Bay Area Tech Wire -- Aug. 4

============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Aug. 4, 2015 ============================================ Featured Job: Enterprise Architect - SFO o San Francisco-Based Duetto Raises $30 Million in Third Round o Mountain View-Based Synopsys Completes Deal for San Jose's Atrenta o Silicon Valley VC Index Dips to Two-Year Low o Hayward-Based Ultra Clean Holdings Acquires Miconex o Palo Alto-Based TCV Increases Investment in IQMS o Briefly Noted: PayPal, Guidepoint, CacheBox - PrimaryIO _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Front End JavaScript Engineer -- First Opinion, Inc. -- San Francisco --Enterprise Architect - SFO --Cold Calling Isn't Dead. 8 Sales Conversations Per Hour. ConnectLeader --Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit Baltimore - Sept. 30, 2015 - Baltimore Ad Descriptions Below Briefly Noted Section Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad: http://www.bayareatechwire.com _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Duetto Raises $30 Million in Third Round San Francisco -- Duetto, a San Francisco-based developer of hotel and casino profit optimization technology, said on Tuesday it has raised $30 million in its third round of funding, led by Icon Ventures. Previous backers Accel Partners, Battery Ventures and Altimeter Capital also participated, along with Leland Pillsbury, the co-chairman and CEO of Thayer Lodging, and Marc Benioff, the founder, chairman and CEO of Salesforce.com. Duetto said it will use the proceeds to continue its expansion into key markets throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. Duetto's tools are designed to help hotels and casinos better manage pricing, revenue and business-mix decisions. Nearly 1,000 properties in 50 countries current use the company's technology. http://www.duettoresearch.com  http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/duetto-secures-30m-in-series-c-funding-to-further-accelerate-its-worldwide-expansion-300122965.html  _____________________________________________ o Mountain View-Based Synopsys Completes Deal for San Jose's Atrenta Mountain View, Calif. -- Synopsys, a Mountain View-based developer of electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor technology, said it has completed its acquisition of San Jose-based Atrenta, a developer of System on Chip tools for the semiconductor and consumer electronics industries. Financial terms of the deal, first announced in June, were not disclosed. Atrenta's SpyGlass, GenSys and BugScope tools focus on driving efficiencies in SoC design and verification. Synopsys plans to integrate the technologies into its design and verification platforms. http://www.synopsys.com  http://www.atrenta.com/  http://news.synopsys.com/2015-08-03-Synopsys-Completes-Acquisition-of-Atrenta  _____________________________________________ o Silicon Valley VC Index Dips to Two-Year Low San Francisco -- The confidence of area VCs hit a two-year low last quarter, according to the latest Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index. The index, produced by University of San Francisco professor Mark Cannice, registered a 3.73 out of 5, down from 3.81 the previous quarter, though matching its 11-year average. "While an expectation of a continued strong exit market -- both initial public offerings (IPO) and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) -- for venture-backed firms remained, along with an abiding confidence in the Silicon Valley ecosystem for new venture creation, increasing concern about high valuations of venture-baked firms restrained sentiment," said Cannice. "While the powerful ecosystem in Silicon Valley for venture creation, innovation, and long-term value creation continues to grow stronger, short to medium-term prospects for positive investment results appear somewhat less certain." http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/08/prweb12886109.htm  _____________________________________________ o Hayward-Based Ultra Clean Holdings Acquires Miconex Hayward, Calif. -- Ultra Clean Holdings, a Hayward-based maker of systems and subsystems for the semiconductor capital equipment, flat panel display, medical, energy and research industries, said it has acquired Miconex, a Czech Republic-based precision fabricator of plastics, primarily for the semiconductor industry. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Miconex had revenue of approximately $40.5 million for the year ending June 30, with net income of $3 million. "The acquisition of Miconex is yet another step in our strategy to extend our capabilities in specialty manufacturing processes and expand our addressable market in semiconductor equipment and adjacent segments," said CEO Jim Scholhamer. "With Miconex, our offerings will now include a new and advanced set of competencies in the manufacture of highly complex fluid systems used for wet processing steps like cleaning, chemical mechanical polishing and electrochemical deposition." http://www.uct.com http://uct.com/news_story/uct-acquires-miconex-and-enters-the-wet-chemical-equipment-segment/  _____________________________________________ o Palo Alto-Based TCV Increases Investment in IQMS Palo Alto, Calif. -- Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), the Palo Alto-based technology venture capital firm, said it, along with Banneker Partners, has invested $40 million in IQMS, a Paso Robles-based developer of ERP software and manufacturing execution tools. The two firms now have invested $75 million in the company over the past year. Kapil Venkatachalam, a principal at TCV, will join the company's board of directors. In connection with the investment, IQMS has named Gary Nemmers as its new CEO, succeeding founder Randy Flamm, who will become chief product officer in addition to his role as chairman. http://www.tcv.com  http://www.iqms.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150804005548/en/Technology-Crossover-Ventures-Invests-IQMS-Leading-Provider#.VcDDefNViko  _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > 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. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (San Jose, Calif.) PayPal, the San Jose-based digital payments company that recently split from parent eBay, on Tuesday named John Rainey as its CFO. Rainey most recently was the executive vice president and CFO of United Airlines. He will succeed Patrick Dupuis, who has served as PayPal's CFO for five years and will remain with the company as the senior vice president of simplicity, quality and productivity. https://investor.paypal-corp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=925515  (San Francisco) Guidepoint, a New York-based provider of services that connect business decision-makers with advisors, custom surveys and proprietary data products, said on Tuesday it has opened a West Coast office in San Francisco's Financial District. The company said its new office in Spear Tower will house several senior project managers and researchers who have relocated from New York, along with a growing team of new research hires. http://www.guidepointglobal.com  http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/guidepoint-opens-san-francisco-office-to-serve-growing-client-base-300122760.html  (San Carlos, Calif.) San Carlos-based CacheBox, a developer of architecture designed to improve application performance, said on Tuesday it has changed its name to PrimaryIO in a bid to better reflect its core technology. In addition, the company has changed the name of its flagship product, CacheAdvance, to PrimaryIO APA for Windows and Linux. http://www.primaryio.com/press/cachebox-changes-name-to-primaryio-new-name-better-reflects-companys-focus-on-application-performance-acceleration-of-primary-data/  =================================================== Job/Event/Marketplace Listings: =================================================== To Post in Job/Event/Marketplace: http://www.bayareatechwire.com 7,000 Readers: 5 day ad: $120--10 day ad: $175--20 day ad: $300 > 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 _____________________________________________ > 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. _____________________________________________ > Cold Calling Isn't Dead. 8 Sales Conversations Per Hour. ConnectLeader ConnectLeader helps sales reps have more sales conversations. We help sales reps skip phone trees, spell-by-name directories, gatekeepers and endless voicemails so they can actually sell. With ConnectLeader, sales reps speak to roughly 8 prospects per hour. That means sales reps and business development reps can set more meetings, schedule more demos and actually sell. Call us now at 800.955.5040. To learn more about ConnectLeader, check out www.connectleader.com. _____________________________________________ > Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit Baltimore - Sept. 30, 2015 - Baltimore Leading marketers, technologists and agency professionals from throughout the region come together at this annual event to discuss major marketing, social, digital and advertising trends, along with dozens of case studies, presentations and keynotes. Now in its third year and co-produced by Potomac Tech Wire, this summit is becoming a "must attend" event for the region's marketing community For more information: www.mamsummit.com _____________________________________________ > Don't Miss - Bay Area Tech Wire Advertising Post jobs, events, webinars, whitepapers or service ads on Bay Area Tech Wire and grow your business. 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