| ============================================
BAY AREA TECH WIRE -- March 1, 2016
============================================
Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - April 22 - Washington, DC
http://www.mamsummit.com
o Mountain View-Based YourMechanic Raises $24 Million in Second Round
o San Jose-Based Cisco to Acquire CliQr Technologies for $260 Million
o Mountain View-Based Veritas Names Several Key Executives
o N.Y. Judge Rules Government Can't Force Apple to Unlock iPhone
o AOL Co-Founder Jim Kimsey Dead at Age 76
> Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - April 22 - Washington, DC
o Briefly Noted: Jive Software, Wikia, Erickson Immigration Group
_____________________________________________
> Job/Event/Marketplace Classified Listings (Full Listings Below Stories)
--The Shifting Sands of Employee Motivation
--Information Systems Manager and Senior Systems Analyst - Berkeley, CA
--Federal Business Development Director - Norfolk, Virginia
--Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - April 22
Full Job, Event, Marketplace and Services Descriptions Below in Classified Ad Section
Post Job/Event/Marketplace ad at: http://www.bayareatechwire.com
_____________________________________________
o Mountain View-Based YourMechanic Raises $24 Million in Second Round
Mountain View, Calif. -- YourMechanic, the Mountain View-based developer of an on-demand auto mechanic service, said on Tuesday it has raised $24 million in its second round of funding. The company, which now has raised $32 million since its inception, will use the capital infusion to make its service available nationwide and in Canada. Investors included SoftBank Capital, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, Data Point Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, SAIC, Verizon Ventures, American Family Insurance, PG Ventures, Promus Ventures and Silicon Valley Bank. YourMechanic's online and mobile service connects car owners with certified mechanics who make house calls. The company offers more than 500 on-site services, including oil changes, brakes, belts, heating and A/C. Consumers get an upfront price for services and book an appointment through the company's mobile app or website.
http://www.yourmechanic.com
https://www.pehub.com/2016/03/662886/
_____________________________________________
o San Jose-Based Cisco to Acquire CliQr Technologies for $260 Million
San Jose, Calif. -- Cisco Systems, the San Jose-based networking giant, said on Tuesday it will pay $260 million to acquire CliQr Technologies, developer of a platform designed to help users manage the entire application lifecycle across hybrid IT environments. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter, when the CliQr team will join Cisco's Insieme business, reporting to Prem Jain, its senior vice president and general manager. Cisco said the acquisition will help customers simplify and accelerate their private, public and hybrid cloud deployments. CliQr is already integrated with a number of the company's data center switching and cloud products, including Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and Unified Computing System (UCS). "With CliQr, Cisco will be able to help our customers realize the promise of the cloud and easily manage the lifecycle of their applications on any hybrid cloud environment," said Rob Salvagno, the vice president of Cisco Corporate Development.
http://www.cliqr.com/
http://newsroom.cisco.com/press-release-content?type=webcontent&articleId=1750092
____________________________________________
o Mountain View-Based Veritas Names Several Key Executives
Mountain View, Calif. -- Just one month after re-launching as a newly independent company, Veritas Technologies, the Mountain View-based information management company sold earlier this year by Symantec, on Tuesday named Mick Lopez as its new chief financial officer (CFO) and George Haddad as its chief human resources officer. Lopez most recently served as the CFO of Harris Corp., and earlier led corporate strategy, operations and mergers and acquisitions for Aricent, Cisco and IBM. Haddad most recently was the senior vice president of HR at Concentrix, and previously held HR executive roles at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Verisign. In addition, Veritas also named Matt Cain to the newly created role of president of worldwide field operations. Cain had served as the company's chief product officer, a role that will now be taken over by Ana Pinczuk, the former senior vice president and general manager of Veritas' Backup and Recovery business. "In less than thirty days since separation, we've established the team and organizational structure that will bring the right balance of innovation and business expertise to propel our business forward," said CEO Bill Coleman. Veritas also has named company founder and former chairman and CEO, Mark Leslie, as a board advisor.
