| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Jan. 2, 2014 ============================================ Digital Entertainment World: Register Now and Save $200 http://www.dewexpo.com o San Jose-Based Skybox Security Lands $6 Million in New Funding o San Jose-Based 1WorldOnline Raises $1.5 Million in First Round o Sunnyvale-Based LeoNovus Names Gary Martin as New CFO o AllThingsD Founders Launch Re/code Tech Blog o Dixon Doll Jr. Resigns as COO of Santa Clara-Based Violin Memory > Digital Entertainment World: Register Now and Save $200 o Briefly Noted: Perion Network - Conduit _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --14 Ideas for Marketing Your Business Online --Siteworx Complimentary Report: Best Practices: Digital Asset Management --Enterprise Connect – March 17-20, 2014 --Corporate Food-Service - Catering to Cafe Management --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 San Jose-Based Skybox Security Lands $6 Million in New Funding San Jose, Calif. -- Skybox Security, a San Jose-based developer of automated tools designed to find and prioritize cyber risks, said on Thursday it has raised $6 million in a new round of funding led by Susquehanna Investment Group. The company will use the funds to expand its sales territories and teams, develop channel partners and add customer support resources. "This new investment ensures that we are able to introduce our vulnerability and threat management solutions in every part of the globe," said CEO Gidi Cohen. http://www.skyboxsecurity.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140102005769/en/Skybox-Security-Announces-6M-Funding#.UsWwNdJDvng _____________________________________________ o San Jose-Based 1WorldOnline Raises $1.5 Million in First Round San Jose, Calif. -- 1World Online, the San Jose-based developer of a consumer intelligence platform, said on Thursday it has raised $1.5 million in its first round of funding, which included participation from both angel and institutional investors. The company said it will use the round, which closed in December, to add new features and operating system support. "We will use this new financing to put more resources into our products and services, support our new customer wins and begin the expansion into new markets," said Alex Fedosseev, the company's co-founder and CEO. 1World's app, available for Android, Apple and Windows devices, provides hundreds of active polls, poll results, expert opinions and data points on a variety of topics such as education, politics, sports, technology and world news. http://www.1worldonline.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140102005777/en/1World-Closes-Financing-Achieves-Successful-2013#.UsWm1NJDvng _____________________________________________ o Sunnyvale-Based LeoNovus Names Gary Martin as New CFO Sunnyvale, Calif. -- LeoNovus, the Sunnyvale-based developer of a browser-based platform that provides HDTVs and other connected devices with access to features, content and functionality available on the web, has named Gary Martin as its new CFO. He succeeds Jim Fredrickson, who left the company last week. Martin, a member of LeoNovus' board of directors, previously led companies such as 3dfx Interactive and Chips and Technologies through initial public offerings (IPOs), and also was one of the earliest employees of Apple. "Gary brings an impressive amount of public financial experience to the day to day operations," said Gordon Campbell, the company's chairman and CEO. http://www.leonovus.com http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gary-martin-appointed-leonovus-chief-160700832.html;_ylt=A0oG7jN4eMVSiWoA.JVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTExZnZ qcGozBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA1VJQzFfMQ-- _____________________________________________ o AllThingsD Founders Launch Re/code Tech Blog San Francisco -- The founders of popular technology blog AllThingsD on Wednesday officially launched their new, independent tech blog, called Re/code. Led by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, who announced their departure from News Corp. in September, the site features tech news, reviews and analysis. Re/code is owned by a new company called Revere Digital, which is backed by NBCUniversal News Group and Terry Semel's Windsor Media. Mossberg and Swisher are majority stakeholders in the new venture, which already has announced plans for its first technology conference near Los Angeles in May http://recode.net/ http://recode.net/about/ _____________________________________________ o Dixon Doll Jr. Resigns as COO of Santa Clara-Based Violin Memory Santa Clara, Calif. -- Two weeks after firing its CEO, Santa Clara-based Violin Memory, a developer of memory-based storage tools, on Thursday announced the resignation of COO Dixon Doll Jr. The company said Doll, who had been with Violin for four years, is leaving to "pursue other personal and professional opportunities." The news follows Violin Memory's firing of CEO Donald Basile in mid-December. Chairman Howard Bain III is now serving as interim CEO while the company searches for a replacement. "While this was a difficult decision, in light of recent changes at the company, I believe that now is an appropriate time to let new leadership chart our future course," said Doll. http://www.violin-memory.com/ http://www.violin-memory.com/news/press-releases/violin-memory-announces-departure-chief-operating-officer/ _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Digital Entertainment World: Register Now and Save $200 Digital Entertainment World (DEW) is the best place to connect with content creators and owners, enabling technology providers, digital distributors and device manufacturers to create the infrastructure and technology partnerships necessary to monetize digital content. 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