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BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- July 10, 2017
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Job of the Day: Senior Ruby Platform Engineer, Mountain View CA - $170k
o San Francisco-Based AutoLotto Raises $17 Million in First Round of Funding
o S.F.-Based Thoma Bravo Acquires Lexmark's Enterprise Software Business
o Eight Tech Giants Form Organization Aimed at Stopping Patent Abuse
o Santa Clara-Based Intel Moves Closer to Acquisition of Mobileye
o Survey: Americans Sacrificing Security for Free Wi-Fi Access
> Job of the Day: Senior Ruby Platform Engineer, Mountain View CA - $170
o Briefly Noted: CrowdStrike, RPX - ZiiLabs, Meta
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o San Francisco-Based AutoLotto Raises $17 Million in First Round of Funding
San Francisco -- AutoLotto, the San Francisco-based developer of a mobile lottery app that lets users instantly play Powerball and get lottery results on their phones, said on Monday it has raised $17 million in its first round of funding. Investors in the company, which now has raised $19 million since its inception, include angel Jason Port, venture capitalists Bruce Gibney and Ben Narasin, Causecast CEO Ryan Scott and Aurum Partners. AutoLotto also announced partnerships with iHeartMedia and Gatehouse Media, which have each invested and contributed media assets. The company said it will use the proceeds to grow and expand its mobile app, which it hopes to store and international lotteries on the coming months. "We're attracting a new generation of lottery players, capturing an entirely new market while advancing the industry," said CEO Tony DiMatteo. "This round of funding will allow us to scale our team and further expand our footprint in the U.S. and abroad."
https://autolotto.com/
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170710005455/en/AutoLotto-Raises-17-Million-Series-Funding-Lottery
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o S.F.-Based Thoma Bravo Acquires Lexmark's Enterprise Software Business
San Francisco -- Thoma Bravo, the San Francisco-based private equity firm, said on Monday it has acquired Lexmark International's enterprise software business, which includes Kofax, ReadSoft and Perceptive. Financial terms of the deal, first announced in May, were not disclosed. Thoma Bravo said it has combined Kofax and ReadSoft to create a single, newly independent company under the Kofax brand, led by Reynolds Bish, previously the president of Lexmark Enterprise Software. Kofax's offerings include TotalAgility, Kapow robotic process automation and ReadSoft Process Director for financial process automation products. "Kofax and ReadSoft have become market-leading providers of software to simplify the initial information-intensive transactions for businesses and organizations," said Chip Virnig, a principal at Thoma Bravo. "We look forward to partnering with Kofax's current management team to strengthen and support the company's… process automation software offerings." Lexmark's Perceptive business is now part of Hyland Software, a Thoma Bravo portfolio company that develops enterprise information software.
http://www.thomabravo.com
https://thomabravo.com/2017/07/10/thoma-bravo-completes-acquisition-of-lexmarks-enterprise-software-business/
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o Eight Tech Giants Form Organization Aimed at Stopping Patent Abuse
Washington, DC -- Banding together in a bid to fight patent trolls, eight large technology companies on Monday formed a new organization called the High Tech Inventors Alliance (HTIA). The group -- which includes Adobe, Amazon, Cisco, Dell, Google, Intel, Oracle and Salesforce -- said it plans to focus on supporting balanced patent policy. Each previously has suffered at the hands of patent trolls, smaller entities that obtain the rights to certain patents, then sue deep-pocketed companies in an effort to force large settlements or judgments. The HTIA also plans to take on other related issues, such as "baseless" patent assertions and a "crisis" in patent quality. "Collectively our members spent $62.9 billion on research and development last year and they have over 447,000 employees here in the United States," said John Thorne, the organization's general counsel and spokesperson. "When the patent system does not function well, it undermines rather than supports innovation."
https://www.hightechinventors.com/
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o Santa Clara-Based Intel Moves Closer to Acquisition of Mobileye
Santa Clara, Calif. -- Inching closer to its $15.3 billion acquisition of Israel's Mobileye, Santa Clara-based chipmaker Intel said on Monday it has received regulatory clearance in Germany and Austria. The deal still requires approval from the Korean Fair Trade Authority, as well as at least 95% of Mobileye's outstanding shares to be validly tendered. Intel is paying $63.54 a share in cash under the offer, which is set to expire July 20, unless extended. The company said the acquisition, first announced in March, will bolster its position in the fast-growing market for autonomous vehicle systems, data and services, expected to grow to $70 billion by 2030.
https://www.intel.com
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170710005483/en/Intel-Announces-Approval-German-Austrian-Competition-Laws
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o Survey: Americans Sacrificing Security for Free Wi-Fi Access
Mountain View, Calif. -- The majority of Americans are willing to sacrifice security for free Wi-Fi access, according to a new survey by Symantec. All told, 92% of those surveyed admit they have potentially put personal information at risk while using public Wi-Fi, including checking their bank accounts, yet 40% said they would feel horrified if their financial details were stolen and published online by hackers. And 73% said they aren't using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to secure their connections, even though it is considered vital for protecting personal information. "There is a deep divide between what people think is safe when it comes to using public Wi-Fi versus the reality," said Fran Rosch, the executive vice president of Symantec's consumer business unit. "What someone thinks is private on their personal device can easily be accessed by cybercriminals through unsecure Wi-Fi networks or even apps with privacy vulnerabilities." The complete report is available at the link below.