https://www.veritas.com
https://www.veritas.com/news-releases/2016-3-15-veritas-technologies-announces-cfo.html
_____________________________________________
o N.Y. Judge Rules Government Can't Force Apple to Unlock iPhone
New York -- In a ruling that could have major reverberations in the federal government's case against Cupertino-based Apple, a federal judge in New York on Monday sided with Apple in a similar case, dying the Department of Justice's request for a court order that would've forced the company to unlock the iPhone of a suspected drug dealer. The news came on the eve of a Congressional hearing Tuesday about whether Apple should be forced to unlock the iPhone of one of the suspected shooters in December's San Bernardino terrorist attack. In the New York case, Magistrate Judge James Orenstein rejected prosecutors' claims that a 227-year-old law, known as the All Writs Act, compelled Apple to cooperate with the government. "The implications of the government's position are so far-reaching -- both in terms of what it would allow today and what it implies about Congressional intent in 1789 -- as to produce impermissibly absurd results," said Orenstein.
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2728314-Orenstein-Order.html (Court decision)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2016/02/29/judge-denies-fed-request-force-apple-bypass-iphone-passcode/81125500/
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/29/apple-fbi-case-drug-dealer-iphone-jun-feng-san-bernardino
_____________________________________________
o AOL Co-Founder Jim Kimsey Dead at Age 76
McLean, Va. -- Jim Kimsey, the co-founder and founding chairman and CEO of AOL, has died, fellow co-founder Steve Case revealed on Tuesday. He 76. "It was with deep sadness that I learned today of the passing of AOL co-founder and friend, Jim Kimsey," Case wrote on Facebook. "Jim played a pivotal role in creating AOL as its founding Chairman and CEO, and helped make the Internet part of everyday life. I will forever be grateful to Jim for his leadership, his belief in me, and for his many valuable contributions to his community and his country. He was a great man, and a great American, and he will be missed." Kimsey in 1985 founded Quantum Computer Services from the remnants of Control Video. That company later evolved into America Online. Kimsey served as AOL's CEO until 1991, when Case took the helm
https://www.facebook.com/stevemcase/?fref=ts
http://www.kimseyfoundation.org/
_____________________________________________
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - April 22
Now in its fifth year, the annual summit has become the "must-attend" annual marketing event for the DC region and beyond. The summit brings together 400+ CMOs, Senior Marketers, Agency Professionals and Technology Executives from the DC area. The event features dozens of case studies, keynotes, presentations and networking breaks on the most important issues facing marketers in 2016-2017. For more information, go to: www.mamsummit.com
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
_____________________________________________
o Briefly Noted:
(Palo Alto, Calif.) Palo Alto-based Jive Software, a developer of communication and collaboration tools for business, on Tuesday named Phil Koen to its board of directors. Koen currently serves as the executive chairman of Intermedia, and previously was the CEO of Savvis, which is now part of CenturyLink for Business. Koen replaces Jive co-founder Matt Tucker, who has resigned from the board.
https://www.jivesoftware.com/about-jive/news-room/press-releases/jive-appoints-cloud-technology-executive-phil-koen-to-board-of-directors
(San Francisco) San Francisco-based entertainment fan site Wikia has named Christy Shannon as its vice president of marketing. Shannon joined the company in 2010 and has since served as its director and senior director of integrated marketing. The news comes at a time of significant growth for Wikia, which recently launched entertainment fan site Fandom.com.
http://www.wikia.com
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wikia-announces-new-vice-president-of-marketing-christy-shannon-300227985.html
(San Francisco) Erickson Immigration Group, a Virginia-based business immigration law firm that represents tech companies such as eBay, Netflix, Pinterest and Reddit, said on Tuesday it has opened a new office in San Francisco. Jerry Erickson, founding principal of the 30-attorney firm, will spend half of his time on the West Coast managing the new office, which is located in Union Square at 177 Post Street.
