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Mergers & Acquisitions
Computer Associates acquired iLumin Software Services, a Reston, VA based provider of enterprise message management and archiving software, for an undisclosed amount.
IBM acquired DataPower Technology, a provider of products that help improve security and speed the processing of computer transactions, for an undisclosed amount.
QLogic, an Alisa Viejo, CA based developer of Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs), stackable switches and blade server switches, acquired Troika Networks, a Westlake Village, CA based provider of storage virtualization solutions, for $36.5 million.
SanDisk acquired Matrix Semiconductor, a Santa Clara, CA based developer of 3-D integrated circuit (three dimensional) one-time programmable (OTP) technology, for $250 million.
Talk America, a New Hope, PA based communications provider that offers phone services and high speed internet access to both residential and business customers, acquired Network Telephone, a Pensacola, FL based facilities-based communications provider serving business customers in the BellSouth region, for $20 million.
VeriSign acquired Moreover Technologies, a San Francisco based wholesale aggregator of real-time content for Web sites, search engines and enterprise customers, for $30 million.
Funding
Arkadin– Paris, France; a provider of audio and data conferencing services; $6.2 million; round not specified; CDC Entreprises Innovation, Apax Partners.
AutoCell Laboratories – Acton, MA; a provider of solutions to enhance the performance of data and voice communications over enterprise wireless networks; undisclosed amount; Follow-On; Chestnut Partners, Motorola Ventures, Siemens Venture Capital, Thomas Weisel Venture Partners (TWVP).
Britestream Networks – Austin, TX; provider of hardware-based data privacy solutions; $10 million; Series C; Austin Ventures, Chisholm Private Capital, Granite Ventures, Parker Price Venture Capital, Seed Capital Partners, Technology Associates Management.
Forescout Technologies – Cupertino, CA; a provider of clientless network policy enforcement and intrusion prevention solutions; $10 million; Series D; Amadeus Capital Partners, Accel Partners, Itouchu, Meritech Capital Partners, Pitango Venture Capital.
Goodmail Systems – Mountain View, CA; a developer of a comprehensive email certification platform; $8 million; Series A; DCM-Doll Capital Management, Emergence Capital Partners.
Jambo – Agoura Hills, CA; a developer of a pay-for-performance online advertising solution for local businesses; $5 million; round not specified; Gary Leff & Associates, Kline Hawkes & Co., Westlake Venture Partners.
NetContinuum – Santa Clara, CA; a provider of Web Application Firewalls and Secure Application Gateways; $15 million; round not specified; Menlo Ventures, Entrepia Ventures, Invus Group, NIF Ventures, Palomar Ventures, Siemens Venture Capital.
Ovonyx – Sunnyvale, CA; a a semiconductor memory technology developer; undisclosed amount; round not specified; Intel Capital.
Pacific Star Communications – Portland, OR; a provider of advanced network hardware, software, and services to corporate/enterprise customers; $4.5 million; Series B; Fluke Venture Partners, Benaroya Capital, Invest America.
PanGo Networks – Framingham, MA; a provider of platforms and applications for the location-aware enterprise; $10 million; Series B; Investcorp, Columbia Capital, IDG Ventures Boston.
PolarLake – Dublin, Ireland; a provider of a suite of products for implementing integration solutions based on the enterprise service bus architecture; $7 million; round not specified; Atlantic Bridge Ventures, Add Partners, Delta Partners.
SmartSynch – Jackson, MS; a provider of wireless smart metering technology for the energy industry; $12 million; Series C; Battelle Ventures, Cinergy Ventures, Endeavor Capital Management, GulfSouth Capital, JPMorgan Partners, Kinetic Ventures, Lime Rock Partners, Nth Power, Siemens Venture Capital.
StarVox Communications – San Jose, CA; a facilities-based telecom infrastructure and applications service provider; $9 million; Series A; Deutsche Suisse Asset Management, Novus Ventures, Trinidad Capital Master Fund.
Surf Communication Solutions – Yokne’am, Israel; developer of high-capacity multimedia processing software and boards for the telecommunication infrastructure field; $4 million; round not specified; Giza Venture Capital, Pitango Venture Capital, Texas Instruments.
Vernier Networks – Mountain View, CA; a provider of network access management products that enable enterprises to assure business continuity; $21 million; Series E; Venrock Associates, AllegisCapital, DCM-Doll Capital Management, Foundation Capital, Masthead Venture Partners, UV Partners (Utah Ventures), Weber Capital Management.
