company's staff, also laid off 107 workers at the same facility in 2009. The company, which recently announced $12.5 billion in revenue and $1.6 billion in net income for the past fiscal year, calls Fremont the hub of its research and development activities. http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_21322219/western-digital-lays-off-80-workers-at-fremont?IADID=Search-www.mercurynews.com-www.mercurynews.com _____________________________________________ o San Jose-Based Tessera Technologies Names Rick Neely Jr. as New CFO San Jose, Calif. -- Tessera Technologies, a San Jose-based developer of semiconductor packaging and camera module technologies, has named Rick Neely Jr. as its executive vice president and CFO. He succeeds Michael Anthofer, who has resigned as CFO to pursue other interests. Neely most recently served as the CFO of Livescribe, and previously was the CFO of Monolithic Power Systems and NuCORE Technology. http://www.tessera.com http://www.tessera.com/abouttessera/pressroom/pages/newsreleases.aspx?releaseId=700687 _____________________________________________ o Report: DoD to Create Large Database of Medical Research Studies Washington, DC -- The Department of Defense plans to create a large database of all medical research studies that it either has conducted or funded, Government Computer News reported on Thursday. The project would expand a web app -- known as PROMIS -- developed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) that now lets researchers submit, share and track information from their human subject studies. "The nation expects more accountability for research involving human subjects," said Timothy Singer, director of the research protections division in ONR's Warfighter Performance Department. "PROMIS offers a way for the entire Department of Defense [DoD] to gain greater insight into protocol submissions and offer better tools with which to manage active projects and the reporting of current and historical research." http://www.onr.navy.mil/Media-Center/Press-Releases/2012/PROMIS-DOD-Track-Human-Studies.aspx http://gcn.com/articles/2012/08/15/dod-naval-research-promis-medical-database.aspx _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 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. Topics will include: metrics, mobile, social media, multi-platform campaigns, online video campaigns, experiential advertising, B2B, PR, and much more. 7:45 am – 6:00 pm. Oct. 18, 2012. Super Early Bird Rate thru Aug. 10, 2012. Register at: http://mamsummit-baltimore-2012.eventbrite.com/ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Sunnyvale, Calif.) Sunnyvale-based PLUMgrid, a developer of network infrastructure software, on Thursday named Lele Nardin as its vice president of engineering. Nardin most recently was the senior vice president of engineering at Ericsson Silicon Valley, where he led a team of 800 engineers. He earlier spent 15 years at Cisco Systems. http://www.plumgrid.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120816005379/en/PLUMgrid-Appoints-VPGM-Cisco-Systems-Lele-Nardin (South San Francisco) South San Francisco-based Fluidigm, a supplier of microfluidic systems to the life science and agricultural biotechnology industries, on Thursday priced 3.7 million shares at $14.25 each in an underwritten public offering. The company expects to generate net proceeds of $48.7 million, which is plans to use for research and development, commercialization of its products, working capital and other general corporate purposes. http://www.fluidigm.com/august162012.html =================================================== 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 > The Smarter Banking Choice for Growing Technology Companies. 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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. 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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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