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Covered Categories: M&A, Start-ups, Personnel Changes
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Mergers & 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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Covered Categories: M&A, Start-ups, Personnel Changes
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