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============================================ NEW ENGLAND TECH WIRE -- Feb. 22, 2012 ============================================ To Subscribe: www.newenglandtechwire.com o Cambridge-based Zipcar Leads $13.7 Million Investment in Wheelz o Hyannis-based Acquires Salt Lake City-based LiteTouch o Cumberland-based Collegium Raises $22.5 Million in Second Round o Roundarch Acquired by Aegis Group o LiveClips Names Brian Kalinowski as COO o Briefly Noted: Bluestone Energy Services, Bruker, Cornerstone Software _____________________________________________ JOB LISTINGS (full listings at bottom of newsletter): --VP, Brand Development --Business Intelligence Analyst --Client Agreement Coordinator --Project Manager --Client Account Manager EVENT AND TECH MARKETPLACE LISTINGS (full listings at bottom): --Webinar! Best Practices in Mobile Marketing --MIT Sloan BioInnovations Conference – Feb. 24, 2012 --Clean Energy & Smart Grid Directory - Special Limited-Time Discount Offer --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 Cambridge-based Zipcar Leads $13.7 Million Investment in Wheelz Cambridge, Mass. – Zipcar, the Cambridge-based car sharing network, has led a $13.7 million first round of venture capital in Wheelz, a Palo Alto-based provider of peer-to-peer car sharing services that targets college campuses. Wheelz offers instant sign up and easy set up for car owners, as well as instant, automated DMV checks to ensure responsible drivers. The company also offers an iPhone app that enables reservations and unlocking, without key exchanges. Fontinalis Partners also invested in Wheelz’ first round. http://www.zipcar.com http://www.wheelz.com _____________________________________________ o Hyannis-based Acquires Salt Lake City-based LiteTouch Hyannis, Mass. -- Savant Systems, a Hyannis-based provider of Apple-based home automation and commercial control systems, has acquired LiteTouch, a Salt Lake City-based developer of systems for residential and commercial lighting control. Terms between the two privately held firms were not disclosed. LiteTouch was founded in the late 1970s. Savant said the acquisition provides it with a well established lighting control platform, as well as a broad range of keypad offerings to complement Savant’s iOS user interface solutions for residential and commercial control applications. http://www.savantsystems.com _____________________________________________ o Cumberland-based Collegium Raises $22.5 Million in Second Round Cumberland, R.I. -- Collegium Pharmaceutical, a Cumberland-based company focused on the development of treatments for chronic pain, announced on Wednesday it has raised $22.5 million in its second round of venture capital, which was led by Longitude Capital and Skyline Ventures. Founded in 2003, Collegium is developing an oral drug delivery technology that provides extended release delivery, tamper resistant properties, and flexible dose administration options. Other investors in the company include Frazier Healthcare Ventures and Boston Millennia Partners. http://www.collegiumpharma.com _____________________________________________ o Roundarch Acquired by Aegis Group Boston -- Aegis Group, a London-based media and digital communications group, announced on Wednesday it has signed agreement to acquire Roundarch, a digital agency with offices in Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York. With 250 employees, Roundarch specializes in designing and building digital services for large clients such as Avis, HBO, Bloomberg Sports, Motorola and the US Air Force. Its services include strategy, design, development and outsourcing across digital channels including web, mobile and social media. http://www.roundarch.com _____________________________________________ o LiveClips Names Brian Kalinowski as COO Stamford, Conn. -- LiveClips, the Stamford-based provider of a service for delivering video clips to sports and fantasy league fans over the Internet and mobile devices, has named bas its COO. Kalinowski joined LiveClips after nearly five years as executive vice president with WWE Interactive. Jack Loop, the acting COO, has transitioned to the role of vice president, sales and marketing. Last week, LiveClips announced it raised about $2.2 million in venture capital over the past two months from Advantage Capital Partners, Ironwood Capital Connecticut, and Connecticut Innovations. LiveClips’ video clipping technology ingests live feeds from games and creates, digitizes and delivers searchable video clips of every play within 10 seconds of live action. Founded in 2008, the company said it created 83,000 discrete video clips, of which 6,887 were distributed to fans who viewed them over 65 million times during the 2011 BCS college football season. http://www.liveclips.com/ _____________________________________________ o Briefly Noted: (Norwell, Mass.) Bluestone Energy Services, a provider of energy conservation engineering and project development services, has named Mark Borowiec as its director of data center business development. Borowiec previously served as the director of Mid-West sales for NER Data Products, a data center infrastructure products company. http://www.bluestoneenergy.com (Billerica, Mass.) Bruker, a provider of high-performance scientific instruments, has named Stephan Westermann as its executive vice president of order execution, production & logistics of the Bruker Scientific Instruments (BSI) segment. Westermann previously served as executive vice president of operations at Bruker BioSpin division. http://www.bruker.com (Nashua, N.H.) Cornerstone Software, a privately held software technology and consulting company, has named Jeanmarie Ward as its COO. Ward previously served as a director of architecture at Fidelity Investments. http://www.makanasolutions.com =================================================== 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 > VP, Brand Development Brand Institute, the premier international branding agency, has been in business since 1993. As Brand Institute continues to expand its operations to provide our global clients with industry leading service in strategically positioned areas of the world; we are looking for a qualified individual to serve as VP, Brand Development, for our Boston Office.Brand Institute provides a variety of services to our