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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- March 3, 2017
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o Redwood City-Based C3 IoT Raises Funding at $1.4 billion Valuation
o San Francisco-Based Cloudmark Names John Donahue as New CEO
o S.F.-Based Twitter to Begin Identifying, Penalizing Abusive Posters
o Space Agency NASA Releases Newest Catalog of Free Public Software
o Report: Internet Grows to 329.3 Million Domain Name Registrations in Q4
> The Shifting Sands of Employee Motivation
o Briefly Noted: Renesas Electronics America, Nuna
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o Redwood City-Based C3 IoT Raises Funding at $1.4 billion Valuation
Redwood City, Calif. -- C3 IoT, the Redwood City-based creator of an Internet-of-Things development platform, said it has raised an unspecified amount of new funding at a $1.4 billion pre-money valuation. Breyer Capital led the company's fifth round, which also included participation from TPG, Sutter Hill, Wildcat Venture Partners, Pat House and Thomas Siebel. "The funds will be used to expand C3 IoT's distribution capacity, further develop our partner ecosystem, and enhance and expand customer service capacity." said Ed Abbo, the company's president and chief technology officer (CTO), in a statement. C3 IoT has over 20 industrial-scale deployments with more than 100 million connected IoT sensors. The company raised $70 million in its fourth round, led by TPG Growth, last September.
http://c3iot.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170302006392/en/C3-IoT-Closes-Financing-1.4-Billion-Valuation
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o San Francisco-Based Cloudmark Names John Donahue as New CEO
San Francisco -- Cloudmark, a San Francisco-based developer of tools designed to protect users from wide-scale and targeted email threats, has named Jason Donahue as its new CEO. Donahue, who previously held leadership roles with Acronis, Vertex Business Services, Atlantis Computing, Meiosys, Ejasent, ClearApp, TeleComputing and Apptix, succeeds George Riedel, who left the company in January following two years at the helm. "His global experience and background are a great fit for the company as we plan to expand our vision by strengthening relationships with partners and growing our presence in the messaging security industry," said Angela Knox, the company's senior vice president of engineering. Cloudmark's technology currently protects more than 120 tier-one service providers, including Verizon, Swisscom, Comcast, Cox and NTT.
https://www.cloudmark.com/
https://www.cloudmark.com/en/press/cloudmark-appoints-jason-donahue-as-chief-executive-officer
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o S.F.-Based Twitter to Begin Identifying, Penalizing Abusive Posters
San Francisco -- Hoping to slow what many perceive as a rising tide of abusive posts, San Francisco-based social media giant Twitter said this week it plans to start using its technology to identify the accounts of verified trolls. Once identified, the company said it will limit their account functionality for a set amount of time, such as allowing only their followers to see their tweets. Twitter said it will only take such action if a user is engaging in patterns of abusive behavior or repeatedly tweeting, without solicitation, at non-followers. "Our platform supports the freedom to share any viewpoint, but if an account continues to repeatedly violate the Twitter Rules, we will consider taking further action," the company said in a blog post. "We aim to only act on accounts when we're confident, based on our algorithms, that their behavior is abusive."
https://blog.twitter.com/2017/our-latest-update-on-safety
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o Space Agency NASA Releases Newest Catalog of Free Public Software
Washington, DC -- NASA on Friday released its 2017-2018 software catalog, which offers the public free use of many of the software products the agency uses to explore space and gain a better understanding of the universe. Available in both hard copy and online, the third edition of the publication includes tools focused on areas such as data processing and storage, business systems, operations, propulsion and aeronautics. A number of software packages are being presented for release for the first time, with each entry accompanied with a plain language description of what it does. All are free of charge to the public, without any royalty or copyright fees. "Software has been a critical component of each of NASA's mission successes and scientific discoveries," said Dan Lockney, NASA's technology transfer program executive. "In fact, more than 30% of all reported NASA innovations are software. We're… excited at the prospect of seeing them implemented in new and creative ways." NASA in 2014 became the first federal agency to publish its software catalog. A searchable PDF of the catalog is at the top link below.
