Bay Area Tech Wire -- Feb. 1

============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Feb. 1, 2012 ============================================ Clean Energy & Smart Grid Directory - Special Limited-Time Discount Offer http://www.smartenergygroup.org o Menlo Park-Based IVP Invests $20 Million in Domo o Los Altos-Based Jemstep Raises $6 Million in First Round o San Ramon-Based Estech Lands $7 Million in Venture Loans o Sunnyvale-Based Cambrios Raises $5 Million, Names New CEO o San Jose-Based RiseSmart Lands $2 Million from NVP o Super Bowl Foes Giants and Patriots in Virtual Draw for Internet Buzz > Clean Energy & Smart Grid Directory - Special Limited-Time Discount Offer o Briefly Noted: StorSimple, Ooyala, Draper Fisher Jurvetson _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --The Secrets to Getting Positive ROI from Facebook Ads Webinar --Cloud Connect Santa Clara - Feb. 13 to 16 --Whitepaper: The Secret to Online User Adoption --Clean Energy & Smart Grid Directory - Special Limited-Time Discount Offer --Enterprise Sales Manager --How to Develop the Framework to Strengthen Your Organization --Account Director (sales), Bay Area --Visa Inc, Emerging Technology Cloud Guru - Foster City, CA --Advertise on Bay Area Tech Wire and Reach More than 6,000 Subscribers Ad Descriptions Below Briefly Noted Section Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad: http://www.bayareatechwire.com _____________________________________________ o Menlo Park-Based IVP Invests $20 Million in Domo Menlo Park, Calif. -- Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), the Menlo Park-based venture capital firm, said on Wednesday it has invested $20 million in Utah-based Domo, a business intelligence startup launched by Omniture co-founder Josh James. The company now has raised $63 million since it July, with other investors including Benchmark Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Ron Conway and David Lee of SV Angel and Hummer Winblad. "This move fills the coffers and enables us to stay focused on execution," said James. "It also provides flexibility as we build out our sales organization and position the company to take advantage of strategic growth opportunities." Domo said it has developed a new form of business intelligence -- a web-based executive management platform designed to help managers and executives transform the way they run their businesses. IVP also invested in James' prior company, Omniture. http://www.domo.com http://www.ivp.com  http://www.domo.com/company/press-releases/112   _____________________________________________ o Los Altos-Based Jemstep Raises $6 Million in First Round Los Altos, Calif. -- Jemstep, the Los Altos-based developer of a recently launched personal online investment guidance and management service, said on Wednesday it has raised $6 million in its first round of funding. The company, which now has raised $10.5 million since its inception, said it will use the proceeds to drive product development, fuel growth and accelerate corporate recruitment. Identities of the investors were not disclosed. "We've seen a significant need in the marketplace for a web service that offers personalized, transparent and unbiased investment advice," said CEO Michael Blumenthal. "The new funding will enable us to disrupt the status quo and introduce new features to help people better align their investment strategies with their financial goals." Jemstep launched its service in October after spending several years in private beta. The site currently tracks more than $300 million worth of investments. http://www.jemstep.com  http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/jemstep-secures-6-million-series-a-funding-1613647.htm _____________________________________________ o San Ramon-Based Estech Lands $7 Million in Venture Loans San Ramon, Calif. -- Estech, a San Ramon-based medical devices that allow cardiac surgeons to perform a variety of minimally-invasive surgical procedures, said on Wednesday it has landed $7 million in venture loans from NXT Capital's Venture Finance Group and Silicon Valley Bank. The company, which is backed by Saints Capital, Waveland Securities, NBGI Ventures, Telegraph Hill Partners and Tullis Health Investors, said it will use the financing to fuel key growth initiatives. Estech's product lines span three cardiac surgery disciplines, including surgical ablation, valve replacement or repair and coronary artery bypass grafting. http://www.nxtcapital.com/venture-finance  http://www.svb.com  http://www.estech.com  http://www.nxtcapital.com/2012/02/nxt-capital-venture-finance-and-silicon-valley-bank-provide-7-million-venture-loan-package-to-estech-inc/  _____________________________________________ o Sunnyvale-Based Cambrios Raises $5 Million, Names New CEO Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Cambrios Technologies, a Sunnyvale-based developer of nanotechnology-based transparent electrodes used to make consumer electronics devices, said it has raised $5 million in a new round of funding from Samsung Venture Investment and named John LeMoncheck as its president and CEO. The investment follows close discussions between Cambrios and Samsung Group regarding potential collaborations. LeMoncheck, most recently the president and CEO of SiBEAM, succeeds Michael Knapp, who will become chairman. The company said its ClearOhm material, which can be purchased as a coating material for plastic or glass, is designed to help electronics manufacturers achieve better transmission and resistance than with indium tin oxide (ITO). The coating can also be purchased already deposited on PET film and others substrates, or as a transfer film from several different optical film providers. http://www.cambrios.com  http://www.cambrios.com/214/LeMoncheck_Release.htm  _____________________________________________ o San Jose-Based RiseSmart Lands $2 Million from NVP San Jose, Calif. -- RiseSmart, the San Jose-based developer of a cloud-based outplacement technology platform designed to match open jobs with candidates, said on Wednesday it has raised $2 million in new funding from Norwest Venture Partners (NVP). The company now has landed $13.85 million since its inception in 2007. "The rapid decline of traditional outplacement companies