Bay Area Tech Wire -- Aug. 14

============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Aug. 14, 2014 ============================================ Mid Atlantic Marketing Summit - Sept. 19, 2014 www.mamsummit.com o San Francisco-Based DripDrop Lands $5.6 Million in New Funding o Oakland-Based Ask.com Acquires Social Network Ask.fm o Cisco Systems to Cut 6,000 Jobs in Latest Restructuring o Greenhouse Software Lands $7.5 Million in First Round of Funding o Survey: 91% of Americans Not Using All of Their Work Software > Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit Baltimore - Sept. 19, 2014 o Briefly Noted: NetApp, Searchmetrics _____________________________________________ > 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 - $150 off 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 San Francisco-Based DripDrop Lands $5.6 Million in New Funding San Francisco -- DripDrop, the San Francisco-based developer of a medical-grade rehydration drink, said on Thursday it has raised $5.6 million in a new round of funding from a veritable who's who of investors. Participants included owners of the San Francisco 49ers, Seth Taube of Medley and rock musicians Sammy Hagar, Joe Satriani and Bob Weir. The company said the funds will support its continued national rollout to retail pharmacies and hospitals. "Not only will this investment help accelerate DripDrop’s availability on retail shelves nationwide, but the funds will also speed delivery to hospitals as a simple and cost-effective replacement for IVs, which are currently in short supply," said CEO Doug Wolf. DripDrop's scientific formula conforms to proven ratios of salts, sugars, potassium and other ingredients, absorbing faster and hydrating better than water and other hydration products. The company's formula has been adopted by users including Stanford University Medical Center, The Mayo Clinic, UCSF Medical Center, national pharmacies, U.S. Special Forces and a number of athletes. http://www.dripdrop.com  http://dripdrop.com/about/company-news/  _____________________________________________ o Oakland-Based Ask.com Acquires Social Network Ask.fm Oakland -- Ask.com, the Oakland-based online questions and answers unit of IAC, said on Thursday it has acquired Latvia-based social networking site Ask.fm. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, and the two companies had not previously been affiliated. Ask.fm's site facilitates question and answer exchanges across its user base of 180 million monthly unique visitors. The site generates an estimated 20,000 questions a minute, and its mobile app has been downloaded more than 40 million times. "This acquisition extends Ask.com's Q&A brand leadership to Ask.fm's massive mobile-focused social platform," said Doug Leeds, the CEO of Ask.com. "It's a natural entry into a market segment and platform where Ask.com has been looking to expand." http://www.ask.com  http://ask.fm/  http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/askcom-acquires-largest-global-qa-social-network-askfm-271234091.html  _____________________________________________ o Cisco Systems to Cut 6,000 Jobs in Latest Restructuring San Jose, Calif. -- Shares of San Jose-based Cisco Systems dropped 3% in Thursday's trading after the networking equipment giant announced plans to cut 6,000 jobs, or about 8% of its global workforce. It marks at least the third major round of layoffs in as many years for the company, which will take $700 million in restructuring charges. "The market doesn't wait for anyone. We are going to lead it, period," said John Chambers, the company's chairman and CEO. "The ability to do that requires some tough decisions. We will manage our costs aggressively and drive efficiencies." http://newsroom.cisco.com/press-release-content?type=webcontent&articleId=1474130  _____________________________________________ o Greenhouse Software Lands $7.5 Million in First Round of Funding San Francisco -- Greenhouse Software, the New York-based developer of a recruiting optimization platform, with West Coast offices in San Francisco, said on Thursday it has raised $7.5 million in its first round of funding, led by the Social+Capital Partnership. Resolute Ventures and Felicis Ventures also took part in the round, which the company will use to bolster product developer, customer success and sales activities. Mamoon Hamid, general partner at Social+Capital Partnership, will join the company's board of directors. Founded in 2012, Greenhouse's platform is designed to optimize how organizations find, interview and hire talent. Clients include Pinterest, Airbnb, Brightroll, Airware, Uber and Bonobos. http://www.greenhouse.io/  http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/greenhouse-raises-75m-to-help-companies-optimize-their-recruiting-processes-271213251.html  _____________________________________________ o Survey: 91% of Americans Not Using All of Their Work Software San Mateo, Calif. -- An overwhelming 91% of Americans do not use all of their software at work, according to a new survey by San Mateo-based Coupa Software. Top reasons given by the 1,000 U.S. adults surveyed were that it slows down or crashes their computers, doesn't always work correctly, is outdated, isn't user-friendly or that they simply didn't know the software was installed. "If companies are providing software that employees won' use, they are exposing themselves to a host of risks and problems -- from wasted resources to potential compliance issues," said Ravi Thakur, Coupa's vice president of customer success. "Whether it's mission critical or a desktop productivity app, if employees aren't using their work software, it's not only a major expenditure but also a glaring missed opportunity for the company." http://www.coupa.com  _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 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: (Sunnyvale, Calif.) Sunnyvale-based NetApp, a maker of data storage equipment, has named Rob Stein to lead its U.S. Public Sector operations, based in Virginia. Stein will be responsible for driving all of the company's government efforts, which include federal, civilian, intelligence, DoD and state and local government and education clients. http://www.netapp.com/us/solutions/industry/government/index.aspx  (San Mateo, Calif.) San Mateo-based Searchmetrics, a developer of software used by brands and agencies to manage organic search strategies, has named Robyn Forman as its vice president of worldwide marketing. 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