| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Aug. 13, 2013 ============================================ IDF13 San Francisco - Sept. 10-12, 2013 Use Code CDYBATW To Register https://secure.idfregistration.com/IDF2013/ o San Francisco-Based Fitbit Raises $43 Million in New Funding o Menlo Park-Based Facebook Acquires Mobile Technologies o Santa Cruz-Based NextSpace Acquires Chicago's The Coop o Redwood City-Based YuMe Closes IPO After Raising $46.1 Million o CEA Issues Call for Entries for CES Innovations Awards > IDF13 San Francisco o Briefly Noted: Rambus, Storage Products Association _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --IDF13 San Francisco --The Debate on Public and Private Data Now Available Online --Airport CIO/ITT Director --Mobile Commerce World --Patent Applications Drafted --Research Leader – Collaboration and Communications --Director of Business Development --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 Fitbit Raises $43 Million in New Funding San Francisco -- Fitbit, the San Francisco-based developer of digital health and fitness devices, said on Tuesday it has raised $43 million in a new round of funding. The company, which previously had raised $23 million, revealed the news in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Fortune reported that Softbank Capital led the round, and was joined by previous backers Foundry Group and True Ventures and new investors Qualcomm Ventures and SAP Ventures. Founded in 2007, Fitbit makes four products -- the Flex Wireless Activities and Sleep Wristband, the Zip Wireless Activity Tracker, the One Wireless Activity and Sleep Tracker and the Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale. The company also makes iPhone and Android apps designed to automatically sync a user's stats. http://www.fitbit.com http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1447599/000144759913000003/ xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml _____________________________________________ o Menlo Park-Based Facebook Acquires Mobile Technologies Menlo Park, Calif. -- Facebook said it has acquired Pittsburgh-based Mobile Technologies, developer of a speech-to-speech translation app known as Jibbigo. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. "Once the deal has closed many of us will be joining the company at their headquarters in Menlo Park, California," Mobile Technologies wrote on its website. Founded in 2001, Mobile Technologies is best known for Jibbigo, which is used by travelers to communicate in foreign countries. The app is capable of running online as well as offline, independent from the Internet. "Although more than a billion people around the world already use Facebook every month, we are always looking for ways to help connect the rest of the world as well," wrote Tom Stockey, Facebook's director of product management. "Voice technology has become an increasingly important way for people to navigate mobile devices and the web, and this technology will help us evolve our products to match that evolution." http://www.jibbigo.com/website/ https://www.facebook.com/tstocky/posts/10100115269490818 _____________________________________________ o Santa Cruz-Based NextSpace Acquires Chicago's The Coop Santa Cruz, Calif.-- NextSpace, the Santa Cruz-based coworking community said on Tuesday it has expanded to Chicago by acquiring The Coop, a Chicago-based shared workspace that caters to independent professionals. The company also has raised $500,000 from Chicago real estate and private equity investment company Lakewest, angel investor Jeff Carter and other investors. NextSpace now has raised nearly $2.5 million since 2008. "Expanding our NextSpace coworking communities outside of California has been in our growth plans since the start," said Jeremy Neuner, co-founder of NextSpace. "We see Chicago as the innovation economy of the Midwest." Workers from companies such as Plantronics, Google, Yahoo and Cisco are using NextSpace locations throughout California. http://nextspace.us/ http://www.prweb.com/releases/NextspaceExpansion/RiverNorth Chicago/prweb11017138.htm _____________________________________________ o Redwood City-Based YuMe Closes IPO After Raising $46.1 Million Redwood City, Calif. -- YuMe, the Redwood City-based developer of digital video advertising software, said it has closed its initial public offering (IPO) after raising $46.1 million. The company priced 5.125 million shares at $9 each a week ago, and a day later began trading under the symbol "YUME" on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares remained just above the IPO price as of midday Tuesday. Underwriters still have the option to purchase up to 769,000 addition shares from selling stockholders. YuMe's was backed primarily by Khosla Ventures and Accel Partners. http://www.yume.com/ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130812006096/en/YuMe-Closes-Initial-Public-Offering _____________________________________________ o CEA Issues Call for Entries for CES Innovations Awards Arlington, Va. -- The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has