pharmaceutical, consumer and B2B clients, including name development, worldwide trademark screening, linguistic analysis and market/safety research. Requirements: Branding consultancy, advertising agency or client side branding experience a plus. Experience in a services industry or client management. Business knowledge of the pharmaceutical/medical industry preferred. Business development and project management skills preferred. Bachelor's Degree required, post graduate degree in medical field preferred or a plus (B.Sc Phrm, Pharm. D, MD., Ph.D (Pharmaceutical Sciences, Medical Chemistry, etc.)). Extensive experience with Microsoft Office Suite with a emphasis on PowerPoint. Extensive traveling. This position pays an attractive salary plus bonus. Competitive benefits package includes health insurance, life insurance, retirement plan, paid vacation, etc. Send resumes to bguzman@brandinstitute.com ____________________________________________ > Business Intelligence Analyst Carbonite, Inc is looking for a BI analyst that has experience working in an active, growing business intelligence environment. The individual must be able to take direction well. He/she must be willing to work in a highly engaged, iterative process. We are hoping to find someone who is comfortable building reality from concept -- while at the same time, enjoying the victories that come in the smaller nuances of report design improvements. Require: Strong background in Business Intelligence and Reporting. Emphasis placed upon report creation & analysis. Ability to show & discuss example reports and visualizations required. Experience with Good Data-- or comparable BI tools required. Experience with Coremetrics -- or comparable web analytics tool desired. Strong background with SQL. Strong background with Microsoft Excel. Familiarity with Microsoft SSRS, SSIS, and SQL Server. Experience with the full iterative BI project cycle -- Requirements gathering, Report creation, Stakeholder review, Expert in data presentation and visualization theory, Confident and friendly communicator, Organized, well documented working style. Experience with software industry or subscription model a strong plus. To Apply: please visit https://careers-carbonite.icims.com/jobs/1109/job ____________________________________________ > Client Agreement Coordinator Assists the Sr. Director, Operations, sales, and client services in the preparation of all client and vendor contracts. This position is responsible for managing the contract database and all associated files. Duties include assisting with contract writing and development, administration, renewals, upsells, and monitoring key milestones including end dates. Writing and developing all new sales contracts. Ensure contract content complies with approved language. Ensure contracts properly address the desired and negotiated services agreed to. Manages the execution and contract storage process in our database. Works with client services to identify upcoming renewals that need to be re-negotiated. Sets milestones and tracks execution of contract deliverables to ensure obligations are fulfilled. Oversees IO process to ensure proper media spend authorization is in place. Assist in the onboarding of new vendors including cataloguing services provided, ensuring NDAs are in place, and relationship terms are defined. Require: Excellent communication and organizational skills. Strong attention to detail, and the aptitude to learn and use CRM applications. Good working knowledge of Windows OS, Office applications. Ability to work cross departmentally and to work with others. Experience/knowledge of contracting is a plus. Bachelor's degree required. Please apply via our website http://www.iprospect.com/our-world/careers ____________________________________________ > Project Manager We are a small, successful IT solutions provider of a wide range of technology services to all branches of the US Military, acting primarily as the professional services/engineering arm of larger DoD contractors through direct subcontractor relationships. We offer competitive salaries and benefits to our employees, as well as a comfortable and flexible work environment. We currently have an immediate need to fill a full-time Project Manager position at our headquarters in Needham, MA. Require: Ability to pursue a US Government Security Clearance. 5 – 7 years of general project management experience, including 2 years of direct supervisor experience. BS, BA, or Certificate in the field of Project Management. Qualification in project management or equivalent. Knowledge of project management techniques and tools. Proven experience in personnel management, strategic planning, risk management, and change management. Strong familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite, with an emphasis on Microsoft Project. Click here to apply. ____________________________________________ > Client Account Manager (Saugus, MA) Cutting-edge, innovative, Boston-area online marketing agency is ready to add another Account Manager to our growing staff. You are a detail-oriented, well-organized problem anticipator with polished interpersonal skills, strategic vision and an intuitive need to question the status quo. You have 3 to 6 years of client management, project management or account management experience in a marketing capacity, and you're tired of seeing the same mistakes made over and over again. You bring a love of efficiency and a willingness to champion organizational change. Your specific skill set includes the ability to use project management software, Google Analytics, Microsoft Office, Facebook and Twitter. Familiarity with Google AdWords and PPC campaigns is a huge plus. You can communicate your clients' needs effectively to graphic designers, editors and programmers and work with others to resolve scheduling challenges. Anything short of professional content and communications is unacceptable to you. We are a fast-growing marketing agency with a roster of local and national clients that focuses on delivering real results based on in-depth understanding of business needs and challenges and constant research of current practices that separates what works from what doesn't. We are committed to developing innovative solutions and to providing the highest level of accountability and customer service. 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