, a based of monitoring and operations , named as . Kress was formerly Senior Director, National Accounts of the West at .

, a Brisbane, CA based provider of software for devices, named as and promoted Sr. Director of Marketing to . Masarich was formerly employed by .

, a , CA based provider of Enterprise Access solutions, named as . Everton was formerly Practice at .

, a Rolling Meadows, IL based company provider of pre-IMS and compatible IP-based solutions, named as and /strong> as & Marketing. Hoffman was formerly & CEO of . Woods was formerly VP of Operations, and for ’s Personal Communications Sector in North America.

, a based provider of solutions, named as . Ben-Itzhak was formerly Founder and CTO of .

, a , WA based provider of real-time and predictive traffic information nationwide to a broad range of providers, device manufacturers, sites and providers, named as VP of and as . Sexton was formerly employed by One. Parikh was formerly GM of the mobile unit at .

, a , MA based seed and firm focusing on communications/IT, and software companies, named as . Meakem was formerly a Managing Director at Gotham.

, a Jose based provider of a log , named as and as . Lark was formerly VP of Global Marketing & Communications at . Chang was formerly VP of at .

, a , VA based of a network, named as . Faris was formerly employed by .

, a , CA based provider of solutions, named as . Regev was formerly VP and CFO of .

, a , CA based provider of solutions, named as VP of Marketing. Woo was formerly VP of Marketing & at .

, an Andover, MA based provider of and () solutions for the healthcare industry, named as President. Ham was formerly President & COO of .

, a provider of security systems for protection of session based real-time IP applications such as , & in enterprises & networks, named as VP of Management and as VP of Sales. Giuhat formerly was employed by Netrake Corp., Santera Systems and . O’Donnell was formerly employed by and .

, a based developer of visual and reporting systems for the industry, named as VP, Sales. Johnson was formerly Director of Business Intgelligence Sales for the Western Region at .

, a Montreal based developer of next generation data serving solutions for enterprise-class and applications, named as VP of Business Development and as VP of Finance. Geldart was formerly VP of Accounts at . Macleod was formerly CFO at .

, a Seattle based developer of OneCalendar - an online , named as CFO. Gordon was formerly COO at .

, a San Jose based provider of acceleration solutions for applications, named as President & CEO. Knudsen was formerly of the group at .

, a Salem, NH based developer of software for enterprises deploying systems, named as CFO and . Zimmerman formerly ran her own consulting business.

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, a Horsham, PA based provider of service management software, , an , CA based provider of solutions, for $3.36 million.

, a Basking Ridge, NJ based provider of business communications applications, systems and , acquired , an Ottawa based developer of embedded, IP (Internet Protocol) communications applications software, for $39 million.

, a Las Vegas based IP-based and telephony services and solutions provider, acquired , a Red Oak, TX based company specializing in selling wholesale VoIP services to customers, resellers, ISPs, Integrators and carriers, for an .

acquired , a , MA based provider of management and , for an undisclosed amount.

acquired for approximately $425 million.

, a Paris based publisher, developer and distributor of entertainment products for mobile phones and PDAs, acquired , a , CA based publisher and distributor of software for mobile devices, for an undisclosed amount.

, a based provider of solutions, acquired , a Palo Alto, CA provider of and analytical applications, for an undisclosed amount.

acquired , a King of Prussia, PA based provider of logistics and transportation management software, for an undisclosed amount.

, a based provider of usage-powered solutions that help organizations make better IT asset decisions, acquired , a developer of management software, for an undisclosed amount.

acquired , an , TX based provider of and , for an undisclosed amount.

, a Littleton, CO based wireless of the Rocky Mountain and Western State regions, acquired , a Sierra , AZ based , for an undisclosed amount.

, CA; a provider of based Active solutions; undisclosed amount; round not specified; .

– Houston, TX; a developer of solutions to protect the network interior against infections and , through a patent-pending, scenario modeling, ranking, and remediation system; $2.3 million; ; , , .

, FL; a rovider of circuit emulation and service emulation solutions over packet access networks; $16.25 million; ; , , Individuals, .

, MA; a developer of endpoint solutions to detect and stop , and non-business applications; $6 million; Series A; , .

– San Mateo, CA; a management company; $9.1 million; Series C; , , .

– Mountain View, CA; a provider of network-based and sensor appliance solutions; undisclosed amount; ; , , .

– San Jose, CA; a developer of wavelength selective switch (WSS) modules for use in reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer () and () applications; $10 million; Series D; , , Individuals, .

