| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Nov. 12, 2013 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.bayareatechwire.com o San Francisco-Based Arrayent Lands $11.9 Million in Second Round o Mountain View-Based Scanadu Raises $10.5 Million in First Round o San Jose-Based 8x8 to Acquire Voicenet Solutions for $18.4 Million o Redwood City-Based Aricent Promotes CP Murali to President and COO o S.F.-Based Castlight Health Names Michele Law as Chief Revenue Officer o Briefly Noted: A10 Networks, AdRoll, ServiceSource _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Keys to a Successful Responsive Website Redesign: A Guidebook for Marketers --ModevEast Dec 12-13 - 100+ Speakers - Mobile Conference --Investment Adviser Executive --Digital Entertainment World: Register Now and Save $200 --Free Whitepaper: TechRadar for Digital Customer Experience Technologies --Search Services Without a Fee --TelcoVision Conference - Las Vegas --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 Arrayent Lands $11.9 Million in Second Round San Francisco -- Arrayent, a San Francisco-based developer of virtualization technology for the "Internet of Things," said on Tuesday it has raised $11.9 million in its second round of funding, led by DCM Ventures. Intel Capital also took part in the round, which the company will use for growth. "This latest round of funding will allow us to expand our platform and continue to grow our customer base within strategic global markets," said founder and CEO Shane Dyer. Arrayent's platform lets companies build a range of compatible connected products, which let users control home appliances with a single smart phone app. Customers include Whirlpool, Pentair, First Alert and Chamberlain. http://www.arrayent.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131112005718/en/Arrayent-Announces-11.9-Million-Series-Funding-DCM _____________________________________________ o Mountain View-Based Scanadu Raises $10.5 Million in First Round Mountain View, Calif. -- Scanadu, a Mountain View-based developer of personalized health electronics devices, said on Tuesday it has raised $10.5 million in its first round of funding, led by Relay Ventures. Tony Hsieh's VegasTechFund, Jerry Yang's Ame Cloud Ventures and other investors also participated in the round, which will support the company's go-to market strategy and manufacturing. It also plans to expand its staff. Scanadu, which now has raised $14.7 million since its inception, is developing a line of devices, starting with a vital sign monitor that analyzes and tracks a user's temperature, respiratory rate, oximetry, ECG and blood pressure in 10 seconds. The company is also creating a disposable urine analysis testing platform that works with smartphones to offer a complete urine analysis test in minutes. http://www.scanadu.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131112005755/en/Scanadu-Secures-10.5-Million-Series-Funding-Relay _____________________________________________ o San Jose-Based 8x8 to Acquire Voicenet Solutions for $18.4 Million San Jose, Calif. -- 8x8, a San Jose-based developer of cloud communications and collaboration tools, said it will pay $18.4 million in cash to acquire Voicenet Solutions, which provides cloud business telephony and communications services in the U.K. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year. "The acquisition of Voicenet clearly demonstrates the execution of our international expansion strategy as well as our move upmarket,” said CEO Vik Verma. "Voicenet provides 8x8 with an excellent opportunity to replicate in Europe the successful, profitable SaaS communications and collaboration business we've built in North America." http://www.8x8.com http://www.voicenet-solutions.com/ http://investors.8x8.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=806094 _____________________________________________ o Redwood City-Based Aricent Promotes CP Murali to President and COO Redwood City, Calif. -- Aricent, a Redwood City-based provider of software engineering services, said it has promoted CP Murali to the roles of president and COO. Murali has been with the company for nearly two decades, and has been responsible for product engineering services since 2007. Murali is based in India, where Aricent has its largest population of employees. The company is backed primarily by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. and Sequoia Capital. http://www.aricent.com/ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131110005034/en/Aricent-Appoints-CP-Murali-President-Chief-Operating _____________________________________________ o S.F.-Based Castlight Health Names Michele Law as Chief Revenue Officer San Francisco -- Castlight Health, a San Francisco-based developer of health care management tools for employers, on Tuesday named Michele Law to the new position of chief revenue officer. Law most recently served as the COO of OpenDNS, and previously spent seven years as a venture capital investor with Greylock Partners. Castlight offers its health care management suite to employers as both a web and mobile app. The tool is designed to help employees and their dependents shop for health care based on cost and quality. http://www.castlighthealth.com http://www.castlighthealth.com/2013/castlight-health-appoints-tech-leader-michele-law-newly-created-role-chief-revenue-officer/ _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based A10 Networks, a developer of technology designed to help clients accelerate, optimize and secure their applications, on Tuesday named Kirsten Lee as its vice president of global channels. Lee most recently was vice president of worldwide channel marketing for HP's Enterprise Servers, Storage and Networking (ESSN) organization. http://www.a10networks.com/news/2013/20131112-A10_Networks_Appoints_Kirsten_Lee_as_VP_of_Global_Channels.php (San Francisco) San Francisco-based AdRoll, developer of an online ad retargeting platform, on Tuesday named Scott Gifis as its vice president of global supply. Gifis most recently served as the vice president of midmarket and publisher marketplace at Criteo, and previously held leadership roles with OpinionLab and CareerBuilder. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/adroll-appoints-scott-gifis-vice-130000744.html (San Francisco) San Francisco-based ServiceSource, a developer of tools desiged to help clients manage recurring revenue, has named Mario Faria as its chief data officer. 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