| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- April 25, 2014 ============================================ Sponsored By: Fairfax County Economic Development Authority http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire o Silicon Valley Tech Giants to Settle Pay Suit for $324 Million o SVForum Selects 30 Startups for Launch: Silicon Valley Event o California Ranks 14th in Nation in Average Internet Speed o Audit: Record 160,000 Attended 2014 International CES o Report: America's STEM Talent Pool Too Shallow to Meet Demand > Seven Ways to Harness the Power of Your Multi-Generational Workforce o Briefly Noted: Tidemark, Citrix Systems _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Seven Ways to Harness the Power of Your Multi-Generational Workforce --14 Ideas for Marketing Your Business Online --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 Silicon Valley Tech Giants to Settle Pay Suit for $324 Million Four major tech companies -- Cupertino-based Apple, Mountain View-based Google, Santa Clara-based Intel and San Jose-based Adobe Systems -- will pay $324 million to settle allegations that they conspired to hold down salaries in Silicon Valley, Reuters reported, citing sources familiar with the deal. The agreement comes roughly a month before a trial was scheduled to begin. The class-action suit was filed in 2011 on behalf of approximately 64,000 employees of the companies. The plaintiffs were seeking damages of $3 billion, which potentially could've been tripled. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/24/us-apple-google-lawsuit-exclusive-idUSBREA3N28Z20140424 _____________________________________________ o SVForum Selects 30 Startups for Launch: Silicon Valley Event San Jose, Calif. -- SVForum, a San Jose-based nonprofit focused on innovation and entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley, on Friday announced the 30 companies selected for its Launch: Silicon Valley event, scheduled for May 20 at Microsoft's Mountain View campus. The event annually lets vetted startups pitch to potential investors, partners and customers. This year's version will be modeled after the World Cup soccer tournament, with representatives of different countries applying to qualify for six spots in each of five different tech groups -- Digital Media-Mobile, Enterprise Software, EdTech, Next Generation Technology and HealthTech. Companies are based in 16 countries, ranging from Kazakhstan to Finland to Thailand. A complete list of participants is available at the link below. http://www.launchsiliconvalley.org/#Categories _____________________________________________ o California Ranks 14th in Nation in Average Internet Speed California ranked 14th in the nation in average Internet speed during the fourth quarter, , according to a new report from Akamai Technologies. The state boasted average speeds of 10.9 Megabytes per second, up 26% from the same period in 2012. Virginia led the U.S. with an average of 14.4 Mbps, followed by Washington, DC (13.8), Massachusetts (13.5), Maryland (12.3) and Delaware (12.3). By comparison, last-place Alaska saw average Internet speeds of just 6.5 Mbps. http://www.akamai.com/html/about/press/releases/2014/press-042314.html _____________________________________________ o Audit: Record 160,000 Attended 2014 International CES Las Vegas -- The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) said its 2014 International CES in Las Vegas drew a record 160,498 attendees, up 5% over the year before, according to an independent audit from Veris Consulting. Approximately a fourth of those attending (40,828) were from outside the U.S. The event took place Jan. 7-10. The CEA said the final figures differ from earlier estimates due to additional badge pick-ups and badge reader reports. http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140424006009/en/2014-International-CES-Features-Record-Number-International#.U1qGElVdXng _____________________________________________ o Report: America's STEM Talent Pool Too Shallow to Meet Demand Washington, DC -- While science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) employment in the U.S. has grown 30% since 2000, the interest and aptitude of high school students hasn't kept pace with demand, according to the inaugural U.S. News/ Raytheon STEM Index. The index measures key indicators of economic- and education-related STEM activity in the U.S. over time. All told, there are now 16.8 million STEM workers, up from 12.8 million at the turn of the century, yet high school student interest levels in STEM fell between 2009-2013 and are now slightly below where they were in 2000. In addition, gender and ethnic gaps among students interested in STEM remain wide. "Science, technology, engineering and math form the foundation of the global innovation economy," said William Swanson, the chairman of Raytheon. "Yet, as the STEM Index suggests, if educational trends continue, fewer professionals will be available to deliver growth in these areas." The complete index is available at the link below. http://www.usnews.com/news/stem-index _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Seven Ways to Harness the Power of Your Multi-Generational Workforce Organizations of all sizes find themselves with three radically different generations interacting in their workplace these days. As a result, business owners, senior management and HR departments are scrambling to figure out how to better understand, manage and harness the power of this multi-generational workforce. It’s not an easy task. But here we share some ideas we’ve uncovered that you can put to immediate use. http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Redwood City, Calif.) Redwood City-based Tidemark, a developer of enterprise performance management and analytics tools, has named Jerome Lefebvre to lead its Europe, Middle East and Africa operations. Lefebvre previously oversaw sales for IBM's performance management products in Europe. http://www.tidemark.com/ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/tidemark-names-ibm-epm-sales-veteran-jerome-lefebvre-to-lead-expansion-into-europe-256342651.html (Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based Citrix Systems, the large developer of cloud, collaboration, networking and virtualization technologies, on Friday priced its $1.25 billion senior notes offering. The notes are due 2019. 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