http://software.nasa.gov
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-releases-software-catalog-granting-the-public-free-access-to-technologies-for
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o Report: Internet Grows to 329.3 Million Domain Name Registrations in Q4
Reston, Va. -- The Internet grew to 329.3 million domain name registrations during the fourth quarter, up approximately 2.3 million from the prior quarter, according to new figures from VeriSign. The number is up 6.8% from the previous year. The.com (126.9 million registrations) and .net (15.3 million) top-level domains continue to boast the highest number of registrations, though their growth is slowing. There were 8.8 million new .com and .net registrations in the quarter, down from 12.2 million during the same period in 2015. The full report is available through the link below.
http://www.verisign.com/en_US/internet-technology-news/verisign-press-releases/articles/index.xhtml?artLink=aHR0cDovL3ZlcmlzaWduLm5ld3NocS5idXNpbmVzc3dpcm
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cy0zMjkzLW1pbGxpb24tZG9tYWluLW5hbWUtcmVnaXN0cmF0aW9
ucy1mb3VydGgtcXVhcnRlci0yMDE2
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> The Shifting Sands of Employee Motivation
The old "if-then motivators" of giving bonuses for the achievement of goals no longer work. Work has become too complex and is changing too rapidly for such simple formulas to be relevant and to motivate performance. Here, we summarize research on shifts in employee motivators.
http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire
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o Briefly Noted:
(Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based Renesas Electronics America, a developer of semiconductor components used in connected devices, has named Hiroto Nitta as its president. Nitta, who also will be a senior vice president of parent Renesas Electronics Corp., succeeds Ali Sebt, who is stepping down. Nitta will serve as president through June 30, when he will be replaced by Necip Sayiner, the president and CEO of Renesas-subsidiary Intersil.
https://www.renesas.com/en-us/
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170302006293/en/Renesas-Electronics-America-Announces-President-U.S.-Operations
(San Francisco) San Francisco-based Nuna, the developer of a platform designed to help employers integrate disparate data sources to better manage the health of employees, on Friday named Tamra Lair to lead its commercial analytics business. Lair most recently served as the national analytic and measurement solutions practice leader at Mercer.
https://www.nuna.com/
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170303005142/en/Nuna-Appoints-Tamra-Lair-Head-Commercial-Analytics
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> Bluetooth World 2017, 28-29 March, Santa Clara Convention Center
Join us to get inspired and discover the future of connectivity and IoT. There's nothing more inspirational than seeing, playing and experiencing amazing IoT gadgets that have successfully gone to market and made it big. Entry is FREE and you will be able to visit the various zones including Automotive, Audio, Smart Home and Health & Fitness, test your innovations at the Testing Stations and meet a range of suppliers. For just $50 you also have access to a wide range of developer sessions as well as hear from inspirational keynotes from big brands including Garmin, Google, Zipcar and Plantronics. Register for FREE entry or purchase an 'Access all areas pass' for just $50!
For more information: https://bluetoothworldevent.com
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> The Shifting Sands of Employee Motivation
The old "if-then motivators" of giving bonuses for the achievement of goals no longer work. Work has become too complex and is changing too rapidly for such simple formulas to be relevant and to motivate performance. Here, we summarize research on shifts in employee motivators.
http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire
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> Director of the Department of Technology/Chief Information Officer
The City and County of San Francisco is conducting a national search for an engaging, customer-service driven executive to oversee the award-winning Department of Technology with over 220 employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $100 million. The Director of the Department of Technology/Chief Information Officer (Director of DT/CIO) is at-will management-level position reporting to the Mayor with functional reporting to the City Administrator. Interested candidates should apply by by submitting a compelling cover letter, comprehensive resume, and current salary to apply@ralphandersen.com. Confidential inquiries welcomed to Ms. Heather Renschler at (916) 630-4900. Detailed brochure available at www.ralphandersen.com.
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