Bay Area Tech Wire -- Sept. 6

============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Sept. 6, 2012 ============================================ Just Released! SaaS Entrepreneur: Your Guide to Cloud Apps Success! Purchase Today o San Francisco-Based WideOrbit Acquires OneDomain o S.F.-Based Performance Marketing Brands Acquires OneReceipt o Sunnyvale-Based Good Technology to Acquire Copiun o Act-On Software Lands $16 Million, Led by NVP o San Jose-Based SunWize Technologies Shuffles Executive Ranks > Just Released! SaaS Entrepreneur: Your Guide to Cloud Apps Success! o Briefly Noted: Codenomicon, Axcient, Presto Engineering _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Just Released! SaaS Entrepreneur: Your Guide to Cloud Apps Success! --Electric Vehicles Forums in Boston and New York --Breakfast Forum: Implementing Analytics for Software and SaaS Providers --Mobile Development, UX/Design and Marketing Conference --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 San Francisco-Based WideOrbit Acquires OneDomain San Francisco -- WideOrbit, a San Francisco-based developer of advertising management software for media companies, said it has acquired Alabama-based OneDomain, a developer of media planning, research and business intelligence software for TV and radio stations, as well as ad agencies. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. WideOrbit said the acquisition will strengthen its offerings in ad sales, customer relationship management and proposal tools. "We have been integrated with WideOrbit's core WO Traffic product for many years and are now excited to be integrated with the balance of their team," said Charles Welden, the CEO of OneDomain. http://www.wideorbit.com  http://www.wideorbit.com/index.php/company/press-a-news/753    _____________________________________________ o S.F.-Based Performance Marketing Brands Acquires OneReceipt San Francisco -- Performance Marketing Brands, a San Francisco-based operator of shopper reward programs, said on Thursday it has acquired New York-based OneReceipt, developer of a free web and iOS app that lets users organize their receipts, track and manage purchases. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Launched in 2011, OneReceipt automatically extracts data from email receipts to help consumers better understand where and what they are purchasing. Paper receipts can be added to an account by taking a smartphone photo. Additional benefits include updates on shipping information and status, return policies, alerts and item level details on purchases. Performance Marketing Brands plans to add the service to its online shopping brands, including Ebates, FatWallet and AnyCoupons. OneReceipt will continue to operate as a distinct service. "Shoppers are challenged with keeping track of both digital and paper purchase receipts," said CEO Kevin Johnson. "This acquisition will allow us to offer our online shopping members an efficient tool to organize their spending, track shipments and even collect on additional rewards." http://www.performancemarketingbrands.com http://www.onereceipt.com/  http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120906005645/en/Performance-Marketing-Brands-Announces-Acquisition-OneReceipt  _____________________________________________ o Sunnyvale-Based Good Technology to Acquire Copiun Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Good Technology, a Sunnyvale-based developer of tools that provide secure mobile access to data, applications and services, said it will acquire Massachusetts-based Copiun, a developer of secure mobile collaboration tools. Financial terms of the deal, expected to close later this month, were not disclosed. Good said the acquisition will expand its collaboration offerings, allowing business users to access, sync and share enterprise information through their mobile phones or tablets. Copiun personnel will become employees of Good Technology, while Copiun's headquarters in Marlborough, Mass. will become a Good Technology office. Copiun co-founder and CEO Puneesh Chaudhry will oversee Good's TrustedShare product line. http://www.good.com/  http://www.copiun.com/  http://www1.good.com/news/press-releases/current-press-releases/168501636.html  _____________________________________________ o Act-On Software Lands $16 Million, Led by NVP Menlo Park, Calif. -- Act-On Software, an Oregon-based developer of marketing automation tools with offices in Menlo Park, said on Thursday it has raised $16 million in a new round of funding, led by Palo Alto-based Norwest Venture Partners (NVP). Previous backers Trinity Ventures, US Venture Partners and Voyager Capital also participated. Act-On currently has more than 1,000 clients, and expects to grow by triple digits this year. The company said it will use the new capital to fuel product development and expansion into new markets. "This new investment will enable us to further increase our business momentum by expanding operations globally to meet this demand, and also to accelerate product innovation," said founder and CEO Raghu Raghavan. http://www.act-on.com http://www.nvp.com/  http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/increasing-demand-from-the-fortune-five-million-fuels-act-on-softwares-16m-series-d-1698175.htm  _____________________________________________ o San Jose-Based SunWize Technologies Shuffles Executive Ranks San Jose, Calif. -- SunWize Technologies, a San Jose-based provider of sustainable energy products, late Wednesday announced a number of organizational changes. Chief among them, David Kaltsas, the company's chief commercial officer, has been promoted to president and COO, overseeing day-to-day operations. Additional changes include the appointment of Chad Stuckey as vice president of SunWize's Distributed Power Group, and the promotion of Amy Hartzer to vice president of corporate marketing and Dave Eveland to vice president of sales and marketing for the company's Sustainable Energy Group. http://www.sunwize.com/  http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120905007087/en/SunWize-Announces-Organizational-Drive-Accelerated-Implementation-Strategic _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Just Released! SaaS Entrepreneur: Your Guide to Cloud Apps Success! "SaaS Entrepreneur: The Definitive Guide to Succeeding in Your Cloud Application Business." 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Purchase today for $49.99 at: http://www.softletter.com/SoftletterStore/tabid/249/p/saas-entrepreneur-the-definitive-guide-to-succeeding-in-your-cloud-application-business/Default.aspx Send inquiries rickchapman@softletter.com |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (San Francisco) San Francisco-based Codenomicon, a developer of tools designed to find security vulnerabilities that cause Denial of Service (DoS) and data leakage, has named Howard Schmidt to its board of directors. Schmidt previously served on the company's board from 2008-2009, when President Obama appointed him White House Cybersecurity Coordinator. He retired from that position in May. http://www.codenomicon.com  http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120905007063/en/Howard-A.-Schmidt-White-House-Cybersecurity-Advisor  (Mountain View, Calif.) Mountain View-based Axcient, a provider of data backup, business continuity and disaster recovery services, on Thursday named Asim Razzaq as its vice president of engineering and Eric Weiss as its vice president of marketing. Razzaq previously ran the engineering team responsible for the PayPal Developer Platform, while Weiss was a senior vice president at GreenRoad. http://www.axcient.com/axcient-fuels-exponential-growth-with-new-executive-management-additions.html  (San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based Presto Engineering, a provider of integrated test and product engineering services, has named John Major to its board of directors. Major most recently served as the chairman of Broadcom, and previously held executive management positions with Motorola and Qualcomm. http://www.presto-eng.com/news.php#News_article  =================================================== 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 > Just Released! SaaS Entrepreneur: Your Guide to Cloud Apps Success! "SaaS Entrepreneur: The Definitive Guide to Succeeding in Your Cloud Application Business." SaaS Entrepreneur is divided into the following chapters - Foreword, Introduction, SaaS and the Power of Communities and Analytics, Marketing, Selling and Pricing Your SaaS System, Sales Organization and Compensation in SaaS, SaaS Business Metrics, Operations and Infrastructure in SaaS, Dvelopment and SaaS, Customer Service and SaaS, Professional Services in SaaS, Legal Issues, SLAs, Taxes and VAT in SaaS, International Markets and SaaS. Virtual DVD contains goals and success checklists with over 600 checklist item, videos, templates, sample docs and spreadsheets. Over 200 tables/figures. 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