| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Feb. 13, 2014 ============================================ Digital Entertainment World http://www.dewexpo.com o San Jose-Based RiseSmart Lands $11 Million in New Funding o San Jose-Based Hoopla Raises $8 Million in Second Round o Santa Clara-Based RedSeal Networks Names Ray Rothrock as New CEO o Comcast to Acquire Time Warner Cable in $45.2 Billion Deal o ACT-IAC Names Finalists for 2014 Excellence.Gov Awards > Digital Entertainment World o Briefly Noted: Access, YuMe, comScore _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --There's No Such Thing as a Bad Idea When Brainstorming -True or False? --Digital Entertainment World --14 Ideas for Marketing Your Business Online --Enterprise Connect – March 17-20, 2014 --Corporate Food-Service - Catering to Cafe Management --Investment Adviser Executive --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 RiseSmart Lands $11 Million in New Funding San Jose, Calif. -- RiseSmart, the San Jose-based developer of a cloud-based outplacement technology platform, said on Thursday it has landed $11 million in a new round of funding. New investor Accel-KKR led the round, which also included participation from previous backer Norwest Venture Partners (NVP). The company plans to use the funds to expand its sales and marketing organizations, enhance its core platform and scale its operations. RiseSmart now has raised a total of $24.85 million since its founding in 2007, including previous investments from NVP, Storm Ventures and angel investors. Greg Williams, managing director of Accel-KKR, will join the company's board of directors. http://www.risesmart.com http://www.risesmart.com/buzz/press-releases/risesmart-secures-11-million-round-led-accel-kkr-accelerate-market-share-growth _____________________________________________ o San Jose-Based Hoopla Raises $8 Million in Second Round San Jose, Calif. -- Hoopla, a San Jose-based developer of sales motivation software, said on Thursday it has raised $8 million in its second round of funding, led by Trinity Ventures. Previous backers Safeguard Scientifics and Illuminate Ventures, as well as additional private investors, also took part. Founded in 2010, Hoopla's is the maker of a cloud-based platform that uses gamification techniques and data insights to motivate and track sales team performance. A mobile version will be available later this spring. Hoopla plans to use the latest proceeds to expand sales, marketing and product development activities. The company expects to double its employee base by the end of 2014. http://hoopla.net http://hoopla.net/press/hoopla-raises-8-million-series-b-funding-round-led-by-trinity-ventures _____________________________________________ o Santa Clara-Based RedSeal Networks Names Ray Rothrock as New CEO Santa Clara, Calif. -- RedSeal Networks, a Santa Clara-based developer of network infrastructure security management tools, on Thursday named its chairman, Ray Rothrock, to the additional role of CEO. Rothrock has served as the company's chairman since 2004, and previously spent 25 years at venture capital firm Venrock, launching the firm's Internet practice in 1992. He retired from Venrock last year. He succeeds Parveen Jain, who announced his retirement earlier this week. Jain had served as president and CEO since 2011. http://www.redsealnetworks.com http://www.redsealnetworks.com/company/news-events/pressreleases/redseal-networks-appoints-board-chairman-ray-rothrock-chief-executive-offic _____________________________________________ o Comcast to Acquire Time Warner Cable in $45.2 Billion Deal Philadelphia -- In a marriage of the nation's two largest cable operators, Comcast said on Thursday it will acquire rival Time Warner Cable in an all-stock deal valued at $45.2 billion. Under the agreement, which is sure to face heavy scrutiny by federal regulators, each share of Time Warner Cable will be exchanged for nearly 2.9 shares of Comcast, leaving current Time Warner Cable shareholders with a 23% stake of the combined company. Comcast said it expects to add about 8 million net subscribers, raising its base to approximately 30 million. Time Warner Cable owns cable systems located in areas such as New York City, Southern California, Texas, the Carolinas, Ohio and Wisconsin, and also operates more than 30,000 Wi-Fi hotspots, primarily in New York and Los Angeles. The combination is expected to produce about $1.5 billion in operating efficiencies. "In addition to creating a world-class company, this is a compelling financial and strategic transaction for our shareholders," said Brian Roberts, the chairman and CEO of Comcast. The deal is expected to close by the end of 2014. http://corporate.comcast.com/news-information/news-feed/time-warner-cable-to-merge-with-comcast-corporation _____________________________________________ o ACT-IAC Names Finalists for 2014 Excellence.Gov Awards Fairfax, Va. -- The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) has named the 31 finalists for its 13th annual Excellence.Gov Awards. The awards recognize the federal government's top IT programs in six categories -- Enhancing the Customer Experience, Intergovernmental Collaboration, Enterprise Efficiency, Innovation: Digital Government, Innovation: Pilots and Start-up Projects and Health IT. A panel of more than 40 judges whittled down the original list of nominations. Winners will be named March 24 in Washington, DC. The complete list of finalists is available at the link below. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140213005327/en/Groundbreaking-Technologies-Strategies-Processes-Recognized-Excellence.gov-Finalists#.UvzqyWJdXng _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Digital Entertainment World 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. The three-day event brings together leading industry executives from games, music, video and publishing to discuss, deliberate, debate and celebrate the issues, opportunities and successes driving the digital entertainment industry. Digital Entertainment World is changing the way content owners, enabling technology providers, digital distribution platforms and CE manufacturers meet and engage. Hyatt Regency, Feb. 18-20, 2014, Los Angeles, CA. Register at: http://www.dewexpo.com |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Livermore, Calif.) Livermore-based Access, a provider of records and information management services, said on Thursday it has promoted Christopher Slaughter to the newly