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Exec Moves, IPO, Funding and Acquisitions - 31 July 2006

Mergers & Acquisitions Agilent Technologies acquired Xpedion Design Systems, a Milpitas, CA based provider of analysis and verification solutions, for wireless and high-speed System-on-Chip IC designers, for an undisclosed amount. Digi International, a Minnetonka, MN based provider of commercial grade networking solutions, acquired MaxStream, a Lindon, UT based provider of wireless device networking solutions, for $38.5 million. Motorola acquired Broadbus Technologies, a Boxborough, MA based developer of next-generation VOD systems, for an undisclosed amount. NIIT Global, an Atlanta based provider of classroom and e-learning solutions, acquired Element K, a Rochester, NY based provider of learning solutions, for an undisclosed amount. Pitney Bowes acquired Print, Inc., a Kirkland, WA based provider of document management infrastructure (DMI) solutions, for $47 million. Tidal Software, a Palo Alto, CA based provider of application scheduling and performance management software, acquired Intersperse, a Pasadena, CA based provider of management solutions for software components and services, for an undisclosed amount. Time Warner Telecom acquired Xspedius Communications, an O’Fallon, MO based provider of integrated telecommunications services to small- to medium-sized enterprises, for $531.5 million. Waat Media Wireless Entertainment, a Sherman Oaks, CA based provider of late night entertainment for mobile phones and wireless devices, acquired Charismatix, a developer of java games and entertainment products for mobile devices, for an undisclosed amount. Funding Accept Software – Fremont, CA; a provider of a turnkey solution for enterprise product planning; $4.25 million; round not specified; Jefferson Partners. APProtect – Ein Ayala, Israel; a provider of security and anti-piracy solutions; $745K; round not specified; Giza Venture Capital, Office of the Chief Scientist, ProSeed Venture Capital Fund, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Vertex Venture Capital. Digital Chocolate – San Mateo, CA; a provider of games and applications for mobile phones; $22.5 million; Series C; Bridgescale Partners, Chengwei Ventures, CHI Capital, DN Capital, Glynn Capital Management, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Montagu Newhall Associates, Outlook Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures. ExaProtect – Villeurbanne, France; a developer of security management software that monitors IT infrastructure for security breaches; $5.67 million; round not specified; CIC Group, Elaia Partners. Infinera – Sunnyvale, CA; a provider of optical networking systems; $110 million; Series G; Benchmark Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Mobius Technology Solutions. Innovation Engineering – Mount Laurel, NJ; a developer of power systems and RF-based technologies for the semiconductor equipment, industrial lasers, medical equipment and telecommunication markets; undisclosed amount; round not specified; NJTC Venture Fund. InstaJob – Flower Mound, TX; a developer of job recruiting software; $2 million; Series A; Sevin Rosen Funds. Intelleflex – San Jose, CA; a developer of RFID integrated circuits, packaged tags, and readers; $15.5 million; Series B; Morgenthaler Ventures, Alloy Ventures, Selby Venture Partners, Woodside Fund. MaXXan Systems – San Jose, CA; a provider of a scalable intelligent application switch for data centers, as well as stand-alone solutions designed for small and medium businesses; $5.97 million; Series E; BA Venture Partners (BAVP), Trellis Partners, U.S. Venture Partners, Venrock Associates. mindSHIFT Technologies – Fairfax, VA; a provider of a fully managed information technology (IT) infrastructure service for small-to-mid sized organizations; $18.43 million; Series CC; Columbia Capital, Fidelity Ventures. NetEffect – Austin, TX; a provider of next-generation Ethernet connectivity solutions; $25 million; Series B; Austin Ventures, Duchossois Technology Partners, Granite Ventures, Infinity Capital, JatoTech Ventures, TI Venture Capital, TL Ventures. NextMedium – Los Angeles, CA; a provider of a brand integration advertising platform; $6 million; Series B; Bessemer Venture Partners (Lead), Ascend Venture Group, Globespan Capital Partners. Nomad – Hexham, UK; a provider of network independent data communications and services; $14.8 million; Series A; Amadeus Capital Partners, T-Mobile Venture Fund. Panther Express – New York, NY; a provider of a content delivery network (CDN); $6 million; round not specified; Greylock Partners. Pi – Kirkland, WA; a developer of information management software; $9.4 million; Series B; Warburg Pincus. Rajant – Malvern, PA; a developer of nonfixed-wireless-LAN products that create an instant lifeline to the world in areas where fixed networks are destroyed, temporarily out of service or simply impractical; $3.25 million; Series B; Battelle Ventures, Innovation Valley Partners. Revver – Hollywood, CA; a developer of technology that allows producers of homemade digital videos to share and make money from their work; $1.55 million; Series B; Comcast Interactive Capital, Turner New Media Investments. Santa Cruz Networks is a provider of Internet-based communication and data sharing solutions; $4.36 million; Series B; Advanced Equities, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), Geneva Venture Partners. Sequans Communications– Paris, France; a supplier of fixed and mobile WiMAX chips; $24 million; Series C; Kennet Venture Partners, Add Partners, Cap Decisif, Vision Capital. Site9 – Portland, OR; a developer of ecommerce and B2B website development software; $1.1 million; Series A; Mount Hood Equity Partners. SnapVine – Seattle, WA; a developer of mobile voice applications; $2 million; Series A; Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ), First Round Capital. SS8 Networks – San Jose, CA; a developer of mission-critical signaling solutions and service applications; $5 million; Series D; undisclosed investors. SteelBox Networks – Atlanta, GA; a developer of video switching software and equipment; $10 million; round not specified; Sierra Ventures. Tello – San Mateo, CA; a provider of OnDemand unified communication and collaboration services; $10 million; Series B; BCE Capital, Eagle River, Evercore Partners, Intel Capital, Rho Ventures. Xceedium – Jersey City, NJ: a provider of secure IT operations management solutions; $5 million; Series A; ArrowPath Venture Capital, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.

