Bay Area Tech Wire -- Feb. 10

============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Feb. 10, 2012 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.bayareatechwire.com o Shares of Mountain View-Based LinkedIn Spike 18% on Strong Earnings o Reports: Apple to Release Faster iPad 3 First Week of March o Sunnyvale-Based Ruckus Wireless Raises First $21.7 Million of Round o Santa Clara-Based Intel Settles Antitrust Suit in New York o Campbell-Based Move Inc. Names John Robison as CTO o Briefly Noted: Electronic Arts, InterMune _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --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 Shares of Mountain View-Based LinkedIn Spike 18% on Strong Earnings Mountain View, Calif. -- Shares of LinkedIn soared nearly 18% on Friday after the Mountain View-based operator of the popular online professional network reported stronger-than-expected financial results in the fourth quarter. The company posted net income of $6.9 million on revenue that more than doubled to $167.7 million. It marked the company's sixth straight quarter of greater than 100% year-over-year growth. LinkedIn priced its initial public offering (IPO) at $45 last May, and saw its stock price more than double on its first day on the New York Stock Exchange. http://press.linkedin.com/node/1104  _____________________________________________ o Reports: Apple to Release Faster iPad 3 First Week of March Cupertino, Calif. -- Apple will introduce its new iPad 3 during an event in San Francisco scheduled for the first week of March, the blog All Things D reported. Citing unnamed sources, the blog said the newest generation of the popular device will feature a faster chip, an improved display and, almost certainly, the company's Siri voice search feature, which it rolled out in the most recent iPhone. Analyst Ezra Gottheil of Technology Business Research told Computerworld that Apple also eventually could release a smaller, 7-inch iPad, similar to Amazon's Kindle Fire. http://allthingsd.com/20120209/apple-to-announce-ipad-3-first-week-in-march/  http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9224120/March_debut _of_iPad_3_a_sure_bet_says_analyst?taxonomyId=163&pageNumber=1  _____________________________________________ o Sunnyvale-Based Ruckus Wireless Raises First $21.7 Million of Round Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Ruckus Wireless, a Sunnyvale-based developer of Wi-Fi technology, has raised the first $21.7 million of a planned $25 million round of equity funding, the company revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Thirty-nine investors have so far taken part in the round. Identities of the investors have not been disclosed. Founded in 2004, Ruckus had previously attracted $51 million in venture capital from Sequoia Capital, Sutter Hill, T-Ventures, Investor AB, Focus Ventures and Motorola Ventures. http://www.ruckuswireless.com/  http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1294016/000129401612000001/xsl FormDX01/primary_doc.xml  _____________________________________________ o Santa Clara-Based Intel Settles Antitrust Suit in New York Santa Clara, Calif. -- Intel, the Santa Clara-based chipmaker, said it will pay $6.5 million to settle an antitrust suit filed by the New York Attorney General in 2009. The company said the money is meant to cover some of the costs of the litigation, and stated that it "does not admit either any violation of law or that the allegations in the complaint are true." The settlement doesn't require Intel to makes any changes to the way it conducts business. "Following recent court rulings in Intel's favor that significantly and appropriately narrowed the scope of this case, we were able to reach an agreement with New York to bring to an end what remained of the case," said Doug Melamed, Intel's senior vice president and general counsel. http://www.intel.com/pressroom/legal/nyag.htm  _____________________________________________ o Campbell-Based Move Inc. Names John Robison as CTO Campbell, Calif. -- Move Inc., a Campbell-based operator of real estate websites, has named John Robison as its CTO. Robison most recently served as the vice president of DVD product development at Netflix, and previously held executive leadership positions at Graspr and SideStep. "We were very impressed with John's leadership and experience at both startup and large organizations," said CEO Steve Berkowitz. "His ability to scale and grow teams along with his deep background in software technology makes him a valuable addition to Move's team." Move operates Move.com, Realtor.com, Moving.com, SeniorHousingNet, ListHub, SocialBios, and Top Producer Systems. http://www.move.com  http://news.move.com/index.php?s=11609&item=121404  _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Redwood City, Calif.) Redwood City-based Electronic Arts (EA), a large developer and publisher of video games, said on Friday that actors Rosario Dawson (Sin City, Men in Black II) and Brian Cox (The Bourne Identity) will headline the cast of Syndicate, a re-imagining of its 1993 title. The game, being developed with Starbreeze Studios, will be available Feb. 21 in North America. http://news.ea.com/portal/site/ea/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&ndmConfigId=1012492&newsId=20120210005055&newsLang=en  (Brisbane, Calif.) Brisbane-based InterMune, a biotechnology firm developing therapies in pulmonology and fibrotic diseases, has named Jonathan Leff as its executive vice president of research and development. Leff most recently served as chief medical officer of KaloBios Pharmaceuticals, and previously was the vice president and chief medical officer of Halozyme Therapeutics. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=100067&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1659173&highlight=  =================================================== 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 > 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. Proven track record of exceeding goals in metric driven sales cultures. View a detailed description and submit resumes online or send resumes to landrese@aquent.com ____________________________________________ > Visa Inc, Emerging Technology Cloud Guru - Foster City, CA The Cloud Computing - Open Source Software Engineer operates as an individual contributor and as part of the R&D team. The role requires hands-on software engineering expertise, complemented with a natural curiosity and solid research disciplines. Qualifications: The ideal candidate should have minimum 10 years of proven experience in the area of grid computing, large scale data mining and analytics (financial service/payments experience desirable). Must have deep hand-on expertise with Open Source programming & testing (Linux, Java, MySQL, Apache, PHP, Python, etc.). Should have good knowledge of Apache Hadoop (HDFS, MapReduce, Hive, PIG, HBase, etc.). 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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