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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Aug. 3. 2015
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o Sunnyvale-Based Yahoo to Acquire Mountain View's Polyvore
o Sunnyvale-Based Blue Coat Systems Acquires Perspecsys
o San Francisco-Based WizRocket Raises $8 Million from Sequoia Capital
o Ciena Completes $400 Million Acquisition of Petaluma-Based Cyan
o Milpitas-Based JDSU Completes Split; Lumentum and Viavi Debut
o Intel Capital Selects Eight Startups for Inaugural Education Accelerator
o Briefly Noted: Move, Norse
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o Sunnyvale-Based Yahoo to Acquire Mountain View's Polyvore
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Yahoo said it will acquire Mountain View-based Polyvore, developer of a digital fashion community and social shopping site. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sunnyvale-based Yahoo said the acquisition will bolster its digital content growth strategy across the areas of social, mobile and native. "The combination of Yahoo's exclusive, premium content with Polyvore's expertise on community-driven experiences and retailer-supported commerce has amazing potential," wrote Simon Khalaf, Yahoo's senior vice president of product and engineering, publisher products, in a blog post. "And, when it comes to advertising, Polyvore's technology will bring a proven native ad model, new compelling native ad formats, and strong advertising relationships with more than 350 retailers to Yahoo’s fast-growing native advertising platform, Yahoo Gemini." Polyvore's employees, including CEO Jess Lee, will work from Yahoo's office in Sunnyvale, San Francisco and New York.
http://yahoo.tumblr.com/post/125541177654/yahoo-to-acquire-polyvore
http://blog.polyvore.com/2015/07/polyvore-yahoo.html
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o Sunnyvale-Based Blue Coat Systems Acquires Perspecsys
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- In its fifth acquisition since Dec. 2012, Sunnyvale-based Blue Coat Systems, a developer of enterprise security technology, said it has acquired Virginia-based Perspecsys, a developer of enterprise cloud data protection tools. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Backers of Perspecsys included Intel Capital, Paladin Capital and Ascent Venture Partners. Blue Coat said the acquisition significantly expands its cloud security offerings, while bolstering its standing in the Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) segment. "CASBs have become the primary means of layering security onto Software as a Service applications," said Mike Fey, Blue Coat's president and COO. "As SaaS deployments continue to increase, this technology will become an essential component of enterprise data and cloud security."
http://www.bluecoat.com/
http://perspecsys.com/
https://www.bluecoat.com/company/press-releases/blue-coat-acquires-perspecsys-effectively-make-public-cloud-applications
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o San Francisco-Based WizRocket Raises $8 Million from Sequoia Capital
San Francisco -- WizRocket, the San Francisco-based developer of an omnichannel marketing engagement platform designed to reach users through mobile, web and email, said on Monday it has landed a new $8 million investment from Sequoia Capital. That follows a recent $1.6 million seed investment from Accel Partners. The company said it will use the proceeds to grow its core platform, which helps brands develop a relevant and targeted dialogue with their customers. "By providing valuable customer insights and analytics in real time, WizRocket offers marketers and developers an enhanced toolkit for understanding their users," said CMO Malcolm Friedberg.
http://www.wizrocket.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150803005310/en/WizRocket-Raises-8M-Led-Sequoia-Capital-Accel#.Vb-pnfNViko
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o Ciena Completes $400 Million Acquisition of Petaluma-Based Cyan
Petaluma, Calif. -- Three months after initially announcing the deal, Maryland-based networking technology company Ciena said on Monday it has completed its $400 million acquisition of Pelaluma-based Cyan, a developer of software for network operators, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $400 million. Cyan's open software-defined networking tools are designed to help network operators make service delivery more efficient and profitable. Ciena said the technology will compliment its own Agility software portfolio. "We believe this acquisition advances our strategy to deliver a complete on-demand solution for virtualized networks and services," said Gary Smith, the president and CEO of Ciena. With the closing of the deal, Ciena said it has launched a new Blue Planet division, which will unify the software activities of both companies under a single brand. Mike Hatfield, formerly Cyan's president, will lead the division as senior vice president.
http://www.ciena.com/
http://www.cyaninc.com/
http://investor.ciena.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=99134&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2074835
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o Milpitas-Based JDSU Completes Split; Lumentum and Viavi Debut
Milpitas, Calif. -- Following months of planning, Milpitas-based JDSU, the developer of optical networking technology, said it officially has split into two companies. The company has spun off its communications and commercial optical products business into a new company called Lumentum Operations, with its remaining network enablement, service enablement and optical security and performance products businesses renamed Viavi Solutions. Both companies on Monday began trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market, under the symbols, of "LITE" and "VIAV," respectively. The "JDSU" ticker symbol has been retired. "This is an important milestone as we mark the successful completion of the spinoff," said Tom Waechter, Viavi’s president and CEO. "We believe that the spinoff will improve Viavi’s agility and increase focus."