IPO Pricings WNS (Holdings) Limited (NYSE: WNS) India Provides data processing and call center services, primarily to customers in the banking, financial services, insurance, and travel industries. Date of Offering: 7/26/06 Offer Price: $20.00 Closing Price as of 7/28/06: $24.70 Avg. Volume: 2,791,370 IPO Filings Qimonda AG(NYSE: QI Proposed) Germany Provider of memory chips. Date of Registration: 7/21/06 Offering amount (mil.): $1,071.00 Lead Underwriter: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Executive Moves Acopia Networks, a Lowell, MA based storage switch company, named Kirby Wadsworth as SVP of Marketing & Business Development. Wadsworth was formerly VP of Marketing & Business Development at Revivio. Bay Partners, a Cupertino, CA based venture capital firm, promoted Venture Partner Eric Chin and Entrepreneur in Residence Neil Sadaranganey to Partners. BioPassword, a Seattle based provider of secure authentication and anti-fraud solutions based on the behavioral biometric of keystroke dynamics, named Chris Dukelow as CFO. Dukelow was formerly COO for Escapia. H-Stream Wireless, a Palo Alto, CA based developer of low-power wireless semiconductor solutions, named Dave Timm as CEO and Mike Schwartz as VP of Engineering. Timm was formerly founder and Managing Director of the Notebook Power Business Unit at Maxim Integrated Products. Schwartz was formerly VP of Wi-Fi R&D for DSP Group. InnerWireless, a Richardson, TX based provider of in-building wireless systems, named Janet Lind as VP of Product Development. Lind has served in various C-level and executive roles with Cyneta Networks, Nortel Networks and Siemens. IWatt, a Los Gatos, CA based developer of digital power conversion IC technology, named Don Devost as CFO. Devost was formerly Director of Finance & Operations for the worldwide sales division of Analog Devices. Opus Capital, a Menlo Park, CA based venture capital firm, named Stanford University Professor Serge Plotkin as Venture Partner. Palomar Ventures, a Santa Monica based early-stage venture capital firm, promoted Principal Brian Garrett to Partner and named Kevin Jacques as Partner. Jacques was formerly a partner with Sevin Rosen Funds. SenSage, a San Francisco based provider of scalable log management solutions, named Joan Varrone as CFO. Varrone was formerly CFO of Optiva. Syntricity, a San Diego based provider of enterprise yield-management software for the semiconductor industry, named Michael Crawford as SVP of Engineering. Crawford was formerly SVP of Engineering for EMC/Prisa Networks. WebGen Systems, a Cambridge, MA based provider of advanced software for energy conservation and control in commercial buildings, named Bob Potter as Chairman, President & CEO. Potter was formerly President & CEO of Kalido.

