| ============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- March 13, 2012 ============================================ Sponsored By: Executive Briefing - Product Portfolio Management http://www.proficientz.com/portfolio-mgmt-executive-briefing.html o Fremont-Based Intematix Raises $16.2 Million in New Funding o Thoma Bravo to Sell San Jose-Based SonicWall to Dell o S.F.-Based SCIenergy Completes Acquisition of Transcend Equity o American Capital Invests $11.7 Million in Livermore's Halt Medical o Report: Information Technology Job Growth Accelerates in Feb. > Proficientz Executive Briefing - Product Portfolio Management o Briefly Noted: Bridge Bank, Vocera Communications, Consumer Electronics Association - TechZone _____________________________________________ > Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories) --Executive Briefing - Product Portfolio Briefing --Navigating the Challenges of the New Workforce --SkySQL & MariaDB Solutions Day for the MySQL Database - April 13th --Marketing Events Coordinator --Senior Manager, eCommerce – Redwood City, CA --Account Manager --Sr. Financial Analyst --Best Practices for Converting Visitors to Your Website to Customers --SF ADDY Awards Presentation & Gala – March 7, 2012 --Access to Capital for Women Business Owners - March 8, 2012 --Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - April 20, 2012 --How to Understand the Digital Differences to Succeed in Business --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 Fremont-Based Intematix Raises $16.2 Million in New Funding Fremont, Calif. -- Intematix, a Fremont-based developer of phosphors and phosphor components used in LED lighting, said on Tuesday it has raised $16.2 million in a new round of funding from previous backers Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Crosslink Capital. A new unspecified investor also participated in the round, which the company will use to expand its facilities and further develop its products, as well as for working capital. "This investment further enables Intematix to continue its growth trajectory as it addresses the light quality needs required by the general lighting and display markets," said CFO Maurice Carson. Intematix said its phosphors enable white light comparable to conventional sources, while its ChromaLit remote phosphor systems have shown more efficient cooling. http://www.intematix.com http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120313005520/en/Intematix-Receives-16.2-Million-Funding-Growth-Capital _____________________________________________ o Thoma Bravo to Sell San Jose-Based SonicWall to Dell San Francisco -- Thoma Bravo, the large private equity firm with offices in San Francisco and Chicago, said on Tuesday it will sell San Jose-based portfolio company SonicWall, a provider of IT security and data backup tools, to computer giant Dell. Financial terms of the deal, expected to close within 45 days, were not disclosed. Thoma Bravo originally led a group that took the company private in a deal that closed in 2010. "During our ownership of the company, their implementation of our operational strategies resulted in a significant increase in SonicWall's value," said Orlando Bravo, managing partner of Thoma Bravo. Founded in 1991, SonicWall currently has offices in 23 countries and more than 950 employees. http://www.thomabravo.com http://www.sonicwall.com/ http://www.thomabravo.com/2012/03/13/thoma-bravo-enters-agreement-to-sell-sonicwall-to-dell/ _____________________________________________ o S.F.-Based SCIenergy Completes Acquisition of Transcend Equity San Francisco -- SCIenergy, a San Francisco-based developer of cloud-based energy management tools for building owners and operators, said on Tuesday it has completed its acquisition of Texas-based Transcend Equity, a provider of energy saving retrofits for commercial buildings. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. As part of the acquisition, SCIenergy will maintain a joint venture agreement with Mitsui & Co., a committed capital partner of Transcend Equity. Transcend's core offering, called Managed Energy Services Agreement (MESA), pays for a landlord's energy bill along with major capital investments needed to make buildings more energy-efficient. In return, building owners pay a fee for a fixed period of time. http://www.scienergy.com/ http://www.transcended.com/ http://www.scienergy.com/press-releases/entry/scienergy-inc.-completes-acquisition-of-transcend-equity-maintaining-partne _____________________________________________ o American Capital Invests $11.7 Million in Livermore's Halt Medical Livermore, Calif. -- American Capital, a Maryland-based private equity firm, said on Tuesday it has invested $11.7 million in Livermore-based Halt Medical, a medical device company focused on women's health. The investment was part of a $20 million debt and equity round for the company, which will utilize the funding as it moves toward FDA approval and commercialization of its products. Founded in 2005, Halt Medical has developed a procedure and related equipment for treating uterine fibroids that it says is less expensive and more effective than other alternatives. American Capital and an affiliate first invested in the company in 2007. http://www.americancapital.com http://www.haltmedical.com/usindex.htm http://ir.americancapital.