| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- June 18, 2013 ============================================ Sponsored By: Mobile Commerce World http://www.mcommworld.com/sanfrancisco/?sourceCode=WEMCW13111 o Accel Partners Launches New $100 Million Fund for Big Data o Campbell-Based CloudByte Raises $4 Million in Second Round o Google Launches $5M Effort to Eradicate Child Abuse Imagery Online o Mellanox Technologies Names Irwin Federman as Chairman o Two from Bay Area Make Finals of Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge > Mobile Commerce World o Briefly Noted: WR Hambrecht + Co., Cloud Cruiser, Soasta, Calcey Technologies _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Mobile Commerce World --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 --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 Accel Partners Launches New $100 Million Fund for Big Data Palo Alto, Calif. -- Looking to expand its focus on big data, Palo Alto-based venture capital firm Accel Partners said on Tuesday it will allocate $100 million for its new Big Data Fund 2. The firm also has named Anthony Deighton, the CTO of QlikTech, and Shlomo Kramer, the CEO of Imperva, to its Big Data Fund advisory council. "We are seeing an accelerated rate of innovation in big data, with the newest generation of entrepreneurs re-imagining ways to extract the most value out of big data and fundamentally change the way we work and process information," said Ping Li, a partner at Accel. The firm said the latest funds will support entrepreneurs using platforms built in the first wave of big data startups to create data driven software (DDS), designed to help workers make smarter decisions through deeper insights. Accel already has funded several companies building data infrastructure platforms and DDS, including Cloudera, Couchbase, Lookout, Nimble Storage, Opower, Prismatic, QlikView, RelateIQ, Sumo Logic and Trifacta. http://www.accel.com http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/accel-partners-expands-investments-in-big-data-211954101.html _____________________________________________ o Campbell-Based CloudByte Raises $4 Million in Second Round Campbell, Calif. -- CloudByte, the Campbell-based developer of a shared storage platform, said on Tuesday it has raised $4 million in its second round of funding, led by Fidelity Growth Partners India. Previous backers Nexus Venture Partners and Kae Capital also participated in the round, which increased the company's total funding to $6.1 million. The company plans to use the proceeds to expand its global sales and marketing activities, as well as to bolster product development. The news comes two weeks after the company named Greg Goelz, former general manager at SanDisk, as its CEO. http://www.cloudbyte.com http://www.cloudbyte.com/press.aspx#cloudbyte-raises-new-funding _____________________________________________ o Google Launches $5M Effort to Eradicate Child Abuse Imagery Online Mountain View, Calif. -- The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children said on Tuesday it has received a $1 million grant from Google, part of a $5 million effort from the Mountain View-based company to eradicate child abuse imagery online. "The fight to remove these images from the Internet is a global one, and we hope these measures will help," said Jacqueline Fuller, the director of Google Giving. Google has worked with the National Center to fight online child sexual exploitation for nearly a decade. The company also is providing funding to other similar worldwide organizations, such as the Internet Watch Foundation in the U.K. And, in addition, the company said it plans to launch a $2 million Child Protection Technology Fund to encourage the development of new tools, as well as to help existing organizations better connect with each other. http://www.missingkids.com http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/1-million-from-google-to-fight-child-sexual-exploitation-received-by-the-national-center-for-missing--exploited-children-211990461.html _____________________________________________ o Mellanox Technologies Names Irwin Federman as Chairman Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Mellanox Technologies, a Sunnyvale-based supplier of interconnect products for data center servers and storage systems, on Tuesday named Irwin Federman as its non-executive chairman. Federman, a general partner at U.S. Venture Partners, has served as a member of the company's board of directors since its inception in 1999, most recently as its lead director. He also previously was the president and CEO of Monolithic Memories, a semiconductor company acquired by AMD in 1987, and chairman of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) for two terms. http://www.mellanox.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130618005728/en/Mellanox-Appoints-Irwin-Federman-Chairman-Board _____________________________________________ o Two from Bay Area Make Finals of Microsoft YouthSpark Challenge San Francisco -- Microsoft has named 20 finalists -- including two from the Bay Area -- for its YouthSpark Challenge for Change, a contest asking young people to create a project that addresses a social issue in their communities or around the world. Local finalists include: Karen Mok of San Francisco, who aims to close the digital gender gap with a pilot program focused on Roma communities in Greece and Macedonia; and Sneha Jayaprakash of Fremont, who hopes to inspire people to do good deeds through a reality-based mobile game. The contest is now open to public voting, through June 24, at the link below. Five grand prize winners will win a three-week volunteer trip to Kenya this summer and $2,500 to help fund their projects, as well as a Windows Phone 8 and Xbox 360. http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoftupblog/archive/2013/06/17/challenge-for-change-voting-round.aspx _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Mobile Commerce World Mobile Commerce World is for retail and enterprise executives charged with developing their company’s mobile commerce strategy. Mobile Commerce World brings together the 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, 120+ 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 for a free expo pass at http://www.mcommworld.com/sanfrancisco/?sourceCode=WEMCW13111 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (San Francisco) San Francisco-based WR Hambrecht + Co., a financial services firm with a focus on technology, on Tuesday named Michael Zampardi as its CEO. Zampardi was most recently managing director at Virtu Management, and previously was a senior managing director at Bear Stearns. http://www.wrhambrecht.com http://finance.yahoo.com/news/michael-zampardi-joins-wr-hambrecht-130000883.html (Campbell, Calif.) Campbell-based Cloud Cruiser, developer of a cloud financial management platform, on Tuesday named Steve Elston as its vice president of worldwide sales and Fraser McKay as its vice president of products. Elston most recently served as the vice president of worldwide sales at CloudShield, while McKay led product management at Apptio. http://www.cloudcruiser.com http://finance.yahoo.com/news/cloud-veterans-join-cloud-cruisers-110000578.html (Mountain View, Calif.) Mountain View-based Soasta, a developer of web and mobile test automation and monitoring tools, on Tuesday named Bryan LeBlanc to its board of directors. LeBlanc, the CFO of Jive Software and a former executive at Mercury Interactive, will serve as chair of the board's audit committee. http://www.soasta.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130618005500/en/SOASTA-Appoints-Jive-Software-CFO-Mercury-Interactive (San Francisco) San Francisco-based Calcey Technologies said it has launched a new app called Kurately, a Twitter client allowing iPad users to shortlist their Tweeps and curate their timeline with specific content. The free app also lets users browse through tweeted web links and media attachments in a magazine-style view. http://www.kurately.com/ =================================================== 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 > Mobile Commerce World Mobile Commerce World is for retail and enterprise executives charged with developing their company’s mobile commerce strategy. Mobile Commerce World brings together the 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, 120+ 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 for a free expo pass at http://www.mcommworld.com/sanfrancisco/?sourceCode=WEMCW13111 ____________________________________________ > 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 ____________________________________________ > 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 ____________________________________________ > 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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