| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- July 23, 2014 ============================================ Mid Atlantic Marketing Summit - Sept. 19, 2014 www.mamsummit.com o LinkedIn to Acquire San Francisco-Based Bizo for $175 Million o Pleasanton-Based SmartZip Analytics Raises $12 Million in Second Round o Menlo Park-Based Sofinnova Ventures Closes New $500M Biotech Fund o Justice Department Joins Whistleblower Suit Against Symantec o Milpitas-Based SanDisk Completes $1.1 Billion Deal for Fusion-io o San Francisco-Based WideOrbit Acquires Sweden's Admeta > Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - Sept. 19, 2014 o Briefly Noted: TReXGlobal.com - SimplifyEm.com, Addvocate, Rovi _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Intel's IDF14 San Francisco. September 9–11 --Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit Baltimore - Sept. 19, 2014 --Human Services Agency IT Director - City and County of San Francisco --5th Annual Billington Cybersecurity Conference - Use Code "Techwire" --EnMasse Design - Bay Area Product Design Studio --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 LinkedIn to Acquire San Francisco-Based Bizo for $175 Million Mountain View, Calif. -- LinkedIn, the Mountain View-based operator of an online professional network with more than 300 million members, said on Wednesday it will acquire San Francisco-based Bizo in a deal valued at approximately $175 million. The deal, comprised of about 90% cash and 10% stock, is expected to close during the third quarter. Founded in 2008 by Russell Glass, Bryan Burdick, Donnie Flood, Mark Dye, Lee Byrne and Yonatan Stern, Bizo has developed a platform designed to help B2B marketers identify and reach their target audiences online. "Our ability to integrate their B2B solutions with our content marketing products will enable us to become the most effective platform for B2B marketers to engage professionals," said Deep Nishar, LinkedIn's senior vice president of product and user experience. Following closing, an unspecified number of Bizo employees are expected to join LinkedIn. http://www.bizo.com http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2014/07/22/652542/10090504/en/LinkedIn-to-Acquire-Bizo.html _____________________________________________ o Pleasanton-Based SmartZip Analytics Raises $12 Million in Second Round Pleasanton, Calif. -- SmartZip Analytics, a Pleasanton-based developer of web-based predictive marketing technology, said on Wednesday it has raised $12 million in its second round of funding, led by Crest Capital Ventures. Previous backers Claremont Creek Ventures and Intel Capital also took part in the round, which the company will use to accelerate product development and expand sales and marketing. The company also said it plans to expand its offerings to other industries outside of real estate. SmartZip's SmartTargeting tool is designed to help real estate agents and firms identify their best home seller prospects and connect with them through targeted marketing campaigns across digital, social and traditional channels. http://www.smartzip.com http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/smartzip-secures-12m-in-series-b-financing-268260382.html _____________________________________________ o Menlo Park-Based Sofinnova Ventures Closes New $500M Biotech Fund Menlo Park, Calif. -- Sofinnova Ventures, a Menlo Park based investment firm focused on the biotechnology sector, said on Wednesday it has closed a new $500 million fund. The fund, known as Sofinnova Venture Partners IX, will provide capital primarily to companies with promising later stage clinical programs, along with select investments in earlier stage opportunities, in both the U.S. and Europe. Investments will focus on developing specialty pharmaceuticals and orphan disease products. Sofinnova's recent IPOs and exits include Labrys (acquired by Teva), ZS Pharma (IPO), Versartis (IPO), Aerie (IPO), Tesaro (stock sale), SARcode (acquired by Shire), NextWave (acquired by Pfizer), Intellikine (acquired by Takeda), Hyperion (IPO), Durata (IPO), Amarin (stock sale), Vicept (acquired by Allergan) and Preglem (acquired by Gedeon Richter). http://www.sofinnova.com/ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sofinnova-raises-500-million-biotech-venture-fund-268246332.html _____________________________________________ o Justice Department Joins Whistleblower Suit Against Symantec Washington, DC -- The Department of Justice said it has joined a whistle-blower lawsuit against Mountain View-based Symantec, alleging the maker of Internet security software