Bay Area Tech Wire -- March 14

============================================ BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- March 14, 2012 ============================================ Sponsored by: SkySQL & MariaDB Solutions Day for the MySQL Database http://www.skysql.com/mysql-solutions-day o Mountain View-Based Adaptive Planning Raises $22 Million in Funding o NYT: AOL Cuts Staff in Palo Alto; More Layoffs Expected o Green Dot to Acquire Mountain View-Based Loopt for $43.4 Million o Sunnyvale-Based PMC-Sierra to Repurchase Another $275M in Stock o Intel Science Talent Search Names Winners of Annual Competition o Groupon Launches Test of New Loyalty Program to Sacramento Subscribers > SkySQL & MariaDB Solutions Day for the MySQL Database - April 13th o Briefly Noted: Apple - iPad release, Turn, Hortonworks _____________________________________________ > 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 --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 Mountain View-Based Adaptive Planning Raises $22 Million in Funding Mountain View, Calif. -- Adaptive Planning, a Mountain View-based developer of cloud-based corporate performance management software, said on Wednesday it has raised $22 million in a new round of funding, led by Norwest Venture Partners (NVP). Previous backers Cardinal Venture Capital, Clairmont Capital, Monitor Ventures and ONSET Ventures also participated in the round, which the company will use to accelerate growth in sales and marketing, product development and new channels and markets. "The new funding will allow us to scale our direct sales and partner channels worldwide, and to deliver a broad set of new performance management capabilities," said CEO John Herr. Adaptive Planning's platform is designed to help finance and management teams work together to plan, monitor and analyze financial and operational performance, using business data from across the organization. http://www.adaptiveplanning.com  http://www.adaptiveplanning.com/news/142/61/Adaptive-Planning-Secures-22-Million-in-Venture-Financing-Led-by-Norwest-Venture-Partners/  _____________________________________________ o NYT: AOL Cuts Staff in Palo Alto; More Layoffs Expected Palo Alto, Calif. -- AOL has laid off more than 40 employees at its Silicon Valley offices in Palo Alto, and plans to cut dozens more across the company in the coming weeks, The New York Times reported. The bulk of those affected were in the company's Instant Messenger group, and reportedly included Jason Shellen, the vice president of AOL's messenger products. Shellen joined AOL in late 2010 after it acquired his San Francisco-based company, Thing Labs. Future cuts are expected to focus on AOL's Patch.com hyperlocal news service. "We are making some strategic but very difficult changes to better align our resources with key areas of growth for us as a company," the company told The New York Times in a statement. "We remain committed to our presence in Silicon Valley and driving innovation in consumer products and mobile." http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/13/aol-slashes-more-than-40-jobs-with-more-expected/  _____________________________________________ o Green Dot to Acquire Mountain View-Based Loopt for $43.4 Million Mountain View, Calif. -- Green Dot, a Monrovia-based provider of reloadable prepaid debit cards, said it will pay $43.4 million to acquire Mountain View-based Loopt, developer of an app that maps a user's friends and offers nearby deals and reviews. The deal is expected to close by the end of the first quarter, when Loopt's current headquarters will become the new Silicon Valley hub for Green Dot's mobile technology and product development team. Green Dot said the acquisition will help it acquire and retain customers, roll out new banking and payment products and become a market leaders in mobile wallets, rewards and payments. "We believe that mobile phones have the potential to change the way people interact with their bank, control their money and pay for goods and services,” said Steve Streit, the chairman and CEO of Green Dot. "When Loopt's assets are layered into Green Dot's platform, we believe that a significant opportunity emerges for Green Dot to become a large-scale player in mobile technology solutions at the retail point of sale." https://www.loopt.com/  http://www.greendot.com  http://ir.greendot.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=235286&p=irol-newsArticle&ID =1671195&highlight=  _____________________________________________ o Sunnyvale-Based PMC-Sierra to Repurchase Another $275M in Stock Sunnyvale, Calif. -- PMC-Sierra, a Sunnyvale-based developer of semiconductors for storage, optical and mobile networks, said it plans to repurchase up to $275 million of company stock. Combined with $40 million in repurchases authorized by the company's board in December, PMC now will buy back $315 million in shares. Greg Lang, the president and CEO of PMC, said the program emphasizes the board's "confidence in PMC's long-term financial outlook and growth opportunities." PMC completed its inaugural share repurchase plan in 2011, buying back and retiring 6.1 million shares for a total cost of $40 million. As of Feb. 24, the company had 231.7 million shares outstanding. http://www.pmcs.com http://investor.pmcs.