Bay Area Tech Wire -- Feb. 13

============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Feb. 13, 2012 ============================================ Sponsored By: Fairfax County Economic Development Authority http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire o European Commission Approves Google's $12.5 Billion Deal for Motorola o San Jose-Based Solar Junction Raises $19.2 Million in Fourth Round o Santa Clara-Based Hitachi Data Systems Completes Deal for Shoden o Santa Clara-Based Soft Machines Raises $15 Million o CTIA Opens Entries for E-Tech Awards and Big Idea Contest > How to Understand the Digital Differences to Succeed in Business o Briefly Noted: WatchDox, Coverity, NetBase, Foundation Capital _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --How to Understand the Digital Differences to Succeed in Business --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 European Commission Approves Google's $12.5 Billion Deal for Motorola Mountain View, Calif. -- The European Commission on Monday approved Mountain View-based Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Illinois-based handset-maker Motorola Mobility. The deal, first announced in August, would give Google the hardware to go along with its popular Android smartphone operating system. In its ruling, the antitrust body said the acquisition "would not significantly modify the market situation in respect of operating systems and patents for these devices." U.S. regulators now are expected to follow suit. "This is an important milestone in the approval process and it moves us closer to closing the deal," wrote Don Harrison, Google's vice president and deputy general counsel in a blog post. "We are now just waiting for decisions from a few other jurisdictions before we can close this transaction." http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/129&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en  http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/european-commission-clears-motorola.html  _____________________________________________ o San Jose-Based Solar Junction Raises $19.2 Million in Fourth Round San Jose, Calif. -- Solar Junction, a San Jose-based developer of high-efficiency solar cells, said on Monday it has raised $19.2 million in its fourth round of funding, which the company will use to ramp up manufacturing. Participants included new investor IQE and previous backers New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV) and Draper Fisher Jurvetson. IQE, which is investing $5 million, will receive an exclusive multi-year wafer supply contract with the company as part of the deal. Solar Junction said the capital will allow it to "meet demand and fulfill current and future orders with a number of CPV [concentrated photovoltaic] companies." http://www.sj-solar.com  http://www.sj-solar.com/downloads/Solar_Junction_Closes_Round_IQE_13Feb12.pdf (PDF) _____________________________________________ o Santa Clara-Based Hitachi Data Systems Completes Deal for Shoden Santa Clara, Calif. -- Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), a Santa Clara-based unit of Japanese electronics giant Hitachi that provides technology and services designed to improve IT costs and agility, said on Monday it has completed its acquisition of Shoden Data Systems, a provider of data center technology in South Africa and across the sub-Saharan African continent. Financial terms of the deal, first announced in October, were not disclosed. Shoden develops products and technologies designed to optimize data center environments for major banking, telecom and retail clients in South Africa. The two companies previously had partnered for 11 years. http://www.hds.com  http://www.shoden.co.za/  http://www.hds.com/corporate/press-analyst-center/press-releases/2012/gl120213a.html   _____________________________________________ o Santa Clara-Based Soft Machines Raises $15 Million Santa Clara, Calif. -- Soft Machines, a stealthy, Santa Clara-based semiconductor company, has raised $15 million in a new round of equity funding, the company revealed in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Three unidentified investors took part in the round. The company also raised $13 million in Aug, 2010, according to regulatory filings. http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1414681/000141 468112000003/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml  _____________________________________________ o CTIA Opens Entries for E-Tech Awards and Big Idea Contest Washington, DC -- Wireless trade association CTIA on Monday opened nominations for its annual Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards and Big Idea Contest. The E-Tech Awards honor the industry's most innovative new wireless products and services in the areas of mobile apps, consumer electronics, enterprise and vertical markets and network infrastructure. The Big Idea Contest, in its second year, honors the top concepts for wireless products, apps and services, as decided by online voting. Entries for both are due by March 5, with winners scheduled to be announced at the International CTIA Wireless show set for May 8-10 in New Orleans. More information is available at the link below. http://www.ctia.org/media/press/body.cfm/prid/2156  _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| Generation Gaps: How to Understand the Digital Differences to Succeed in Business Facebook, smartphones, up-to-the-minute updates of what you ate for lunch – where do we begin? In the last decade, digital technologies have taken our personal and professional worlds by storm. One generation in particular – the twenty-something “digital natives” – have made this type of communication the norm and have forced the rest of the world to pay attention. In her article, The Digital Native: Five Things to Know About This Generation to Succeed in Business, Michelle Manfy investigates ways to embrace the capabilities of this generation and utilize this digital culture. To better understand how to communicate with your workforce, and most importantly, your consumer, click here (link to white paper). And don’t miss the Age Wave Conference, coming MONTH DAY, presented by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority to explore how businesses are changing to keep older employees at work and changing products for a graying population. http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire   |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Mountain View, Calif.) Mountain View-based WatchDox, a developer of tools designed to access and protect documents on any device, on Monday named Ryan Kalember as CMO, Dan Barahona as vice president of business development and Tom Aitchison as executive vice president of worldwide sales. Kalember most recently served as the vice president of solutions at HP Enterprise Security, Barahona was vice president of business development at ArcSight and Aitchison was executive vice president of worldwide sales at InQuira. https://www.watchdox.com  http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120213005206/en/ArcSight-Oracle-Executives-Join-WatchDox  (San Francisco) San Francisco-based Coverity, a developer of tools designed to automatically test source code for software defects, on Monday named John Calonico as its senior vice president, CFO and secretary. Calonico most recently served as the executive vice president and CFO of Aster Data Systems, and previously was the CFO of Interwoven. http://www.coverity.com/html/press/coverity-appoints-new-chief-financial-officer.html  (Mountain View, Calif.) Mountain View-based NetBase, developer of a social intelligence platform designed to help companies make business decisions, on Monday named Bob Pape as CFO, Bob Ciccone as vice president of services and customer success and David Yehle as vice president of sales. Pape previously served as the CFO of Siperian, Ciccone was a vice president at HP and Yahle was the vice president of sales at Zuroa. http://www.netbase.com/press-release/netbase-appoints-three-senior-executives-to-accelerate-growth-cfo-vp-of-services-and-customer-success-and-vp-of-sales-to-drive-enterprise-social-intelligence-adoption/  (Menlo Park, Calif.) Menlo Park-based venture capital firm Foundation Capital on Monday named Padma Rao as an entrepreneur in residence (EIR). Rao most recently was a senior marketing manager with social games developer Zynga, and previously held engineering roles at Alcatel-Lucent, Calix Networks and Georgia Tech Research Institute. http://www.foundationcapital.com  http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120213005565/en/Padma-Rao-Joins-Foundation-Capital-Entrepreneur-Residence  =================================================== 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 > Generation Gaps: How to Understand the Digital Differences to Succeed in Business Facebook, smartphones, up-to-the-minute updates of what you ate for lunch – where do we begin? In the last decade, digital technologies have taken our personal and professional worlds by storm. One generation in particular – the twenty-something “digital natives” – have made this type of communication the norm and have forced the rest of the world to pay attention. In her article, The Digital Native: Five Things to Know About This Generation to Succeed in Business, Michelle Manfy investigates ways to embrace the capabilities of this generation and utilize this digital culture. To better understand how to communicate with your workforce, and most importantly, your consumer, click here (link to white paper). And don’t miss the Age Wave Conference, coming MONTH DAY, presented by the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority to explore how businesses are changing to keep older employees at work and changing products for a graying population. http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire ____________________________________________ > 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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