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Executive Moves
Active Decisions, a San Mateo, CA based provider of multi-channel Guided Selling solutions for the retail, retail banking, manufacturing and telecom industries, named Susie Sedlacek as VP of Professional Services. Sedlacek was formerly employed by Network Appliance.
Adomo, a Cupertino, CA based provider of voice and messaging solutions for the enterprise, named Andrew Feit as SVP of Marketing and Rob Farris as VP of Sales. Feit was formerly a marketing exec at Verity. Farris was formerly an independent sales consultant.
Air2Web, an Atlanta based provider of wireless applications and content gateway services, named Jeff Cagle as CFO. Cagle was formerly CFO for USIEnergy.
Ambric, a Beaverton, OR based fabless semiconductor company, named Jothy Rosenberg as VP of Software. Rosenberg was formerly Co-Founder, CEO and CTO of Service Integrity.
Cemaphore Systems, a San Mateo, CA based provider of messaging services management solutions, named Clem Cooper as CFO. Cooper was formerly a consultant for Horn Murdock Cole.
Entone Technologies, a San Mateo, CA based provider of personal video content delivery solutions, named Preston Lau as head of sales for the Asia Pacific region and Jeff Pierce will lead the company’s cable sales initiatives in North America. Lau was formerly Director of Sales at Thirdspace Living. Pierce was formerly Sales Director at N2 Broadband.
Liquid Engines, a Sunnyvale, CA based provider of corporate income tax management and planning software, named Steve Wagner as VP of Development and Michael Nicosia as VP of Sales. Wagner formerly led engineering teams in IBM’s Business Intelligence Division. Nicosia was formerly Regional VP of Sales for PeopleSoft.
Melodeo, a Seattle based provider of software and services to bring music to mobile phones, named Jim Billmaier as CEO and Bob Wise as SVP of Engineering. Billmaier was formerly CEO at Digeo. Wise was formerly VP of Engineering at Continuous Computing Corp. and Oresis Communications.
MobiTV, a Berkeley, CA based provider of a live television platform for mobile phones, named Andy Missan as VP and General Counsel. Missan was formerly VP , General Counsel and Corporate Secretary with at Danger.
NetRegulus, a Centennial, CO provider of Clinical Study, Quality and Regulatory data management software, named Doug Ridsdel as VP of Sales. Ridsdel was formerly Regional Sales Manager at MatrixOne.
Ounce Labs, a Waltham, MA based provider of security software, named Gregory Kee as VP of Marketing. Kee was formerly VP of Marketing for Xevo Corp.
SensorLogic, an Addison, TX based provider of enterprise class Machine to Machine platforms, physical plants and other assets remotely, named Haroon Alvi as VP of Marketing. Alvi was formerly a VP at Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB.
SolArc, a Houston based provider of supply and trade management solutions for global energy companies, named Cynthia Haynie as CTO. Haynie was formerly VP of Engineering for Rome Corp.
Syndera, a Redwood City, CA based provider of Operational Intelligence solutions, named Janet Heppner-Jones as CEO. Heppner-Jones was formerly SVP of Worldwide Field Operations at MatrixOne.
Tentoe, a Pleasanton, CA based Product Information Management (PIM) software company, named Keith A. Newman as VP of Marketing. Newman was formerly VP at Aptimus.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Infor Global Solutions, an Alpharetta, GA based software provider that exclusively focuses on the manufacturing and distribution markets, acquired Formation Systems, a Southborough, MA based provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions for process manufacturing companies, for an undisclosed amount.
Integrian, a Research Triangle Park, NC based mobile digital video company, acquired Digital Safety Technologies, a Morrisville, NC based provider of digital video surveillance systems, for an undisclosed amount.
PassMark Security, a Redwood City, CA based developer of Internet authentication systems, acquired Vocent Solutions, a Mountain View, CA based developer of authentication solutions for the telephone channel, for an undisclosed amount.
Starvox Communications, a San Jose based provider of VoIP services, acquired the International Wholesale Termination unit of New Global Telecom, a Golden, CO based provider of wholesale hosted VoIP solutions and outsourced network management services, for an undisclosed amount.
TEEM Photonics, a Grenoble, France based provider of ion exchange based integrated optical components, acquired the Q-switched laser product line from JDS Uniphase for an undisclosed amount.
Funding
Alloptic – Livermore, CA; a provider of passive optical access equipment that aids fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) deployment; $30 million; Series E; GMG Capital Partners, Ritchie Capital Management.
Asocs – Neve-Ilan, Israel; a developer of a configurable baseband Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) for supporting multiple wireless technologies and standards; $8 million; round not specified; Fujitsu.
Broadbus Technologies – Boxborough, MA; a provider of next-generation video on-demand (VOD) server technology; $20 million; Series C; Battery Ventures, Charles River Ventures, Star Ventures Management.
Coradiant– San Diego, CA; a provider of monitoring equipment for data center applications; $12.7 million; Series D; DCM-Doll Capital Management, Desjardins Venture Capital, GrandBanks Capital, Miramar Venture Partners.
Emuse Technologies – Dublin, Ireland; a developer of technologies servicing global interactive television market; $6.9 million; round not specified; undisclosed investors.
ePartners – Seattle, WA; a Microsoft Business Solutions consultancy; $25 million; round not specified; Needham Capital Partners, Austin Ventures, Capital Resource Partners, Liberty Mutual, Madrona Venture Group, Mobius Venture Capital, Rustic Canyon Partners, Texas Growth Fund.
Intellon – Ocala, FL; a provider of HomePlug-compatible IC’s for home networking, networked entertainment and connected powerline applications; $24.5 million; round not specified; BCE Capital, Comcast Interactive Capital, Duchossois Technology Partners, EnerTech Capital, Fidelity Ventures, Goldman Sachs Group, Hydro-Quebec Capitech, Intel Capital, Liberty Associated Partners, Motorola Ventures, Philips Venture Capital Fund, TL Ventures, UMC Capital.
Kenai Systems – Rocklin, CA; a provider of Web services vulnerability assessment and management solutions; $5 million; Series A; GMG Capital Partners.
MerchantCircle – Redwood City, CA; a provider of Internet promotion and marketing services; $4.1 million; Series A; BA Venture Partners (BAVP), Rustic Canyon Partners, Steamboat Ventures.
NextWeb– Fremont, CA; a fixed-wireless Internet service provider for business; $3.5 million; round not specified; Kaiser Permanente, Saints Ventures, Silicon Valley Bank.
Nsite – Pleasanton, CA; a Software as a Service (SaaS) company; $4 million; Series C; Copan, Worldview Technology Partners.
Rave Wireless – New York, NY; a provider of a platform to find, create, and share time and location-based information with mobile phones.; $2.9 million; Series A; Bain Capital, Sigma Partners.
SkyeTek– Boulder, CO; a supplier of RFID reader software; $8 million; Series B; Appian Ventures, Palomar Ventures, Sequel Venture Partners.
Univa – Elmhurst, IL; provider of commercial software and professional services for open source Globus software; $8 million; Series A; Appian Ventures, ARCH Venture Partners, New World Ventures, OCA Ventures.
Verdiem – Seattle, WA; a developer of power management software for PC networks; undisclosed amount; Series B; Catamount Ventures, Angeleno Group.
White Rock Networks – Richardson, TX; a provider of next-generation optical transport systems for metro networks; $15 million; Series AA; Oak Investment Partners, 3i Group, Fremont Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners.
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