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Incorporated Click here o Los Altos-Based Talend Raises $40 Million in New Funding o San Francisco-Based Loop Commerce Lands Investment from PayPal o Tessera Technologies Names Thomas Lacey as Permanent CEO o Gannett to Distribute USA Today Editions in 35 Local Papers o San Francisco-Based creativeLIVE Launches 24/7 Education Network o Study: Consumer Interest in Wearable Fitness Devices Quadruples o Briefly Noted: FDA - John Reppas, Radius Intelligence, Skyera _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Siteworx Complimentary Report: Best Practices: Digital Asset Management --Advanced PR for PR and Marketing Pros --Enterprise Connect – March 17-20, 2014 --Corporate Food-Service - Catering to Cafe Management --ModevEast Dec 12-13 - 100+ Speakers - Mobile Conference --Investment Adviser Executive --Digital Entertainment World: Register Now and Save $200 --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 Los Altos-Based Talend Raises $40 Million in New Funding Los Altos, Calif. -- Talend, the Los Altos-based developer of a big data integration platform, said on Wednesday it has raised $40 million in a new round of funding, which the company will use to bolster product development and support its go-to-market efforts. Investors included Bpifrance and Iris Capital, as well as previous backers Silver Lake Sumeru, Balderton Capital and Idinvest Partners. As part of this investment, Bpifrance will fill a spot on the company's board of directors. http://www.talend.com http://www.talend.com/about-us/press/talend-closes-40-million-strategic-funding _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Loop Commerce Lands Investment from PayPal San Francisco -- Loop Commerce, the San Francisco-based developer of a web-based platform for e-commerce gift giving, said on Wednesday it has landed a new investment from PayPal. The news comes a month after the company said it had raised more than $7 million in its first round of funding. Don Kingsborough, PayPal's vice president of global strategic development, will serve as an observer on the company's board. "Together with PayPal, we plan to further accelerate the capabilities of our platform and the roll-out of the Loop solution to retailers," said co-founder and CEO Roy Erez. The company's platform, which integrates into retailers' online stores, is designed to improve the process of buying for someone online. Gift givers select and pay for items to send, then have recipients complete the transactions by filling in information such as size, preferred color or shipping address. http://www.loopcommerce.com http://blog.loopcommerce.com/2013/12/10/paypal-invests-in-loop-commerce/ _____________________________________________ o Tessera Technologies Names Thomas Lacey as Permanent CEO San Jose, Calif. -- Tessera Technologies, a San Jose-based developer of semiconductor packaging and camera module technologies, on Wednesday named Thomas Lacey as its permanent CEO, after he was named interim CEO in May. Lacey is the former chairman and CEO of Components Direct, and previously served as the president and CEO of Phoenix Technologies. In May, he succeeded Rick Hill, who returned to his role as non-executive chairman. "The board undertook a comprehensive CEO search, a process which included Tom as a candidate," said Hill. "We have been very pleased with the company's progress while Tom served as interim CEO, and we are gratified that he has agreed to lead the company as we work to drive Tessera towards long-term sustainable growth and profitability." http://www.tessera.com http://www.tessera.com/abouttessera/pressroom/Pages/newsreleases.aspx?releaseId=813077 _____________________________________________ o Gannett to Distribute USA Today Editions in 35 Local Papers McLean, Va. -- Media giant Gannett on Wednesday announced plans to include condensed editions of USA Today inside 35 of its daily local publications. The goal, said the company, is to bolster the reach of its national publication while increasing local coverage. Gannett has been piloting the efforts in four markets -- Indianapolis; Rochester, N.Y.; Fort Myers, Fla.; and Appleton, Wis. -- since October. Rollout in the remaining markets will occur throughout the first quarter. Larry Kramer, the publisher of USA Today, said the project "creates stronger, higher-value local products and extends the reach of USA Today to millions of new consumers." It also will give USA Today a print presence seven days a week. http://www.gannett.com http://www.gannett.com/article/20131211/PRESSRELEASES2013/131211001/-1/PressReleases2013/Gannett-s-local-publishers-USA-TODAY-partner-deliver-expanded-coverage-consumers- _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based creativeLIVE Launches 24/7 Education Network San Francisco -- creativeLIVE, the San Francisco-based developer of a live education platform, said on Wednesday it has launched what it says is the first 24/7 broadcast education network. The creativeLIVE network will carry five free online channels of original content focused on Photo & Video, Art & Design, Music & Audio, Maker & Craft and Business & Money. The company lets users tune into live classes at no cost, giving them the option to purchase the recorded version. "By launching our 24/7 network we've dramatically expanded the availability of free classes for our community," said CEO Mika Salmi. The company is backed by Greylock Partners and the Social+Capital Partnership, and has studios in Seattle and San Francisco. http://www.creativelive.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oc323BgSNb4&feature=youtu.be (Introductory video) _____________________________________________ o Study: Consumer Interest in Wearable Fitness Devices Quadruples Arlington, Va. -- Interest in wearable fitness devices, like heart rate monitors and activity trackers, has grown significantly over the past year, according to a new study by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). A survey of more than 1,000 U.S. consumers found that 13% are now interested in purchasing a fitness device over the next 12 months, up from just 3% in 2012. The devices also tripled in ownership from a year ago, with users citing motivation, monitoring fitness goal progress and monitoring physical activity levels or intensity as their top three reasons for purchasing. "CEA projects that the market for dedicated wearable fitness devices like body monitors and pedometers will continue to expand for the foreseeable future as more consumers become aware of these devices and an array of new products enter the market," said Kevin Tillmann, a senior research analyst at the CEA. http://www.ce.org/News/News-Releases/Press-Releases/2013-Press-Releases/Consumer-Interest-in-Purchasing-Wearable-Fitness-D.aspx _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (San Francisco) The Food and Drug Administration's Center for Devices and Radiological Health on Wednesday named John Reppas as an industry representative on the neurological devices panel of its Medical Devices Advisory Committee. Reppas is director of public policy at the San Francisco-based Neurotechnology Industry Organization. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fda-selects-neurotechnology-industry-organization-director-to-device-advisory-committee-235377041.html (San Francisco) San Francisco-based Radius Intelligence, a developer of services designed to help marketers build targeted lead lists from 27 million U.S. business records, on Wednesday named former Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson to its board of directors. Thompson currently serves as the CEO of ShopRunner.. http://radius.com/2013/12/11/radius-welcomes-new-board-member-scott-thompson/ (San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based Skyera, a developer of solid-state storage systems, on Wednesday named Gurinder Brar as its vice president of systems engineering. 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