Mergers & Acquisitions

Broadcom acquired Sandburst, an Andover, MA based fabless semiconductor company, for $80 million.

BuzzMetrics, a New York based provider of online consumer-generated media analysis, acquired Intelliseek, a Cincinnati based provider of a technology platform to help marketers, researchers, and other business professionals transform unstructured data into insights, for an undisclosed amount.

Concur Technologies, a Redmond, WA based provider of automated business expense management services, acquired Outtask, an Alexndria, VA based provider of corporate travel software solutions, for an undisclosed amount.

Digital River, an Eden Prairie, MN based provider of e-commerce outsourcing solutions, acquired Direct Response Technologies, a Pittsburgh based provider of affiliate technology and e-marketing solutions, for $15 million.

Informatica, a Redwood City, CA based provider of data integration software, acquired Similarity Systems, a Dublin based provider of business-focused data quality solutions, for $55 million.

Nanometrics, a Milpitas, CA supplier of advanced integrated and standalone metrology equipment to the semiconductor industry, acquired Accent Optical Technologies, a Bend, OR based supplier of process control and metrology systems, in a deal valued at $80.9 million.

Tacit Networks, a South Plainfield, NJ based provider of enterprise-wide remote office software and IT business solutions, acquired Mobiliti, an Edison, NJ based developer of software for virtual networking, data backup and file synchronization for desktops and laptops, for an undisclosed amount.

Funding

Airwide Solutions – London, UK; a developer of mobile infrastructure software to enable, enhance and ensure mobile communications for wireless operators; $25 million; Series D; Advent International, Artiman Ventures, Axiom Venture Partners, Key Venture Partners, Kodiak Venture Partners.

American Fiber Systems – Rochester, NY; a provider of custom metropolitan fiber optic networks; $13 million; Series E; Hamilton Lane, Lucent Venture Partners, North Atlantic Capital, Sierra Ventures.

Apprion – Moffett Field, CA; a developer of the ION platform for industrial wireless security and interoperability; $7.5 million; Series A; Advanced Technology Ventures (ATV), Allegis Capital.

Clearwell Systems – Santa Clara, CA; a developer of a new class of Email Intelligence solutions; undisclosed amount; Series A; Sequoia Capital.

Edgeware – Stockholm, Sweden; a developer of scalable and cost efficient high performance servers for on-demand television services; undisclosed amount; Series A; Creandum.

Extricom – Herzlia, Israel; a provider of wireless local area network (WLAN) technologies for the enterprise market; undisclosed amount; round not specified; Motorola Ventures.

Iqua – Espoo, Finland; a developer wireless accessories; $2.5 million; Series A; EQVITEC Partners.

ITA Software – Cambridge, MA; a developer of travel industry pricing and connectivity software; $100 million; round not specified; Battery Ventures, General Catalyst Partners, Sequoia Capital, Spectrum Equity Investors.

Magnolia Broadband – Bedminster, NJ: a developer of integrated radio frequency (RF) chip solutions using proprietary smart antenna techniques for a variety of wireless client devices; $14 million; Series D; Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham, ECentury Capital Partners, Intel Capital, Quantum Technology Partners, SCP Private Equity Partners, Selway Partners, WS Investment.

Movaz Networks – Norcross, GA; a provider of optical solutions for delivery of wavelength services; $20 million; round not specified; Anschutz Investment Company, Comcast Interactive Capital, Menlo Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Worldview Technology Partners.

Provade – San Mateo, CA; a provider of solutions for managing goods and services procurement; $4 million; round not specified; Altos Ventures.

RadioFrame Networks – Bellevue, WA; an in-building wireless infrastructure company that manufacturers and markets a system to converge mobile wireless voice/data and high-speed wireless LAN into a single platform solution via software-defined radio technologies; $40.8 million; Series E; undisclosed investors.

