| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- June 11, 2013 ============================================ Sponsored By: Demand Success with Social, Content, Search and Publicity! http://www.vocus.com/conference o Sunnyvale-Based Trimble Acquires Actronic Technologies o "Pantsuit Aficionado" Hillary Clinton Joins Twitter o Mountain View-Based 23andMe Names Andy Page as President o San Mateo-Based SCEA Unveils PlayStation 4 System o San Francisco-Based Federated Media Publishing Names CRO, COO o Sunnyvale-Based Meru Networks Names Brian McDonald as New CFO o Booz Allen Hamilton Fires Alleged NSA Leaker > Demand Success with Social, Content, Search and Publicity! o Briefly Noted: LeapFrog Enterprises, Engine Yard, NASA _____________________________________________ > 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 --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 Sunnyvale-Based Trimble Acquires Actronic Technologies Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Trimble, a Sunnyvale-based developer of software aimed at making field and mobile workers more productive, said on Tuesday it has acquired New Zealand-based Actronic Technologies, a developer of weighing technology and payload information systems for the construction, aggregates, mining and waste markets. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Actronic makes the Loadrite weighing system for wheel loaders, excavators, conveyors and waste collection vehicles. The system is used to ensure that machines are loaded to optimal capacity and that loads are accurately recorded. Trimble said the acquisition will extend its Connected Site portfolio by adding weight as an element of information collected at the machine. http://www.trimble.com http://www.loadritescales.com http://www.trimble.com/news/release.aspx?id=061113a _____________________________________________ o "Pantsuit Aficionado" Hillary Clinton Joins Twitter San Francisco -- Former First Lady and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton debuted on social networking service Twitter on Monday, describing herself in her profile as "Wife, mom, lawyer, women & kids advocate, FLOAR, FLOTUS, US Senator, SecState, author, dog owner, hair icon, pantsuit aficionado, glass ceiling cracker, TBD..." By midday Tuesday, the former New York senator -- under the handle @HillaryClinton, already had more than 380,000 followers. For her initial tweet, Clinton gave a nod to the creators of an online parody called "Texts from Hillary." "Thanks for the inspiration @ASmith83 & @Sllambe - I'll take it from here... #tweetsfromhillary." https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton _____________________________________________ o Mountain View-Based 23andMe Names Andy Page as President Mountain View, Calif. -- 23andMe, a developer of DNA analysis services co-founded by Anne Wojcicki, the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, on Tuesday named board member Andy Page to the newly created role of president. Page, previously the president of online luxury shopping company Gilt Groupe, will assume responsibility for the company's product and engineering, marketing, finance, business development, lab operations, and legal and regulatory affairs functions. In addition, he will play a key role in further developing the company's business strategy. Earlier in his career, Page was the chief operating and financial officer at PlayPhone and CFO of StubHub. http://www.23andme.com http://blog.23andme.com/news/23andme-appoints-andy-page-president/ _____________________________________________ o San Mateo-Based SCEA Unveils PlayStation 4 System San Mateo, Calif. -- Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA), the U.S. gaming arm of Japanese electronics giant Sony, on Monday unveiled the hardware design for its new PlayStation 4 (PS4) system. The company said it will launch the platform this holiday season at a suggested retail price of $399. SCEA also unveiled details about PS Plus, a subscription service costing $50 a year that will give members game discounts, cloud game saves, early access to beta programs and content, and access to the company's instant game collection. http://us.playstation.com/ps4/ http://us.playstation.com/corporate/about/press-release/scea-unveils-ps4-system-showcases-blockbuster-content-for-2013-e3-media.html _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Federated Media Publishing Names CRO, COO San Francisco -- Federated Media Publishing, a San Francisco-based digital media firm that helps companies market their brands through web sites, blogs and social networking applications, has named Matt Arkin as its chief revenue officer (CRO) and Walter Knapp as its COO. Arkin most recently was the president and CRO of 33Across, and previously held senior sales roles at AOL, TACOD and CBS MarketWatch. Knapp had served as the executive vice president and general manager of Federated Media's Media Platform, and earlier was the COO of Lijit Networks. http://www.federatedmedia.net http://www.federatedmedia.net/about/press/federated-media-publishing-appoints-matt-arkin-as-cro-and-walter-knapp-as-coo/ _____________________________________________ o Sunnyvale-Based Meru Networks Names Brian McDonald as New CFO Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Meru Networks, a Sunnyvale-based developer of wireless networking technology, has named Brian McDonald as its new CFO. McDonald. the former CFO of eASIC, Advanced Analogic Technologies, Monolithic Power Systems and Elantec Semiconductor, succeeds Brett White, who has resigned. White, who has been with the company for nearly six years, will remain through July 1. "I was fortunate to have previously worked with Brian and am delighted to now have his assistance in guiding Meru through its continued transformation," said Bami Bastani, the company's president and CEO. http://www.merunetworks.com http://www.merunetworks.com/press-releases/2013/meru-networks-appoints-brian-mcdonald-new-cfo.html _____________________________________________ o Booz Allen Hamilton Fires Alleged NSA Leaker McLean, Va. -- Hoping to salvage its image amidst a torrent of negative publicity, Virginia-based management and technology consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton said on Tuesday it has fired Edward Snowden, an employee who allegedly leaked top-secret information about National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs. "If accurate, this action represents a grave violation of the code of conduct and core values of our firm," Booz Allen said in a statement. The firm said that Snowden, 29, had been an employee for less than three months, assigned to a team in Hawaii. He had an annual salary of $122,000. Booz Allen, which has local offices in San Francisco, said he was officially terminated on Monday for "violations of the firm's code of ethics and firm policy." http://www.boozallen.com/media-center/press-releases/48399320/statement-reports-leaked-information-060913 _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 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: (Emeryville, Calif.) Emeryville-based LeapFrog Enterprises, a developer of multi-media learning platforms and toys for children, on Tuesday named Ken Adams as its senior vice president of sales. Adams previously was the vice president of sales for emerging channels and business development at Hasbro. http://www.leapfroginvestor.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=131670&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1828759&highlight= (San Francisco) San Francisco-based Engine Yard, provider of a platform as a service, has named Rob Walters as its CTO. Walters most recently served as the vice president of cloud product, managed services at Sungard Availability Services, and previously was general manager of the Cloud Services & Storage and Data Protection Business Units of The Planet. https://www.engineyard.com/company/press/2013-06-11-paas-leader-Rob-Walters-CTO (Washington, DC) Space agency NASA has announced 65 graduate students as its 2013 class of Space Technology Research Fellows. The fellows, listed at the link below, will conduct space technology research on their respective campuses, at NASA centers and at nonprofit U.S. research and development laboratories. http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/strg/2013_nstrf_class.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 > 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. 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Send resumes to twilineproductions@gmail.com ____________________________________________ > 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. 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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. 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