Executive Moves, IPO, Venture Funding and M&A - 31 May 2006
Posted on: May 31st, 2006
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Covered Categories: M&A, Start-ups, Personnel Changes
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Initiative by Gemini and Lightspeed
Posted on: May 25th, 2006See the recent collaboration between a prominent Israeli VC and Lightspeed VC mentioned on - Softtechvc .
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Not only technology on Strategic Board
Posted on: May 25th, 2006Hi All,
We’ve started expanding the scope of coverage for Strategic Board into other spaces such as politics and business.
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Executive Moves, IPO, Venture Funding and M&A - 22 May 2006
Posted on: May 22nd, 2006
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Posted on: May 21st, 2006Google is the 21st Century Mainframe!
Posted on: May 17th, 2006All the big guys are rushing these days to launch as many web applications as possible to “captivate” web surfers in their “club”. Google in a dramatic and maybe a little bit panicked response to Microsoft’s threats and Yahoo’s renovated website started launching an application a day. It doesn’t matter anymore what it is, as long it is new and it does something at all then it should be launched - that seems to be their higher strategic guideline.
Google is becoming a one central computing center that does everything in a very similar fashion to the 60’s - 70’s mainframe state of mind. Of course we don’t see the MF green characters anymore but still, one web address, one state of mind and one business culture to provide everything for everyone!
I do think Microsoft are doing a good job at scaring Google with their large announcements (which I think is the main and maybe only competitive tactic and tool MS has to deploy against Google right now). They have got them into forgetting their un-disputed “rule” in information retrieval via search engine and into rushing for growth somewhere else where they are fresh. Of course, in a similar line of thought, except for launching new web 2.0 applications daily, there are the low cost acquisitions of every piece of web 2.0 technology just to enrich the weapon arsenal.
I think that Google, Microsoft and Yahoo should leave aside the “consolidation” strategy textbook everyone else in the enterprise SW industry have embraced (Oracle, SAP, MS) and give some space for innovation to bloom and flourish outside their factories. Everything really innovative about “web 2.0″ and even the term itself was invented during the exact time Microsoft and Yahoo have stopped believing in the net potential as well as many others. Now when they believe in it again, they kill it softly with their warm hugs.
Innovation is not just a matter of funding and clever R&D processes. It is MAINLY a matter of different point of views brought up by different people who can still think that there is a place for their dream. Knowing you have to fight with MS, Google or Yahoo for the first 100K users scares me and every new entrepreneur as well.
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Executive Moves, IPO, Venture Funding and M&A - 15 May 2006
Posted on: May 13th, 2006Mergers & Acquisitions
Citrix, a Ft. Lauderdale, FL based provider of access infrastructure
solutions, acquired Reflectent Software, a Westford, MA based provider of
software for solutions to monitor the performance of client-server, web, and
desktop applications from an end-user perspective, for an undisclosed
amount.
Double Fusion, a San Francisco, CA based provider of real time, dynamic in
game advertising solutions for video games, acquired Eiko Media, a Detroit,
MI based developer of integrating branding products into retail video games,
for an undisclosed amount.
EMC, a Hopkinton, MA based information management and storage company,
acquired Kashya, a San Jose, CA based provider of data replication and
protection software, for $153 million.
EMC, a Hopkinton, MA based information management and storage company,
acquired Interlink Group, an Englewood, CO based provider of Microsoft
solution software in the Western US, for an undisclosed amount.
Hyperion, a Santa Clara, CA based producer of business performance
management software, acquired UpStream Software, a Michigan based provider
of data readiness and guided workflow solutions used to track the movement
of financial information, for an undisclosed amount.
IBM, an Armonk, NY based provider of information technology systems,
products, services, software, and financing, acquired Unicorn Solutions, a
NY based developer of software for metadata management, for an undisclosed
amount.
Monster Worldwide, a Maynard, MA based employee recruitment website,
acquired PWP a Pittsburgh, PA based publisher of directory websites in the
educational field, for an undisclosed amount.
Netsol Technologies, a Calabasas, CA based developer of proprietary software
applications, acquired McCue Systems, a Burlingame, CA based provider of
lease and load portfolio management software, for an undisclosed amount.
Online Resources, a Chantilly, VA based provider of internet financial
services, acquired PrincetoneCom, a Princeton, NJ based provider of
electronic payments to financial institutions and billers, for $180 million.