is no different from what happened to Blockbuster when Netflix came on the scene, or to brick-and-mortar travel agencies when Travelocity and Expedia emerged," said founder and CEO Sanjay Sathe. "It is happening again in the offboarding space." RiseSmart's Transition Concierge is designed to deliver custom-tailored job leads as well as information, tools and training to eligible employees through personal career-management portals. Laid-off workers also have access to one-on-one assistance from trained transition specialists. http://www.risesmart.com http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/risesmart-lands-an-additional-2m-in-venture-funding-offboarding-solution-provider-raises-new-capital-for-growth-138468004.html  _____________________________________________ o Super Bowl Foes Giants and Patriots in Virtual Draw for Internet Buzz New York -- As the New York Giants and New England Patriots prepare to do battle in Sunday's Super Bowl, new figures released by Nielsen and NM Incite indicate the two teams are in a virtual dead heat in terms of Internet buzz. During December's run to the playoffs, the Patriots drew 644,000 unique visitors to their official website, topping the Giants' 574,000. Giants fans, however, were more engaged when visiting their team's site, viewing nearly twice as many pages (17 page views a person) and spending over 10 minutes each on average. And while the Giants dominated buzz volume on blogs, message boards/forums, and Twitter, Facebook and online news posts (59%-41%), Patriots quarterback Tom Brady surpassed Giants quarterback Eli Manning with nearly double the amount of buzz. http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/super-bowl-social-media-playbook/  _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Clean Energy & Smart Grid Directory - Special Limited-Time Discount Offer Tech Wire’s directory group has just published the 2012 edition of the Clean Energy & Smart Grid Directory, which profiles nearly 1,000 of the most cutting-edge organizations in the renewable energies and smart grid sectors in the U.S. and Canada. It also provides contact info on over 4,000 of the key individuals leading these exciting organizations, as well as details on their financial backers. The Clean Energy & Smart Grid Directory is a great tool for investors, recruiters, job seekers, sales and business development pros looking for new opportunities in this burgeoning industry. The new product is currently available to Tech Wire readers for a special, limited-time discount of 20%, now through Feb. 15. For more information go to: http://www.smartenergygroup.org |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Santa Clara, Calif.) Santa Clara-based StorSimple, developer of a cloud storage appliance for Windows and VMware infrastructures, on Wednesday named Marc Farley as its senior director of community and customer programs. Farley previously served as a social media specialist at HP and the director of social media at 3Par. http://www.storsimple.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120201006352/en/Marc-Farley-Joins-StorSimple-Lead-Customer-Community  (Mountain View, Calif.) Mountain View-based Ooyala, a developer of digital video technology, analytics and services, on Wednesday named Dave Hare as its senior vice president of global services. Hare previously served as the senior vice president for global product support at Oracle, and earlier held roles with Symantec, Peoplesoft and Deltek. http://www.ooyala.com/pr/ooyala-names-dave-hare-senior-vice-president-global-services  (Menlo Park, Calif.) Menlo Park-based venture capital firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) on Wednesday named Heidi Roizen as a venture partner. Roizen previously was the co-founder and CEO of T/Maker Company (acquired by Deluxe), vice president of world wide developer relations at Apple and a managing director at Mobius Venture Capital. http://www.dfj.com/news/article.php?Heidi-Roizen-joins-Draper-Fisher-Jurvetson-as-Venture-Partner-529  =================================================== Job/Event/Marketplace Listings: =================================================== To Post in Job/Event/Marketplace: http://www.bayareatechwire.com 6000 Readers: 5 day ad: $120--10 day ad: $175--20 day ad: $300 > The Secrets to Getting Positive ROI from Facebook Ads Webinar Facebook has over 800 million users. This means that more than 1 in 10 humans on Earth are using Facebook. This large captive audience combined with the wealth of accurate demographic data available creates a marketer’s dream database. But what are the best practices to dig into Facebook advertising? And how do you get a positive ROI from these ads? Our experts will be answering these questions and more in our webinar, The Secrets to Getting Positive ROI from Facebook, this Thursday. Register here  Social Media Experts, Maya Grinberg, Social Media Manager at Wildfire Interactive, and Janet Driscoll Miller, President & CEO of Search Mojo, will go over why you should advertise on Facebook and how it works. They will reveal best practices for Facebook advertising and the different ad types. Grinberg and Miller will share case study data and specific client examples to demonstrate these tips. Claim your space today, Register here ____________________________________________ > Cloud Connect Santa Clara - Feb. 13 to 16 Cloud Connect Santa Clara is the defining cloud conference and expo for IT professionals, developers and leading cloud providers. Thousands of cloud leaders and technology experts from top companies attend Cloud Connect to get the latest on public and private clouds, cloud security, big data, cloud economics, and evolving industry standards. Join other IT decision makers, developers and cloud providers this February 13 to 16 and learn how you can move your cloud strategy forward. Register now at http://www.CloudConnectEvent.com/SantaClara using priority code TECHWIRE to save 25% or get your free Expo Pass. ____________________________________________ > Whitepaper: The Secret to Online User Adoption Download the Whitepaper: Overcoming Halfhearted User Adoption by NavigationArts, a DC-based User Experience consultancy with NEW offices in New York, Boston, and Raleigh-Durham. Learn