RF-iT Solutions – Graz, Austria; a provider of RFID software and services, offering an RFID platform for system integrators and software producers; $4.915 million; Series A; PONTIS Venture Partners, Austria Wirtschaftsservice, Truffle Venture.

Saber Consulting – Salem, OR; a provider of information technology software and services to public and private enterprises; undisclosed amount; round not specified; Accel-KKR.

Splunk – San Francisco, CA; a provider of IT infrastructure management search technology; $10 million; Series B; August Capital, JK&B Capital, Sevin Rosen Funds.

StrongMail Systems - Redwood Shores, CA; a provider of email infrastructure technology; $9.5 million; Series B; Globespan Capital Partners, Evercore Ventures, Sequoia Capital.

Telecom Media – Warsaw, Poland; a provider of mobile telephone content; undisclosed amount; Series B; BBI Capital, MCI Management.

UCLT – Karmiel, Israel; a developer of laser technology for the semiconductor industry; $8.7 million; round not specified; Lightspeed Venture Partners.

Unicell – Tel Aviv, Israel; a developer of wireless services, including short message service (SMS), wireless surfing services, content portals, multimedia messaging services (MMS), and advanced 3G video applications; $2.5 million; round not specified; Kardan Group.

Wisair – Tel Aviv, Israel; a developer of chipset solution for high performance wireless communications, based on the UWB (Ultra Wide Band) technology; $20 million; Series C; Apax Partners, Bynet Ventures, Intel Capital, Vertex Venture Capital Israel.

Executive Moves

Alert Logic, a Houston based network security company, named Steve Kahan as President & CEO. Kahan was formerly VP of Worldwide Marketing at Bindview.

Cast Iron Systems, a Mountain View, CA based developer of integration appliances, named Matt Johnson as VP of Engineering and Ken Comee as EVP of Worldwide Field Operations. Johnson was formerly VP of Engineering at ONStor. Comee was formerly VP of Worldwide Field Operations at CollabNet.

Draper Fisher Jurvetson Gotham Ventures, a New York based early-stage technology venture fund, named Jed Katz as a Venture Partner. Katz was formerly COO of Yamcon.

Fox Technologies, a Palo Alto, CA based provider of a comprehensive controls solution that enables organizations worldwide to effectively manage corporate governance and compliance, named Subhash Tantry as CTO and Rick Schultz as WorldwideVP of Sales. Tantry was formerly CTO and EVP of Engineering & Operations for CenterBeam. Schultz was formerly VP of Worldwide Sales at Postini.

Gearworks, a Minneapolis based provider of mobile workforce management software, named Dan Kinsella as CFO and VP of Operations. Kinsella was formerly CFO at Datalink.

Hunt Ventures LP, an early stage venture firm with offices in Dallas and Austin, named Jeff Williams as Managing Director. Williams was formerly a general partner with Chisholm Private Capital Partners.

Mobile Satellite Ventures, a Reston, VA based developer of a hybrid satellite-cellular communications network, has named Scott Macleod as EVP &CFO. Macleod was formerly employed by XO Communications.

NuVox Communications, a Greenville, SC based integrated communications provider, promoted VP of Planning & Engineering Keith Coker to CTO.

Onset Ventures, a Menlo Park based venture capital firm, named Richard Schell as a Venture Partner. Schell was formerly employed by NetIQ.

Optimal, a San Jose based provider of high-performance EDA solutions,, named David DeMaria as CEO. DeMaria was formerly SVP of Worldwide Marketing at MatrixOne.

ViVOtech, a Santa Clara, CA supplier of contactless payment solutions, named David Fiore as CFO, Todd Ablowitz as SVP of Sales and Peter Slocum as SVP of Engineering. Fiore formerly owned a consulting firm. Ablowitz was formerly employed by First Data Corp. Slocum was formerly VP of Engineering Operations at Brocade Communications.

Xactly, a San Jose based provider of a a real-time, Web-based, on-demand sales compensation application, named Steve Wong as CFO. Wong was formerly CFO and VP of Operations at Rainfinity.