| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- June 23, 2014 ============================================ Sponsored By: Fairfax County Economic Development Authority http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire o Redwood Shores-Based Oracle to Acquire Micros Systems in $5.3 Billion Deal o San Francisco-Based Tanium Lands $90 Million from Andreessen Horowitz o Cupertino-Based Skyhigh Networks Raises $40 Million in Third Round o Los Altos-Based LIFX Raises $12 Million in First Round of Funding o San Francisco-Based AnyPerk Lands Additional $3 Million in Seed Funding > Seven Facts to Breathe Life into Your Business o Briefly Noted: Intel, City of San Francisco -- Monkey Parking _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Seven Facts to Breathe Life into Your Business --EnMasse Design - Bay Area Product Design Studio --Free Cloud & Network Security Forum & EXPO - Santa Clara - June 25 --Don't Miss Summer Rates On All Bay Area Tech Wire Advertising --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 Redwood Shores-Based Oracle to Acquire Micros Systems in $5.3 Billion Deal Redwood Shores, Calif. -- A week after negotiations first became public, Redwood Shores-based software giant Oracle said on Monday it will acquire Maryland-based Micros Systems, a provider of information technology systems for the hospitality and retail industries, in a deal valued at $5.3 billion. Oracle, which is looking to boost sluggish sales, will pay $68 a share under the deal, its largest acquisition since buying Sun Microsystems in 2010. It is expected to close by year's end. "Micros' management and employees will form a dedicated business within Oracle to maintain their focus on serving customers," said Bob Weiler, the executive vice president of Oracle global business units. Oracle said the acquisition will expand its offerings to hotels, food and beverage facilities and retailers. Reports first surfaced last weeks that the two companies -- which nearly combined six years ago before a deal fell through -- were in exclusive talks http://oracle.com/micros http://www.micros.com/ http://www.oracle.com http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/2225227 _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Tanium Lands $90 Million from Andreessen Horowitz San Francisco -- Tanium, the San Francisco-based developer of a systems and security management platform, said on Monday it has landed a new $90 million investment from Andreessen Horowitz -- the firm's second largest investment to date. Tanium said it will use the funding to support continued product developer and company expansion. The company's platform is designed to let users quickly detect and mitigate damages from outages and cyber-attacks, then distribute and install updates and shut down processes. Steven Sinofsky, a board partner at Andreessen Horowitz, has joined the company's board of directors. http://www.tanium.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140622005030/en/Tanium-Raises-90M-First-Ever-Venture-Funded-Investment#.U6iBKJRdXng _____________________________________________ o Cupertino-Based Skyhigh Networks Raises $40 Million in Third Round Cupertino, Calif. -- Skyhigh Networks, the Cupertino-based developer of a cloud security platform, said on Monday it has raised $40 million in its third round of funding, co-led by Greylock Partners and Sequoia. salesforce.com also participated in the round, which increases the company's total backing to $66.5 million since its launch early last year. Skyhigh said it will use the proceeds to bolster sales, expand into international markets and accelerate product development activities. The company counts more than 200 clients, including BMC Software, Cisco, CAA, Equinix, Diebold and DirecTV. http://www.skyhighnetworks.com http://blog.skyhighnetworks.com/series-c-funding/ http://www.skyhighnetworks.com/skyhigh-networks-secures-40-million-series-c-financing/ _____________________________________________ o Los Altos-Based LIFX Raises $12 Million in First Round of Funding Los Altos, Calif. -- LIFX, a Los Altos- and Australia-based developer of Wi-Fi enabled, multi-color LED light bulbs, said on Monday it has raised $12 million in its first round of funding, led by Sequoia Capital. Angel investors Guy King and Bevan Clark also participated in the round, which follows a recent $1.3 million Kickstarter campaign. Omar Hamoui, a partner at Sequoia, has joined the company's board of directors. LIFX said it will use the capital to bolster its engineering, sales and marketing teams. The company also announced that its smart bulbs are now available worldwide with free shipping at store.lifx.co. The bulbs, which retail for $99 each, allow users to screw them in, download a free app and control all aspects of lighting, including changing colors, dimming and various special effects. LIFX now has raised $16.6 million since its inception. http://www.lifx.com _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based AnyPerk Lands Additional $3 Million in Seed Funding San Francisco -- AnyPerk, the San Francisco-based developer of a platform designed to deliver various perks to employees, said on Monday it has landed an additional $3 million in seed funding. Investors included Internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist Tony Hsieh; Tien Tzuo, the CEO of Zuora; and Stephen Ross, the co-founder and chairman of Vaynor RSE Ventures. They joined original backers Andreessen-Horowitz, SV Angel and Y Combinator, as well as institutional investors Digital Garage, Funders Club and CyberAgent. The Y Combinator graduate now has raised $4.5 million since its inception. AnyPerk said it has negotiated more than 400 perks for its customers, ranging from discounted pet sitting to gym memberships to vacation discounts. http://www.anyperk.com http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/anyperk-closes-45-million-seed-round-264250351.html _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Seven Facts to Breathe Life into Your Business You've heard of the "facts of life." There also are facts of business life that entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs need to know. Learn these seven tips to know which common mistakes to avoid and how to steer your company in the direction you want it to go. http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based Intel on Monday named Aneel Bhusri, the co-founder and CEO of Workday, to its board of directors. Bhusri co-founded Workday in 2005 and served as its co-CEO from 2009 and chairman from 2012 until May of this year, when he was named CEO. http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2014/06/23/aneel-bhusri-elected-to-intel-board-of-directors (San Francisco) San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera on Monday issued an immediate cease-and-desist order to Italy-based Monkey Parking, developer of a mobile peer-to-peer bidding app that lets motorists auction off the public parking spaces their vehicles occupy to other drivers. The letter cites a provision of the city's police code that specifically prohibits individuals and companies from buying, selling or leasing public on-street parking. The city also is requesting that Cupertino-based Apple immediately remove the app from its App Store. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/san-francisco-tells-monkey-parking-to-drop-mobile-app-for-auctioning-city-parking-spots-264250061.html =================================================== 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 > Seven Facts to Breathe Life into Your Business You've heard of the "facts of life." There also are facts of business life that entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs need to know. 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