– Lysaker, Norway; a developer of mobile and Service (IMPS) technology platforms; $10.4 million; round not specified; , , .

– Lawrenceville, NJ; a provider of software for streaming of multimedia content; undisclosed amount; round not specified; .

– Garden City, NY; a provider of election software and services; $5 million; round not specified; , .

, GA; a provider of nation-wide expedited delivery and mail services for flats, small parcels and bound printed material; $11 million; Series A; , .

– Atlanta, GA; a provider of next generation enterprise solutions; $40 million; round not specified; .

, CA; a provider of event resolution and interactive alerting applications; $3.25 million; Series B; .

, CA; a provider of message to service providers, enterprises, and educational and institutions; $10.3 million; Series II; , , .

– Austin, TX; a developer and of nano-lithography systems for high resolution and for 3-dimensional pattern replication; $17 million; Series C; , , Co. Ltd., (), ., , .

– Palo Alto, CA; provider of credit card solutions; $7 million; Series A; , , .

– Netanya, ; a developer of switching and routing solutions for ; undisclosed amount; Series A; , .

– San Mateo, CA; a provider of the Services commerce platform and suite; $25 million; Series C; , .

– Palo Alto, CA; a provider of a platform simplifies and improves managing across multiple PCs and mobile devices; $3 million; Series A; (DFJ), .

– Mountain View, CA; a developer of enterprise-class network acceleration appliances; $12.5 million; Series A; , .

- Vienna, VA; service provider; $25 million; Series B; , , , .

– Sunnyvale, CA; a provider of systems used to build metro-scale Wi-Fi networks; undisclosed amount; round not specified; .

– Austin, TX; a provider of grid and software and services; $15 million; Series C; , , , , , , .

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Consolidation? What Consolidation? - sandhill.com

Piece “Finally. The Oracle- is done and the industry can stop speculating about it. Interestingly however, the deal seems to have woken some observers from a deep sleep. has been going on for years. The latest deals - specifically ’s aggressive buys - have simply made the front page .”

’s boosts - searchwin2000.techtarget

Piece “For companies that make and smart cards part of their , Microsoft’s acquisition of Alacris Inc., and the subsequent of this into , could potentially cut time and expenses out of otherwise costly projects.”

HP’s Latest Acquisition: , To Be Bought For $425M - HP : To Create World-Beating Comprehensive Distributed - in.sys-con

Piece “Peregrine’s capabilities include , s, , control, , , as well as , and . Upon the close of the acquisition, said HP yesterday, Peregrine will be integrated into the unit to create the industry’s most comprehensive distributed enterprise management software solution.”

puts Oracle in top spot - computerworld.co.nz

Piece “Oracle stands to gain try-leading CRM functionality and extra clout as one of the handful of IT giants left standing in an increasingly consolidated industry — all as a result of its planned acquisition of for US$5.85 billion (NZ$8.3 billion), say analysts.
Meanwhile, Siebel customers appear to be cautiously optimistic about the impact of the news on their technology .
“Where does this put Oracle? Right in IBM’s face,” says , with analyst firm . “Nobody can argue with Oracle’s scale now.”

Technology’s growing acquisition appetite - news.com

Piece “If technology companies ranging from software powerhouse Oracle to fast-growing Net hotshot could a motto, it would be that oft-ridiculed fast-food . On Monday, Oracle announced it plans to rival Siebel Systems for $5.8 billion. The same day, online auctioneer announced plans to acquire Skype for $2.6 billion in cash and stock.
“We’re seeing larger and larger deals come through,” said , a for , a financial data . “The average deal size is over $35 million this year for companies big and small, and that’s more than double the $17 million in 2002.” Last year, the average deal size was nearly $25 million. “

’s lectures on - computerworld.com.au

Piece “Cisco described the need for his firm to develop the market in China and the company’s strategy on at a lecture at MIT’s campus.
In a wide-ranging talk in front of MIT students and faculty, Chambers said China poses great for Cisco, as the country has an increasingly higher-educated talent pool of engineers and is training ten times the number of workers in , math and sciences as the The salary gap between engineers in China and parts of the world will also force Cisco to be more productive on a basis, with the potential of moving more research and engineering work overseas. “

New feature sorts through blogs - likely to undercut smaller rival sites - unlvrebelyell

Piece “Google Inc. introduced a engine Wednesday devoted to scanning blogs, the increasingly popular online journals that allow users to easily and frequently sound off about everything from politics to dating to natural disasters.
The new feature, released as a test at google.com/, is expected to give the so-called increased visibility. But Google’s entry also poses a serious to the handful of small sites that have similar technology, such as , and , according to analysts. “

Praise, skepticism greet Oracle-Siebel - zdnet

Piece “”This (Siebel) acquisition will be easier,” said , Oracle’s , during a conference call with analysts. “PeopleSoft had just , and that made it more complex. This deal is also friendly, so we know a lot more about Siebel than we did with . It makes Siebel a much less risky transaction.”