http://www.viavisolutions.com
https://www.lumentum.com/
https://www.lumentum.com/en/node/3606
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/jdsu-renamed-viavi-completing-spinoff-110000345.html;_ylt=AwrXgSMISr9VYBgALiGTmYlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByNzdqbz
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o Intel Capital Selects Eight Startups for Inaugural Education Accelerator
Redwood City, Calif. -- Intel Capital didn't need to look far to find three of the first eight startups that will take part in its Intel Education Accelerator, a four-month program for young ed-tech companies at GSVlabs in Redwood City. The companies, selected from more than 200 applicants, will receive working capital, mentorship and dedicated workspace in Silicon Valley. They include: Menlo Park-based GotIt!, developer of a platform that lets students post photos of schoolwork problems and instantly connect with a study expert; San Francisco-based Griti, which produces on-demand video help supporting college students using on-campus peer networks of subject experts; and Mountain View-based Myriad Sensors, maker of a wireless sensor that connects to a smartphone, tablet or Chromebook and instantly streams measurement data. A complete list of the selected companies is available at the top link below.
http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2015/08/03/inaugural-group-of-startups-selected-for-intel-education-accelerator
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/education/accelerator/intel-education-accelerator.html
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> Enterprise Architect - SFO
The EA for SFO is focused on developing and delivering a holistic view and framework for the Airport’s IT strategy, processes, and roadmap. Requires 5 years of senior level experience as an application and information systems architect; experience in the development of platforms, languages, and technologies is required. Bachelor’s degree required. Annual salary range is $123,578 to $157,742 plus outstanding benefits. Brochure available at http://www.ralphandersen.com. To apply, send a compelling cover letter and a comprehensive resume to apply@ralphandersen.com. Apply immediately; position open until filled. Confidential inquiries welcomed to Heather Renschler or Greg Nelsen at (916) 630-4900.
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o Briefly Noted:
(San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based Move, the operator of online real estate services provider realtor.com, on Monday named four additions to its senior leadership team. The company has hired Tapan Bhat as chief product officer, Nate Johnson as chief marketing officer, Bryan Charap as chief financial officer and Hahn Lee as senior vice president of business development and strategy.
http://news.move.com/2015-08-03-Move-Inc-Bolsters-Leadership-Team
(Foster City, Calif.) Foster City-based Norse, a provider of continuously updated Internet and darknet intelligence designed to help organizations block attacks, on Monday named Andrew Lewman to the newly created position of vice president of data development. Lewman most recently was executive director and CEO of the Tor Project, a non-profit technology organization providing online anonymity software tools.
http://www.norsecorp.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150803005345/en/Norse-Appoints-Andrew-Lewman-VP-Data-Development#.Vb-rEvNViko
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> Front End JavaScript Engineer -- First Opinion, Inc. -- San Francisco
First Opinion, Inc. in San Francisco is looking for an experienced Front End Engineer who can assist us in architecting and developing web based applications. With tens of thousands of users contacting our doctors, we are in search of a candidate who would take pride in keeping our services fast and reliable. Responsibilities: Build and
contribute to complex interactive web applications. Collaborate with cross-functional teams. Essentials: Highly proficient in JavaScript, HTML, CSS. Understand key server-side web development concepts. Ability to build and work with SPA’s Technologies: While not all skills below are required, we will be favoring candidates who have experience working with the following technologies: Backbone.js, Marionette.js, AMD / Require.js, WebSockets, WebRTC, Grunt, Less, Mocha, Chai, Selenium, Linux, Git/Github, Python, PostgreSQL, Vagrant. Please email resumes to: paula-anne@firstopinionapp.com
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> Enterprise Architect - SFO
The EA for SFO is focused on developing and delivering a holistic view and framework for the Airport’s IT strategy, processes, and roadmap. Requires 5 years of senior level experience as an application and information systems architect; experience in the development of platforms, languages, and technologies is required. Bachelor’s degree required. Annual salary range is $123,578 to $157,742 plus outstanding benefits. Brochure available at http://www.ralphandersen.com. To apply, send a compelling cover letter and a comprehensive resume to apply@ralphandersen.com. Apply immediately; position open until filled. Confidential inquiries welcomed to Heather Renschler or Greg Nelsen at (916) 630-4900.
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