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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Nov. 21, 2016
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o Mountain View-Based Symantec to Acquire LifeLock for $2.3 Billion
o Menlo Park-Based Findo Raises $7 Million in Seed Funding
o Redwood Shores-Based Oracle to Acquire Dyn
o San Francisco-Based Climate Corp. Acquires Europe's VitalFields
o Mountain View-Based Quixey Names John Foster as New CEO
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o Briefly Noted: Marvell Technology Group, Veracyte, IfOnly - Sotheby's
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o Mountain View-Based Symantec to Acquire LifeLock for $2.3 Billion
Mountain View, Calif. -- In a marriage of two of the largest security technology companies, Mountain View-based Internet security giant Symantec said it will pay approximately $2.3 billion to acquire Arizona-based LifeLock, the provider of identity theft protection services. The deal, for $24 a share, is expected to close by the end of March. "With the combination of Norton and LifeLock, we will be able to deliver comprehensive cyber defense for consumers," said CEO Greg Clark. "This acquisition marks the transformation of the consumer security industry from malware protection to the broader category of digital safety for consumers." The combination is expected to create the world's largest consumer security business with more than $2.3 billion in annual revenue.
https://www.symantec.com/
https://www.lifelock.com/
https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2016/symantec_1120_01
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o Menlo Park-Based Findo Raises $7 Million in Seed Funding
Menlo Park, Calif. -- Findo, the Menlo Park-based developer of a smart search assistant designed to `understand' human-like language and search by description, said on Monday it has raised $7 million in a round of seed funding. The round included a $600,000 investment from Foxit, a developer of PDF software, as part of a larger technology partnership between the companies that will allow Foxit users to work with PDF files more effectively. ABBYY, Flint Capital and investors from the scanner and document markets also participated. Currently, Findo supports five main form factors --web app, mobile app, messenger bot, Chrome/Firefox extension and the recently added iMessage app. The integration between Findo and Foxit products will support web, cloud and mobile platforms, and is estimated to be completed in 2017.
http://www.findo.com
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/findo-announces-closure-7-million-163500465.html
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o Redwood Shores-Based Oracle to Acquire Dyn
Redwood Shores, Calif. -- Oracle, the Redwood Shores-based database software and cloud technology giant, said on Monday it will acquire New Hampshire-based Dyn, a developer of tools designed to optimize Internet apps and cloud services for better performance and faster load times. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Dyn's technology is powered by a network that drives 40 billion traffic optimization decisions daily for more than 3,500 enterprise customers, including brands such as Netflix, Twitter, Pfizer and CNBC. Oracle said the acquisition will bolster its cloud computing platform. "Dyn's immensely scalable and global DNS is a critical core component and a natural extension to our cloud computing platform," said Thomas Kurian, Oracle's president of product development.
http://www.oracle.com/dyn
http://dyn.com/
https://www.oracle.com/corporate/acquisitions/dyn/index.html
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o San Francisco-Based Climate Corp. Acquires Europe's VitalFields
San Francisco -- The Climate Corp., a San Francisco-based unit of Monsanto developing digital tools designed to help farmers, said on Monday it has acquired VitalFields, a European maker of farm management software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2011 and available in seven European countries, VitalFields offers a tool for farmers to plan, manage and analyze their field activities, including tracking and reporting of all crop inputs. "VitalFields has built a successful business spanning multiple European countries, and we see how their digital tools will complement our Climate FieldView platform offerings in the future," said CEO Mike Stern. "This acquisition marks Climate's first step into the European market."
http://www.climate.com
https://www.vitalfields.com
https://www.climate.com/company/press-releases/climate-corporation-acquires-vitalfields/
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o Mountain View-Based Quixey Names John Foster as New CEO
Mountain View, Calif. -- Quixey, a Mountain View-based developer of deep mobile search technology, has named John Foster as its new CEO. He succeeds co-founder Tomer Kagan. Foster most recently was the founder and CEO of DHI, and previously served as the president and regional director of Zed USA. He also earlier helped turn around InfoSpace as that company's senior vice president of corporate development. Quixey's technology is designed to connect users to instant actions within apps, like booking a hotel or ordering a ride.
http://www.quixey.com
https://www.quixey.com/press/quixey-names-john-foster-ceo.html
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o Briefly Noted:
(Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based Marvell Technology Group, a developer of storage, networking and connectivity semiconductors, on Monday named Karen Rohde as its chief human resources officer. Rohde most recently was the chief human resources officer at Amyris, and previously led HR functions at Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Sun Microsystems.
http://www.marvell.com/company/news/pressDetail.do?releaseID=8716
(South San Francisco) South San Francisco-based Veracyte, a developer of genomic diagnostics tools, on Monday named Keith Kennedy as its chief financial officer (CFO). Kennedy, the former president and CEO of MCG Capital, will succeed Shelly Guyer, who earlier this year announced her plan to step down as CFO.
https://www.veracyte.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/veracyte-appoints-keith-kennedy-as-chief-financial-officer-300366397.html
(San Francisco) San Francisco-based IfOnly, developer of an online marketplace for experiences, said on Monday that it has landed a new investment from art auction house Sotheby's. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The company said it will use the proceeds to expand its marketplace both domestically and internationally, as well as to bolster its technology.
http://www.ifonly.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ifonly-announces-a-strategic-funding-round-from-sothebys-300366671.html
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