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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- March 9, 2015
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o Apple Introduces Highly Anticipated Smart Watch
o San Francisco-Based CoverHound Raises $14 Million in Second Round
o Cupertino-Based SugarCRM Acquires San Francisco-Based Stitch
o Santa Clara-Based Cavirin Systems Names JD Sherry as CEO
o Intuit Confirms Cyber Fraud Information Requests from Government
o Briefly Noted: Equinix, UBM Tech Game Network
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o Apple Introduces Highly Anticipated Smart Watch
San Francisco -- Apple on Monday unveiled its highly anticipated smart watch, which the company is calling the Apple Watch, during an event in San Francisco. The devices, which will start at $349 for a base model, will feature an array of sensors displaying heart rate and other fitness stats, as well as a phone and access to a variety of communications tools, including email and texting. They also will feature access to apps and music, and link up to a companion iPhone app. Users can swipe up from the bottom of the watch face to access a variety of features in a new function the company is calling "Glances." The device, which comes in a variety of styles and materials, including 18 karat gold (which costs more than $10,000), also features a highly customizable display. It needs to be charged daily, but features a "Power Reserve Mode" designed to preserve core functionality when battery life is low. The watches will be available beginning April 24.
http://www.apple.com/watch/
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150309006287/en/Apple-Watch-Countries-April-24
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o San Francisco-Based CoverHound Raises $14 Million in Second Round
San Francisco -- CoverHound, the San Francisco-based developer of a platform for comparing and purchasing insurance, said on Monday it has raised $14 million in its second round of funding. Previous backers RRE Ventures, Blumberg Capital and Bullpen Capital participated in the round, as did new investors Core Innovation Capital, Thomas Lehrman, Tugboat Ventures, Route 66 Ventures and American Family Ventures. The company, which now has raised more than $20 million since its inception, will use the proceeds to add more engineers in San Francisco and additional staff in Southern California, as well as to support several large marketing partnerships. "We will continue to expand our team and reach even more insurance shoppers online through new, high profile partnerships," said CEO Keith Moore. Arjan Schütte, managing director at Core Innovation Capital, and Ryan Katz, general partner at Route 66 Ventures, have joined the company's board of directors.
http://coverhound.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/insurance-platform-coverhound-announces-14m-series-b-and-new-partnerships-300047466.html
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o Cupertino-Based SugarCRM Acquires San Francisco-Based Stitch
Cupertino, Calif. -- SugarCRM, a Cupertino-based developer of customer relationship management tools for businesses, said on Monday it has acquired San Francisco-based Stitch, a developer of personal assistant technologies for mobile users. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Stitch's mobile app is designed to improve users' productivity by making personalized recommendations based on an analysis of data in their email, calendar and customer relationship management (CRM) systems. SugarCRM said it plans to integrate the app's capabilities into future releases of its products. "Incorporating Stitch will make Sugar an even smarter, better-informed customer relationship management system," said Larry Augustin, the CEO of SugarCRM.
http://www.sugarcrm.com/
http://www.sugarcrm.com/newspress/sugarcrm-acquires-stitch
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o Santa Clara-Based Cavirin Systems Names JD Sherry as CEO
Santa Clara, Calif. -- Cavirin Systems, a Santa Clara-based developer of cybersecurity technology, on Monday named JD Sherry as its new CEO. He succeeds Purnima Padmanabhan, who has left the company to help launch a startup in the cloud security space. Sherry most recently served as a global vice president at Trend Micro, and previously was the vice president of technology at NIC. Cavirin's ContainerLock technology is designed to protect sensitive data both in datacenters and cloud environments.
http://www.cavirin.com
http://marketing.cavirin.com/acton/media/10748/cavirin-announces-new-ceo-jd-sherry
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o Intuit Confirms Cyber Fraud Information Requests from Government
Mountain View, Calif. -- Amid increasing reports of cyber-based tax fraud, Mountain View-based financial software developer Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, said it has been contacts in recent weeks by several regulatory authorities, including Congress, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ). That included formal requests for information from the DOJ. The company said it is fully cooperating with all inquiries. "Cybersecurity and the integrity of the tax system have never been more important than they are in this tax season," said Dave Williams, Intuit's chief tax officer. "We take it very seriously. So too do the various government authorities who have a stake in the tax prep process. We welcome the opportunity to share information and cooperate with their inquiries." The company said it won't provide any additional details of the regulatory inquiries until they're complete.
http://www.intuit.com/
http://www.intuit.com/company/press-room/press-releases/2015/Intuit-confirms-information-requests-govt/
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o Briefly Noted:
(Redwood City, Calif.) Redwood City-based Equinix, an owner and operator of data centers, said on Monday it has opened a new $66 million data center in Secaucus, N.J. The facility, known as NU6, provides more than 16,000 square feet of colocation space and 720 cabinets.
http://www.equinix.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/equinix-expands-new-york-campus-with-state-of-the-art-facility-300047231.html
(San Francisco) UBM Tech Game Network said Monday that its 2015 Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco last week broke a record with more than 26,000 attendees. The company also said that next year's conference will return to the Moscone Convention Center March 14-18.
http://ubm-tech.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=17177&item=137856
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