Microsoft in merger talks with - mcall.com

Piece “Humbled by the surging fortunes of Google Inc. and Inc., two titans of the ’s early days — Microsoft Corp. and Inc.’s — might scrap their historic rivalry and join forces.
Microsoft’s and AOL are to combine some or all of their online operations — including their free and as well as widely viewed pages, according to people familiar with the talks.”

HP snaps up - integratedmar

Piece “HP and AppIQ share a common culture of around and a partner-centric , the companies said. The deal will see the merger of AppIQ’s () management and () software into HP’s realm. “

hooks firm - theregister.co.uk

Piece “WholeSecurity has developed software designed to black based on its behaviour rather than by the more traditional approach of pattern recognition through regular signature updates. WholeSecurity’s Confidence Online Phish Finder is included as the anti-phsihing component of eBay’s toolbar. Symantec plans to use WholSecurity’s technology to bolster its defences against fast spreading s and so-called s that target exploits for which a patch is yet to be issued.”

: Big Step In BI - crn.com

Piece “That availability puts Cognos on the same schedule of other major , including and Hyperion, which also are expected to unleash major upgrades in November. At issue, then, is which can leapfrog the others in the highly lucrative . One mark in Cognos’ favor: combining its reporting software, , event manager, Metrics Manager software and ETL software on one . “

Google Offering Raises $4.18B - redherring

Piece “ at $295 per share came as web giant introduced Search. Google raised $4.18 billion in its much-anticipated follow-on offering late Wednesday, giving the company cash likely to be used for rapid expansion and new services.”

on a Shoestring - msnbc

Piece “Does the following scenario sound familiar to you? You have an for a product or service, and you’re reasonably certain the market for the product exists, so now you want to check out the . But you’re in mode or have very limited financial resources. So just how do you go about investigating your and gathering information without a fortune?”

Focuses on - newsfactor

Piece “As IBM celebrated the 40th anniversary of its facility Thursday, officials announced plans to establish on the RTP campus the company’s only center for technology.
The center, which will occupy a quarter of a working 20,000-square-foot warehouse, will convert existing technology into wireless solutions, said Deidre Lenderking, who will lead the center’s efforts.”



, a based (, , , //) company, named as . Abrahams was formerly of at .

, a , MA based of solutions, named as . Hammel was formerly VP of Marketing at .

, a Toronto based provider of execution solutions, named as . Terrill was a founding and of .

, a Novato, CA based provider of solutions, named as VP of East Coast and as VP of West Coast Sales. Turano was formerly SVP of Sales at . Phelan was formerly employed by .

, a Longmont, CO based provider of solutions , named as SVP of . Fondrie was formerly at .

, a Newton Center, MA based firm focused on related east-coast , promoted to .

, a London based company, named as . Gidwani was formerly a Principal at .

, a Milpitas, CA based provider of s, servers and real-time applications for IP and TDM networks, named Nithya A. Ruff as VP of Management & Marketing and promoted to SVP Operations & . Ruff was formerly Director of Marketing at . Prior to joining IP Unity in 2004, Bagchi was General Manager of a business unit in .

, a , CA based provider of solutions, named as . Nhuch was formerly and Channels at .

, a Waltham, MA based provider of solutions, named as & . Kinkead was formerly President & CEO of .

, a , VA based of a , named as VP of . Asghar was formerly employed by .

, a Tewksbury, MA based provider of automated software, named as President & CEO. Forgione was formerly VP of Solutions at .

, an Uppsala, based developer of an , named Dennis Wolf as & . Wolf was formerly Managing Director and CFO at .

, a Somerset, NJ based provider of and systems, named as . O’Brien was formerly at .

, a Gaithersburg, MD based provider of distributed and intelligent solutions for voice over IP () and other real-time IP services, named as and CEO. Khan formerly held positions at companies including GE, , , and .

