| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Oct. 4, 2013 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.bayareatechwire.com o San Francisco-Based Koality Lands $1.8 Million in Seed Funding o Report: Cupertino-Based Apple Buys Personal Assistant Service Cue o Facebook, Maryland Partner on Cyberbullying Pilot Program o Santa Clara-Based DDN Names John Dorman as Interim President o Global Semiconductor Sales Grow for Sixth Straight Month o Briefly Noted: SVForum - Startup Expo _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Concord Law School "Meet the Dean" Reception - San Jose - Oct 10 --Search Services Without a Fee --Service Co-ordinator/Customer Service Representative --TelcoVision Conference - Las Vegas --Chief Information Officer/IT Director - City of Mountain View --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 Koality Lands $1.8 Million in Seed Funding San Francisco -- Koality, the San Francisco-based creator of a platform designed to help software developers test code, said it has raised $1.8 million in a round of seed funding, led by FF Angel, a seed-stage fund operated by Founders Fund. Webb Investment Network, Index Ventures, Felicis Ventures and UJ Ventures also participated, along with several individuals. Koality, which debuted earlier this month at TechCrunch Disrupt, offers a cloud-based software testing platform that lets engineers test their code in a production-like environment before it's shared with the development team. http://www.koalitycode.com http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/koality-announces-1-8-million-140000515.html _____________________________________________ o Report: Cupertino-Based Apple Buys Personal Assistant Service Cue Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple has acquired San Francisco-based Cue, developer of a smart assistant app, in a deal worth more than $40 million, TechCrunch reported. Cue, formerly known as Greplin, was backed by SV Angel, Sequoia Capital, Lerer Ventures and Index Ventures. The company's service, which has been shuttered, gave users an "overview" of their upcoming events by linking together related phone numbers, addresses, tickets, invitations, receipts and other relevant information. "We appreciate all of the support from you, our users, as Cue has grown over the last few years," the company wrote on its website. "However, the Cue service is no longer available." Cue said it has permanently deleted the data and personal information of users. https://www.cueup.com/ http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/03/cue-acquired-for-over-40m-likely-by-apple-to-compete-with-google-now/ _____________________________________________ o Facebook, Maryland Partner on Cyberbullying Pilot Program Menlo Park, Calif. -- Hoping to curb the growing problem of cyberbullying, Menlo Park-based Facebook has unveiled a first-in-its-kind pilot project in Maryland. The program, to be known as the Educator Escalation Channel, is designed to streamline the reporting of suspected cyberbullying occurrences on Facebook that can't be resolved through the company's normal reporting process or demand more immediate attention. For issues not resolved within 24 hours through standard methods, educators now will be able to contact a designated point person from their school system, who will directly communicate with the company to accelerate the process. "We can no longer brush off these episodes and we must reject a 'kids will be kids' mentality that ignores how to confront this troubling trend," said Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler. "I commend Facebook for working with us to give educators a more streamlined way to report possible instances of cyberbullying among their students." http://www.oag.state.md.us/Press/2013/100313.html _____________________________________________ o Santa Clara-Based DDN Names John Dorman as Interim President Santa Clara, Calif. -- DataDirect Networks (DDN), a Santa Clara-based developer of data storage and processing tools, has named John Dorman as its interim president. He replaces Joe Cowan, who the company said has stepped down to "pursue other interests." Cowan will continue to serve on the company's board. Dorman, most recently the chairman, president and CEO of online banking services company Digital Insight, has served on DDN's board for the past five years. He previously was the senior vice president and general manager of global financial services at Oracle. http://www.ddn.com http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/john-dorman-appointed-datadirect-networks-president-226352611.html _____________________________________________ o Global Semiconductor Sales Grow for Sixth Straight Month Washington, DC -- The worldwide semiconductor industry in August saw its largest monthly sales increase in more than two years, according to new figures from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Sales for the month reached $25.87 billion, up 6.4% from August 2012. It marked the industry's largest year-over-year sales jump since March 2011. "Global semiconductor sales have now increased for six consecutive months, and the industry is well ahead of last year's pace, thanks largely to sustained growth in the Americas," said Brian Toohey, president and CEO of the SIA. Sales in the Americas increased 23.3$, compared to the same time in 2012. http://www.semiconductors.org/news/2013/10/04/news_2013/global_ semiconductor_sales_increase_for_sixth_straight_month_in_august/ _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Redwood City, Calif.) Redwood City-based SVForum, a non-profit organization for technologists and entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, said it will hold its inaugural Startup Expo Oct. 23 in Menlo Park. The event is open to accredited investors and emerging tech startups seeking Series A, B, and C rounds of funding, as well as seed funding. Pre-registration is required to participate. https://svforum.org/Demo-Day/SVForums-First-Ever-Startup-Expo-Day-Demo-Deliver-Debut-Your-Company =================================================== 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 > Concord Law School "Meet the Dean" Reception - San Jose - Oct 10 Concord Law School hosts a reception in conjunction with the State Bar of California Annual Meeting on Thursday, October 10th, 7pm-9pm. Meet Dean Greg Brandes and area alumni on the rooftop garden at The Loft Bar And Bistro, 90 S 2nd Street, San Jose. Many Concord graduates have successfully merged a tech career with a legal education. 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