issued a call for entries for its 2014 CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards, which honor outstanding design and engineering across 29 consumer electronics categories. Entries will be accepted through Sept. 13, with winners announced Nov. 12 in New York. Three news product categories -- 3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing, In-Vehicle Experience and Wearable Technologies -- have been added for this year. http://cesweb.org/Awards/CES-Innovations-Awards.aspx _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| IDF13 San Francisco Intel Developers Forum 2013: 40 billion connected devices by 2020. Which ones will run your software? Take a fresh look at attending IDF13 San Francisco, Sept. 10-12. Software developers can expect to see more software, a focus on mobile and a preview of cross-platform technologies. With more than 45 software sessions, hands-on labs and poster chats planned across multiple OS development, open innovation, big data, services, security and more. For developers, attend the full 3-day conference at a special discount rate of $995 until Aug. 6. For Bay Area Tech Wire subscribers, first time attendees experience IDF13 with a free Day Pass using code CDYBATW (availability is limited), Register now! https://secure.idfregistration.com/IDF2013/ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Sunnyvale, Calif.) Sunnyvale-based Rambus, a developer of computer memory technology, said late Monday that it has priced an offering of $120 million in convertible senior notes due 2018. The offering is expected to close on Friday, with the company using the proceeds for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including potential acquisitions. http://www.rambus.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130812006277/en/Rambus-Announces-Pricing-120-Million-Convertible-Senior (San Francisco) HGST, Seagate, Toshiba and WD have officially launched the Storage Products Association (SPA), a San Francisco-based nonprofit promoting the use and understanding of rotating magnetic media hard drive (RHD) technologies. The SPA debuted this week at the Flash Memory Summit in Santa Clara. http://www.storage-products-association.org/ http://www.storage-products-association.org/library/2013/07/storage-products-association-spa-forms-as-worlds-first-trade-association-promoting-hard-drives-to-en-1.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 > IDF13 San Francisco Intel Developers Forum 2013: 40 billion connected devices by 2020. Which ones will run your software? Take a fresh look at attending IDF13 San Francisco, Sept. 10-12. Software developers can expect to see more software, a focus on mobile and a preview of cross-platform technologies. With more than 45 software sessions, hands-on labs and poster chats planned across multiple OS development, open innovation, big data, services, security and more. For developers, attend the full 3-day conference at a special discount rate of $995 until Aug. 6. For Bay Area Tech Wire subscribers, first time attendees experience IDF13 with a free Day Pass using code CDYBATW (availability is limited), Register now! https://secure.idfregistration.com/IDF2013/ ____________________________________________ > The Debate on Public and Private Data Now Available Online Now available online! Listen in to the insightful and entertaining panel of legal and IT experts who debated issues of privacy and big data recently in Menlo Park. Hosted by Concord Law School. Moderated by NYU Professor Arthur Miller, the panelists included: 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; and Mark Weinstein of Sgrouples.com. The video is available at www.ConcordDebate.com ____________________________________________ > Airport CIO/ITT Director With a $4.1 billion 10-year Capital Improvement Plan, SFO is building for the future! The Airport CIO/ITT Director will support this aggressive CIP to ensure SFO continues its commitment to setting the standard for the industry and continues to elevate the air travel experience at SFO. The Airport CIO/ITT Director oversees the Airport’s ITT Section consisting of over 65 employees involved in delivering and maintaining complex information and telecommunications networks/systems to over 2,000 users. Detailed brochure available at www.ralphandersen.com Salary range is $143,832 - $183,586 plus benefits. E-mail resume, cover letter, and salary history by August 9, 2013. Confidential inquiries encouraged to Heather Renschler at (916) 630-4900. Send resumes to apply@ralphandersen.com ____________________________________________ > 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 ____________________________________________ > 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. 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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 ____________________________________________ > 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 ____________________________________________ 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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