Bay Area Tech Wire -- July 30

============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- July 30, 2014 ============================================ Sponsored By: Lease SoMa. Live Mosso. MossoSF.com o Palo Alto-Based Panantir to Acquire Poptip o Oracle Extends Micros Tender Offer in Wake of Low Response Rate o Campbell-Based ChargePoint Lands Investment from Constellation o Silicon Valley Business Awards Open 2014 Nominations o NCP engineering Names Patrick Oliver Graf as CEO o IAC's Tutor.com Business to Acquire The Princeton Review   > Lease SoMa. Live Mosso. o Briefly Noted: BSA - salesforce.com, LeapFrog Enterprises _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Lease SoMa. Live Mosso. --Senior Analyst - Consumer Services US --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 Ad Descriptions Below Briefly Noted Section Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad: http://www.bayareatechwire.com _____________________________________________ o Palo Alto-Based Panantir to Acquire Poptip Palo Alto, Calif. -- Palantir, a Palo Alto-based developer of data analysis tools, will acquire New York-based Poptip, a developer of web-based software designed to analyze direct conversations on social networks. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. "We have some exciting news today so I’ll cut to the chase -- Poptip will be joining Palantir beginning August 1," wrote founder Kelsey Falter in a blog post. Poptip has nearly 60 clients, and is backed by investors including Lerer Ventures, RSE Ventures and David Tisch. https://www.palantir.com  http://blog.poptip.com/post/93241017288/poptip-joins-palantir  _____________________________________________ o Oracle Extends Micros Tender Offer in Wake of Low Response Rate Redwood Shores, Calif. -- Oracle, the Redwood Shores-based software giant, on Tuesday night extended its all-cash tender offer for shares of Maryland-based Micros Systems, a provider of information technology systems to the hospitality and retail industries. The company made the move after seeing a low response rate from Micros shareholders, according to the Wall Street Journal. As of Monday, just 2.5% of the company's 74.9 million shares had been tendered. The offer, which had been scheduled to expire July 31, now will expire Aug. 15. Oracle first announced the $5.3 billion acquisition in June. It is paying $68 a share through the tender offer. http://www.micros.com/  http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/press/2251440  http://online.wsj.com/articles/oracle-extends-offer-after-low-response-from-micros-holders-1406638712 _____________________________________________ o Campbell-Based ChargePoint Lands Investment from Constellation Campbell, Calif. -- Two months after disclosing its latest round of funding, Campbell-based ChargePoint, the developer of an electric vehicle charging network, said it has landed a new investment from Constellation Technology Ventures, the venture capital arm of Exelon. Though specific financial terms were not disclosed, the company said in June it planned to add another $4.4 million to close its latest round at $27 million. It has raised nearly $114 million since its inception from backers such as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Braemar Energy Ventures, Siemens Venture Capital, Voyager Capital, BMW and Rho Ventures. ChargePoint operates more than 18,000 stations for clients such as Google, Facebook, Target, Whole Foods and Disney. http://www.chargepoint.com  http://www.constellation.com  https://www.chargepoint.com/press-releases/2014/0721  _____________________________________________ o Silicon Valley Business Awards Open 2014 Nominations Palo Alto, Calif. -- Organizers of the Silicon Valley Business Awards have opened nominations for their 2014 event, which aims to recognize the top independent apps, wearable technology and devices. The annual program is sponsored by Palo Alto-based technology marketing firm Regalix, with a submission deadline of Friday, Sept. 12. Winners, selected by a panel of independent judges, will be announced Oct. 9 in Sunnyvale. Categories include: Mobile Apps, Social Apps, and Wearable Technology and Mobile Devices. http://www.svbaawards.com  _____________________________________________ o NCP engineering Names Patrick Oliver Graf as CEO Mountain View, Calif. -- NCP engineering, a Mountain View-based provider of remote access virtual private network services, on Wednesday named Patrick Oliver Graf as its new CEO. He most recently served as the company's general manager, and previously led the remote access technology operations of another U.S. provider. "Under his leadership, NCP's channel partner program in North America has truly flourished over the past several years," said Peter Soell, the chairman of NCP engineering. http://www.ncp-e.com  http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20140730005719/en/NCP-engineering-Appoints-Patrick-Oliver-Graf-CEO#.U9lGNeNdXng  _____________________________________________ o IAC's Tutor.com Business to Acquire The Princeton Review New York -- IAC, the New York-based digital media giant behind brands such as Ask.com, About.com and Match.com, said that its Tutor.com online tutoring business will acquire The Princeton Review, a Massachusetts-based provider of test prep and college admission services, from Charlesbank Capital Partners. Financial terms of the deal, expected to close Aug. 1, were not disclosed. Tutor.com CEO Mandy Ginsberg will run The Princeton Review. Services of the combined company are expected to be offered to consumers primarily under The Princeton Review brand, with Tutor.com used for certain institutional clients. The Princeton Review offers test preparation, tutoring and admissions services, as well as online resources and more than 150 print and digital books. http://www.iac.com  http://www.princetonreview.com/  http://iac.com/media-room/press-releases/iacs-tutorcom-acquires-princeton-review  _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Lease SoMa. Live Mosso. Between Mid-Market and Tech Gulch, Mosso is a vibrant apartment community in San Francisco’s new heart of innovation. Mosso is LEED certified, smoke free, and pet friendly, featuring its own lobby lounge, storage units and dog/bike wash. With Mosso’s uniquely urban amenities and inspired modern architecture, residents can live life to their individual beat. 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