For Immediate Release

Contact: James Paxson, General Manager
Hacienda Owners Association
(925) 734-6500

PLEASANTON, Calif. — The start of 2015 has been active for Hacienda. Over a dozen new companies have come to the development in the last few months and established companies have been recognized for a number of notable achievements.

"The new year is starting off well." says James Paxson, Hacienda's general manager. "Many projects are under way to prepare space for new tenants and the interest shown in Hacienda is continuing to indicate that we will see additional new tenant activity and positive absorption over the next several months."

Major Business Activity

Here is a summary of just some of what has gone on in Northern California's largest mixed-use development in the past three months:

Oracle's Managed Cloud Services Gets Top Ranking

Oracle's Managed Cloud Services has been ranked as the clear leader in cloud service versus other providers through the annual Frost & Sullivan best practice awards.

Oracle was awarded the North America Managed Cloud Customer Valued Leadership Award. Oracle's system received an exceptional rating in nine out of 10 evaluation categories.

"Oracle's suite of managed cloud services offers customers a highly secure and reliable yet dynamic infrastructure that addresses the entire cloud stack and can easily be evolved to meet business needs at the time of deployment and into the future," the Frost & Sullivan research paper stated. "Oracle's customer focus is unmatched in the managed cloud market."

Frost & Sullivan, a growth partnership company, gives the annual awards with the intent of driving innovation and excellence in the global economy by recognizing best-in-class products, companies and individuals.

Oracle is based in Redwood City with a campus in Hacienda. Learn more about Oracle at oracle.com. View the Frost & Sullivan award report at oracle.com/us/dm/frost-sullivan-award-report-2259864.pdf.

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New ServiceMax App for iPhones

Employees whose offices are outside the confines of four walls now have access to a full range of service capabilities on their iPhones with the innovative ServiceMax Mobile for iPhone. The new iPhone app is the only filed service solution on a smartphone that has full application functionality, even when disconnected from the Internet. ServiceMax Mobile for iPhone provides workers will full end-to-end service capabilities right in their pocket.

"ServiceMax Mobile for iPhone was built based on ServiceMax's years of expertise developing the industry's most proven mobile application, ServiceMax Mobile for iPad, and deploying it successfully to hundreds of customers globally," Dave Yarnold, ServiceMax CEO, said. "Field technicians work in unpredictable and changing environments, and the new iPhone app, along with our iPad app, are the only field service mobile solutions that provide flexibility and full functionality, even without connectivity, so technicians can provide the best possible service to customers no matter what conditions they are working in."

ServiceMax's other recent releases include:

• Updates to ServiceMax Mobile for laptops and iPads

• Scheduling enhancements with new dispatch console maps platform enhancements, including the ability to use Service Flow Manager to create scheduled, multi-source workflow actions and triggers

• Contract enhancements with GetPrice labor pricing

Hacienda-based ServiceMax is the field service management solution for a new era of business. Learn more about the company at servicemax.com. ServiceMax Mobile is available at the Apple App Store.

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Acquisition Positions Anixter to Grow Security Business

Anixter International Inc. is buying Tri-Ed, a leading independent distributor of security and low-voltage technology products, from Audax Group for $420 million.

"The acquisition of Tri-Ed is a strategic opportunity for Anixter and our security business, consistent with our vision to create a leading global security platform and to accelerate profitable revenue growth," Bob Eck, Anixter president and CEO, said. "Through expanding our offering into highly complementary product lines, our customers will benefit from a broader set of products and solutions in the areas of video, access control, fire/life safety and intrusion detection. As well, the combination brings Anixter's expertise in IP video surveillance to Tri-Ed's customers."

Anixter, based in Illinois with an office in Hacienda, is a leading global supplier of communications and security products, electrical and electronic wire and cable, fasteners and other small components.

The transaction is expected to be approved in the third quarter of 2014. Learn more about Anixter at anixter.com.

New Tenants

Hacienda has recently welcomed a number of new tenants to the park. New tenants arriving in Hacienda over the past three months include:

Ichen Art Academy, 4430 Willow Road, Suite I, (925) 353-2877, www.ichenartacademy.com Offering a Chinese-Western art education program.

Amber Systems Technologies POS, 5990 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 101, (925) 417-0762, www.astpos.com Providers of Point of Sale solutions.

Pick 6 Sports Lounge, 4825 Hopyard Road, Suite F-10, Restaurant (510) 489-8979, www.pick6lounge.com Bar and Lounge is a high end sports lounge geared toward's Pleasanton's young professional crowd.

Capin Crouse, 5990 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 103, (925) 201-1187, www.capincrouse.com Certified public accountants specializing in not-for-profit clients.

Cygnis Media, 4464 Willow Road, Suite 103, (800) 583-8716, www.cygnismedia.com Builders of custom apps for the web, Facebook, iOS, and Android.

Firefighters First Credit Union, 5700 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 250, www.firefightersfirstcu.org A financial institution serving firefighters throughout the state of California.

Genius Kids, 5698 Stoneridge Drive, (510) 713-2431, www.geniuskidsonline.com An accelerated learning and day care center.

In-Tech Energy, 4464 Willow Road, Suite 103, (925) 475-8877, www.intechenergy.net Providers of software solutions enabling building owners, energy service providers, and utility managers to collect, process and report energy analytics.

Resonant Software, 5976 W. Las Positas Blvd., Suite 206, www.resonant-software.com Providing software and services optimizing business operations.

Assured Risk Cover, 4637 Chabot Drive, Suite 230, (925) 425-9372, www.assuredriskcover.com Software startup for insurance risk coverage.

BayOne Solutions, 4637 Chabot Drive, Suite 250, (925) 307-7212, www.bayonesolutions.com An IT consulting and staffing firm.

US Ladar, 4464 Willow Road, Suite 103, (925) 400-4366, www.usladar.com Developing a LADAR based synthetic vision system for autonomous vehicles.

KalpTree, 4464 Willow Road, Suite 103, (925) 989-8726, www.kalptreeenergy.com Developing solid state lithium battery technology.

Intero Chiropractic, 4847 Hopyard Road, Suite D-01, (925) 255-5805, www.interochiropractic.com Provider of chiropractic services.

cloudseeder, 4464 Willow Road, Suite 103, (888) 591-9750, www.cloudseeder.com Developing software for independent retailers.

C2D Technology, 4464 Willow Road, Suite 103, (925) 400-4366, www.c2dtechnology.co/ Developing deposition technologies for the automotive industry.

About Hacienda

Hacienda is the largest development of its kind in Northern California. Over 10 million square feet of existing, mixed-use space is occupied by some 550 companies that locally employ approximately 17,500 people. Hacienda's businesses represent the best and the brightest of contemporary corporate America and provide the home to everything from small offices to regional centers to large campuses for company headquarters. In addition, Hacienda also features homes to some 4,000 residents. Residential developments also provide a full spectrum of choices from stylish rental units to single family detached homes.

Contact Information

Hacienda Owners Association
4305 Hacienda Drive, Suite 330, Pleasanton, California  94588-2738
(925) 734-6500 phone     (925) 734-6501 fax
info@hacienda.org e-mail     www.hacienda.org WWW