Packeteer, a Cupertino, CA based provider of application traffic management
for wide area networks, acquired Tacit Networks a South Plainfield, NJ based
provider of branch office infrastructure solutions for organizations
pursuing server, storage and resource consolidation to meet cost, security
and regulatory compliance objectives, for $78 million.
Salary.com, a Waltham, MA based provider of compensation solutions providing
data, applications, and services to enterprises, small businesses and
individuals, acquired eComp Data Services, a Chicago, IL based provider of
executive compensation data, for an undisclosed amount.
SOA Software, a Los Angeles, CA based provider of SOA and Web services
management, security and governance solutions, acquired, BlueTitan, a San
Francisco, CA based provider of web services networking, for an undisclosed
amount.
TelePacific Communications, a Los Angeles, CA based provider of business
telecommunications network solutions providing local, long-distance, data
and Internet services to small-to-medium sized businesses in California and
Nevada, acquired Mpower Communications, a Pittsford, NY based provider of
broadband data and voice communications services, for $204 million.
Thermo Electron, a Waltham, MA based developer of analytical instruments,
merged with Fisher Scientific, a Hampton, NH based provider of products and
services for the scientific community, for $10.6 billion.
Funding
Atempo – Palo Alto, CA; a provider of data storage and protection solutions;
$7.6 million; Series A; Vision Capital.
Auvitek International – Freemont, CA; a provider of fables semiconductors to
the digital television market; $9 million; Series B; BA Venture Partners,
KLM Capital Group, Storm Ventures, VenGlobal Capital.
Cequint – Seattle, WA; a provider of software and hardware applications to
enhance mobile devices; $505,000; Series A; Alco Investments, BioNet
Systems, The Benaroya Company.
DotPhoto – West Trenton, NJ; a provider of photo, video and multimedia
sharing and storage applications and services; $3.5 million; 2nd equity
round; Edison Venture Fund, Sycamore Ventures.
DreamFactory Software – Mountain View, CA; a provider of adaptive on demand
applications; $5.8 million; Series A; New Enterprise Associates.
Hyperic – San Francisco, CA; a developer of information technology network
and systems management software; $2.5 million; Series A; Accel Partners.
Incentive Logic – Scottsdale, AZ; a developer of performance based rewards
that help businesses achieve their goals; $1 million; Series C; Atrium
Capital.
Innovectra – Vienna, VA; a provider of local search software and services;
$4 million; Series B; Longworth Venture Partners, Edison Venture Fund.
Knowlent – Santa Clara, CA; a maker of Electronic Design Automation and
Intellectual Property; $2.35 million; Series B; Incubic Venture Fund,
AsiaTech Ventures.
Last.fm – London, UK; a provider of online an online social music network;
undisclosed amount; Series A; Index Ventures.
MarkMonitor – San Francisco, CA; a provider of online corporate identity
protection services; $12 million; Series D; Cargill Ventures, Focus
Ventures, Foundation Capital, Institutional Venture Partners.
Negevtech – Rehovet, Israel; producer of patterned wafer optical inspection
systems; $36 million; Series D; Poalim Ventures, Wellington Partners.
QoSMOS – Paris, France; a producer of auditing and optimisation tools for IP
networks; $4.1 million; Series B; Sofinnova Partners.
Radar Networks – San Francisco, CA; a developer of a semantics applications
platform for building Web 2.0 services; $4.84 million; Series A; Leapfrog
Ventures, Vulcan Capital.
The 41st Parameter – Scottsdale, AZ; a developer of covert fraud detection
and prevention for the online channel; $11.2 million; Series B; Kleiner
Perkins Caufield & Byers, Norwest Venture Partners.
xTech – Minneapolis, MN; a provider of services that enables online commerce
and direct marketing companies to secure more profitable customers while
preventing fraud and identity theft; $8 million; Series A; Split Rock
Partners.
Sandbridge Technologies – White Plains, NY; a developer of fully
programmable software defined radio chipsets for multimode, multi-function
wireless handheld devices; $15.4 million; Series B; Samsung Ventures
America, Atlas Venture, Bessemer Venture Partners, Castile Ventures, Gabriel
Venture Partners.
Spotwave – Ottawa, Canada; a provider of carrier approved, intelligent
indoor coverage solutions that seamlessly bring the outdoor signal inside;
$2.5 million; Series B; Dow Corporate Venture Capital.
Varonis Systems – Israel; a provider of information usage management
solutions; $10.14 million; Series B; Accel Partners, Evergreen Venture
Partners, Pitango Venture Capital.