Vidient Systems – Sunnyvale, CA; a developer of behavior recognition software; $12 million; Series B; Canaan Partners, Blueprint Ventures, Hotung Venture Capital, Trident Capital.
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IPO Pricings
PokerTek, Inc. (NASDAQ: PTEK)
Matthews, NC
Developer of hardware and software for poker players
Date of Offering: 10/14/05
Offer price: $11.00
Closing price as of 10/21/05: $10.75
IPO Filings
Saifun Semiconductors Ltd. (NASDAQ: SFUN proposed)
Netanya, Israel
Developer of intellectual property (IP) designs for non-volatile memory (NVM) semiconductors
Date of Registration: 10/21/05
Offering amount: $107.5 million
Lead Underwriter: Lehman Brothers, Inc.
SMART Modular Technologies (NASDAQ: SMOD proposed)
Fremont, CA
Maker of PC cards, embedded computers and memory modules
Date of Registration: 10/19/05
Offering amount: $230 million
Lead Underwriter: Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
Executive Moves
Aperto Networks, a Milpitas, CA based WiMAX systems provider, named Glenn Tamaru as VP of Operations. Tamaru was formerly VP of Operations at GoDigital.
Black Duck Software, a Waltham, MA based provider of software compliance management solutions, named Douglas Johnson as SVP and CFO. Johnson was formerly COO and CFO for Thinq Learning Solutions.
Camiant, a Marlborough, MA based provider of solutions which enable the delivery of all IP multimedia applications, named Phil Sorsky as VP. Sorsky was formerly a VP with Telsima.
Digital Harbor, a Reston, VA based provider of software for building and using composite applications, named Dean Mericka as VP of Sales. Mericka was formerly employed by IBM and BMC Software.
Digital Railroad, a New York based provider of Web-based application services for the professional photography, named Lee Corkran as VP of Products. Corkran’s was formerly employed by Hewlett-Packard, Yahoo and Eastman Kodak.
Envox Worldwide, a Westborough, MA based global provider of voice solutions, named Tony Lenox as VP of Worldwide Customer Service and Support. Lenox was formerly Sr Director of Global Customer Support at Pegasystems.
Marathon Technologies, a Littleton, MA based provider of availability software that delivers 24/7 continuous systems availability and disaster protection for Windows applications, named Joe Impellizeri as CFO, Steven Keilen as VP Marketing and David Mazursky as VP Services. Impellizeri was formerly CFO with Syncra Systems. Keilen was formerly VP, Industry Marketing at Stratus Technologies. Mazursky was formerly with Lucent Technologies’ Network Systems Group.
NetContinuum, a Santa Clara, CA based provider of Web Application Firewalls and Secure Application Gateways, named Varun Nagaraj as CEO. Nagaraj was formerly VP of Product Management at Extreme Networks.
Oblicore, a Columbia, MD based provider of service level and business service management software, named Kevin Carr as VP of Sales for the Americas. Carr was formerly VP of Sales for Candle Corp.
Orative, a San Jose based developer of mobile software, named Bill Dumont as VP of Sales. Dumont was formerly SVP of International Sales at Concerto Software.
Passkey International, a Quincy, MA based provider of online group reservations software, named Steven Shapiro as CFO and SVP of Operations. Shapiro was formerly CFO and chief operating officer at SquareAnswer.
Rapt, a San Francisco based provider of pricing and profitability management solutions, named C. Curtis Lockton as VP, Marketing and Ben Crain as VP, Media Business Development. Lockton was formerly VP of Marketing & Business Development at SuccessFactors. Crain was formerly employed by Microsoft.
SentitO Networks, an Acton, MA based provider of carrier-grade, distributed VoIP switching and service delivery solutions for global telecommunications service providers, named Gary Kraemer as CFO and Paul Nikfarjam as VP of Product Management. Kraemer was formerly CFO at Tira Wireless. Nikfarjam was formerly employed by Motorola.
StrikeIron, a Research Triangle Park, NC based developer of the StrikeIron Web Services Business Network (WSBizNet) business platform for buying and selling Web services, named Co-Founder & President Bob Brauer as President & CEO.
Topio, a Santa Clara, CA based provider of enterprise software for data replication and recovery, named Bud Broomhead as SVP of Business Development. Broomhead was formerly employed by Sun Microsystems.
Worksoft, a Dallas based provider of automated software quality solutions, named Ed Krupa as VP of Worldwide Sales. Krupa was formerly EVP of Sales & Operations for Citadel Security Software.
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