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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Oct. 13, 2015
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Job of the Day: Chief Information Officer - City of Oakland, California
o Dell to Acquire EMC for $67 Billion, Palo Alto's VMWare to Stay Public
o CSC Upshot to Invest $400 Million through San Francisco-based AngelList
o San Mateo-based SteelBrick Raises $48 Million in Third Round
o San Francisco-based Twitter Cutting 8% of Workforce
o Fremont-based HandScape Raises $2 Million in First Round
o Briefly Noted: Arevo Labs, Sysorex, Cape Productions
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--Chief Information Officer - City of Oakland, California
--Chief Information Officer - City of Huntington Beach, Calif.
--Information Technology Manager - City of San Carlos
--Chief Technology Officer - Douglas County, NV
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o Dell to Acquire EMC for $67 Billion, Palo Alto's VMWare to Stay Public
Palo Alto, Calif. -- In the largest technology acquisition in history, EMC, the Massachusetts-based provider of IT infrastructure services, has agreed to be acquired by personal computer maker Dell for $67 billion. The deal for EMC is valued at $33.15 a share, which is a 28% premium over EMC's closing price before rumors about merger negotiations were leaked last week. Considered the biggest tech acquisition deal in history, the transaction will result in EMC going private, while its Palo Alto-based software subsidiary VMWare will continue trading publicly, according to published reports. Michael Dell, the founder of Dell, took the computer manufacturer private in 2013.
http://www.emc.com/about/news/press/2015/20151012-02.htm
http://www.vmware.com/
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o CSC Upshot to Invest $400 Million through San Francisco-based AngelList
San Francisco -- AngelList, the San Francisco-based early-stage investment syndicate, announced that CSC Upshot, a new venture capital firm, has raised a $400 million fund to invest in startups through AngelList syndicates. CSC Upshot is based in the U.S. and is independent of AngelList. Its general partners, Huoy-Ming Yeh and Veronica Wu, are both engineers with degrees from MIT and Berkeley. They have worked at Tesla, Apple, SVB Venture Capital and PacRim Venture Partners. Their new fund is the largest one dedicated to seed-stage startups, according to AngelList.
http://blog.angel.co/post/131017147560/csc-upshot
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o San Mateo-based SteelBrick Raises $48 Million in Third Round
San Mateo, Calif. -- SteelBrick, a San Mateo-based provider of price-quote generation software applications built on the Salesforce1 platform, on Tuesday announced it has raised $48 million in its third round of venture capital, which was led by Institutional Venture Partners. Founded in 2009, SteelBrick offers an SaaS application for creating
sales quotes quickly and submitting orders from any desktop or mobile device. The software also generates proposals, contracts and invoices, collects cash, and manages revenue recognition. SteelBrick's customers include Cloudera, Nimble Storage, HootSuite and Marketo. The company is now backed by a total of $78 million from investors that also include in capital from leading cloud investors Emergence Capital, Salesforce Ventures, and Shasta Ventures.
http://www.steelbrick.com
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o San Francisco-based Twitter Cutting 8% of Workforce
San Francisco -- A week after naming company founder Jack Dorsey as its CEO, the social media network Twitter disclosed in a public filing on Tuesday that it will cut around 340 workers in its product and engineering departments. The move comes as Twitter faces stiff competition for ad revenue from FaceBook and Google and the company's shares have fallen by nearly 50% in the past twelve months. "We are moving forward with a restructuring of our workforce so we can put our company on a stronger path to grow," Dorsey said in that letter that was included in the filing to the SEC. Twitter's employee headcount has rapidly increased in recent years as a result of hiring and acquisitions and hiring. It currently has about 4,100 employees, an increase of more than 800 people, from a year ago.
https://media.twitter.com/
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1418091/000156459015008360/twtr-8k_20151012.htm
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o Fremont-based HandScape Raises $2 Million in First Round
Fremont, Calif. -- HandScape, a Fremont-based maker of mobile-device cases that allow touch controls on both the front and back of iPhones and iPads, on Tuesday announced it has raised $2 million in its first round of venture capital. The deal follows the company's successful KickStarter campaign which raised over $100,000. Founded in 2013, HandScape makes cases that allow one- and two-handed interaction with any application that uses the company's API. It also offers cases that can be integrated into OEM tablets, car consoles, wearable computer, toys, and gaming consoles.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151013006722/en/HandScape-Exceeds-KickStarter-Goal-Closes-2M-HandyCase%E2%84%A2#.Vh1ffuxViko
http://www.HandScape.com
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> Chief Information Officer - City of Oakland, California
The City of Oakland, California is conducting a national search for the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO). The CIO is an at-will management-level position reporting to the City Administrator with day-to-day reporting to an Assistant City Administrator. This position serves as the City’s key technology advisor as well as hands-on manager for the IT Department. The CIO will work closely with the City Administrator’s Office and the Executive Team to ensure a forward-thinking and strategic approach to technology in support of all municipal business units. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and a unique combination of leadership, people skills, and technical expertise. Requires a Bachelor’s and a minimum of 10-years of experience in information management including 5-years of management experience. Salary range up to $187,779 with excellent benefits including CalPERS retirement. Detailed brochure available at http://www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/oakland_cio.html or upon request! Confidential inquiries encouraged to Heather Renschler at (916) 630-4900. Send cover letter, resume, and current compensation to apply@ralphandersen.com by November 9, 2015.
