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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Oct. 27, 2015
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o San Francisco-Based Spigit Raises $13 Million in New Funding Round
o San Jose-Based IDT to Acquire Germany's ZMDI for $310 Million
o San Francisco-Based Fieldwire Lands $6.6 Million in Funding
o San Jose-Based APL Software Raises $5.2 Million in Seed Funding
o Bill Campbell to Retire as Chairman of Mountain View-Based Intuit
o Revolution Growth Backs San Francisco Sports Data Company Sportradar
o SkyBitz to Again Track Journey of Capitol Christmas Tree
o Briefly Noted: Showpad, SentinelOne
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o San Francisco-Based Spigit Raises $13 Million in New Funding Round
San Francisco -- Spigit, the San Francisco-based developer of web-based software for crowdsourced innovation, said on Tuesday that parent Mindjet has raised $13 million in a new round of funding, led by its largest investor, Investor Growth Capital (IGC). The company will use the proceeds to bolster its global sales and marketing efforts, as well as expand research and development. Spigit's software is used by companies to crowdsource the best ideas for innovation from their employees, partners and customers. Clients include Citigroup, Pfizer, UnitedHealth Group, IBM, Polaris Industries and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).
http://www.spigit.com
https://www.spigit.com/project/spigit-funding-announcement-2015/
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o San Jose-Based IDT to Acquire Germany's ZMDI for $310 Million
San Jose, Calif. -- Integrated Device Technology (IDT), the San Jose-based maker of low-power, high-performance mixed-signal semiconductors, said it will pay $310 million to acquire Germany's ZMDI, a supplier of sensing and digital power semiconductors for the automotive and industrial markets. IDT said the deal, expected to close by year's end, will bolster its offerings in high performance programmable power devices and timing & signal conditioning. "This move accelerates progress to our $800 million annual revenue goal within our industry benchmark financial performance by over a year," said Gregory Waters, IDT's president and CEO. "IDT's strategy is unchanged, but our product and technology position is significantly expanded."
http://www.idt.com
http://www.zmdi.com
http://www.idt.com/about/press-room/idt-acquire-zmdi-310-million
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o San Francisco-Based Fieldwire Lands $6.6 Million in Funding
San Francisco -- Fieldwire, the San Francisco-based developer of a mobile and web platform used for collaboration on construction projects, said on Tuesday it has landed $6.6 million in a new round of funding, led by Formation 8. BloombergBeta, Trinity Ventures and AngelPad also took part in the round. Formation 8's Tanguy Chau will join the company's board of directors. Fieldwire said its platform is designed to give construction teams a simple way to communicate and organize their assignments in the field. "Construction is an industry stuck in the 1960s in terms of productivity," said co-founder and CEO Yves Frinault. "To collaborate, people still rely heavily on paper, whiteboards and physically tracking down a person on-site, which is incredibly time consuming and error prone. Fieldwire's mobile platform makes it easy for teams to stay both agile and organized in the field."
http://www.fieldwire.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151027005682/en/Fieldwire-Secures-6.6-Funding-Accelerating-Growth-Adoption
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o San Jose-Based APL Software Raises $5.2 Million in Seed Funding
San Jose, Calif. -- APL Software, a San Jose-based developer of tools designed to bring parallel computing technology to cloud-native applications, said on Tuesday it has raised $5.2 million in a round of seed funding, which the startup will use to bolster its team, product and customer base. Investors included Accomplice Venture Capital, Wing Venture Capital and co-founder Cheng Wu. Wu previously founded numerous companies that included ArrowPoint Communications (IPO and acquired by Cisco Systems for $5.7 billion), Acopia (acquired by F5), Azuki (acquired by Ericsson) and Arris (acquired by Cascade). His latest company aims to give customers a simple way to achieve parallel computing across commodity multi-core systems.