created position of regional vice president of the Northwest. The move comes after the company last month acquire DataSite Northwest, a provider of records and information management services in the Pacific Northwest. http://www.informationprotected.com http://finance.yahoo.com/news/access-names-northwestern-regional-vice-205000043.html;_ylt=A0LEVyxiL_1SxyIAiOFXNyoA;_ylu=X3o DMTEzanF0azdvBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1ZJUDMwNF8x (Redwood City, Calif.) Redwood City-based YuMe, a developer of digital video brand advertising tools, on Thursday named Matt Arkin as its vice president of programmatic sales. Arkin most recently served as the chief revenue officer of Federated Media Publishing, and previously was the senior vice president of sales at AOL's Platform A and Tacoda. http://www.yume.com/news/press-releases/yume-adds-digital-media-executive-matt-arkin-develop-its-sales-solution-trading- (Reston, Va.) comScore, a Virginia-based provider of digital audience measurement services with offices in South San Francisco, has named Manish Bhatia to the newly created position of chief revenue officer, overseeing all of the company's commercial teams, including sales, servicing, sales operations and business operations. He will be based in New York. Bhatia most recently served as the executive vice president of new product innovation at Arbitron, where he focused on developing cross-media products and services spanning TV, online and mobile platforms. http://www.comscore.com/Insights/Press_Releases/2014/2/comScore_ Appoints_Manish_Bhatia_as_Chief_Revenue_Officer =================================================== 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 > There's No Such Thing as a Bad Idea When Brainstorming -True or False? There's no such thing as a bad idea. Or is there? Brainstorming experts have long held that every idea, however impractical, is worthy of consideration. But in practice, many of us have come across our share of unmistakable duds. We have thoroughly explored this conundrum. Here, we explain why lots of good can come from bad ideas. http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire ____________________________________________ > Digital Entertainment World Digital Entertainment World (DEW), is the definitive event focused on the Ecosystem to Monetize Digital Content (VIDEO, GAMES, MUSIC and PUBLISHING). Featuring over 100 speaking sessions, 300+ speakers and keynotes from Facebook, NBCUniversal, Electronic Arts, and United Talent Agency, DEW is the one event that brings the digital entertainment industry together, with research and analysis, and offers a global platform for media/tech leaders to network, discuss strategies and develop the partnerships that will chart the future direction of content monetization. Register now at http://www.dewexpo.com Use Code: TWBA To Save an Additional 25% ____________________________________________ > 14 Ideas for Marketing Your Business Online Kick start your company's online strategy quickly and easily at a fraction of the cost of advertising! Download PRWeb's free guide, 14 Ideas for Marketing Your Business Online and learn how to get More Publicity, More Prospects, and More Sales! Register for a FREE PRWeb account to download the guide today! Click here ____________________________________________ > Enterprise Connect – March 17-20, 2014 There's no single migration path to the next generation of enterprise communications and collaboration systems and services, and Enterprise Connect delivers unbiased information and in-depth research on the key issues you need to evaluate all the options. The conference program covers the full range of platforms, services and applications that comprise modern communications and collaboration systems. The Expo Hall is the ONLY place you'll find over 150 of the leading equipment, software and service providers in one location. Register today at http://www.enterpriseconnect.com/orlando with Discount Code: NLBATW to save $200 or for a Free Expo Pass. ____________________________________________ > Corporate Food-Service - Catering to Cafe Management Cosmopolitan Catering has established itself as Silicon Valley's premier full-service catering and café management company. Working exclusively within the corporate arena, Cosmopolitan Catering has experienced exponential growth by identifying and solving the recurring problems that Silicon Valley companies face when using outdated corporate food-service models. We have in turn addressed each of our client's needs independently to thereby provide customized solutions. The corporate food-service landscape is being redefined by Cosmopolitan Catering by way of bringing back the essence of the word "cater". While our vision and the core of our business model remains consistent, we take a personalized approach when implementing every food-service program we craft, knowing that no two companies will have the same needs. For more information, contact Rick Angelini at rangelini@cosmocaters.com, 408.732.1400, or visit us at www.cosmocaters.com ____________________________________________ > Investment Advisor Executive Investment Advisor Representative-Sales. High payout-little or no costs to you-fully regulated by The State of California and FINRA. Easy platform to have your own Advisory office with full regulation and a fully operable back office. Send resumes to Raymond@AbrahamLockhart.com ____________________________________________ Bay Area Tech Wire has over 6,000 subscribers who rely on it for their daily briefing of local technology news. Bay Area Tech Wire has various advertising offerings ideal for jobs listings, events, service offerings, and office space for rent. For more info, go to: http://www.bayareatechwire.com =================================================== Subscribe to other newsletters from Tech Wire Media Group: Potomac Tech Wire: http://www.potomactechwire.com Bay Area Tech Wire: http://www.bayareatechwire.com New England Tech Wire: http://www.newenglandtechwire.com Digital Media Wire: http://www.digitalmediawire.com Advertising: If you are interested in advertising in our newsletters, call Parul Nath at 1-301-656-0057 xt 1102 or send email to parul@techwiremedia.com News tips, press releases. Send email to: editorial@bayareatechwire.com Tech Wire Mailing Address: 325 Pennsylvania Ave. SE Suite 250 Washington, DC 20003 Copyright: CapWire Inc. 2014 |  |
To unsubscribe/change profile: click here
To subscribe: click here
No comments:
Post a Comment