Bay Area Tech Wire -- Feb. 7

============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- Feb. 7, 2012 ============================================ Clean Energy & Smart Grid Directory - Special Limited-Time Discount Offer http://www.smartenergygroup.org o Sunnyvale-Based Yahoo Announces Board Shake-Up o San Francisco-Based Flingo Raises $7 Million from August Capital o Sunnyvale-Based R2 Semiconductor Raises $10.1 Million in Funding o Walnut Creek-Based Genome Designs Launches with Seed Funding o San Leandro-Based iHear Medical Raises $1.8 Million in Second Round > Clean Energy & Smart Grid Directory - Special Limited-Time Discount Offer o Briefly Noted: Intransa, Pricelock _____________________________________________ > 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 Sunnyvale-Based Yahoo Announces Board Shake-Up Sunnyvale, Calif. -- Looking for fresh thinking following the recent appointment of new CEO Scott Thompson, Sunnyvale-based Yahoo said on Tuesday that four members of its board, including Chairman Roy Bostock, won't stand for re-election. "The board has concluded that in order to accelerate the company's transformation, the combination of a new chief executive officer with an enhanced team of independent directors would provide Yahoo with the expertise and perspectives necessary to drive innovation and growth going forward," wrote Bostock in a letter to shareholders. Others who won't return include Vyomesh Joshi, an executive vice president at HP; and private investors Arthur Kern and Gary Wilson. To partially fill the void, the company has named Alfred Amoroso, the former president and CEO of Rovi, and Maynard Webb Jr., the chairman and former CEO of LiveOps, as directors. With last month's resignation of Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang, the majority of the company's board will have turned over this year. http://pressroom.yahoo.net/pr/ycorp/228581.aspx  _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Flingo Raises $7 Million from August Capital San Francisco -- Flingo, a San Francisco-based publisher of smart TV apps, said on Tuesday it has raised $7 million in its first round of funding from August Capital. August's David Marquardt, the sole venture investor and 30-year board member of Microsoft, and Howard Hartenbaum, a founding investor in Skype, will join the company's board of directors. Flingo said it will use the proceeds to expand its device footprint, as well as its automatic content recognition infrastructure, which identifies broadcast network programs in real-time. Once the programming is identified, the company said its SyncApps technology can immediately bring contextually relevant content to a viewer's TV, laptop, tablet or smart phone. The company's technology is currently available on smart TVs and devices from manufacturers including Samsung, LG, Vizio, Sanyo, Insignia, Western Digital and Netgear. "Our new investors share our vision that Smart TVs represent a unique way to improve the TV viewing experience and an opportunity to unlock new sources of growth in the $60 billion TV advertising business," said co-founder and CEO Ashwin Navin. http://www.flingo.tv  http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/flingo-secures-7-million-in-series-a-funding-from-august-capital-1616079.htm  _____________________________________________ o Sunnyvale-Based R2 Semiconductor Raises $10.1 Million in Funding Sunnyvale, Calif. -- R2 Semiconductor, a Sunnyvale-based developer of chips for managing power, has raised $10.1 million in a new round of private equity funding, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Fourteen investors participated in the round. Previous backing has come from Sigma Partners and Morgenthaler Venture Partners. The stealthy company said it is "working on a new class of power management technology that will revolutionize the industry." http://www.r2semi.com http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1454762/0001454762 12000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml  _____________________________________________ o Walnut Creek-Based Genome Designs Launches with Seed Funding Walnut Creek, Calif. -- Genome Designs, a Walnut Creek-based startup aiming to help life scientists generate value from their gene sequencing projects, said on Tuesday it has landed an unspecified amount of seed funding. Undisclosed private investors contributed to the round, which has allowed the company to launch operations. Founded by veterans of Argonne National Lab, NCBI, Integrated Genomics and Ariadne, Genome Designs has developed software tools designed to help life science community with functional annotation in sequencing projects. "We provide services and create tools for functional annotation, metabolic reconstruction and engineering, and license our patented metabolic designs to bioproduction, food and pharmaceutical companies," said CEO Natalia Alexandrova. http://www.genomedesigns.com  http://genomedesigns.com/020712.html   _____________________________________________ o San Leandro-Based iHear Medical Raises $1.8 Million in Second Round San Leandro, Calif. -- iHear Medical, a San Leandro-based developer of hearing aid technology, said on Tuesday it has raised $1.8 million in its second round of funding, which will allow the company to complete the development of its advanced hearing products. Identities of the investors were not disclosed, though the company has received previous funding from Aphelion Capital and Highlight Capital. "The new hearing aid technology and distribution strategy are designed to break existing barriers for millions of potential consumers with hearing loss," said founder Adnan Shennib, who also founded InSound Medical in 1998. That company, which developed the Lyric hearing device, was acquired by Sonova-Phonak for $169 million last year. iHear Medical was incubated by the Center for Medical Device Innovations (CMDI) http://www.centermdi.com/ihear.html  http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ihearmedical-completes-second-round-financing---jonathan-leong-joins-board-of-directors-138846654.html  _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 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: (Cupertino, Calif.) Cupertino-based Intransa, a developer of physical security infrastructure and services, on Tuesday named David Nelson-Gal as its vice president of engineering. Nelson-Gal most recently served as the chief product officer of Syncapse, and previously served as the senior vice president of engineering at Interwoven. http://www.intransa.com  http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120207005231/en/Intransa-Names-David-Nelson-Gal-Vice-President-Engineering  (Redwood City, Calif.) Redwood City-based Pricelock, developer of an online auction platform for large energy buyers and sellers, on Tuesday named electric utility executive Scott Wilson to its advisory board. Wilson, the former CFO of El Paso Electric, will work with the company's executive management and provide strategic guidance. https://www.pricelock.com/company/press  =================================================== 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. 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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. 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