| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Aug. 29, 2013 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.bayareatechwire.com o Mountain View-Based Pure Storage Lands $150 Million in Funding o San Francisco-Based Twitter Acquires Trendrr o Santa Clara-Based Nexenta Names Tarkan Maner as Chairman and CEO o Audax Health Raises $20 Million in Second Round o Redwood City-Based Shutterfly Acquires R&R Images o Briefly Noted: UBM Tech - EBN _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Bay Angels Presents: Real Money Gaming --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 Mountain View-Based Pure Storage Lands $150 Million in Funding Mountain View, Calif. -- Pure Storage, a Mountain View-based developer of all-flash storage technology, on Thursday announced a massive new $150 million round of funding, which the company said is the largest funding event in the history of the enterprise storage industry. T. Rowe Price, Tiger Global Management and other unspecified investors led the company's fifth round, which also included participation from previous backers Greylock Partners, Index Ventures, Redpoint Ventures, Samsung Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures. The company, which is planning to launch its initial public offering (IPO) in the not-too-distant future, now has raised $245 million since its inception. It plans to use the latest funds to accelerate expansion of its European and Asia-based operations, as well as grow its sales, support and marketing teams and increase investments in research and development. http://www.purestorage.com http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/pure-storage-closes-150m-funding-round-with-top-tier-public-market-investors-the-single-1825669.htm _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Twitter Acquires Trendrr San Francisco -- Twitter, the San Francisco-based social media giant, said on Thursday it has acquired New York-based Trendrr, whose platform is designed to track and analyze social media content related to TV. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. "Having sat at this intersection of TV and social media for years, we've analyzed data from lots of platforms. What makes Twitter uniquely compelling among these platforms is its connection to the live moment -- people sharing what’s happening, when it's happening, to the world," wrote Mark Ghuneim, the founder and CEO of Trendrr, in a blog post. "We think we can help amplify even stronger the power of that connection to the moment inside of Twitter." https://www.trendrr.com/ http://www.twitter.com https://blog.trendrr.com/2013/08/28/trendrr-joins-twitter/ _____________________________________________ o Santa Clara-Based Nexenta Names Tarkan Maner as Chairman and CEO Santa Clara, Calif. -- Nexenta, a Santa Clara-based developer of software-defined storage tools, on Thursday named Tarkan Maner as its new chairman and CEO. He succeeds Mark Lockareff, who had served as the company's interim CEO since February. Maner previously held executive roles at Dell, Wyse, CA, IBM, Quest and Sterling Software, and is the founding chairman of TechAmerica's cloud computing commission. The news comes six months after Nexenta raised $24 million in its fourth round of funding, led by new investor Four Rivers Group. Lockareff at that time also simultaneously took over for former CEO Evan Powell, who assumed the role of chief strategy officer. http://www.nexenta.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130828006060/en/Tarkan-Maner-tarkanmaner-Joins-Nexenta-nexenta-Chairman _____________________________________________ o Audax Health Raises $20 Million in Second Round San Francisco -- Audax Health, a Washington, DC-based digital health startup with West Coast offices in San Francisco, said it has raised $20 million in its second round of funding, led by Navigy Holdings, a nit of Florida's largest health insurer. Other participants included current board member Jack Rowe; Dan Rose, the vice president of partnerships at Facebook, and other individuals. The company said it will use the funds to bolster product development activities, expand its mobile and engineering teams in Washington, DC and San Francisco, and forge more partnerships with healthcare insurers and providers. Founded in 2010, Audax Health is the creator of Zensey, an anonymous social network focused on improving personal health. The platform creates a personalized lifestyle plan for users, allowing them to connect and compete with others like them, track their progress and earn rewards. The company previously had raised $35 million. http://www.audaxhealth.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130828006086/en/Audax-Health-Secures-20-Million-Series-Funding _____________________________________________ o Redwood City-Based Shutterfly Acquires R&R Images Redwood City, Calif. -- Shutterfly, the Redwood City-based photo and personalized products site, said on Thursday it has acquired Phoenix-based R&R Images, a provider of stationery printing and product design services. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Shutterfly said the acquisition will bolster its design and printing capabilities. "We are making additional strategic investments in our manufacturing footprint focused on providing our customers with innovative, high quality personalized products while efficiently scaling and managing our costs," said Jeffrey Housenbold, the president and CEO of Shutterfly. http://www.shutterflyinc.com http://www.randrimages.com/ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130829005756/en/Shutterfly-Acquires-RR-Images _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (San Francisco) San Francisco-based UBM Tech, a media company focused on design engineers and the electronics industry, said on Thursday that its EBN community for electronics supply-chain and procurement professionals has made a pair of key hires. EBN has named Suzanne Deffree as editor in chief and Hailey McKeefry as managing editor. http://ebnonline.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 > Bay Angels Presents: Real Money Gaming A panel of industry experts will discuss opportunities arising at the convergence of Social, Mobile, and Real Money Gaming (RMG). Our panel will explore how social and mobile game companies are impacting the real money space and how these companies can bring their RMG products successfully to markets around the world. The panel will be followed by "pitches" from several early stage companies, including CashBet. If you are interested in presenting, contact roger@bayangels.com If you are interested in attending register at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/7903320043 When: 5:30 PM August 27th. Where: SOMA office of Wilson Sonsini, 130 Townsend St, San Francisco. Questions: Contact Roger King, CEO, ChiefPeople 415-339-8544. Sponsored by: www.chiefpeople.com Potential investors and members of the gaming community are encouraged to attend. ____________________________________________ > 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. 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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! 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