TOSV Has A New Neighbor!

Apple Leases Sunnyvale Complex as it Expands Into That City

Apple has recently leased a large research center and office complex in Sunnyvale next door to The Office of Silicon Valley and is seeking even more space in the city, marking a major expansion outside of the tech titan’s hometown of Cupertino.

From the Mercury News  website:

“Apple is going to start moving into the buildings by the end of the first quarter,” said Donald Reimann, a senior vice president with Colliers. “This is really a good fit for Apple because it’s close to their headquarters.”

 

Former Resident, 955 Dreams Goes Big Time!

History of Jazz iPad App

Our friends and former residents here at The Office of Silicon Valley are doing an amazing job with their mobile apps (History of Jazz) and really making it big. You can say their dreams are coming true… Bad puns aside, we are thrilled to see them doing so well and creating wonderful products.

From the 955 Dreams website:

The History of Jazz was designed and built from the ground up for the iPad. When you use the app, it’s clear how much more immersive and fun this is over a regular book. An absolute delight for beginners and advanced Jazz enthusiasts. A must have for all iPad Users…

Congratulations and keep up the great work!

Check out their website for more vids and follow them on Twitter:
955 Dreams Website
955 Dreams on Twitter

Article: Swap.com Energizes Team by Sharing Space With Other Startups

When I joined Swap.com, we had a team of seven and were renting an office in downtown Boston. To implement our expansion strategy, we needed to look for new office space.

Throughout my career, I have worked in many kinds of office settings. In addition to my work at Lycos and NameMedia, I have had the good fortune of advising several young ventures over the years. One of my observations from these experiences is that it is very difficult for young companies to generate the energy and buzz that is oftentimes required if they are in their own, separate space. It is not impossible to make this work, but it is difficult.

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High Five Labs Profiled by Robert Scoble

Robert Scoble, a well-known technology journalist has profile our friends at High Five Labs! Here is a blurb from the article from Mr. Scoble:

But there’s something bigger going on. They are a representative of a whole new industry that’s popped up in the past few years — mobile publishing houses. These folks are being courted heavily by the big phone companies.

Visit full link here:
http://scobleizer.com/2010/11/03/inside-a-mobile-app-publisher/

The News - September 23rd Edition

“The News” is an ongoing update on our tenants and all things having to do with The Office of Silicon Valley.

Westminster Promotions

Our friends at Westminster have been busy launching websites for clients such as AKF Partners, 2 x 4 Development and Catheter Connections.

High Five Labs

Resident High Fiver, Kiran proudly presents the premiere of the amazing iPhone app — “Mario Batali Cooks!”. Being a beta tester, I assure you that even the most inept amateur chef can manage to cook up an Italian style tasty treat thanks to this iPhone app.

Cymtec
We’d love to welcome our new resident, Cymtec to our roster of awesome tenants. Cymtec delivers the tools necessary to better manage, remotely troubleshoot and optimize the performace of remote/branch and small office networks. Customers are able to optimize existing network investments by reducing downtime, troubleshooting more efficiently and ensuring the correct use of network assets. Find out more on their website!

Keep an eye out for Cymtec’s Andrew Rubin who will be attending Interop as a panelist on the “Defining the Ideal Mobile Arsenal” panel. Learn more on the Interop website.

Silicon Valley Product Group
Marty Cagan of SVPG has been writing for his insightful industry newsletter/blog on all things Product related! His latest post is entitled “Factors in Structuring a Product Organization”.

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