, a , VA based provider for (), named as VP of Marketing. Shea was formerly VP of , Management & Corporate for .

, an , CA based provider of comprehensive turn-key solutions, named as CEO. Petrossian was formerly for .

, a Redwood Shores, CA based developer of digital , has named as CTO. Zadrozny was formerly VP & at .

, a , CA based provider of solutions, named as . Barnes was formerly VP of Products at .

, a based company, named as VP of Eastern Sales. McGoran was formerly employed by .

, a based supplier of software and related services for the () industry, named as VP of Worldwide Sales. Cottle was formerly VP of Sales for .

, a , CA based provider of high-performance, solutions, named as . Hafeman was formerly VP of Engineering and CTO at .

, a , CO based provider of software and other technologies for the enterprise and , named as SVP of . Suriyapa was formerly SVP of Corporate Development at .

, a Melbourne, FL based company, named as President & CEO. Phillips was formerly VP & GM of the at .

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, a Gaithersburg, MD based provider of , acquired , a Sydney, Australia based software and multimedia applications developer, for an undisclosed amount.

acquired , a Luxembourg based developer of software focused on resource sharing for telephony, for $2.6 billion.

, a Calabasas, CA based manufacturer of acoustic sensing and telecommunications sub-systems, acquired , a Van Nuys, CA based laser developer, for an undisclosed amount.

, a Scotts Valley, CA based hard drive company, acquired , a Sunnyvale, CA based provider of networked products for the home and small business market, for an undisclosed amount.

, a San Francisco based provider digital publishing and marketing services, merged with , a Sudbury, MA based online magazine retailer, for an undisclosed amount.

, CA; the provider of , and reporting applications; $5 million; ; , .

, WA; a mobile media and entertainment provider; $16 million; ; , .

– Elmhurst, IL; a Systems developer; undisclosed amount; Series B; .

, TX; a provider of solutions for Real-World (); $6 million; Series B; .

–Ramat Gan, ; a and software for the industry; $7 million; Series B; , .

Francisco, CA; a provider of IT and software application services from ; $20 million; round not specified; , , .

– Helsinki, ; a mobile game company; undisclosed amount; round not specified; .

Networks – Hayward, CA; a provider of ; $1 million; round not specified; .

, MO; a distributor of mobile media; $5 million; round not specified; , , , , .

– Waltham, MA; a provider of ebusiness solutions; $10 million; ; , , , , ().

– Agoura Hills, CA; an company that utilizes to put on the ; $2.5 million; Series C; , .

Software, CA; a company; $18 million; Series B; , , , .

– Mountain View, CA; a telecommunications company focused on designing and a new category of delivery infrastructure that enables fixed-mobile supporting any service over any infrastructure using any end-user device; $19.8 million; Series B; , , , .

(fka ) – , VA; a provider of software solutions for businesses bidding on federal, state and local contracts; $4.5 million; round not specified; , , .

- Morrisville, NC; worldwide provider of software to the ; $6.5 million; Series B; , , .

– Seattle, WA; a developer of software for the Life Sciences industry; $9.5 million; Series B; , , , .

, MA; provider of Activity Auditing solutions for and information ; $12 million; Series B; , , , .

– Huntington Beach, CA; a software company; $1 million; round not specified; .

– Guildford, UK; a supplier of Intelligent solutions for the mobile ; $7.5 million; round not specified; , .

, GA; a supplier of () equipment for residential and business services; $18 million; Series C; (), , , , , , .

, TX; a provider of on-demand business solutions that support complex services planning, , and payment for energy companies and their service providers; $8 million; round not specified; , .

– Salem, NH; a developer of proactive solutions for () for enterprises deploying systems; $6 million; Series B; , , , .

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, a based of solutions, named as and as VP of . DiIuro was formerly employed by and . Challenger was formerly VP of Marketing at .

, an Aliso Viejo, CA based developer of software solutions for , named as . Brown was formerly VP of Worldwide & Operations at .

, a , CA based software build company, named VP of Marketing & as .

, a Jerusalem, based firm, named as . Lifshitz was formerly Founder and CEO of .

, a , CA based developer of an for (s), named as . Libbey was formerly Director, at Microsoft’s TV software division.

, a , CA based of systems, named as of Marketing. Scull was formerly SVP of Marketing at .

, a , MA based provider of a software platform for building and deploying Rich Internet Applications, named as CEO. Browne was formerly CEO of .

, a Boston based and