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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Oct. 26, 2015
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Campaigns & Marketing Summit - Nov. 13 - National Press Club - Washington, D.C.
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o Mountain View-Based Flex Logix Raises $7.4 Million in Funding
o Palo Alto-Based Simility Lands $5.7 Million in Seed Funding
o More than 15 Million Tune in to First-Ever Live Stream of NFL Game
o Sunnyvale-Based Yahoo Hires Bob Lord to Head Security Efforts
o Workers at Silicon Valley Tech Companies See Home Values Soar
o Briefly Noted: Seagate Technology
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o Mountain View-Based Flex Logix Raises $7.4 Million in Funding
Mountain View, Calif. -- Flex Logix Technologies, a Mountain View-based developer of semiconductor technology, said on Monday it has raised $7.4 million in a new round of funding, led by Eclipse Ventures (formerly the Formation 8 hardware fund). Previous backers Lux Capital and the Tate Family Trust also participated in the round, which the company will use to expand its engineering and sales team, as well as bolster marketing efforts. "This financing will help us hire the best possible people to support our growing customer base," said CEO Geoff Tate. Flex Logix's EFLX technology enables FPGAs to be embedded into SoCs, allowing system designs to be updated after initial manufacture. Shirish Sathaye of Formation 8 will join the company's board of directors.
http://www.flex-logix.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151026005396/en/Flex-Logix-Secures-7.4-Million-VC-Financing
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o Palo Alto-Based Simility Lands $5.7 Million in Seed Funding
Palo Alto, Calif. -- Simility, a Palo Alto-based developer of cloud-based fraud detection software, said it has raised $5.7 million in a round of seed funding. The company, which had previously announced a $3.45 million tranche led by Accel Partners, said it has added new investments by Trinity Ventures and angels. Simility's technology, currently in closed beta, combines machine learning with human analysis to help spot fraud in online marketplaces. "We started Simility because online fraud was increasing in sophistication and volume, yet fraud detection technology was not keeping up," said CEO Rahul Pangam. "Fraud managers can benefit from machine learning that spots patterns in evolving fraudulent behavior not immediately obvious or intuitive to the naked eye. At the same time, human experience and intuition are essential to the successful application of technology to protect people from fraud."
http://www.simility.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151023005837/en/Simility-Adds-Trinity-Ventures-Close-5.7-Million
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o More than 15 Million Tune in to First-Ever Live Stream of NFL Game
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- More than 15.2 million unique visitors turned in Sunday to view the first-ever live streamed NFL game between the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars from London. Sunnyvale-based Yahoo said it delivered more than 33.6 million streams of the game, including about a third from international markets. All told, football fans streamed over 460 million total minutes of the game across devices. "We performed a technical first with rebuffering ratio of nearly 1%, while delivering over 8.5 petabytes to end users," wrote Adam Cahan, Yahoo's senior vice president of product and engineering, in a blog post. "We're seeing more and more people shift away from TV and we're thrilled to join the NFL in setting a new standard for sports programming."
http://yahoo.tumblr.com/post/131948683014/football-fans-watchwiththeworld-during-the-first
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o Sunnyvale-Based Yahoo Hires Bob Lord to Head Security Efforts
Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Yahoo on Monday named Bob Lord as its new chief information security officer (CISO), leading the company's efforts to protect the personal data of its more than 1 billion users and employees. Lord most recently served as the CISO-in-Residence at Rapid 7, and previously led Twitter's information security program. Earlier, he held positions in product and information security at companies including Red Hat, AOL and Netscape. In his new role, Lord will lead Sunnyvale-based Yahoo's security team -- known as the Paranoids -- in offensive and defensive protection. The company offers users encrypted products, as well as an encryption plugin on GitHub for Yahoo Mail and two-factor authentication. It also recently launched Yahoo Account Key, a tool designed to give users a fast and secure way to access their Yahoo accounts.
http://info.yahoo.com/press-center/article/bob-lord-joins-yahoo-chief-114500828.html
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o Workers at Silicon Valley Tech Companies See Home Values Soar
Seattle -- Workers at Mountain View-based Google, Menlo Park-based Facebook and Cupertino-based Apple live in pricier homes and have faster home value growth than other Bay Area workers, according to a new report from Zillow. In fact, the average Apple worker now lives in a home that is more than five times more valuable than the average U.S. home, the company said. "This analysis highlights the widening wealth gap between tech company employees and other U.S. workers -- a gap that is putting increasing pressure on housing markets where tech companies are booming," said Svenja Gudell, Zillow's chief economist. To do the comparison, Zillow looked at census data to see where employees at the tech companies' live, then compared their home values to those nearby. The complete report is at the link below.
http://zillow.mediaroom.com/2015-10-26-There-Goes-the-Neighborhood-Tech-Workers-Silicon-Valley-Home-Values-Are-Outpacing-Neighbors
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> Campaigns & Marketing Summit - Nov. 13 - National Press Club - DC
The Campaigns & Marketing Summit on Nov. 13 in Washington, D.C. will bring together 300 marketers and executives from the political, technology and brand communities to discuss their common tactics, strategies, tools and platforms. It is the first major conference to bring together both brand and political marketers. With over a dozen panel discussions on social, mobile, data, digital advertising, analytics and more, attendees will gain insights into the wave of change and innovation coming to marketing and social media in 2016.
http://www.camsummitdc.com
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o Briefly Noted:
(Cupertino, Calif.) Cupertino-based Seagate Technology, a developer of data storage products, on Monday named Dambisa Moyo to its board of directors. Moyo is a global economist and current board member at Barclays Bank, Barrick Gold and SABMiller. She previously served as an economist for Goldman Sachs' debt capital markets, hedge fund coverage and global macroeconomics teams.
http://www.seagate.com/about-seagate/news/dr-dambisa-moyo-elected-to-seagate-board-of-directors-pr/
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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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> Campaigns & Marketing Summit - Nov. 13 - National Press Club - DC
The Campaigns & Marketing Summit on Nov. 13 in Washington, D.C. will bring together 300 marketers and executives from the political, technology and brand communities to discuss their common tactics, strategies, tools and platforms. It is the first major conference to bring together both brand and political marketers. With over a dozen panel discussions on social, mobile, data, digital advertising, analytics and more, attendees will gain insights into the wave of change and innovation coming to marketing and social media in 2016. For more information and to register, go to: http://www.camsummitdc.com
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