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o Bain Capital to Acquire Sunnyvale-Based Blue Coat for $2.4 Billion
o San Francisco-Based StarMaker Raises $6.5 Million in Second Round
o Redwood City-Based Sencha Acquires mzPivotGrid
o San Jose Teen Wins Intel Science Talent Search
o Study: Company Culture Is Biggest Key for Software Development Success
o Briefly Noted: Accela, Splunk, issuu
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o Bain Capital to Acquire Sunnyvale-Based Blue Coat for $2.4 Billion
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Blue Coat Systems, a Sunnyvale-based developer of enterprise security technology, said that investment firm Bain Capital will acquire the company from current owner Thoma Bravo in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $2.4 billion. Closing is expected by mid-year. David Humphrey, a managing director at Bain Capital, said the firm plans to work with Blue Coat's management to "grow the business organically and through acquisitions, and to ultimately return the company to the public markets." Blue Coat has grown through a series of acquisitions in recent years, expanding its offerings to the advanced threat defense, security analytics and encrypted traffic management spaces. The company said it currently counts 80% of the Fortune 500 as customers.
https://www.bluecoat.com/
https://www.bluecoat.com/company/press-releases/blue-coat-be-acquired-bain-capital
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o San Francisco-Based StarMaker Raises $6.5 Million in Second Round
San Francisco -- StarMaker, the San Francisco-based developer of a digital-first music talent platform, said on Wednesday it has raised $6.5 million in its second round of funding, led by Raine Ventures. Crosscut Ventures, Three Bridges Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, iGlobe Partners and GREE International also participated, as well as individuals such as Allen DeBevoise of Machinima and Joe Perez of Tastemade. StarMaker said it will use the proceeds to bolster its platform, expand its staff and launch new music programming initiatives. StarMaker is a rights-based digital music network designed to foster music content creation, curation and consumption, as well as talent discovery and promotion across multiple platforms. The company has licensing deals with all of the major music publishers, and works closely with labels such as Atlantic, Columbia, Island Def Jam, Hollywood and RCA.
http://www.starmakerstudios.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150311005983/en/StarMaker-Raises-Series-Led-Raine-Ventures#.VQCcanzF_ng
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o Redwood City-Based Sencha Acquires mzPivotGrid
Redwood City, Calif. -- Sencha, a Redwood City-based provider of HTML5 desktop and mobile web app development technology, said on Wednesday it has acquired mzPivotGrid, an analytics tool designed to help developers build apps that can gain insights from massive amounts of data. Financial terms of the deal with Romania-based mzSolutions were not disclosed. Sencha said the acquisition will add an out-of-the-box analytics capability to its Ext JS grids. "We've received a serious number of requests from our customers to deliver functionality with which they can uncover meaningful insights from massive sets of data," said CEO Art Landro. "It is an ideal complement and add-on to Sencha Ext JS."
http://www.sencha.com
http://www.sencha.com/products/extjs/#pivot-grid
http://www.sencha.com/company/press/sencha-acquires-mzpivotgrid-to-add-big-data-analysis-capabilities-to-ext-js
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o San Jose Teen Wins Intel Science Talent Search
San Jose, Calif. -- A 17-year-old from San Jose has been named one of three top winners of the Intel Science Talent Search, a pre-college science and math competition held in conjunction with the Society for Science & the Public (SSP). Andrew Jin, 17, of San Jose, California, won first place in the Global Good category, which rewards finalists who demonstrate great scientific potential through their "passion to make a difference." Jin developed a machine learning algorithm to identify adaptive mutations across the human genome. He was one of three winners of $150,000 top prizes, along with Noah Golowich, 17, of Lexington, Mass., (Basic Research) and Michael Hofmann Winer, 18, of North Bethesda, Md. (Innovation).
http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2015/03/10/teen-geniuses-win-top-honors-and-science-glory-at-intel-science-talent-search-2015
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o Study: Company Culture Is Biggest Key for Software Development Success
Fairfax, Va. -- Company culture, including the ability to attract and retain top talent and provide opportunities for career growth and recognition, is the most critical factor for success in developing new software products, according to a new study by 3Pillar Global and the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business. Feedback and communication also are critical factors, with staffing, collaboration and time/budget focus less important but still significant. The study surveyed more than 200 professionals responsible for software product development within their companies. "This study has confirmed a lot of what we know, but more importantly revealed how essential the `softer' components -- such as culture, communication and feedback -- are to successful product development," said David DeWolf, the president and CEO of 3Pillar Global. The complete study is available at the link below.
http://www.3pillarglobal.com/news/new-study-establishes-industrys-first-index-successful-software-product-development
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o Briefly Noted:
(San Ramon, Calif.) San Ramon-based Accela, a developer of cloud-based civic engagement platforms for government, on Wednesday named Rudy Karsan to its board of directors. Karsan is the founder of Kenexa and private investment firm Karlani Capital. The appointment comes two weeks after the company announced a $143.5 million round of equity financing, in which Karlani Capital participated.
http://www.accela.com/company/news/press-releases/2014-2015/980-rudy-karsan-joins-accela-board-of-directors
(San Francisco) San Francisco-based Splunk, developer of a software platform for real-time operational intelligence, on Wednesday named Amy Chang to its board of directors. Chang is the founder and CEO of Accompani, and serves on Informatica's board of directors and the digital advisory council of Target.
http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAANW5
(Palo Alto, Calif.) Palo Alto-based issuu, developer of a digital publishing platform, on Wednesday named Alexander Grosse as its vice president of engineering. Grosse most recently served as the vice president of engineering at SoundCloud, and previously was a research and development director for Nokia.
http://www.issuu.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150311005942/en/issuu-Appoints-Alexander-Grosse-VP-Engineering-Company#.VQCeQnzF_ng
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