| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- June 10, 2013 ============================================ Sponsored By: Demand Success with Social, Content, Search and Publicity! http://www.vocus.com/conference o NYT: Google Expected to Announce $1 Billion Deal for Waze o Santa Clara-Based Mercatus Raises $2 Million in First Round o Mountain View-Based Fox Technologies Acquired by Parallax Capital o Report: Silicon Valley Leads Nation in Percentage of STEM Jobs o Spinnakr Lands Funding, Launches Site Optimization Platform o Cable Giant Comcast Launches Home-Based Wi-Fi Network > Demand Success with Social, Content, Search and Publicity! o Briefly Noted: Apple - iTunes Radio, Bay Area CFO Survey, SunPower _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --How Remembering Your First Job Can Make You More Successful --Patent Applications Drafted --Customer Service/Collection Representative --Join the Debate on Public and Private Data - Menlo Park - June 8 --Research Leader – Collaboration and Communications --Forrester Report-How to Organize for the Digital Future, from Siteworx --Mobile Commerce World --Director of Business Development --Post-Merger Integration Project Manager- Resources Global- San Jose CA --Sales and Tech Development (LogiXML) --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 NYT: Google Expected to Announce $1 Billion Deal for Waze Mountain View, Calif. -- Looking to expand its domination of the online mapping space, Mountain View-based Google is expected to announce its acquisition of Palo Alto-based Waze, developer of a social mapping service designed to give drivers the best routes given current traffic conditions. The New York Times reported that the deal, expected to be announced later this week, could be worth more than $1 billion, citing people familiar with the situation. Waze, which has major operations in Israel, previously had been in discussions for a possible deal with Facebook. The company, which is backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, BlueRun Ventures, Magma Venture Partners and Vertex Venture Capital, claims to have 47 million users worldwide. http://www.waze.com/ http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/09/google-is-close-to-acquiring-waze-a-rival-in-maps/?ref=business&nl=business&emc=edit_dlbkam_20130610 _____________________________________________ o Santa Clara-Based Mercatus Raises $2 Million in First Round Santa Clara, Calif. -- Mercatus, the Santa Clara-based developer of a FICO score equivalent for energy projects, said on Monday it has raised $2 million in its first round of funding, led by Vision Ridge Partners. Augment Ventures and Shah Capital also participated. Since launching in 2009 inception, Mercatus, formerly known as SCS Renewables, has assessed over 3.2 GW of solar projects, while enabling $250 million in investments and transactions. Developers load project information onto the company's platform and 48 hours later, the project receives a FICO score equivalent, which is visible to both developers and investors. The platform is based on an appraisal methodology that rates eight key categories. http://www.gomercatus.com http://finance.yahoo.com/news/mercatus-introduces-fico-score-equivalent-161100265.html _____________________________________________ o Mountain View-Based Fox Technologies Acquired by Parallax Capital Mountain View, Calif. -- Fox Technologies (FoxT), a Mountain View-based developer of access management and governance software, said on Monday it has been acquired by Southern California-based Parallax Capital Fund, a private equity fund managed by Parallax Capital Partners. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. James Hale, managing partner of Parallax, said FoxT will retain its name, while significantly increasing its sales, technical and support staff in the coming months. The company has named technology industry veteran Victor Shepherd as its new CEO, succeeding Subhash Tantry, who will remain as an advisor. Other members of the company's leadership team will remain in place. FoxT's software protects sensitive data for more than 150 of the Global 1000 companies including four of the top 10 banks. http://www.foxt.com http://finance.yahoo.com/news/security-leader-foxt-acquired-parallax-130000589.html _____________________________________________ o Report: Silicon Valley Leads Nation in Percentage of STEM Jobs San Jose, Calif. -- Silicon Valley, including the San Jose, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara areas, leads the nation in the percentage of jobs in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math, according to a new report by the Brookings Institution. All told, 33.2% of the region's jobs are in the STEM fields, topping second-place Washington, DC by more than 6%. Silicon Valley also leads in terms of STEM jobs requiring at least a Bachelor's degree (72.5%). The San Francisco-Oakland area isn't far behind, ranking seventh in job percentage (23.9%) and third in degree required (63.5%). A complete look at the data is available at the links below. http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Research/Files/Reports/2013/06/10%20stem%20economy%20rothwell/pdf/San_Jose_Sunnyvale_Santa_Clara_CA.pdf (Silicon Valley profile) http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Research/Files/Reports/2013/06/10%20stem%20economy%20rothwell/pdf/San_Francisco_Oakland_Fremont_CA.pdf (San Francisco-Oakland profile) _____________________________________________ o Spinnakr Lands Funding, Launches Site Optimization Platform Palo Alto, Calif. -- Spinnakr, the developer of a service designed to simplify website targeting, said on Monday it has landed a new round of funding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, 500Startups and Point Nine Capital. Financial terms were not disclosed. The company, which has offices in Palo Alto and Washington, also announced the launch of its real-time analytics platform, which is designed to collect data on site visitors and instantly detect trends, such as the arrival of a certain type of visitor, a spike in a set of search terms or a surge of traffic from an article. The events are prioritized, allowing site owners to respond by changing their site or adding custom messaging