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o Briefly Noted:
(Wakefield, Mass.) Virtual, a technology-focused association management company, announced it has added four people to its senior staff. Background on the four new hires is available at the link below.
http://www.virtualmgmt.com/virtual-inc-adds-four/
(Boston) The Sync Project, the developer of a platform to measure and study the effects of music on health in areas like sleep, cognition, motor coordination and performance, on Tuesday announced the appointments of Yadid Ayzenberg as chief technology and product officer and Dame Marjorie Scardino to its board of directors.
http://syncproject.co/#platform
(Burlington, Mass.) Unitrends, a Burlington-based provider of business data recovery technology, on Tuesday announced that Steve Muddiman has joined the company as chief marketing officer. Muddiman previously served as CMO for Basware.
http://www.unitrends.com
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> Chief Information Officer - City of Oakland, California
The City of Oakland, California is conducting a national search for the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO). The CIO is an at-will management-level position reporting to the City Administrator with day-to-day reporting to an Assistant City Administrator. This position serves as the City’s key technology advisor as well as hands-on manager for the IT Department. The CIO will work closely with the City Administrator’s Office and the Executive Team to ensure a forward-thinking and strategic approach to technology in support of all municipal business units. The ideal candidate will have strong communication skills and a unique combination of leadership, people skills, and technical expertise. Requires a Bachelor’s and a minimum of 10-years of experience in information management including 5-years of management experience. Salary range up to $187,779 with excellent benefits including CalPERS retirement. Detailed brochure available at http://www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/oakland_cio.html or upon request! Confidential inquiries encouraged to Heather Renschler at (916) 630-4900. Send cover letter, resume, and current compensation to apply@ralphandersen.com by November 9, 2015.
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> Chief Information Officer - City of Huntington Beach, Calif.
This vibrant community, known as "Surf City," represents an ideal location for a visionary with exceptional collaborative leadership skills to contribute as a key member of the City’s management team as the new Chief Information Officer overseeing the Information Services Department (30 FTEs; $6.8M budget). Top candidates will have a team-oriented style with a commitment to results in promoting short- and long-term value of technological innovation. The CIO must possess a deep understanding of information technology services and emerging trends within the field related to public-sector service delivery. Ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s and 5 years of information technology experience at the department director or deputy director equivalent level. A Master's degree is preferred. Salary is up to $188,552 with an excellent benefit package2015. Interested candidates should submit a compelling cover letter, comprehensive resume, and current salary information via email to apply@ralphandersen.com Confidential inquiries are welcomed to Heather Renschler at (916) 630-4900. Detailed brochure available at http://www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/huntington_beach_cio.html. Candidates are encouraged to apply by October 26.
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> Information Technology Manager - City of San Carlos, CA
Reporting to the Administrative Services Director, this exempt position oversees a small staff of 3 employees. As the leader of the Division, the IT Manager provides day-to-day management and supervision for the City’s technology and telecommunications. In addition, the IT Manager may serve in a temporary appointment as the acting department head in the absence of the Administrative Services Director. San Carlos seeks an experienced IT manager with excellent communication and diplomacy, a strong belief in IT as a business enabler and experience with budgets and project management. Education equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree and 4 years of professional IT experience; 3 years of this experience must have been at the administrative, supervisory, or management level Salary range is $120,948 to $147,000 DOQ. Brochure available at http://www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/san_carlos_information_technology_manager.html Confidential inquiries to Greg Nelson at (916) 630-4900. To apply send cover letter, resume, and supporting materials to apply@ralphandersen.com prior to Friday, October 16, 2015.
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> Chief Technology Officer - Douglas County, NV
The Chief Technology Officer is an exempt position that is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing all elements of the County's technology services functions that includes Information Technology, Geographic Information Systems, and Communications. A Bachelor's degree is desired, as is five years of IT management experience within the last eight years. Salary $79,830 - $119,766 DOQ, including excellent benefit package. Interested candidates should email a compelling cover letter and a comprehensive resume to apply@ralphandersen.com by Monday, October 12, 2015. Confidential inquiries welcomed to Greg Nelson at (916) 630-4900. Detailed brochure available at http://www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/douglas_county_chief_technology_officer.html
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