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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Oct. 21, 2015
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Job of the Day: Chief Information Officer - City of Oakland, California
o Western Digital to Acquire Milpitas-Based SanDisk for $19 Billion
o San Francisco's adjust Raises $17 Million in New Funding Round
o Rollout Lands $2 Million in First Round, Plans U.S. Expansion
o San Francisco-Based Docker Acquires Tutum
o Virtustream to Relaunch as Joint Business of VMware, EMC
o Yelp: No Truth to Parody Article About Suing "South Park"
o Briefly Noted: SurveyMonkey
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--Information Technology Manager - City of San Carlos
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o Western Digital to Acquire Milpitas-Based SanDisk for $19 Billion
Milpitas, Calif. -- Western Digital, the Irvine-based storage technology giant, said on Wednesday it will acquire Milpitas-based flash storage company SanDisk in a cash and stock deal valued at approximately $19 billion. Western will pay $86.50 a share under the deal, which has been approved by the boards of both companies and is expected to close after midyear. The company said the acquisition will double its addressable market and expand its participation in higher-growth segments. "The combined company will be ideally positioned to capture the growth opportunities created by the rapidly evolving storage industry," said Steve Milligan, the CEO of Western Digital. Milligan will continue to serve as CEO, and the company will remain headquartered in Irvine. Upon closing, Sanjay Mehrotra, the president and CEO of SanDisk, will join Western Digital's board of directors. The company expects to see annual synergies of $500 million within the first 18 months.
https://www.sandisk.com/
http://www.wdc.com
https://www.sandisk.com/about/media-center/press-releases/2015/western-digital-announces-acquisition-of-sandisk
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o San Francisco's adjust Raises $17 Million in New Funding Round
San Francisco -- adjust, a German business intelligence firm for mobile apps with U.S. headquarters in San Francisco, said on Wednesday it has raised $17 million in a new round of funding, increasing its total backing to $30 million since 2012. Highland Europe led the round, which the company will use to bolster product development and increase its presence among what it alls "underserved, high-potential" businesses. Christian Henschel, the co-founder and CEO of adjust, said his company hopes to become the go-to marketing tool for mobile-born businesses. "Our ambition is to become that essential part of their business intelligence and process data at scale, just as SAP broke out of its market scope decades ago," said Henschel. adjust currently processes more than 1 petabyte of mobile data a month, and its SDK recently surpassed 1.3 billion live instances in mobile devices.
http://www.adjust.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151021005655/en/adjust-Raises-17M-Funding-Highland-Europe-Unified
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o Rollout Lands $2 Million in First Round, Plans U.S. Expansion
San Francisco -- A month after debuting at TechCrunch Disrupt SF's Startup Battlefield, Rollout, the Israeli creator of a tool that lets mobile app developers instantly deploy code level changes to live apps without the need to release a new version, said on Wednesday it has landed $2 million in its first round of funding. Canaan Partners Israel (CPI) led the round, which also included participation from previous backers Plus Ventures, 2B Angels and Star Farm Ventures. Izhar Shay, managing general partner of CPI, will join the company's board of directors. Rollout will use the funds to further develop and commercialize its software development kit (SDK), which allows mobile developers to quickly debug, control and fix live apps in real time. The company also said it plans to expand its U.S. presence, including opening a new office in San Francisco next year. To date, more than 2,000 developers have used Rollout in more than 120 apps.
https://rollout.io/
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rollout-closes-series-a-funding-300163738.html
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o San Francisco-Based Docker Acquires Tutum
San Francisco -- Docker, the San Francisco-based organization behind the open platform for distributed applications, said on Wednesday it has acquired New York-based Tutum and its cloud service to deploy and manage Dockerized applications into production on any infrastructure. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company said that by integrating Tutum with Docker Hub, its cloud service for automating development team workflows, it will be able to offer a commercial tool for IT teams to collaboratively build, ship and run production-ready distributed apps. "We've been working with Docker from the beginning and we share a community with common goals, so more closely aligning our two organizations was a natural next step," said Borja Burgos-Galindo, the co-founder and CEO of Tutum.
http://www.docker.com/
https://www.tutum.co/
https://www.docker.com/docker-news-and-press/10.21.2015_Docker-Acquires-Tutum-to-Accelerate-Production-Deployments-of-Dockerized-Distributed-Applications
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o Virtustream to Relaunch as Joint Business of VMware, EMC
Palo Alto, Calif. -- Three months after its $1.2 billion acquisition by EMC, Maryland-based Virtustream now is set to be relaunched as the new cloud services business of EMC and Palo Alto-based VMware. The two companies said they plan to combine their respective cloud capabilities, along with Virtustream's existing cloud offerings, under the Virtustream brand. The new business will be jointly owned by VMware and EMC, and led by current Virtustream CEO Rodney Rogers. A definitive agreement between the companies has not yet been finalized. The news comes a week after computer giant Dell announced plans to acquire EMC for $67 billion. Focusing on enterprise-centric cloud services, the new Virtustream expects to generate several hundred millions dollars in recurring revenue in 2016, and expects to grow into a multi-billion business over the next several years. "Through Virtustream, we are addressing the changes in buying patterns and IT cloud operation models that we are seeing in the market," said Joe Tucci, the chairman and CEO of EMC.
http://www.virtustream.com/
http://www.emc.com
http://www.emc.com/about/news/press/2015/20151020-01.htm
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o Yelp: No Truth to Parody Article About Suing "South Park"
San Francisco -- Yelp, the San Francisco-based local business review site, said on Wednesday it has no plans to sue the creators of Comedy Central show "South Park," after several reputable news outlets mistakenly reported the story, citing what they later learned was a satire news site. The San Francisco Business Times was one of several publications that originally published the news, but later removed it from its website. "South Park" lampooned Yelp on last week's episode, portraying the site's restaurant reviewers as having bloated senses of entitlement. The parody site, NBC.com.co, then ran a story Wednesday morning entitled, "Yelp Sues South Park For $10 Million Over Latest Episode." "The rumor about a Yelp lawsuit is entirely untrue and was started by a satire site that has received far too much media credibility," a Yelp spokesperson told the site Eater. "We have no interest in legal action against the fantastic team that makes the South Park magic happen."
http://nbc.com.co/yelp-sues-south-park-for-10-million-over-episode/ (Parody article)
http://www.eater.com/2015/10/21/9582228/yelp-not-suing-south-park-for-10-million-satire-hoax
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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:
(Palo Alto, Calif.) Palo Alto-based SurveyMonkey, developer of an online survey platform, on Wednesday named Mark Blumenthal, the co-founder of Pollster.com, as its head of election polling. Blumenthal, who will be based in Washington, DC, most recently served as the senior polling editor of The Huffington Post, responsible for the outlet's Pollster section.
http://www.surveymonkey.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151021005645/en/SurveyMonkey-Hires-Renowned-Pollster-Mark-Blumenthal
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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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