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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- May 1, 2015
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Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - May 8 - Washington, D.C.
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o Amazon Acquires Palo Alto-Based ClusterK
o Report: San Francisco-Based Circa Seeking Buyer
o Cupertino-Based Seagate Technology to Combine Business Groups
o Doblet Launches San Francisco Phone-Charging Network
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o Briefly Noted: Thoratec, Vox Network Solutions
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o Amazon Acquires Palo Alto-Based ClusterK
Palo Alto, Calif. -- E-commerce giant Amazon has acquired Palo Alto-based ClusterK, a developer of software designed to help users save money running applications on Amazon Web Services (AWS), VentureBeat reported. The purchase price reportedly was $20-$50 million. ClusterK, which in February announced $1.2 million in seed funding, will relocate to Amazon's headquarters in Seattle.
https://clusterk.com/
http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/29/amazon-pays-20m-50m-for-clusterk-the-startup-that-can-run-apps-on-aws-at-10-of-the-regular-price/
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o Report: San Francisco-Based Circa Seeking Buyer
San Francisco -- Unable to complete its latest round of funding, San Francisco-based Circa, developer of a mobile news app, is now seeking a buyer, Fortune reported. Matt Galligan, the company's CEO, told the publication that he has had discussions with several possible buyers. "Our intent is to find the right partner to keep growing this idea," said Galligan. Circa has raised more than $5 million in angel and seed funding since 2012, and reportedly was seeking another $8 million in its first round, which never materialized.
https://circanews.com
https://fortune.com/2015/04/30/news-app-circa-buyer/
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o Cupertino-Based Seagate Technology to Combine Business Groups
Cupertino, Calif. -- Seagate Technology, the Cupertino-based storage technology giant, said on Friday it will combine its Cloud Systems and Solutions group and Electronic Solutions group. Chairman and CEO Steve Luczo said the move will allow the company to "better align our full breadth of hardware expertise and enterprise storage capabilities." Phil Brace, an executive vice president currently leading the Electronic Solutions group, now will lead the combined organization as interim president. Jamie Lerner, who has served as president of the Cloud Systems and Solutions group, plans to step down.
http://www.seagate.com/
http://www.seagate.com/about-seagate/news/seagate-combines-cloud-storage-systems/
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o Doblet Launches San Francisco Phone-Charging Network
San Francisco -- Doblet, a San Francisco-based phone-charging startup, said it has launched a network of batteries for charging phones across San Francisco. Customers can use the company's mobile app to find the nearest Doblet-carrying locations, which currently exist at more than 100 area cafes, bars and restaurants. The company plans to expand that number to more than 1,000 in the coming months, adding them at a rate of 30 a week. The first charge is free, with each additional charge $3 for a 24-hour period. Users also can choose to pay a $3 monthly subscription for unlimited charging. "Our vision is to have Doblets on nearly every city block, so consumers will always have an easy way to charge their phones while they're out and about," said co-founder and CEO Doktor Gurson. Founded in 2014, Doblet is backed by investors including Y Combinator, SoftTech VC, The Orange Fund and GMO VenturePartners.
https://www.doblet.com/
http://www.prweb.com/releases/Doblet/batterycharge/prweb12663411.htm
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Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - May 8 - Tysons
Tech Wire Media's Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit is less than two weeks away!
The annual event brings together 400+ senior marketers for a content-rich event with dozens of keynotes, presentations, panels and networking breaks.
It will be held on May 8th at the Gannett Headquarters in Tysons, just outside of Washington, D.C.
The summit is a great way for you and your colleagues to stay abreast of all the changes and new developments in 2015 in marketing, social, SEO, mobile, advertising and more.
For more information: www.mamsummit.com
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o Briefly Noted:
(Pleasanton, Calif.) Pleasanton-based Thoratec, a developer of mechanical devices designed to support failing hearts, on Friday named Marta Antonucci to the newly created role of president, international. Antonucci previously held senior management positions at Guidant, Sorin Group and Boston Scientific, where she most recently served as vice president of sales and marketing for the company's S-ICD business in Europe.
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=95989&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2042946
(Brisbane, Calif.) Brisbane-based Vox Network Solutions, a provider of converged voice and data products and services, has named Dunstan Speeth as its director of cloud solutions. Speeth most recently served as a solutions architect at Windstream Communications.
http://www.voxns.com/vox-hires-industry-professional-dunstan-speeth-to-build-cloud-practice/
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