| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Oct. 6, 2014 ============================================ 5 Ways to Win Online with the Broadcast Quality Generation Webinar-Oct. 16 Register Now o HP To Split Into Two Separate Companies o Los Altos-based Beepi Raises $60 Million in Second Round o Santa Clara-based Miramar Labs Raises $26 Million Investment Round o Palo Alto-based Bain Capital Ventures Leads $55M Round in Infusionsoft o Accel Partners Leads $17 Million Investment in Zoomdata o San Francisco-based DocuSign Receives Investment from Recruit Holdings > 5 Ways to Win Online with the Broadcast Quality Generation - Oct. 16, 2014 o Briefly Noted: Sysorex, MetricStream _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --5 Ways to Win Online with the Broadcast Quality Generation Webinar --Senior Manager, External Reporting - Mode Media, Brisbane CA --CyberMaryland 2014 Conference – Oct. 29-30 --Senior Analyst - Consumer Services US --Human Services Agency IT Director - City and County of San Francisco --EnMasse Design - Bay Area Product Design Studio --Don't Miss -- Bay Area Tech Wire Advertising Ad Descriptions Below Briefly Noted Section Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad: http://www.bayareatechwire.com _____________________________________________ o HP To Split Into Two Separate Companies Palo Alto, Calif. -- In a move that has been talked about for years, Palo Alto-based HP, the massive printer and services company, announced plans on Monday to separate into two publicly traded companies -- one focused on business servers and services, and the other focused on printers and personal computers. The move is aimed at allowing the company to get a higher valuation for its profitable enterprise services and server business by separating from the low-margin personal hardware business. The company's stock price was up 4.7% on Monday. The new printer and personal hardware business will retain the HP logo and the HP Inc. name. The enterprise business will be called Hewlett-Packard Enterprise. Meg Whitman, president and CEO of HP, and Cathie Lesjak, CFO of HP, will hold the same positions with Hewlett-Packard Enterprise. Whitman will also serve as non-executive chairman of the new personal hardware company. http://www8.hp.com/us/en/hp-news/press-release.html?id=1809455#.VDLjmildVZU _____________________________________________ o Los Altos-based Beepi Raises $60 Million in Second Round Los Altos, Calif. -- Beepi, the Los Altos-based provider of an online marketplace for used cars, on Monday announced it has raised $60 million in its second round of venture capital, which was led by Foundation Capital and SherpaVentures. Founded just last year, Beepi offers a used-car delivery service and offers prospective buyers immediate pre-approval for loans at check-out. The new investment comes on the heels of Beepi's recent expansion into the Los Angeles market and the introduction of its car delivery service in 140 U.S. cities. "The past six months have shown us that there is a real demand to buy and sell cars 100% online and we’re excited for the next stage of growth for the company," said Ale Resnik, CEO and co-founder of Beepi, in the announcement. Other investors in the deal included Redpoint Ventures, SherpaFoundry CEO Tina Sharkey, OLX founder Fabrice Grinda, IG Expansion co-founder Jose Marin, Homeaway co-founder Brian Sharples, former Loopnet CEO Rich Boyle, and Silicon Valley Bank. http://www.heraldonline.com/2014/10/06/6392838_beepi-raises-60-million-in-series.html?sp=/100/773/385/&rh=1https://www.beepi.com/Press _____________________________________________ o Santa Clara-based Miramar Labs Raises $26 Million Investment Round Santa Clara, Calif.-- Miramar Labs, a Santa Clara-based developer of medical devices, has raised $26 million in a round of venture capital, according to a new filing by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Founded in 2006, Miramar develops "energy modality" technology to treat dermatalogic medical conditions. It is the tenth company created by The Foundry, a medical device incubator based in Menlo Park. Investors in Miramar include RusnanoMedInvest, Domain Associates, Morgenthaler Ventures, Cross Creek Advisors, and Aisling Capital. http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1429349/000142934914000002/xslForm DX01/primary_doc.xml http://miradry.com/ _____________________________________________ o Palo Alto-based Bain Capital Ventures Leads $55M Investment in Infusionsoft Palo Alto, Calif.