knowingly overcharged the federal government. The suit alleges that Symantec gave "inaccurate and incomplete information" about its prices to the General Services Administration (GSA) in a 2007 contract, causing government buyers to overpay. "When doing business with the government, honesty and transparency are essential," wrote U.S. attorney Ronald Machen. "We are committed to ensuring that contractors who do business with the federal government provide honest services, prices and products." http://thehill.com/policy/technology/212996-feds-hit-software-firm-for-false-claims#ixzz38JAYHZNh http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/22/usa-justice-symantec-idUSL2N0PX0W520140722 _____________________________________________ o Milpitas-Based SanDisk Completes $1.1 Billion Deal for Fusion-io Milpitas, Calif. -- SanDisk, the Milpitas-based developer of flash storage products, said on Wednesday it has completed its $1.1 billion acquisition of Utah-based Fusion-io, the developer of an application acceleration platform. The companies first announced the deal in June. "The tremendous engineering and go-to-market talent of the Fusion-io team will accelerate our efforts to enable the flash-transformed data center," said Sanjay Mehrotra, the president and CEO of SanDisk. Fusion-io is now a subsidiary of SanDisk, and its shares have ceased trading on the New York Stock Exchange. http://www.sandisk.com/ http://www.sandisk.com/about-sandisk/press-room/press-releases/2014/sandisk-completes-acquisition-of-fusion-io/ _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based WideOrbit Acquires Sweden's Admeta San Francisco -- WideOrbit, a San Francisco-based developer of advertising management software for media companies, said on Wednesday it has acquired Admeta, a Sweden-based provider of digital programmatic sell-side platforms. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Admeta currently works with more than 30 publishers in over 20 European countries, including Alma Media, Prisa Digital, Grupa Onet, Agora and MKT Media. It marks the third company that WideOrbit has acquired recently as part of a plan to expand its digital offering. "With the acquisitions of Fivia, Abacast and now Admeta, we are focused on helping our clients manage the transition from traditional media models to the future where content is delivered any time on any device," said Eric Mathewson, the founder and CEO of WideOrbit. http://www.wideorbit.com/ http://www.wideorbit.com/wideorbit-acquires-admeta/ _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit Baltimore - Sept. 19, 2014 Leading marketers, technologists and agency professionals from throughout the region come together at this annual event to discuss major marketing, social, digital and advertising trends, along with dozens of case studies, presentations and keynotes. Now in its third year and co-produced by Potomac Tech Wire, this summit is becoming a "must attend" event for the region's marketing community. For more information: www.mamsummit.com |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Fremont, Calif.) Fremont-based TReXGlobal.com, a developer of online property management software and property management tools for landlords, property managers and tenants, said on Wednesday it has changed its name to SimplifyEm.com. The company said the new name more accurately reflects its focus and direction. http://www.simplifyem.com http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/trexglobalcom-announces-name-change-to-simplifyemcom-268251142.html (San Francisco) San Francisco-based Addvocate, the developer of social media platform designed to turn employees into brand advocates, said on Wednesday it has promoted COO Piers Cooper to the role of CEO. Cooper, a former Oracle executive, joined Addvocate a little over a year ago, guiding the company through its first round of funding. https://addvocate.com/ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140723005162/en/Addvocate-Launches-Employee-Advocacy-Platform-Appoints-CEO#.U9AayuNdXng (Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based Rovi, a developer of program search and navigation technology, has named Omar Javaid as its senior vice president of discovery, Javaid most recently served as the vice president and general manager of commercial mobility at Hewlett-Packard (HP). http://www.rovicorp.com/company/press-releases/2014/7/23/rovi-hires-omar-javaid-as-senior-vice-president-of-discovery.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 > Intel's IDF14 San Francisco. 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