| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Oct. 2, 2012 ============================================ Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit – Oct. 18, 2012 http://mamsummit.com/baltimore2012/ o Sunnyvale-Based Good Technology Acquires S.F.-Based AppCentral o San Francisco-Based Insightly Raises $3 Million in Funding o S.F.-Based Delivery Agent Names Amazon Veteran as President and COO o Notify Technology Names David Hanabusa as New Chairman and CEO o Fourth Annual Global Cleantech 100 List Unveiled > Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit – Oct. 18, 2012 o Briefly Noted: Skyera, Yodlee, Exar, RichRelevance, Arista Networks _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --webMethods Consultants --Free Live DMW Webinar On Hack Attacks and Cloud Security with Akamai --Distilled Intelligence 2.0 - October 11-12, 2012 --Just Released! SaaS Entrepreneur: Your Guide to Cloud Apps Success! --Mobile Development, UX/Design and Marketing Conference --The Smarter Banking Choice for Growing Technology Companies --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 Sunnyvale-Based Good Technology Acquires S.F.-Based AppCentral Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Good Technology, a Sunnyvale-based developer of enterprise mobility tools that allow employees to connect to corporate networks using their personal mobile devices, said on Tuesday it has acquired San Francisco-based AppCentral, a developer of mobile application management (MAM) and application "wrapping" technology. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Good said the acquisition will allow it to offer tools designed to help companies more easily distribute, manage and secure mobile enterprise apps. "Our acquisition of AppCentral will accelerate and enhance our ability to provide enterprises, ISVs and systems integrators with the ability to secure and manage mobile apps," said King Lee, the president and CEO of Good. All AppCentral employees will become full-time employees of Good Technology and the AppCentral headquarters in San Francisco will become a Good Technology office. http://www.appcentral.com http://www.good.com http://www1.good.com/news/press-releases/current-press-releases/172207261.html _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Insightly Raises $3 Million in Funding San Francisco -- Insightly, a San Francisco-based developer of customer relationship management (CRM) software for small businesses, said on Tuesday it has raised $3 million in a new round of funding, led by Emergence Capital Partners. The company, which boasts the top-ranked customer management app in the Google Apps marketplace, plans to use the proceeds to expand its service to other platforms. Insightly's cloud-based CRM software is designed to let users keep track of customer interactions and manage leads, proposals, opportunities, projects and files from any device. The tool also can be accessed through a web browser. http://insightly.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121002005703/en/Insightly-Raises-3-Million-Announces-Expanded-SMB _____________________________________________ o S.F.-Based Delivery Agent Names Amazon Veteran as President and COO San Francisco -- Delivery Agent, a San Francisco-based provider of e-commerce services for major entertainment and sports properties, on Tuesday named Amazon veteran Peter Lai as its president and COO. Lai, who spent the past seven years at Amazon in key positions for both their retail and seller business units, will lead strategy and oversee the day-to-day management and profitability of the company. "His extensive experience in strategic planning, merchandising, operations, marketing and business analysis will guide us during our next phase of growth and position us for the long-term," said CEO Mike Fitzsimmons. Lai also has held executive positions at Duty Free Shoppers and The Body Shop. Delivery Agent provides shopping-enabled programming and content monetization for more than 350 entertainment properties such as CBS, NBCUniversal, Twentieth Century Fox, Discovery Communications, A+E Television Networks, HBO and Showtime. http://www.deliveryagent.com http://finance.yahoo.com/news/delivery-agent-appoints-amazon-veteran-110000208.html _____________________________________________ o Notify Technology Names David Hanabusa as New Chairman and CEO San Jose, Calif. -- Notify Technology, a San Jose-based independent software vendor specializing in wireless mobility tools and services, on Tuesday named David Hanabusa as its new chairman and CEO. Hanabusa succeeds company founder Paul DePond, who will continue as president of worldwide sales and marketing. Most recently Mr. Hanabusa most recently was a co-founder and CEO of PikLips, a startup developer of apps for Apple's iPhone. He also previously worked for venture capital firms Sequoia Capital and Aragon Ventures, and was an executive with more than tech companies. Founded in 1994, Notify is the developer of NotifyLink, NotifySync and NotifyMDM. http://www.notifycorp.com http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/172274871.html _____________________________________________ o Fourth Annual Global Cleantech 100 List Unveiled Washington, DC -- Cleantech Group, a research firm focused on the cleantech sector, on Monday night unveiled its fourth annual Global Cleantech 100 list at an event at the Italian Embassy in Washington, DC. The program recognizes 100 private companies deemed likely to make a significant market impact over the next 5-10 years in areas such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, water and waste, and low carbon transportation. To qualify, companies must be independent, for-profit, cleantech companies not listed on any major stock exchange. This year, 5,117 companies from 85 countries were nominated. The complete list is available at the link below. http://www.cleantech.com/global-cleantech-100/ _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 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. Register at: http://mamsummit.com/baltimore2012/ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based Skyera, a developer of solid-state storage systems, on Tuesday named David Martin to lead corporate and business development. Martin most recently served as CEO in residence at venture capital firm Warburg Pincus, and previously was the CEO of startup companies Qlusters and Entegrity Solutions. http://skyera.com/dave-martin-joins-skyera/ (Redwood City, Calif.) Redwood City-based Yodlee, creator of a personalized finance platform for global money management, on Tuesday announced three key executive moves. The company has promoted Marc Blouin, formerly controller and vice president, to CFO; hired Brad Beals as vice president of finance; and named Arjun Singh as managing director in charge of the company's Indian operations. http://www.yodlee.com/press_release/yodlee-strengthens-management-team-with-3-key-executives/ (Fremont, Calif.) Fremont-based Exar, a developer of analog mixed-signal integrated circuits and sub-systems, on Tuesday named Behrooz Abdi to its board of directors. Abdi previously served as executive vice president and general manager at NetLogic Microsystems, and was the president and CEO of RMI. His appointment increases the size of Exar's board to seven members. http://www.exar.com/news/2012/exar-corporation-expands-board-of-directors (San Francisco) San Francisco-based RichRelevance, a developer of e-commerce personalization tools used by retailers, on Tuesday named Andrew Keenan as the vice president of sales for its retail division. Keenan most recently served as the founding vice president of sales at recommendations provider Baynote, and previously was the vice president of sales at Ketera and Netsuite. http://www.richrelevance.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121002006146/en/RichRelevance-Welcomes-Andrew-Keenan-Vice-President-Retail (Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based Arista Networks, a developer of software defined cloud networking tools for large data center and computing environments, on Tuesday named Michael Lehman as its CFO. Lehman previously served as the CFO of Sun Microsystems and Palo Alto Networks. http://www.aristanetworks.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121002005511/en/Arista-Expands-Leadership-Team-%E2%80%93-Names-CFO =================================================== 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 > webMethods Consultants Software AG USA Now Hiring: Senior and Principal Level Consultants HUB City Locations: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco and Toronto: Travel 75-100%. Software AG is the world's leading independent provider of Business Infrastructure Software featuring the webMethods product suite that provides an integrated platform for SOA, ESB & Integration, BPM and BAM. 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Last fall's Distilled Intelligence (DI) 1.0 featured 55 companies representing a cross-section of technology including cyber security, educational technology, clean/green tech, critical infrastructure, enterprise software, medical IT, mobile commerce, consumer internet, and social platforms. Since DI 1.0: More than $27 million has been invested into presenting companies; 15 of the involved companies participated in world-class accelerator programs including TechStars, 500 Startups, and TheFort.vc; DI companies have created hundreds of jobs; and Two of DI companies have been acquired. Tickets are on sale at www.distilledintelligence.com for investors and entrepreneurs. ____________________________________________ > 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. 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 ____________________________________________ > A Mobile Development, UX/Design and Marketing Conference About Keeping Pace in the Tablet Era. 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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. To apply, please send your resume to jobs@veracyte.com For additional information, see our website www.veracyte.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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