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Executive Moves
Cramer, a London based provider of inventory management and automation software for telecommunications companies, named Guy Dubois as President & CEO. Dubois was formerly EVP at PeopleSoft.
Eloqua, a Toronto based supplier of automated demand-generation technology and services for B-to-B marketers, named Sumit Oberai as SVP of Engineering. Oberai was formerly employed by McKinsey & Co.
Jazz Semiconductor, a Newport Beach, CA based independent semiconductor wafer foundry , named Brent Jensen as VP and CFO. Jensen was formerly CFO at ZARS Inc.
Language Weaver, a Marina Del Rey, CA based eveloper of translation software for the automated translation of human languages, named Kirti Vashee as VP of Sales & Marketing. Vashee was formerly employed by Legato Software, EMC Corp. and Dow Jones & Co.
Longview Solutions, a Toronto based developer in the Performance Management software space, named Mark E. Burton as President & CEO. Burton was formerly President & CEO of AD OPT Technologies.
Nellymoser, an Arlington, MA based provider of interactive mobile media solutions for direct to consumer content and marketing companies, named Michael Fowler as VP of Solutions and Daniel West as VP of Marketing. Fowler was formerly President & CEO of AccuSoft. West was formerly founder of BigBoard Networks.
PanGo Networks, a Framingham, MA based provider of location-aware wireless services and applications for the enterprise market, named Susan Ledoux as CFO and VP of Finance. Ledoux was formerly CFO at Chantry Networks.
Red Bend Software, a Framingham, MA based provider of firmware over-the-air (FOTA) update technology for mobile devices, named Morten Grauballe as EVP of Marketing. Grauballe was formerly VP of Product Management for Symbian.
RelayHealth, an Emeryville, CA based provider of health plan-reimbursed online doctor-patient communication services, named David Pure as VP, Medical Group Sales. Pure was formerly Area VP - Information Solutions at McKesson.
Summit Partners, a private equity and venture capital firm with offices in Boston, Palo Alto, and London, promoted Tom Jennings to Principal in the Boston office and Greg Goldfarb to VP in the Palo Alto office.
Tacoda Systems, a New York based provider of behavioral-targeted online advertising solutions, promoted Director East Coast Publisher Sales William Jaris to VP, Affiliate & Technology Sales, East Coast.
Updata Partners, a Reston, VA based information technology focused venture capital firm, named Carter Griffin as Principal. Griffin was formerly co-founder of Brivo Systems.
Whale Communications, a Fort Lee, NJ based enterprise-class SSL VPN vendor, named Michael Betz as Managing Director EMEA. Betz was formerly VP of Central Europe Operations for Smarts Inc.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Market Insite Group, a Mill Valley, CA based provider of technology-based products and consulting services to optimize location and market opportunities, mitigate risk and maximize revenue for businesses, merged with Asterop, a Paris based developer of GeoIntelligence technologies, for an undisclosed amount.
MQSoftware, a Minneapolis based provider of business transaction assurance and middleware management solutions, training, and services, acquired Reconda International, a Norwalk, CT based provider of Web-based, WebSphere MQ-focused middleware support products, for an undisclosed amount.
NeoPhotonics, a San Jose based developer of integrated component solutions using planar lightwave circuits (PLC), merged with Photon Technology Co., a Shenzhen, China based manufacturer of active components, for an undisclosed amount.
Oracle acquired ProfitLogic, a Cambridge, MA based provider of Retail Profit Optimization software, for an undisclosed amount.
PTC, a Needham, MA based provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software solutions, acquired Arbortext, an Ann Arbor, MI based provider of enterprise publishing software, for $190 million.
Transware, a Dublin based developer of content translation software used to adapt software, Web sites, packaging, marketing literature, and other content for local markets, acquired GlobalSight, a San Jose based provider of infrastructure software for content globalization, for an undisclosed amount.
Funding
Aternity – Southborough, MA; develops and markets solutions for automated discovery and isolation of complex IT infrastructure and service problems; $7.5 million; Series A; Vertex Management, Genesis Partners, IDB Holding, Portview Communications Partners.
Boonty – Paris, France; a developer of digital video game distribution technology; $10 million; Series B; Entrepreneur Venture, OTC Asset Management, Rothschild Gestion, SPEF Venture.
Cognima – London, UK; a provider of client-server software that enables photos, videos and other content to be transferred over wireless networks; $12 million; Series C; Crescendo Ventures, Atlas Venture, TLcom Capital Partners, TTP Ventures.
CompassCare – Lake Forest, IL; provider of MedTrak, software that helps the outpatient healthcare industry better manage costs and the delivery of treatment; $2.75 million; Series B; Hopewell Ventures, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ).
Cymfony – Watertown, MA; a media measurement, market research and business intelligence company; $7 million; Series D; Ascent Venture Partners, Hearst Interactive Media, Trident Capital.
Expresso Fitness – Sunnyvale, CA; supplier of interactive software for Internet-enabled cardio fitness systems; $4.5 million; Series B; Enterprise Partners Venture Capital.
KonaWare – Redwood City, CA; provider of a platform that lets transport companies track assets via mobile devices; undisclosed amount; Series C; NTT Leasing.
Neophotonics – San Jose, CA; developer of integrated component solutions using planar lightwave circuits (PLC); $1 million; round not specified; Harris & Harris Group
NextHop Technologies – Mountain View, CA; a provider of network routing software solutions; $10.5 million; Series B; Duchossois Technology Partners, Labrador Ventures, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Parker Price Venture Capital.
Optimal Test – Israel; a developer of semiconductor testing solutions; $1 million; Series A; Pitango Venture Capital.
Revolver – Israel; a developer of comprehensive development platforms for animation and 2D and 3D online games; $500K; Seed Round; Maayan Technology Ventures.
Service-now.com – San Diego, CA; a provider of on demand IT service and asset management solutions; $2.5 million; Series A; JMI Equity Fund.
Tribold – London, UK; a provider of Product Portfolio Management applications for the telecom market; undisclosed amount; round not specified; Eden Ventures.
Uplogix – Austin, TX; provider of automated network support solutions; $3.6 million; Series A; Fayez Sarofim & Company.
Vortis Technologies – San Francisco, CA; a wireless antenna technology company; $500K; Seed Round; Scottish Enterprise, Bank of Scotland.
WhenU.com – New York, NY; provider of software-based contextual online advertising; $15 million; Series A; Trident Capital.
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