http://www.apl-soft.com/
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/apl-software-inc-raises-5-130000522.html;_ylt=AwrC1TGFfi9WyhwAsU2TmYlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTBy
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o Bill Campbell to Retire as Chairman of Mountain View-Based Intuit
Mountain View, Calif. -- Intuit, the Mountain View-based developer of business and financial management software such as QuickBooks and TurboTax, said on Tuesday that Bill Campbell will retire as its chairman in January. Campbell has been an Intuit board member since 1994 and assumed his role as chairman in 1998. He previously served as the company's president and CEO for four years. "Inspiring Intuit for more than two decades, Bill has been instrumental in moving our company to new heights," said Brad Smith, Intuit’s president and CEO. "Not only has Bill been my coach, he’s my friend and a true inspiration. While he prefers to work behind the scenes and detests taking credit, we can't let today go by without honoring and celebrating his contributions to Intuit."
http://www.intuit.com/
http://investors.intuit.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2015/Bill-Campbell-Announces-Retirement-from-Intuit-Board-of-Directors/default.aspx
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o Revolution Growth Backs San Francisco Sports Data Company Sportradar
San Francisco -- Revolution Growth, the technology investment firm co-founded by Steve Case, Ted Leonsis and Donn Davis, said on Tuesday it has invested an unspecified amount in Switzerland-based Sportradar, a provider of sports data technology and services with U.S. offices in San Francisco. Dallas Mavericks (NBA) owner Mark Cuban and Charlotte Hornets (NBA) owner Michael Jordan also participated in the round, and will both join the company's U.S. advisory board along with Leonsis, the co-founder of Revolution Growth and owner of the Washington Capitals (NHL), Wizards (NBA) and Mystics (WNBA). "Their intimate knowledge of the U.S. sports and media market will help us to develop cutting-edge real time data products that will change how sports are consumed in the future," said founder and CEO Carsten Koerl. Sportradar entered the U.S. market in 2013, and over the past nine months has landed exclusive partnerships with the NFL, NASCAR and the NHL. The company, which employs more than 1,000 developers and sports specialists across 30 offices, based its U.S. operations are based in Minneapolis, San Francisco and New York.
http://www.sportradar.us
http://www.revolution.com/growth
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151027005861/en/Sportradar-Secures-Strategic-Investment-Revolution-Growth-Support
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o SkyBitz to Again Track Journey of Capitol Christmas Tree
Herndon, Va. -- SkyBitz, a Virginia-based developer of satellite tracking tools, said on Tuesday that for the eighth straight year it will provide real-time tracking of the Capitol Christmas Tree on its 4,000-mile journey from Alaska to Washington, DC. The company's special site, TracktheTree.com, will provide tracking data, complete with a detailed map of the tree's current location, as well as photo galleries from the Capitol Christmas Tree Cutting Ceremony and events and facts about many of the tour stops. Fans will be able to follow the journey through Facebook and Twitter, as well. The tree will begin its journey by land and sea from the Chugach National Forest in Alaska on Tuesday, and arrive at the U.S. Capitol on Nov. 20. The tree lighting ceremony will be held in early December.
http://www.trackthetree.com
http://www.skybitz.com/NewsEvents/PressReleases/tabid/101/ID/142/SkyBitz-to-Track-the-2015-Capitol-Christmas-Trees-4000-Mile-Journey.aspx
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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.
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o Briefly Noted:
(San Francisco) San Francisco-based Showpad, developer of a sales enablement platform that delivers contextual content to sales teams or channel partners on any device, on Tuesday named three new executives. New hires include: Chris De Mol, as vice president of engineering; Emma Dunstone, as vice president of marketing; and Kyle Parrish, as vice president of sales.
http://www.showpad.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/showpad-announces-appointment-several-key-133500898.html;_ylt=AwrC0wxBhS9WQiIAx1CTmYlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByMDgy
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(Mountain View, Calif.) Mountain View-based SentinelOne, a developer of tools designed to protect devices against targeted malware and zero-day attacks in real time, on Tuesday named Scott Gainey as its senior vice president and chief marketing officer (CMO). Gainey most recently served as the vice president of marketing at Palo Alto Networks.
http://www.sentinelone.com/press/sentinelone-adds-former-palo-alto-networks-vp-of-marketing-to-management-team/
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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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