-- Bain Capital Ventures, an investment firm with a group of partners in Palo Alto, has led a $55 million, fourth round of venture capital for Infusionsoft, a provider of sales and marketing software for small businesses. Founded in 2001 and based in Arizona, Infusionsoft's products are designed to help managers of small businesses get organized, grow sales and save time. Bain Capital Ventures is the venture and growth affiliate of Bain Capital, a private equity firm with approximately $80 billion in assets under management. The firm has offices in Boston, New York and Palo Alto. http://www.baincapitalventures.com/pressroom/ http://go.infusionsoft.com/ _____________________________________________ o Accel Partners Leads $17 Million Investment in Zoomdata Reston, Va. -- Zoomdata, the Virginia-based visualization and analytics company with offices in San Francisco, announced on Monday the closing of $17 million in its second round of funding. The round was led by Palo Alto-based Accel Partners. Other investors included NEA, Columbus Nova Technology Partners, Razor's Edge Ventures and B7. Zoomdata said it will use the proceeds to expand its sales and marketing efforts, and for product development. The company has developed a platform used by enterprises to rapidly analyze and visualize their big data sets. Zoomdata first launched its product in early 2013. https://zoomdata.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/203655576 _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-based DocuSign Receives Investment from Recruit Holdings San Francisco -- DocuSign, the San Francisco-based provider of an electronic signature platform, on Monday announced it has obtained a strategic investment from Recruit Holdings, a large Japan-based provider of IT business consulting services. Terms of the investment made were not disclosed. The companies did say that, in connection with the investment, Recruit Holdings has selected DocuSign's Digital Transaction Management platform as both a customer and partner. Recruit Holdings plans to use DocuSign's technology internally and to integrate it across its business and web application offerings to its own customers. Other investors in DocuSign include Telstra Ventures, Cross Creek Advisors, Salesforce, Sands Capital Ventures, Sigma West, and Comcast Ventures, among others. https://prnmedia.prnewswire.com/news-releases/docusign-receives-strategic-investment-from-recruit-holdings-278280801.html http://www.recruit-rgf.com/ _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 5 Ways to Win Online with the Broadcast Quality Generation – Free Webinar Oct. 16, 2014 Join Jason Thibeault Senior Director, Marketing Strategy at Limelight Networks for this free webinar to learn how the Broadcast Quality Generation is reshaping the way you need to deliver videos and websites. We’ll explore some techniques you can employ to have instantaneous, instantly available digital experiences and discuss: Five strategies you can use right now to improve digital content : publishing efficiency. How you can simplify your media publishing workflow to better meet their needs? Critical components for providing digital experiences at broadcast quality. Oct. 16, 2014. 10:30am PT/1:30 pm EST. Register Now! |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Palo Alto, Calif.) Sysorex, a company that specializes in big data analytics and location-based mobile technology, announced that Will Frederick has joined the company as its CFO. Prior to joining Sysorex, Frederick served as CFO at Neural ID, and at Entelos Holding., which was acquired by Rosa & Co. http://www.sysorex.com/news/ (Palo Alto, Calif.) KPMG LLP, the large audit and tax firm, and Palo Alto-based MetricStream, a market leader in governance, risk, and compliance technology, announced on Monday the formation of a strategic alliance. http://www.metricstream.com/pressNews/pr_730_KPMG-strategic-alliance.htm =================================================== 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 > 5 Ways to Win Online with the Broadcast Quality Generation – Free Webinar Oct. 16, 2014 Join Jason Thibeault Senior Director, Marketing Strategy at Limelight Networks for this free webinar to learn how the Broadcast Quality Generation is reshaping the way you need to deliver videos and websites. We’ll explore some techniques you can employ to have instantaneous, instantly available digital experiences and discuss: Five strategies you can use right now to improve digital content : publishing efficiency. How you can simplify your media publishing workflow to better meet their needs? Critical components for providing digital experiences at broadcast quality. Oct. 16, 2014. 10:30am PT/1:30 pm EST. Register Now! ____________________________________________ > Senior Manager, External Reporting - Mode Media, Brisbane CA Mode Media is a leading vertical social media company with the largest online global reach in lifestyle and among the top 10 of the Wall Street Journal’s annual ranking of the top 50 U.S. venture-backed companies. The Sr. Manager, External Reporting has primary responsibility for all external reporting and compliance. This includes SEC reporting as well as all other regulatory agencies. This position will also act as coordination of any requirements globally. This person will work with the Corporate Accounting Group to provide assistance with the Company’s audit requirements and management of the public accounting firm (E&Y) during the quarterly and annual review/audit process. The manager helps build and maintain a “World Class” accounting and operations service and support organization. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA required. 10 years’ experience, with at least 5 years of experience at public accounting firm, Big 4 preferred and 2 yrs experience as SEC reporting manager. Strong project management, leadership, relationship development and people management skills. Results orientation with an ability to manage the overall project, collaborate with different individuals across the organization and at target companies. To Apply: https://hire.jobvite.com/j?aj=o8CsZfwV&s=Bay_Area_Tech_Wire ____________________________________________ > CyberMaryland 2014 Conference – Oct. 29-30 - Baltimore Convention Center Collaborate, Educate and Innovate at the fourth annual CyberMaryland 2014 Conference October 29-30th at the Baltimore Convention Center, One W. Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. A two-day event of entrepreneurs, investors, academics, students, enterprises and government officials from across the nation and globe will convene in Maryland—the nation’s epicenter for cybersecurity. Network with nationally known speakers and entrepreneurs, join flash talks and pitch forums, attend sessions on commercialization and product ventures and Job Fair. Registration also includes National Cyber Security Hall of Fame Awards Dinner and MaryLand of Opportunity Night. Please visit www.cybermaryland.org Send inquiries to liz@fbcinc.com or (800) 878-2940 ____________________________________________ > Senior Analyst - Consumer Services US Current Analysis is seeking to recruit a Senior Analyst to join the Consumer Services US team contributing to Current Analysis' existing capabilities and coverage in the US mobile, fixed and converged providers of consumer’s services. The ideal candidate will have exceptional knowledge of the key US wireless players, service portfolios and strategies, with strong knowledge in the following areas: Mobile data, WiFi calling, carrier-OTT partnerships, the MVNO competitive landscape and emerging innovation in the areas of carrier-branded VAS. Qualified candidates should have relevant market knowledge as well as a proven ability to analyze companies their services portfolios and corporate marketing positions. 5+ years professional experience as an analyst, technical writer, journalist, marketing or product management in IT, telecoms or related fields. Experience in tracking and analyzing Consumer Services in the US. Proven written, verbal and interpersonal skills in English required. Proven public event and/or sales presentation experience. Effective prioritization and time management skills. Able to work independently from home office and travel moderately within the US. Bachelor’s Degree required. Current Analysis offers competitive compensation packages and benefits including medical, dental, vision and 401(k). We are an Equal Employment Opportunity organization. To learn more about Current Analysis, please visit us at www.currentanalysis.com Send resumes to ieppolito@currentanalysis.com ____________________________________________ > Human Services Agency IT Director - City and County of San Francisco Seeking dynamic leader to manage $22.5 million division budget and staff of 75. An exciting civil service career opportunity to match system management expertise to improve client’s quality of life and customer experience through technology. Bachelor’s degree plus 7 years of increasingly responsible experience with at least 3 years of management experience is required. Salary range up to $174,382 plus outstanding benefits and retirement. Detailed brochure available at www.ralphandersen.com Confidential inquires welcomed to Robert Burg at (916) 630-4900. Apply online at http://www.jobaps.com/SF/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=PBT&R2=0942&R3=063112 ____________________________________________ > EnMasse Design - Bay Area Product Design Studio Founded in 2002, EnMasse Design is a design studio specializing in industrial design, mechanical engineering, product development and user interface design. We have experience in designing a range of products from small hand held devices to large systems. We're located in Mountain View. Industrial design / innovation / mechanical engineering / user interface design / human factors and ergonomics / injection molding / snap fits / sheetmetal / castings / machined components / formed plastics / class A surfaces / Solidworks / mechanisms / GD&T / system engineering / Dfx / analyses / electrical engineering/Medical / biotech / consumer / telecom / industrial. 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