how to improve user adoption rates and organizational efficiencies from our experts who specialize in the design and development of websites, intranets, applications and more. Download the whitepaper at http://www.navigationarts.com ____________________________________________ > Clean Energy & Smart Grid Directory - Special Limited-Time Discount Offer Tech Wire’s directory group has just published the 2012 edition of the Clean Energy & Smart Grid Directory, which profiles nearly 1,000 of the most cutting-edge organizations in the renewable energies and smart grid sectors in the U.S. and Canada. It also provides contact info on over 4,000 of the key individuals leading these exciting organizations, as well as details on their financial backers. The Clean Energy & Smart Grid Directory is a great tool for investors, recruiters, job seekers, sales and business development pros looking for new opportunities in this burgeoning industry. The new product is currently available to Tech Wire readers for a special, limited-time discount of 20%, now through Feb. 15. For more information go to: http://www.smartenergygroup.org ____________________________________________ > Enterprise Sales Manager If you're considering a change, this may finally be your motivation. NovaStor (www.novastor.com) is searching for an Enterprise Sales Manager to take on a ground floor opportunity selling enterprise backup solutions in a market where storage growth is exponential year over year. The product has a long history of success within top reference accounts and scales well beyond competitive solutions. NovaStor is seeking a self motivated and driven individual who is capable of spearheading the introduction of this German engineered solution to a broader US market through channel initiatives (employees from competitors – Commvault, Atempo, Quest/Bakbone, NetBackup and EMC Legato are welcome). Within this trailblazing role, you will be instrumental in shaping the future of NovaStor and have unlimited earning potential. You will be part of a brilliant team of entrepreneurially driven talent and will be counted on for your creativity and direction. Picture yourself in a dream location, nestled in Agoura Hills California just minutes away from the beaches of Malibu and year round sunshine. You have the opportunity to have your voice heard, make decisions quickly, influence the success of a business, be surrounded by others with the same goal, be appreciated for the work you’re doing and be part of something BIG! NovaStor is prepared to wait for the best, but is looking to fill this role immediately and is offering a competitive package with full benefits and plenty of opportunity for future advancement. Send resumes to mike.andrews@novastor.com ____________________________________________ > Achieving Organizational Excellence: How to Develop the Framework to Strengthen Your Organization Lose weight, get in better financial shape and try to relax more are some of the most common New Year’s resolutions. But, have you ever thought about applying New Year’s resolutions to your professional life? It is the perfect time of year to look at our professional lives and assess where we could organize our priorities in order to strengthen our work relationships and practices throughout the year. It may require looking at your business internally, evaluating employees and leadership, or taking a snapshot of your current target customer. In this article, Jeff Parks and Ellen Gray provide strategies for aligning all of the priorities within your business in an effort to achieve organizational excellence. http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire  ____________________________________________ > Account Director (sales), Bay Area As an Aquent Account Director on the Hi-Tech Industry Team, you'll be working with computer hardware and software companies in the Bay Area. Your experience should come from selling professional services into hi-tech industry companies, or selling hi-tech solutions to a variety of organizations and industries. You will have closed multi-year, multi-million dollar deals involving senior level buyers and hiring managers across an enterprise. To achieve these results, you will have developed sales strategies that establish relationships with business unit managers, procurement, supplier diversity, human resources, and C-level decision makers. You will lead the RFP process, coordinating internal and external resources, when necessary, to create and negotiate a winning solution. Requirements: - 4-year degree - 5+ years selling within a niche staffing, professional services organization or outsourcing solution. Selling professional services into the hi-tech industry, or selling a hi-tech solution. Past quantifiable success in selling and expanding multiple large and mid-sized accounts. 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Should be current with the latest Cloud Computing principles, and industry advancements. Must have excellent problem solving, analytical and technical troubleshooting skills, combined with solid scientific research skills, including experimentation and detailed records management. Must be self motivated with good communication skills (written and verbal), including the ability to communicate effectively with team members located remotely. Must be capable of working with minimal supervision in a team environment. Ideally Masters (MSc) level qualifications in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics. Ideally a specialization in Parallel Computing, Machine Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence. Ideally have exposure to Neural Networks and R language programming To apply please click on the link below: https://visainc.taleo.net/careersection/visa_ext_job_app/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=112700&src=ML-11140   ____________________________________________ > Advertise on Bay Area Tech Wire and Reach More than 6,000 Subscribers Bay Area Tech Wire has over 6,000 subscribers who rely on it for their daily briefing of local technology news. Bay Area Tech Wire has various advertising offerings ideal for jobs listings, events, service offerings, and office space for rent. 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