to target a particular segment. Spinnakr founders Michael Mayernick and Adam Bonnifield had previously built some of the first online targeting systems used in politics, working with congressional, senatorial and gubernatorial campaigns. The company said it currently optimizes 10 million page views a month for clients. http://spinnakr.com/ _____________________________________________ o Cable Giant Comcast Launches Home-Based Wi-Fi Network Philadelphia -- Cable giant Comcast said on Monday it has launched a new home-based, neighborhood hotspot initiative, aimed at creating a network of millions of access points. The company said its newest wireless gateway broadcasts two Wi-Fi signals -- one configured for the private use of the home subscribe, and a second a neighborhood "xfinitywifi" signal that can be shared. The network will allow visiting subscribers to sign in and connect using their own usernames and passwords. Comcast launched a trial of the service last year on parts of the East Coast. http://www.xfinity.com/wifi http://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/news-feed/comcast-unveils-plans-for-millions-of-xfinity-wifi-hotspots-through-its-home-based-neighborhood-hotspot-initiative-2 _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Demand Success with Social, Content, Search and Publicity! If results are important to your business, you need a strategic blend of marketing tools, tactics, channels and content. This June 20-21 at the National Harbor, Vocus will host Demand Success 2013, an annual marketing conference focused on how to deploy integrated online campaigns to create opportunities and brand awareness. Speakers include notable industry leaders like Arianna Huffington, Altimeter Group’s Jeremiah Owyang, Content Marketing Institute’s Joe Pulizzi and more. At Demand Success 2013, speakers will share lead generation and branding strategies using content marketing, publicity, social, search and mobile. Meet some of the region’s savviest marketers and talk with our distinguished speakers. Register for Demand Success 2013 today! http://www.vocus.com/conference |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Cupertino, Calif.) Cupertino-based Apple on Monday announced iTunes Radio, a free, ad-supported Internet radio service featuring over 200 stations and a catalog of music from the iTunes Store. The service personalizes stations based on the music a user plays and downloads, integrates with Apple's Siri personal assistant tool and lets users buy anything they hear with a single click. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2013/06/10Apple-Announces-iTunes-Radio.html (San Francisco) Twelve percent of Bay Area CFOs expect their companies to add new professional-level positions in the third quarter, according to a new forecast from staffing firm Robert Half. Thirteen percent said they will not be hiring, even to fill an open position, and 5% plan to reduce staff levels. Another 69% said they will hire for roles that open during the next three months. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/san-francisco-bay-area-cfos-150000310.html (San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based SunPower, the maker of solar panels and systems, on Monday named HP veteran Cathie Lesjak to its board of directors. Lesjak currently serves as executive vice president and CFO of HP, a position she has held since early 2007. Previously, she was the company's senior vice president and treasurer. http://us.sunpowercorp.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/ =================================================== 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 > Back in the Day: How Remembering Your First Job Can Make You More Successful Do you remember that feeling on your first day of work? Nerves and anxiety. Pride and independence. As you reflect on your first job, think about how you felt and what you learned. Do you still draw on that today? If you’re feeling overworked or maybe even stagnant in your current position, maybe it’s time to reshape your role, your environment and your behaviors. Curtis Odom provides some ideas to help rediscover that feeling of excitement that came from getting your first job at http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire ____________________________________________ > Patent Applications Drafted I am a registered patent attorney with over 20 years experience. I charge a flat fee of $3600.00 (excluding all government filing and drafting fees) to prepare a utility patent application for filing with the US Patent & Trademark Office. I work in both mechanical and electrical areas. Sample patents drafted include: 6,134,944; 6,158,244; 6,225,635; 6,226,346; 6,417,754; 6,490,469; 6,515,737; and 6,850,920. I am located in San Jose near the airport. Send inquiries to prestonianpatents@gmail.com ____________________________________________ > Customer Service/Collection Representative Customer Service/Collection Representative position is one of ideation, strategy and execution. You will work in both the Customer Service and Collection department. You will be a part of a well organized and growing company; with the expectation to contribute in pushing the boundaries of where brands take the consumer experience. Twiline Productions is looking for competitive individuals with an entrepreneur spirit to fill the position in Customer Service Representative/Collection Representative/producer for our expanding firm. The right individual will thrive in a fast paced professional environment and find motivation and fulfillment in the exciting challenges of a growing company. All work is clearly outlined with goals, deadlines and budgets established. Must have strong writing skills and a creative eye, Customer Service experience. Looking for experienced applicants that enjoy working as part of a team. Must have strong interpersonal management skills. Send resumes to twilineproductions@gmail.com ____________________________________________ > Join the Debate on Public and Private Data - Menlo Park - June 8 Join Oracle VPs, IT and legal experts as they mix it up in a unique panel debate on privacy - is it dead? Hosted by Concord Law School. Moderated by NYU Professor Arthur Miller, the panelists include: Joseph Alhadeff, Chief Privacy Strategist/VP Global Public Policy, Oracle; Ian Ballon, Greenberg Traurig, Executive Director Stanford Law's Center for E-Commerce; Johannes Ernst, Cloudstore; Thomas Feledy, Lieutenant, SF Police Department; Françoise Gilbert, Founder/Managing Director of the IT Law Group; Ann Geyer, Managing Director of Tunitas Group; Matthew Miller, Managing Director, Walden Venture Capital; Michael Poplack, Global VP/Associate General Counsel, Oracle. Join onsite at the Quadrus Conference Center on June 8, or online. For more information or to register for this free event, visit www.ConcordDebate.com Free. Inquiries: holly_barnhill@concord.kaplan.edu ____________________________________________ > Research Leader – Collaboration and Communications Current Analysis is a provider of competitive intelligence, market analysis products, and advisory services to Fortune 100 Telecom Service Providers and IT Software and Service Vendors. We currently seek a Research Leader to work in our Collaboration and Communications group. Qualified candidates should have a thorough understanding of the collaboration and communications marketplace as well as technical knowledge of and/or expertise with unified communications, PBX systems, hosted telephony platforms, presence and chat, voice and video conferencing, and tele-presence solutions. The Research Leader will deliver intelligence and analysis to our clients and gives end-users insight into the strengths and weaknesses of competing vendors and their offerings; Proactively track and analyze the collaboration and communications marketplace; Attend industry trade shows, analyst conference, webinars and vendor briefings; Present research findings in both live and online events. To apply for this position send your resume to: hr@currentanalysis.com or fax at: 703.421.3077 ____________________________________________ > Forrester Report-How to Organize for the Digital Future, from Siteworx In this March 2013 Forrester Research Inc., Report, How to Organize for the Digital Future, analysts advise marketers to focus on and prioritize staffing three key digital functions – strategy, governance, and execution - over waiting for organizational change. Using real case studies, the report showcases how two organizations became customer obsessed by incorporating digital in their corporate strategies. Download the report now to learn how to prepare your organization for these key digital functions and how to operationalize them for success. Get your report: http://www.siteworx.com/News/Whitepapers/How-to-Organize-for-Digital-Future ____________________________________________ > Mobile Commerce World Mobile Commerce World is designed for retail and enterprise executives charged with developing their company’s mobile commerce and marketing strategy. Mobile Commerce World brings together the entire mobile commerce ecosystem, including marketers, retailers, mobile app developers, software and service providers, integrators, security providers, operators, business strategists and leading companies. The 3 day conference program offers more than 50 sessions and 110+ experts, along with an exhibit of leading solution providers, all focused on educating the next generation of retailers and businesses who are developing their mobile commerce strategy. Register today at http://www.mcommworld.com/sanfrancisco/?sourceCode=WEMCW13111 ____________________________________________ > Director of Business Development Join a growing commercial software company! Be a leader in helping organizations adopt innovative business management software, both in the cloud and self-hosted! Unanet Project Portfolio comprises a complete Professional Services Automation (PSA) solution with Budgeting & Forecasting, Resource Planning & Skills Management, Timesheet and Expense Management, Billing and Revenue Recognition, Project Management & Reporting and Teamwork Collaboration capabilities in software solution. Unanet Project Portfolio is a web-based solution that delivers real-time performance management and project accounting for our customers’ projects and people. To learn more about the Director of Business Development position, please visit www.unanet.com Send resumes to careers@unanet.com ____________________________________________ > Post-Merger Integration Project Manager- Resources Global- San Jose CA Resources Global Professionals (www.resourcesglobal.com) is seeking Project Managers to lead the development, implementation, and communication of post-M&A integration strategies necessary to put people, processes and technology in place for clients in Silicon Valley. Must be well versed in mergers and acquisitions full cycle, first 100 day integration planning, business synergy planning and analysis, establish PMO governance, build integration roadmap, define critical path, create risk management plan, lead business workstreams, etc. 10+ yrs exp in leading large-scale initiatives: M&A, organizational change, operational restructuring, business process redesign, systems implementations/, enterprise risk, and operational excellence for global Fortune 500 organizations. PMP certified. Email resumes to diana.hernandez@resourcesglobal.com ____________________________________________ > Sales and Tech Development (LogiXML) Are you ready to make a change in the second quarter of the year? LogiXML is hiring aggressively, and you could be a key contributor to our growth in 2013! Join us in our McLean, VA office. LogiXML provides businesses the fastest and easiest way to deliver business analytics, dashboards, and reports to a broad range of users, as well as to embed them into existing applications. We were recently named a Challenger in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Business Intelligence and Analytics Platforms. Our dynamic sales and technology groups are continually growing and looking to identify talented individuals to join our team! Current open positions include: OEM Sales Executives (local and national positions), Software Developer and Engineers, Sales Engineers, Software Technical Support. To apply or learn more, please visit our website at: http://www.logixml.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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