Zilker Labs – Austin, TX; a provider of power management and conversion ICs
based on the patented Digital-DC technology; $8 million; Series C; HIG
Ventures, North Bridge Venture Partners, Sevin Rosen Funds.
Executive Moves
Actelis, a Freemont, CA based provider of Carrier Ethernet over Copper
networking equipment to allow service providers to extend their Carrier
Ethernet network beyond the fiber footprint using the existing copper
infrastructure, named Mehmet Balos as President for the Americas and Chief
Marketing Officer. Balos was formerly VP of Enterprise North America at
Telefon AB LM Ericsson.
ArchPro Design Automation, a San Jose, CA based developer of EDA products
for solving power management design challenges in IC/SoC designs, named
Pratap Reddy as Chairman and CEO. Reddy was formerly President of Athena
Semiconductors.
Ariba, a Sunnyvale, CA based provider of Spend Management solutions to help
companies realize rapid and sustainable bottom line results, named Rony
Tazbaz as Regional Manager for Middle East Operations. Tazbaz was formerly
managed Middle East direct and indirect sales operations at SSA Global/Baan.
Double Fusion, a San Francisco, CA based provider of in-game advertising
technology and sales solutions, named Jonathan Epstein as CEO. Epstein was
formerly on the board of directors and a consultant.
D-Wave, a Vancouver, Canada based developer of high-performance quantum
computing systems for commercial use, named Herbert Martin as CEO. Martin
was formerly CEO of Salira Optical Network Systems.
Harmonic, a Sunnyvale, CA based provider of digital video, broadband optical
networking and IP delivery systems to cable, satellite, telecom and
broadcast network operators, named Patrick Harshman as President and CEO.
Harshman was formerly EVP.
Identity Engines, a Mountain View, CA based provider of network identity
management solutions, named Pete Selda as CEO. Selda was formerly President
and CEO if WholeSecurity.
Index Ventures, a London UK based venture capital firm, named Michele Ollier
as Principal in the Life Science Team, and Roman Fleck as an Associate to
the Life Sciences Team. Ollier was formerly a Director of Investment at
Edmond de Rothschild. Fleck was formerly in Drug Development and Business
Development at Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals.
July Systems, a Santa Clara, CA based provider of smart mobile retailing
solutions, named Kelvin Rowlette as EVP for Global Sales and Business
Development and Derek Peachey as VP, Sales and Business Development,
Americas. Rowlette was formerly President of Broadband Advisory Group.
Peachey was formerly at Handango.
Open Logic, a Broomfield, CO based provider of software, stacks and services
that enable enterprises to easily deploy and manage customized open source
environments, named Sean Curley as VP of Engineering, Kim Weins as VP of
Marketing, and Gabriel Weitzner as International Sales Director. Curley was
formerly SVP of Engineering and Operations at ExtraQuest. Weins was formerly
Principal at CMO Strategy Group. Weitzner was formerly International Sales
Director at Captaris.
Quellan, a Santa Clara, CA based supplier of analog semiconductors, named
Steffan Hahn as VP of Engineering. Hahn was formerly Senior Director of RF
IC Development at Airgo Networks.
Tentoe, a Pleasonton, CA based provider of online merchandising solutions,
named Adriann Theron as VP of Marketing and Business Development. Theron was
formerly VP of Sales and Worldwide Marketing for Propel Software.
VBrick Systems, a Wallingford, CT based provider of innovative networked
video solutions that enhance communications and reduce costs for
organizations around the world, named John Bazzone as VP of Worldwide Sales.
Bazzone was formerly in Senior Sales and Management Positions at Cisco
Systems and AT&T.
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OPML of the feeds that were found in search - New @ Strategic Board
Posted on: May 12th, 2006We’ve added a list of the blogs found in a search on Strategic Board and an OPML link to retrieve those feeds.
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Unfiltered Stream - Strategic Board unfiltered
Posted on: May 11th, 2006We’ve added today an option to view the unfiltered stream of Strategic Board sorted with most updated first (no ranking). This is for technology news/posts reading addicts (few thousands of items every day). Subscribing to the feed is same as always.
Anyone cares to syndicate the feed please contact me before doing so mailto:dudu@strategicboard.com.
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New on Strategic Board - Dynamic Top 100 Tech Blogs OPML
Posted on: May 10th, 2006We’ve added an OPML link on the site to retrieve an OPML xml file with the feeds of the current top 100 tech bloggers together with their ranking. The list is always fresh and can be used to track the strongest voices in the industry or for other purposes.
For anyone who does not know what is an OPML - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPML.
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