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=74533&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1672264&highlight=  _____________________________________________ o Intel Science Talent Search Names Winners of Annual Competition Santa Clara, Calif. -- Nithin Tumma, a 17 year old from Fort Gratiot, Mich., has been named the top winner of the Intel Science Talent Search, an annual competition that took place in DC over the past week. The competition, run by Santa Clara-based chipmaker Intel and the Society for Science & the Public (SSP), announced its winners at an awards gala Tuesday at the National Building Museum. Tumma won $100,000 from the Intel Foundation for his research, which could lead to more targeted and less toxic breast cancer treatments. He analyzed the molecular mechanisms in cancer cells and found that by inhibiting certain proteins, the growth of cancer cells may be slowed and their malignancy decreased. Second place honors and $75,000 went to Andrey Sushko, 17, of Richland, Wash., for his development of a tiny motor, only 7 mm (almost 1/4 inch) in diameter, which uses the surface tension of water to turn its shaft. A complete look at the top 10 projects is available at the link below. http://www.societyforscience.org/document.doc?id=348  _____________________________________________ o Groupon Launches Test of New Loyalty Program to Sacramento Subscribers Sacramento -- Groupon, the Chicago-based daily deals giant, has expanded a test of its new loyalty program to subscribers in Sacramento; Orlando, Fla.; and Washington, DC. The program, known as Groupon VIP, allows members to pay for early access to deals, as well as to purchase closed or sold out deals and receive refunds at any time. Subscribers in the new test markets were sent email invitations on Tuesday for complimentary three-month trials. Groupon began testing the program last month in select markets, with plans to eventually roll it out nationwide. Membership costs $29.99 a year. http://www.groupon.com/vip  http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120313007076/en/Groupon- Expands-Test-VIP-Loyalty-Program  _____________________________________________ |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| SkySQL & MariaDB Solutions Day for the MySQL Database - April 13th, Santa Clara Receive FREE, hands-on training and consulting on MySQL database solutions from the experts at SkySQL, MariaDB, Calpont, Continuent, ScaleDB, Severalnines, Sphinx, and Webyog, among others. As well, join industry visionaries, including Monty Widenius and David Axmark, the original authors of the MySQL database, as they share their insights on current and future trends pertaining to the world's most popular database. A complimentary luncheon will be served, and a free Biergarten will follow the final keynote. Register now at http://www.skysql.com/mysql-solutions-day |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Cupertino, Calif.) Cupertino-based Apple said the third generation of its iPad device will be available in the company's U.S. retail stores and through its website beginning Friday at 8 a.m. local time. In the U.S., the new iPad -- which starts at $499 -- also will be available at Best Buy, Radio Shack, Sam's Club, Target and Walmart. http://www.apple.com/ipad/  (Redwood City, Calif.) Redwood City-based Turn, a developer of cloud applications and Internet-scale architecture for advertising agencies and marketers, on Wednesday named David Henke, the senior vice president of operations at LinkedIn, to its board of directors. The company also named Becky Saeger, the former executive vice president and CMO of Charles Schwab, as a board advisor. http://www.turn.com/news/turn-appoints-david-henke-board-directors-names-becky-saeger-board-advisor/  (Sunnyvale, Calif.) Sunnyvale-based Hortonworks, a commercial vendor promoting the development and support of Apache Hadoop, on Wednesday named Ari Zilka as its chief products officer. Zilka previously founded Terracotta, where he held the role of CTO, and earlier served as the chief architect at Walmart.com. http://hortonworks.com/about-us/news/hortonworks-names-ari-zilka-chief-products-officer  =================================================== 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! 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To be a successful candidate you will have at least 4 years of finance/accounting experience, with a proven track record of incorporating applications of accounting principles, financial reporting, and cash management, and be an expert in Excel. It's important that you have experience in life sciences and knowledge/experience with Microsoft GP is a plus, as is an MBA. We would like you to share our commitment to teamwork and collaboration and be excited by the challenges of applying your expertise to an important, emerging area in diagnostics. To apply, please send your resume to jobs@veracyte.com For additional information, see our website www.veracyte.com ____________________________________________ > Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - April 20, 2012 This year's Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit will include over 12 panel discussion, various research presentations, networking opportunities and keynotes. 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