| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Jan. 3, 2014 ============================================ Digital Entertainment World: Register Now and Save $200 http://www.dewexpo.com o Milpitas-Based FireEye Acquires Mandiant for $1.3 Billion o Mountain View-Based DNAnexus Raises $15 Million in Third Round o Velti Completes Sale of Mobile Marketing Business o Report: 80% of World Leaders Now Using Twitter o Amount Raised in Venture-Backed IPOs Nearly Doubles in Q4 > Digital Entertainment World: Register Now and Save $200 o Briefly Noted: Tessera Technologies _____________________________________________ > 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 Milpitas-Based FireEye Acquires Mandiant for $1.3 Billion Milpitas, Calif. -- FireEye, a Milpitas-based developer of virtual machine technology designed to protect users from cyber threats in real time, said it has acquired Virginia-based Mandiant, a developer of endpoint information security and incident response products, in a deal valued at close to $1.3 billion. Shares of FireEye rose nearly 39% on news of the deal, which includes 21.5 million shares of stock in addition to $106.5 million in cash. The acquisition follows nearly two years of collaboration between the companies. FireEye said the move will expand its ability to more quickly stop advanced cyber attacks. "Together, the size and global reach of FireEye and Mandiant will enable us to innovate faster, create a more comprehensive solution, and deliver it to organizations around the world at a pace that is unmatched by other security vendors," said David DeWalt, the chairman and CEO of FireEye. Kevin Mandia, Mandiant's founder and CEO, is now the senior vice president and COO of FireEye, and the company's products will be incorporated into FireEye's Oculus platform. http://www.fireeye.com/ http://www.mandiant.com/ http://www.fireeye.com/news-events/press-releases/read/fireeye-announces-acquisition-of-mandiant _____________________________________________ o Mountain View-Based DNAnexus Raises $15 Million in Third Round Mountain View, Calif. -- DNAnexus, a Mountain View-based developer of cloud-based tools used in large-scale DNA data management and analysis, said on Friday it has raised $15 million in its third round of funding. Investors included Claremont Creek Ventures, Google Ventures, TPG Biotech and First Round Capital. "This funding will significantly expand our capacity to support the growing number of commercial and academic labs around the world utilizing our platform to manage DNA data and analyses in a clinically appropriate manner," said CEO Richard Daly. The company's platform acts as a centralized hub for managing data, collaborating with other scientists, sharing tools and accessing diverse reference datasets, including genotypic and phenotypic data. DNAnexus recently announced large-scale projects with Stanford University and Baylor College of Medicine. https://dnanexus.com/ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140103005116/en/DNAnexus-Secures-15-Million-Series-Financing-Accelerate#.Uscf19JDvng _____________________________________________ o Velti Completes Sale of Mobile Marketing Business San Francisco -- Velti, an Irish developer of mobile marketing and advertising technology with U.S. headquarters in San Francisco, said on Friday that it has completed the sale of its mobile marketing business to GSO Capital Partners, the credit division of Blackstone. GSO had submitted the lone qualified bid for the business in a bankruptcy auction held last month. The deal includes the sale of business lines operated by Velti and Air2Web in the U.S., Air2Web India, Velti DR Limited and Mobile Interactive Group, in the U.K., and Velti Netherlands. Financial terms were not disclosed. http://www.velti.com http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/velti-closes-sale-mobile-marketing-205100412.html _____________________________________________ o Report: 80% of World Leaders Now Using Twitter Washington, DC -- Eighty percent of world leaders now use San Francisco-based social media site Twitter, up 8% from a year ago, according to a new report from the Digital Policy Council (DPC). President Obama continues to hold on to the No. 1 spot of the organization's annual rankings after gaining 16 million followers over the past year. The most dramatic debut was that of Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, who only joined Twitter in 2013 by quickly ascended to the No. 2 spot by gaining 4.2 million followers. Venezuela was another big mover, slumping from No. 2 to No. 13 following the passing of popular leader Hugo Chávez. But while the vast majority of world leaders now tweet, political leaders in China remain absent on social media. Twitter has been blocked since 2009, and while China does have its own micro-blogging platform, called Sina Weibo, it is strictly regulated by government censors. The full report with rankings is available at the link below. http://www.digitaldaya.com/admin/modulos/galeria/pdfs/71/157_601g3qkp.pdf (PDF) _____________________________________________ o Amount Raised in Venture-Backed IPOs Nearly Doubles in Q4 New York - Twenty-four venture-backed initial public offerings (IPOs) raised $5.3 billion during the fourth quarter, a 91% increase in dollars over the previous quarter, according to new figures from Thomson Reuters and the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). There now have been at least 20 venture-backed IPOs for three straight quarters -- the first time that's happened since 2004. "IPO activity for venture-backed companies continues to improve," said John Taylor, head of research for the NVCA. "The biotech sector is especially notable because it made up over half of the 2013 IPOs, which is more than the previous five years combined." http://www.nvca.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78:latest-industry-statistics&catid=40:research&Itemid=102 _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 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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