| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- June 7, 2013 ============================================ Sponsored By: Fairfax County Economic Development Authority http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire o San Francisco-Based Twilio Raises $70 Million in Fourth Round o Mountain View-Based Mirantis Lands Another $10 Million in First Round o San Jose-Based Oclara Announces Retirement of Chairman and CEO o Salesforce.com Names Keith Block as President and Vice Chairman o Bessemer Venture Partners Leads $51 Million Round for Affirmed Networks > How Remembering Your First Job Can Make You More Successful o Briefly Noted: NextNav - Federal Communications Commission _____________________________________________ > 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 San Francisco-Based Twilio Raises $70 Million in Fourth Round San Francisco -- Twilio, the San Francisco-based provider of a web service allowing developers to integrate phone calls, text messages and IP voice communications into their apps, has raised $70 million in its fourth round of funding, TechCrunch reported on Friday. Redpoint Ventures led the round, which also included participation from Draper Fisher Jurvetson and previous backer Bessemer Venture Partners. The company previously had raised $33.5 million since its inception. Jeff Lawson, the CEO of Twilio, told TechCrunch called an initial public offering (IPO) for the company "the next logical step." http://www.twilio.com/ http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/07/twilio-raises-a-70m-series-d-as-they-consider-an-ipo/ _____________________________________________ o Mountain View-Based Mirantis Lands Another $10 Million in First Round Mountain View, Calif. -- Mirantis, a Mountain View-based provider of software and services designed to let users deploy production-grade OpenStack clouds, said it has raised $10 million in the second tranche of its first round, which included investments from Ericsson, Red Hat, SAP Ventures and previous backer WestSummit Capital. The company now has raised $20 million in the round since December. The initial tranche included participation from Dell Ventures, Intel Capital and WestSummit. Mirantis said it will use the new capital to enhance Fuel, its tool for managing and deploying OpenStack clouds, as well as to integrate with technology and products from partners. http://www.mirantis.com http://www.mirantis.com/company/press-release/ericsson-red-hat-and-sap-ventures-back-mirantis-with-investment/ _____________________________________________ o San Jose-Based Oclara Announces Retirement of Chairman and CEO San Jose, Calif. -- Oclaro, a San Jose-based maker of lasers and optical components, modules and subsystems, said on Friday that Alain Couder has retired as its chairman and CEO. The company's board of directors has named board member Greg Dougherty as its new CEO and Marissa Peterson, another board member, as its chairman. "Since joining the company in 2007, Alain has played an important role in transforming the company from a small optical component company called Bookham into an industry leader," said Peterson. http://www.oclaro.com http://investor.oclaro.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=769922 _____________________________________________ o Salesforce.com Names Keith Block as President and Vice Chairman San Francisco -- Salesforce.com, the San Francisco-based developer of customer relationship management software, has named Keith Block as its president and vice chairman. Block, who previously spent 26 years at Oracle, will lead the company's global sales, customer support and consulting services organizations. Marc Benioff, Salesforce.com's chairman and CEO, said that Block's track record leading sales, consulting and engineering teams "makes him a powerful addition to our world-class distribution and leadership team." http://www.salesforce.com/ http://www.salesforce.com/company/news-press/press-releases/2013/06/130606.jsp _____________________________________________ o Bessemer Venture Partners Leads $51 Million Round for Affirmed Networks Menlo Park, Calif. -- Bessemer Venture Partners, the Menlo Park-based venture capital firm, said it has led a new $51 million round of funding for Massachusetts-based Affirmed Networks, a developer of tools designed to help mobile operators deal with the explosion of data usage and lessen the strain on their networks. KCK Group and several previous backers also participated in the company's third round. Affirmed said that ifs network function virtualization tools "transform mobile networks from a legacy access architecture to intelligent, virtualized networks." Bob Goodman, a partner at Bessemer, will join the company's board of directors. http://www.bvp.com http://affirmednetworks.com/ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130605005449/en _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 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 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Sunnyvale, Calif.) Sunnyvale-based NextNav said it has gained approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to begin commercial operation of its advanced positioning network, which is designed to support 9-1-1 emergency first responders. The company has been operating a location network for trial, testing and other non-commercial purposes in the Bay Area for more than three years. Its terrestrial positioning network is designed to complement GPS in urban areas and inside buildings. http://www.nextnav.com/news/fcc-order-enables-nextnav-commence-commercial-operations =================================================== 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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