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=109982&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1672170 _____________________________________________ o Report: Information Technology Job Growth Accelerates in Feb. Alexandria, Va. -- After reaching an all-time high in January, the pace of information technology job growth in the U.S. accelerated in February, according to new figure from the TechServe Alliance, a collaboration of IT services firms, clients, consultants and suppliers. The number of IT jobs grew by 23,000, or 0.6%, during the month, and now stands at 4.13 million. Since February 2011, IT employment has grown by more than 100,000 jobs. Mark Roberts, CEO of the TechServe Alliance, called the growth "further confirmation of our earlier projections that demand for IT professionals would remain strong for the foreseeable future." http://www.techservealliance.org http://www.techservealliance.org/research/it-employment-index.cfm _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| > Executive Briefing -- Product Portfolio Management It's a fact! As your product portfolio grows, the market impact of your organization can quickly become diluted because traditional product management practices focus on improving the performance of each product. As development, marketing and sales resources are spread thinner across more products, the impact of each product, and the market impact of your organization diminish. Executives and Senior Managers are invited to attend an Executive Briefing to learn how a Product Portfolio Management model improves your market value by uncovering and solving bigger problems beyond the limits of individual products. Product Portfolio Management is a discipline focused on creating a more valuable company by uncovering and solving bigger problems at a level that transcends products. Business practices for evaluating markets, analyzing competitors, formulating strategies, developing requirements and executing product plans take aim at a completely different target - the performance of your company in key markets - and offers greater strategic value to your organization. Attend in 13 cities in April, May and June. $199 per person. http://www.proficientz.com/portfolio-mgmt-executive-briefing.html |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based Bridge Bank, a provider of financial services to technology startups, has named Chris Perkins as its vice president and relationship manager for the Northeast region. Perkins, most recently the chief investment and risk officer of a $75 million mezzanine fund at Massachusetts Growth Capital, will be working from the firm's Boston office, located in the Cambridge Innovation Center near the campuses of MIT and Harvard University. http://www.bridgebank.com http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/bridge-bank-expands-boston-office-hires-chris-perkins-as-vice-president-nasdaq-bbnk-1629889.htm (San Jose, Calif.) San Jose-based Vocera Communications, a provider of mobile communication tools to hospitals, on Tuesday named Sharon O'Keefe to its board of directors. O'Keefe is president of the University of Chicago Medical Center and a nationally recognized authority on hospital operations, healthcare quality, patient satisfaction and employee engagement. http://www.vocera.com/index.php/company/pressreleases/120313 (Las Vegas) The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) said it plans to expand by 40% the size of its Eureka Park TechZone, a dedicated area showcasing start-ups and entrepreneurs, at the 2013 International CES in Las Vegas. The TechZone launched at the 2012 CES with 102 exhibitors covering 10,200 square feet. The CEA said next year's event will cover at least 14,000 square feet, allowing an additional 40 startups to participate. http://www.ce.org/Press/CurrentNews/press_release_detail.asp?id=12315 =================================================== 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 > Executive Briefing -- Product Portfolio Management It's a fact! As your product portfolio grows, the market impact of your organization can quickly become diluted because traditional product management practices focus on improving the performance of each product. Executives and Senior Managers are invited to attend an Executive Briefing to learn how a Product Portfolio Management model improves your market value by uncovering and solving bigger problems beyond the limits of individual products. Business practices for evaluating markets, analyzing competitors, formulating strategies, developing requirements and executing product plans take aim at a completely different target - the performance of your company in key markets - and offers greater strategic value to your organization. Attend in 13 cities in April, May and June. $199 per person. http://www.proficientz.com/portfolio-mgmt-executive-briefing.html ____________________________________________ > Generational Competition: How To Navigate the Challenges of the New Workforce Job creation and the ever-changing American workforce are some of the hottest topics of this year’s presidential campaign. While these conversations may be geared more to one generation or another, one thing is certain: no matter what age or generation segment, people are entering the workforce with new obstacles to overcome. In this article, Jim Finkelstein explores different challenges, such as underemployment that make certain age groups evaluate their motives for entering, or even re-entering, today’s complicated workforce. Interested in more information on this topic? Please mark your calendars to attend Fairfax County Economic Development Authority’s Age Wave Conference on MONTH DAY. This conference will explore how businesses and employees are adapting to the changing needs of the growing, aging population. http://www.fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire ____________________________________________ > SkySQL & MariaDB Solutions Day for the MySQL Database - April 13th, Santa Clara |  |
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