Bay Area Tech Wire -- Feb. 8

============================================ NEW ENGLAND TECH WIRE -- Feb. 8, 2012 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.newenglandtechwire.com o San Francisco-Based Extole Lands $10 Million in Third Round o S.F.-Based TastemakerX Raises $1.8 Million in First Round   o Mountain View-Based ChemoCentry Prices IPO; Shares Rise 10% o Report: U.S. E-Commerce Spending Grew 14% in Fourth Quarter o Survey: More than a Third of IT Leaders Expect Hiring to Increase in Q1 o Briefly Noted: Dolby Laboratories, Schooner Information Technology, MobiTV _____________________________________________ JOB LISTINGS (full listings at bottom of newsletter): --VERACODE - Career Open House – Feb. 9th, 6-8pm Burlington Marriott --"Big Data" Senior Software Engineer --Business Analytics Consultant --Pre-Sales Consultant --Inside Sales Rep --SAP FICO - Senior Consultant --Multiple Data Analyst Positions - Bloomberg --Systems Engineer - Chantilly, VA --Business Development Manager/Questex Media Group - Newton, MA EVENT AND TECH MARKETPLACE LISTINGS (full listings at bottom): --Whitepaper: The Secret to Online User Adoption --Clean Energy & Smart Grid Directory - Special Limited-Time Discount Offer --How to Develop the Framework to Strengthen Your Organization --Software Testing Services through Alexander Technology Group --Advertise on New England Tech Wire and Reach More than 9,000 Subscribers Ad Descriptions Below Briefly Noted Section Post an Ad: http://www.newenglandtechwire.com _____________________________________________ o San Francisco-Based Extole Lands $10 Million in Third Round San Francisco -- Extole, the San Francisco-based developer of a social marketing platform used by brands and agencies, said on Wednesday it has raised $10 million in its third round of funding, led by Shasta Ventures. Previous investors Norwest Venture Partners, Redpoint Ventures and Trident Capital also participated in the round, which increased the company's total backing to $22 million. The company said it will use the new funds to fuel growth, scale operations and accelerate product and platform investments. Extole's platform powers social referral programs, promotions, testimonials and social analytics for more than 200 brands. Clients include Kate Spade New York, J. Hilburn, AAA, Shutterfly, New York Times and SkyMall. http://www.extole.com  http://extole.com/press-coverage/extole-secures-10-million-in-series-c-funding-led-by-shasta-ventures/  _____________________________________________ o S.F.-Based TastemakerX Raises $1.8 Million in First Round San Francisco -- TastemakerX, the San Francisco-based developer of a social mobile game for music fans, said on Wednesday it has raised $1.8 million in its first round of funding to officially launch the company. Investors included Guggenheim Partners, Baseline Ventures, True Ventures, AOL Ventures and Tekton Ventures, as well as Internet and music industry advisors John Battelle, Marc Geiger, Ian Rogers, Paul Bricault and Ted Rheingold. Angel investors Andrew Anker, Mich Mathews, Michael Kassan and Mike McGinley also took part. The company said it plans to release its debut TastemakerX Music mobile app as a private beta in early March. Founders Marc Ruxin and Sandro Pugliese both started their careers in the A&R department at EMI records in the early 1990s. "What music fan doesn't want to be the first to discover the next big band and get credit for it?" said Ruxin, who serves as CEO. "Like fantasy sports for music lovers, players will be able to browse portfolios of like-minded music aficionados to discover new music and see real-time news about the artists they love." http://www.tastemakerx.com  http://tastemakerx.com/press_center/press_releases _____________________________________________ o Mountain View-Based ChemoCentry Prices IPO; Shares Rise 10% Mountain View, Calif. -- Shares of Mountain View-based ChemoCentry rose 10% on their first day of trading Wednesday after the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm priced its initial public offering (IPO). The company is selling 4.5 million shares for $10 each -- below its expected price range of $14-$16 -- and expects to generate net proceeds of $39.4 million. Shares of ChemoCentryx are now trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol "CCXI." The company is developing oral drugs to treat autoimmune diseases, inflammatory disorders and cancer. http://www.chemocentryx.com/  http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1340652/000119312512044954/d237820ds1a.htm   _____________________________________________ o Report: U.S. E-Commerce Spending Grew 14% in Fourth Quarter Reston, Va. -- Buoyed by an especially strong holiday season, U.S. retail e-commerce spending grew to $49.7 billion during the fourth quarter, up 14% from the prior year, according to new estimates released by comScore. It marked the ninth straight quarter of year-over-year growth, including fifth straight in double digits, and capped a year in which online spending grew 13%, overall. "In the face of continuing uncertainty regarding the U.S. economy, consumers increasingly went online for their shopping needs," said Gian Fulgoni, the chairman of comScore. "Price and convenience continue to be the critical value drivers for e-commerce, and unless those conditions change we can expect to see more channel-shifting to online in 2012 and perhaps even an acceleration in the current growth trend." http://www.comscore.com/Press_Events/Press_Releases/2012/2/comScore_ Reports_Q4_2011_U.S._Retail_E-Commerce_Spending  _____________________________________________ o Survey: More than a Third of IT Leaders Expect Hiring to Increase in Q1 Hanover, Md. -- More than a third of IT decision-makers expect their companies to increase their headcounts during the first quarter, according to a new survey by TEKsystems and the Inavero Institute. The survey of 1,500 IT executives, managers and directors found that 34% expect to hire temporary workers and 35% expect to add permanent employees. Respondents said that enterprise architects, cloud architects and data/master data management architects are among the most difficult positions to fill. Forty-four percent said their IT staffs can expect to receive raises in 2012. "Many organizations are simultaneously implementing major IT projects to help achieve business objectives, including mobile applications, business intelligence, virtualization and security initiatives," said Rachel Russell, director of TEKsystems. "As a result, the market for IT professionals with relevant skills is extremely tight." http://www.teksystems.com/About-TEKsystems/Press-Release-News-10356.aspx  _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (San Francisco) San Francisco-based Dolby Laboratories, a developer of entertainment technology best known for high-quality audio and surround sound, said on Wednesday that its board of directors has increased the company's stock repurchase program by $100 million. Dolby now has approximately $436 million available for future repurchases.  http://investor.dolby.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=647119  (Sunnyvale, Calif.) Sunnyvale-based Schooner Information Technology, a developer of SQL database software, on Wednesday named Julie Bryce Munro as senior director of marketing and Pavan Venkatesh as director of product management and strategy. Bryce Munro and Venkatesh both join the company from Oracle, where Bryce Munro managed product marketing programs in North America for Oracle Exadata and Venkatesh was a member of the technical sales consulting team in MySQL-Oracle. http://www.schoonerinfotech.com  http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120208005288/en/Schooner-Information-Technology-Strengthens-Leadership-Team-Strategic  (Emeryville, Calif.) Emeryville-based MobiTV, a provider of managed services that deliver television and related media content across mobile devices, on Wednesday named Paul Burmester as general manager and senior vice president for EMEA. Burmester previously held senior roles at companies in the mobile sector. http://www.mobitv.com http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mobitv-appoints-seasoned-industry-executive-to-drive-expansion-across-emea-138934279.html   =================================================== Job Listings: =================================================== To Post in Job/Event/Marketplace: http://www.newenglandtechwire.com 9,000 subscribers: 5 day ad: $120--10 day ad: $175--20 day - $300 > VERACODE - Career Open House – Feb. 9th, 6-8pm Burlington Marriott Make a difference by joining a dedicated, innovative, world-class team. Veracode is hiring across all departments—Engineering, QA, Security Research & Consulting, Finance, Customer Success, Sales and Marketing. Join us at our Open House event and have the opportunity to meet the hiring managers for all of our departments and interact with the Veracode team. You will also have a chance to hear from Co-Founder, Chris Wysopal and CEO, Bob Brennan. RSVP http://veracode-openhouse.eventbrite.com View our open positions ____________________________________________ > "Big Data" Senior Software Engineer This is a key, ground-floor startup opportunity for a software engineer who will design and develop a novel, big data mining system that will search and index relevant research information and documents in the life sciences field throughout the web. You will help to build a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform that uses cutting-edge techniques to deliver a fundamentally new approach to accessing experts and their knowledge in R&D-intensive fields. Read more at: http://www.knodeinc.com/jobs/big_data.html Send resumes to careers@knodeinc.com ____________________________________________ > Business Analytics Consultant – B4 Consulting, Inc. B4 Consulting, SAP High Growth Partner of the Year, has openings for consulting professionals with experience in Business Analytics solutions - preferably SAP BusinessObjects. Responsibilities include: design and implement prototypes for pre-sales activities; landscape and definition setup; data modeling and presentation; Web and mobile setups and deployments. Candidates must have experience with Xcelsius, Web Intelligence, and Crystal and Universe designer as well as Microsoft SQL Server. Experience with SAP Data Services and SAP Business Warehouse and BusinessObjects integration required. If you meet these requirements and have outstanding technical and convincing presentation skills, send your resume to careers@b4-consulting.com  ____________________________________________ > Pre-Sales Consultant – B4 Consulting, Inc. B4 Consulting, SAP High Growth Partner of the Year, seeks a pre-sales consultant experienced in enterprise software for midsize companies. Candidate will be a team player with convincing communications and engaging presentation skills. Successful track record of: presenting to C-level and technical audiences; collaborating with internal consulting and sales teams in completing RFPs and POCs; delivering technical/business support in sales cycle; crafting and conducting customized product demonstrations; and articulating product functionality and architecture. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent required; advanced degree preferred. Up to 60% regional or nationwide travel. Competitive comp package. Send resume to: careers@b4-consulting.com  ____________________________________________ > Inside Sales Rep – B4 Consulting, Inc. B4 Consulting, SAP High Growth Partner of the Year, has an opening for a high-energy Inside Sales Representative at our headquarters in Waltham, MA. Developing net-new opportunities for the SAP portfolio of midmarket solutions, you will support B4 Consulting’s direct sales force, multi-channel marketing programs, and lead-generation campaigns. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who will execute outbound call and email campaigns and manage sales cycle nurturing. 3+ years of inside sales or telesales experience in software industry is required. Effective time management, convincing verbal and written communications skills, and CRM experience are a must. Excellent opportunity for individuals interested in sales and business development. Send resume to careers@b4-consulting.com ____________________________________________ > SAP FICO - Senior Consultant B4 Consulting, SAP High Growth Partner of the Year, seeks experienced and motivated consulting professionals with SAP Financial Accounting & Controlling module expertise. You must be a problem-solver with outstanding communication and technical skills as you will have opportunities to lead customer projects. Working with business users you will secure requirements, draft business blueprints, create business process procedures, and configure approved design in SAP. Cross-functional module integration experience desired (SD & PS). SAP CRM experts with 5+ years of SAP FICO implementation and 2+ years of full lifecycle project experience are encouraged to apply. Visit: http://b4-consulting.com/company/careers.php ____________________________________________ > Multiple Data Analyst Positions - Bloomberg Bloomberg is creating a new web-based information product that will report on, analyze and quantify the impact of government actions on business and industry. It will bring the same unparalleled level of fact-based, objective reporting and analysis to policymaking as it has provided to the financial community for the past 27 years. The Data Analyst will work with our Editorial Team to identify and prioritize data sets to integrate with Bloomberg Government. The Data Analyst will collect, manage, and query data sets, ensuring accuracy and completeness. Please apply directly online to the following links: Contracts & Grants Data Specialist: http://careers.bloomberg.com/hire/jobs/job28039.html, Legislative/Regulatory Data Analyst: http://careers.bloomberg.com/hire/jobs/job28781.html, Content Collection Specialist: http://careers.bloomberg.com/hire/jobs/job27795.html, Campaign Finance and Lobbying Data Analyst: http://careers.bloomberg.com/hire/jobs/job28855.html ____________________________________________ > Systems Engineer - Chantilly, VA Manages, coordinates and supports the deployment and expansion of the InfinityQS On Demand products. Coordinates departmental personnel activities to ensure effective deployment of On Demand products. Identifies potential problem areas and develops solutions to present to the Director of IT for approval. Assists Director of IT in developing and implementing policies and procedures related to On Demand products. Must have: Oracle and SQL certification required. Good working knowledge of Windows Active Directory, Citrix, and VM Ware required. Send resumes to employment@infinityqs.com ____________________________________________ > Business Development Manager/Questex Media Group - Newton, MA Identifies sales opportunities for assigned trade shows, generates market information for potential exhibitors and sponsors, and is responsible for achieving assigned revenue targets. While performing the essential functions of the position the Business Development Manager has extensive contact with customers, prospects, and other key industry contacts and specialists. This position has regular contact with the entire Show team as well as other sales staff. Responsibility: Sells exhibit space and sponsorships within assigned show territory to achieve revenue targets. Performs extensive research on the marketplace to develop prospect universe to grow territory. Identifies and/or maximizes the sales opportunity for each assigned account in territory via phone and face to face meetings. Maintains and utilizes Salesforce database for all client contact and scheduling. Performs other duties as assigned by Sales Director. Job Requirements: College Degree; 3 or more years of trade show sales experience with proven track record of achieving targets; Experience in publishing/media sales beneficial. Highly motivated, self-starter with the proven ability to generate and close sales over the phone and in face-to-face appointments. Understands issues relevant to the groups market and industry and can respond to potential opportunities and threats for the business relevant to the conditions of the market. Must possess excellent computer, writing, and presentation skills and possess a spirit of teamwork and cooperation. 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