http://eiglaw.com/
===================================================
Job/Event/Marketplace Listings:
===================================================
To Post in Job/Event/Marketplace: http://www.bayareatechwire.com
7,000 Readers: 5 day ad: $120--10 day ad: $175--20 day ad: $300
> The Shifting Sands of Employee Motivation
The old "if-then motivators" of giving bonuses for the achievement of goals no longer work. Work has become too complex and is changing too rapidly for such simple formulas to be relevant and to motivate performance. Here, we review some new motivators and how to engage with employees. http://fairfaxcountyeda.org/bay-area-tech-wire
_____________________________________________
> Information Systems Manager and Senior Systems Analyst - Berkeley, CA
The City of Berkeley is distinguished by its unparalleled understanding and prominence of diversity, community engagement, and activism. The Information Technology Department is staffed with 40.5 positions across five divisions with each division led by a manager. With an annual operating budget of $8.8 million, the Information Technology Department provides comprehensive services to support the City of Berkeley's overall mission. The Information Systems Manager is an unrepresented position that works to directly support the Director of Information Technology, both over specific administrative functions and also filling in for the Director's duties in her absence. A Bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience in project management implementation, which included experience in either business systems analysis, software administration, network administration, or specific enterprise-wide applications is required. At least two of the five years of experience must have included supervision of professional or technical staff. The Senior Systems Analyst is a represented position that reports to the Information Systems Manager overseeing Programming and Configuration. Specific areas of responsibility include Project Management, Supervision, Programming and Analysis. A Bachelor's degree and three years of experience in systems analysis and programming of business applications, including one year in the analysis or design of large-scale computer systems and databases. The salary range for the Information Systems Manager is $118,416-$143,112 and the salary range for the Senior Systems Analyst is $96,792-$117,888. Detailed brochure available at http://www.ralphandersen.com/jobs/information-systems-manager-berkeley-ca/. Confidential inquiries encouraged to Greg Nelson at (916) 630-4900. Send cover letter, resume, and supporting materials to apply@ralphandersen.com prior to Friday, March 4, 2016.
_____________________________________________
> Federal Business Development Director - Norfolk, Va.
A Virginia-based Healthcare Management Consulting company in pursuit of continued growth in an entrepreneurial environment is seeking a Federal Business Development Director to be responsible for significant customer acquisitions as well as expansion into the commercial market. RESPONSIBILITIES: New Federal (government) Business Development with the ability to expand sales into the commercial market. Achieve or exceed sales quotas on a quarterly and annual basis. Execute the entire client development cycle. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field required; Master's Degree preferred. A minimum of 8 years' experience in the Federal market to include business development, sales and consultant experience across various government departments and agencies. Must have an extensive network within the Federal market that can be leveraged for sales. The full job description is at: www.potomactechwire.com/listing5733.html Interested applicants, please submit resume to recruiting@ardx.net
_____________________________________________
> Mid-Atlantic Marketing Summit - April 22
Now in its fifth year, the annual summit has become the "must-attend" annual marketing event for the DC region and beyond. The summit brings together 400+ CMOs, Senior Marketers, Agency Professionals and Technology Executives from the DC area. The event features dozens of case studies, keynotes, presentations and networking breaks on the most important issues facing marketers in 2016-2017. For more information, go to: www.mamsummit.com
_____________________________________________
> Advertising on Bay Area Tech Wire
Post jobs, events, webinars, whitepapers or service ads on Bay Area Tech Wire and grow your business. Reach more than 7,000 business and technology professionals from the Bay Area. http://www.bayareatechwire.com/
===================================================
Subscribe to other newsletters from Tech Wire Media Group:
Potomac Tech Wire: http://www.potomactechwire.com
Bay Area Tech Wire: http://www.bayareatechwire.com
New England Tech Wire: http://www.newenglandtechwire.com
Advertising: If you are interested in advertising in our newsletters, call
Paul Sherman at 1-301-656-0057 x1103 or send email to paul@techwiremedia.com
News tips, press releases. Send email to:
editorial@bayareatechwire.com
Tech Wire Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 15180
Washington, DC 20003
Copyright: CapWire Inc. 2016
|  |
No comments:
Post a Comment