Executive Moves

Airimba Wireless, a Richardson, TX based high-speed wireless Internet service provider that delivers turnkey service to multi-dwelling units (MDUs) and their residents, named Mark Guvernator as VP, Network Services and promoted Abel Garcia to Executive Director, Operations. Guvernator was formerly Executive Director of Network Operations at airBand Communications.

Aleri, a Chicago based provider of real-time analytic applications for the financial services industry, named Jeff Wootton as VP of Product Marketing. Wootton was formerly SVP of Products & Services at InfoDyne.

AppForge, an Atlanta based provider of multi-platform mobile and wireless application development solutions, named Graham Wood as CFO. Wood was formerly VP & CFO at GuardedNet.

Arroyo Video Solutions, a Pleasanton, CA based creator of video-on-demand software, named Rick DeGabrielle as President & CEO. DeGabrielle was formerly VP of Sales & Business Development at Catena Networks.

Berkana Wireless, a Campbell, CA based provider of highly integrated CMOS radio frequency (RF) solutions for cellular and other multimode wireless connectivity, named SVP of Worldwide Sales Sam R. Nakib as President & CEO.

BladeLogic, a Waltham, MA based provider of data center automation software, named John McMahon as SVP, Worldwide Sales & Services and Melissa Cruz as CFO. McMahon was formerly employed by Parametric Technology Corp., GeoTel and Ariba. Cruz was formerly employed at Digital Equipment Corp.

Bytemobile, a Mountain View, CA based provider of mobile network services and optimization solutions, named Michael Conley as VP, Asia Pacific; Scot Briggs as VP, Sales Operations; and Patty Downey as VP & General Counsel. Conley was formerly VP of Sales for iPolicy Networks. Briggs was formerly VP of Global Operations at Tapwave. Downey was formerly employed by Siebel Systems.

Cape Clear Software, a London based provider of Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) software, named Jeffrey Read as President of International Operations. Read was formerly an executive at PeopleSoft.

Cogito, a Provo, UT based provider of knowledge centered solutions for integrated engineering design and documentation, named David Vangeison as VP of Sales. Vangeison was formerly Regional Director of Sales for the aerospace and defense vertical of Parametric Technologies.

Copan Systems, a Longmont, CO based provider of complete storage solutions that unlock the value of long-term data, named Clive James as VP of EMEA Sales and Greg Cornfield as VP for Asia Pacific. James was formerly EVP & GM of Hitachi Data Systems Corp. Cornfield was formerly EVP at Hitachi Data Systems.

Fidelity Ventures, a Boston based provider of “Go-to-Market Capital” to early-stage information technology and communications companies, named Donald A. Haile as Venture Partner. Haile was formerly CIO for Fidelity Investments.

Meru Networks, a Sunnyvale, CA based provider of wireless VoIP infrastructure, named Om Tiku as VP of Engineering. Tiku was formerly Senior Director of Cisco’s access business unit.

MicroDisplay, a San Pablo, CA based provider of Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) components, named Christopher Norris as CEO. Norris was formerly VP & GM at Cypress Semiconductor.

PatchLink, a Scottsdale, AZ based security management solutions provider, named Greg Head as SVP of Worldwide Marketing. Head was formerly SVP & GM of the contact management solutions division of Sage Software.

Primarion, a Torrance, CA based mixed signal semiconductor company that provides digital control of power and I/O solutions, named Stephen Pullen as VP of Systems Engineering. Pullen was formerly Director of North American Development and Chairman of DC/DC standard products at Delta Products Corp.

Revivio, a Lexington, MA based provider of continuous data protection (CDP) solutions, named Terry Leahy as President & CEO. Leahy was formerly CEO of Amherst Technologies.

SensorLogic, an Addison, TX based provider of enterprise class on-demand solutions that enable communication and control between a corporation’s enterprise and its machine assets, named Brian Murphy as VP of Sales and Fred Kuglin as VP of Professional Services. Murphy was formerly employed by Symbol Technologies. Kuglin was formerly a Partner at Ernst & Young.

Veraz Networks, a San Jose based provider of softswitch-based, toll-quality packet telephony solutions for traditional and next-generation communications networks, named John Ryan as VP of Sales for North America. Ryan was formerly VP of Regional Sales at Tekelec.

Visto, a Redwood City, CA based provider of secure push mobile email, recently named Steve Anderson as CFO; Frederic Aries as SVP &GM, EMEA; Brian Marciniak as VP of Sales, Americas and Toshihiko Kobayashi as Country Manager, Visto Japan. Anderson was formerly CFO at Trigo Technologies. Aries was formerly VP for EMEA at Kabira Technologies. Marciniak was formerly VP of North American Sales for LogicaCMG. Kobayashi was formerly GM of Client Technology for EMC Japan.