https://www.symantec.com/about/newsroom/press-releases/2017/symantec_0709_01
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> Sr. Ruby Platform Engineer, Mountain View, CA - $170k
We're looking for a top caliber engineer with experience in building a data platform at internet scale. Our client's platform interacts with multitude of health/fitness devices and apps real time data streams. The ideal candidate will have top-notch skills, and preferably has experience working on early stage consumer service platforms. This is an opportunity to be part of a promising early stage startup in the exciting digital health/fitness space and to drive a new generation health/fitness platform architecture. If you've got the right skills and passion, we want you! What you'll be doing: Architecting, building, testing and refining new products and services throughout the backend platform stack, including cache, workflow, controller, and data. Evolving various stack components to scale and address new service requirements. Designing and developing REST API and integration points for various platform services. Brainstorming and prototyping new concepts and approaches fast. Turning prototypes into real things Qualifications: Worked on large scale SOA consumer systems. Fluency in Ruby and Ruby on Rails. Experience with designing REST based API's for consumer based services. At least 5 years of experience designing and building backend software platforms. Expert knowledge in optimization and scalability using various technologies. Experience with MySQL and MongoDB. Able to design and write well-structured, easily maintainable, well-documented code that balances beauty and pragmatism. Demonstrable track record building distributed, clustered, high-throughput applications. Talent and drive to build a winning product and platform. A team player in a flat-structured, highly collaborative agile environment is a must. Strong academic background, preferably in Computer Science If interested, please email resume to greg@chiefpeople.com.
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o Briefly Noted:
(Sunnyvale, Calif.) Sunnyvale-based CrowdStrike, a developer of cloud-delivered endpoint protection tools, on Monday named Matthew Polly as its vice president of worldwide business development and channels. Polly most recently served as the vice president of worldwide alliances and business development at AppDynamics, and previously held senior sales positions at Informatica.
https://www.crowdstrike.com/
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170710005400/en/CrowdStrike-Appoints-Matthew-Polly-Vice-President-Worldwide
(San Francisco) San Francisco-based RPX, a developer of patent risk and discovery management tools, said on Monday it has forged a patent rights agreement with ZiiLabs, a unit of Creative Technology. Under the deal, RPX will make an unspecified payment to ZilLabs, which will assign certain rights in its patent portfolio to RPX. All existing disputes involving ZiiLabs' patents in the International Trade Commission and U.S. District Court will be resolved.
http://www.rpxcorp.com/rpx-news/rpx-news-releases/rpx-completes-transaction-with-ziilabs/
(San Mateo, Calif.) San Mateo-based Meta, a developer of augmented reality technology that allows users to move and manipulate 3D content using natural hand interactions, on Monday named Joe Mikhail as its chief revenue officer. Mikhail most recently served as the director of worldwide open innovation at Lenovo.
https://www.metavision.com/
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170710005074/en/Seasoned-Corporate-Ventures-Executive-Joseph-Mikhail-Joins
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> Sr. Ruby Platform Engineer, Mountain View, CA - $170k
We're looking for a top caliber engineer with experience in building a data platform at internet scale. Our client's platform interacts with multitude of health/fitness devices and apps real time data streams. The ideal candidate will have top-notch skills, and preferably has experience working on early stage consumer service platforms. This is an opportunity to be part of a promising early stage startup in the exciting digital health/fitness space and to drive a new generation health/fitness platform architecture. If you've got the right skills and passion, we want you! What you'll be doing: Architecting, building, testing and refining new products and services throughout the backend platform stack, including cache, workflow, controller, and data. Evolving various stack components to scale and address new service requirements. Designing and developing REST API and integration points for various platform services. Brainstorming and prototyping new concepts and approaches fast. Turning prototypes into real things Qualifications: Worked on large scale SOA consumer systems. Fluency in Ruby and Ruby on Rails. Experience with designing REST based API's for consumer based services. At least 5 years of experience designing and building backend software platforms. Expert knowledge in optimization and scalability using various technologies. Experience with MySQL and MongoDB. Able to design and write well-structured, easily maintainable, well-documented code that balances beauty and pragmatism. Demonstrable track record building distributed, clustered, high-throughput applications. Talent and drive to build a winning product and platform. A team player in a flat-structured, highly collaborative agile environment is a must. Strong academic background, preferably in Computer Science If interested, please email resume to greg@chiefpeople.com.
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> Inbox Summit East - Sept. 29 - Washington, DC
Inbox Summit East is a one-day conference that puts a spotlight on the latest and most effective techniques for email marketing. With dozens of panels, presentations and networking opportunities, the summit in Washington, D.C. will take a deep dive into current developments in email marketing and email strategy. Topics will include: Email Deliverability Issues, Current Email Metrics, Integrating Email With Social and Mobile Platforms, Email Content, List Building and Maintenance, Personalized and Customer Centric Email, and the Future of Email.
http://www.inboxsummiteast.com/
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> Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - Baltimore - Sept. 15
The Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit: Baltimore will be held on Sept. 15 at Pier 5 Hotel in Baltimore. Now in its sixth year, the annual summit has become the "must-attend" marketing event for the Mid-Atlantic region and beyond. The summit brings together 300+ CMOs, Senior Marketers, Agency Professionals and Technology Executives from throughout the Mid-Atlantic area. The event features dozens of case studies, keynotes, and presentations on the most important issues facing marketers in 2018.
http://mamsummit.com/
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