Mergers & Acquisitions

American Power Conversion, a West Kingston, RI based global provider of high availability systems for network-critical physical infrastructure (NCPI), acquired NetBotz, an Austin, TX based provider of IP-based environmental and video monitoring solutions, for $31 million.

Broadcom, an Irvine, CA based supplier of chips for mobile phones and wireless links for laptops, acquired Athena Semiconductors, a Fremont, CA based fabless semiconductor company, for $21.6 million.

Check Point Software Technologies, a Ramat Gan, Israel based provider of intrusion prevention and real-time network awareness solutions, acquired Sourcefire, a Columbia, MD based provider of solutions for securing mission-critical enterprise networks, for $225 million.

Clear2Pay, a Brussels based provider of next generation payment solutions for financial institutions, acquired EFT, a Brussels based provider of electronic banking software, for an undisclosed amount.

Covad Communications Group, a San Jose based provider of integrated voice and data communications, acquired NextWeb, a Fremont, CA based fixed-wireless Internet provider for business, for $24.7 million.

HP acquired RLX Technologies, a The Woodlands, TX based developer of server blade management technologies, for an undisclosed amount.

Meriton Networks, an Ottawa based provider of optical networking technology, acquired Mahi Networks, a Piscataway, NJ based provider of multi-service aggregation platforms, for an undisclosed amount.

Metastorm, a Columbia, MD based provider of Business Process Management (BPM) software for modeling, automating and controlling business processes, acquired CommerceQuest, a Tampa, FL based provider of scalable integration and business process management solutions, for an undisclosed amount.

Oxford Semiconductor, a Milpitas, CA based provider of interface bridging ICs and FireWire based external storage solutions,, acquired TransDimension, an Irvine, CA based provider of USB connectivity solutions for embedded applications, for an undisclosed amount.

Funding

Ageia Technologies – Mountain View, CA; fabless semiconductor company and the pioneer of hardware-accelerated physics for games; $27 million; round not specified; Granite Global Ventures, Apex Venture Partners, BA Venture Partners (BAVP), CID Equity Partners, H.I.G. Ventures, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, VentureTech Alliance.

Apacheta– San Diego, CA; a developer of revenue management solutions for route, transportation and mobile sales based businesses; $2 million; Series B; Palisades Ventures.

CenterStone Software – Hopkinton, MA; a rovider of solutions to manage corporate real estate, facilities and workplace operations; $5.5 million; Series D; Egan-Managed Capital, Massachusetts Technology Development (MTDC), Trans-National Group Services, Velocity Equity Partners.

CyOptics – Breinigsville, PA; a supplier of high-speed optical chips and components for broadband communication solutions; $10.5 million; Series F; Birchmere Ventures, Comerica.

eASIC – Santa Clara, CA; a provider of Programmable ASIC products including Configurable Logic and Structured ASIC; $17 million; Series C; Crescendo Ventures, Evergreen Partners, Individuals, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Gaia Broadband Services Management – Tel Aviv, Israel; a software company engaged in developing unique solutions in the field of broadband services management and home networks; $4 million; round not specified; Elron Electronic Industries.

Interwise – Cambridge, MA; a provider of a complete enterprise conferencing platform; $3 million; round not specified; Hercules Technology Growth Capital.

Kalido– London, UK; an adaptive enterprise data warehouse software provider; $13.5 million; Series C; Atlas Capital, Benchmark Capital, Matrix Partners.

iPolicy Networks – Fremont, CA; a developer of the Intrusion Prevention Firewall for real-time network protection; $15 million; Series B; Ignite Group, Clearstone Venture Partners, WK Technology Fund.

MetroPCS Communications – Dallas, TX; a provider of wireless communications services; $50 million; Series E; Madison Dearborn, TA Associates.

MFORMA – San Francisco, CA; global publisher and distributor of mobile entertainment; $30 million; Series C; Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Bessemer Venture Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), General Catalyst Partners.

Player X – London, UK; a mobile games publisher and distributor; $7 million; Series A; Arts Alliance, Bullion International.

SugarCRM – Cupertino, CA; a developer of open source customer relationship management (CRM) platform; $18.77 million; Series C; Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Walden International.

3e Technologies International – Rockville, MD; a provider of products, applications, and technology to build secure wireless infrastructure; undisclosed amount; round not specified; Intel Capital.

VoiceObjects – San Mateo, CA; a provider of Voice Application Management Systems (VAMS); $11.5 million; Equity & Debt Financing; Comerica, enjoyventure Management, SAP Ventures, T-Venture Holding, Telesoft Partners, Wellington Partners Venture Capital.

Way Systems – Woburn, MA; a provider of an end-to-end secure transaction processing solution based on a mobile phone point-of-sale terminal and wireless printer; $15 million; Series C; Bessemer Venture Partners, GIV Venture Partners.