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Exec Moves, IPO, Funding and Acquisitions - 23 July 2006

Mergers & Acquisitions Amdocs, a St. Louis, MO based provider of CRM and billing software solutions to major communications companies in North America, Europe and internationally, acquired Cramer Systems, a London, UK based provider of operational support systems software, for $375 million. Emptoris, a Burlington, MA based provider of enterprise supply and contract management software, acquired Mindflow Technologies, a MA based provider of a suite of Web-based applications that optimize and automate the end-to-end strategic sourcing process, for an undisclosed amount. Entrust, an Addison, TX based provider of solutions for managing digital identities and information security across a wide variety of devices, applications, platforms and environments, acquired Business Signatures, a Redwood City, CA based developer of software that enables the detection of fraudulent intent versus normal intent of online customers, and immediate action, for $50 million. FeedBurner, a Chicago, IL based developer of a suite of feed syndication services to commercial and individual publishers, acquired Blogbeat, a NC based provider of blog analytics, for an undisclosed amount. Kronos, a Chelmsford, MA based provider of workforce management software and services, acquired SmartTime Software, a Framingham, MA based provider of labor management software for $2.2 million. Motricity, a Durham, NC based provider of mobile content and mobile content infrastructure solutions to the wireless industry, acquired GoldPocket Wireless, a Los Angeles, CA based provider of technology solutions for mobile marketing, content and applications, for an undisclosed amount. Planar Systems, a Beaverton, OR based provider of valued-added display hardware and software for a variety of specialty display markets worldwide, acquired Clarity Visual Systems, a Wilsonville, OR based provider of Digital Visual Messaging solutions and digital displays to the retail, public venue and corporate venue, for $46 million. PodTech, a Menlo Park, CA provider of a blog and Podcast Web site focusing on technology and companies in the Silicon Valley, acquired Geek Entertainment, a provider of video blogging, for an undisclosed amount. Tyco International, a Bermuda based provider of diversified manufacturing and services, acquired Telemics, a Louisville, KY based provider of utility-specific applications using spatial databasing, for an undisclosed amount. Unity Wireless, a Canadian based developer of wireless systems and coverage-enhancement solutions, acquired Celletra, an Israel based provider of coverage and capacity enhancement solutions for wireless communications networks, for an undisclosed amount. Viisage Technology, a Billerica, MA based provider of biometric identity authentication technology, acquired Iridian Technologies, a Moorestown, NJ developer of iris recognition technology, for $35 million. Voxeo, an Orlando, FL based provider of interactive voice response and voice over IP solutions, acquired VoiceReady, an Orlando, FL based provider of web-based graphical design and reporting solutions that enable the delivery and management of VoiceXML and VoIP-based telephones, for an undisclosed amount. Funding Actimagine – France; a provider of software solutions in the field of video and interactive vector graphics; $3.8 million; Series A; GRP Partners. Aggregator – United Kingdom; a developer of niche TV content to specialist audiences; $16.5 million; Series A; 3i Group, Amadeus Capital Partners, Intel Capital. AmberWave Systems – Salem, NH; a provider of strained silicon technology for the semiconductor industry; $25 million; Series E; 3i Group, Adams Capital Management, ARCH Venture Partners, Hillman Company, Telesoft Partners. Availigent - San Jose, CA; a provider of application virtualization software for application migration and recovery; $12.2 million; Series B; August Capital, Mobius Venture Capital, Invesco Private Capital, Palo Alto Investors, Nexit Ventures, Selby Venture Partners. Azteq Mobile – Walnut Creek, CA; a developer of mobile technologies; $4.05 million; Series A; Ignite Group, iSherpa Capital, Japan Asia Investment Company. Berkeley Design Automation – Santa Clara, CA; a developer of software that analyzes the design of analog and radio frequency integrated circuits; $6 million; Series B; Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co, Panasonic, Woodside Fund, Bessemer Venture Partners. Brilliant Telecommunications – Campbell, CA; a developer of GSM base-station timing and synchronization hardware; $6.9 million; Series A; Draper Richards, ONSET Ventures. Cascade Technologies – United Kingdom; a provider of optoelectronic gas detection devices; $4.6 million; round not specified; Bank of Scotland, Braveheart Ventures, Partnerships UK, Scottish Co-investment Fund. Digital Chocolate – San Mateo, CA; a developer of applications for mobile phones, including entertainment, problem-solving, and social networking applications; $18.03 million; Series C; Bridgescale Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Montagu Newhall Associates, Outlook Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Sutter Hill Ventures. Glacier Bay – Oakland, CA; a provider of clean technology; $8 million; Series A; New Enterprise Associates. Greylock Partners - San Mateo, CA; a venture capital firm; $150 million. InvisibleCRM – Russia; a developer of smart desktop solutions for Salesforce.com and other CRM systems; $1.5 million; Series A; ABRT Venture Fund, Martinson Trigon Venture Patrtners. Jobster – Seattle, WA; an online job search engine; $18 million; Series C; Reed Elsevier Partners, Ignition Partners, Mayfield Fund and Trinity Ventures. Limbo – Burlingame, CA; a provider of consumer applications and services for mobile phones; $9 million; Series B; Azure Capital Partners, Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ). MaxPreps – Cameron Park, CA; a provider of a sports information Web site featuring statistics, stories, and photos about high school athletes; $7 million; Series B; Dolphin Equity Partners, BEV Capital, DFJ Frontier Fund. Newnham Research – United Kingdom; a software and semiconductor company whose solutions enable flexible connectivity between computers and displays; $13.25 million; Series B; Esprit Capital Partners, Atlas Venture, Benchmark Capital, Individuals. Peakstream – Redwood City, CA; a developer of software that accelerates computing applications; $5 million; Series A; Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital. Reflexis Systems – Norwood, MA; a provider of web-based workforce management solutions for the retail market; $10 million; round not specified; Pequot Ventures ShopWiki – New York, NY; a provider of online comparison shopping; $6.2 million; Series A; Generation Partners. Technorati - San Francisco, CA; an ad-supported search engine; $7.6 million; Series C; Draper Fisher Jurvetson and Mobius Venture. VeriCenter – Houston, TX; a provider of network data centers and hosted IT infrastructure services; $7 million; Series F; Pharos Capital Group LLC. VoiceObjects – San Mateo, CA; a developer of phone application server products; $10.8 million; round not disclosed; Telesoft Partners, Wellington Partners, SAP Ventures, Deutsche Telekom’s T-Venture, Enjoyventure. Wichorus – San Jose, CA; a developer of mobility software; $8.5 million; Series B; Accel Partners, Redpoint Ventures. Zeugma Systems – Vancoouver, BC; a telecommunications network optimization system; $15.75 million; Round not disclosed; BDC Venture Capital. Executive Moves Active Reasoning, a Palo Alto, CA based maker of software to help IT departments manage operations and comply with regulations, named Terry Schwab as VP of Business Development and John Hoffman as VP of Sales for the Mid-Atlantic region. Schwab was formerly at Autonomy. Hoffman was formerly VP of Sales at ROME. Apptera, a San Bruno, CA based developer of automated voice technologies, named Jim Sullivan as CFO and VP of Finance. Sullivan was formerly CFO, VP of Finance and Corporate Secretary of 8x8 Inc. Atempo, a Palo Alto, CA based maker of data protection and storage security products, named Neal Ater as CEO. Ater was formerly CEO of Storactive. Bocada, a Bellevue, WA based provider of data protection management software, named Drake Pruitt as President and CEO. Pruitt was formerly EVP of products. ClearOrbit, an Austin, TX based provider of supply chain purchasing and collaboration software, named John Reece as CEO. Reece was formerly President. KnowNow, a Sunnyvale, CA based provider of Internet-based real-time data distribution software, named Todd Rulon-Miller as CEO. Rulon-Miller was formerly SVP of Worldwide Sales and Services at Netscape Communications. Model N, a San Francisco, CA based provider of revenue management software for the life sciences industry, named Michael Pinto as VP of Sales. Pinto was formerly VP of Sales at Octagon Research Solutions. Mportal, a Vienna, VA based enabler of mobile content and applications, named Michael McCray as CEO. McCray was formerly VP at Oracle Consulting and Oracle Support Services. Power Integrations, a San Mateo, CA based maker of high-voltage analog integrated circuits for power conversion, named Rafael Torres as CFO and VP of Finance and Administration. Torres was formerly CFO at PLX Technology. Privaris, a Charlottesville, VA based provider of wireless biometric technology, named John Petze as CEO. Petze was formerly CEO at Tridium. WageWorks, a San Mateo, CA based flexible spending account management provider, named Kathleen McElwee as CFO. McElwee was formerly at VA Software.

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Exec Moves, IPO, Funding and Acquisitions - 16 July 2006

Mergers and Acquisitions

CA, an Islandia, NY based business software giant, acquired XOsoft, a
Waltham, MA based provider of technology that minimizes software application
downtime, for an undisclosed amount.

EFJ, an Irving, TX based developer of private wireless communication
products and systems and information security products, acquired 3e Technologies International,
a Rockville, MD based provider of products, applications, and technology
to build secure wireless infrastructures, for $36 million.

First Data, a Greenwood Village, CO based provider of financial services
such as credit and debit card, electronic payments and money transfers,
acquired Peace Software, a Miami, FL based developer of customer information
software, for an undisclosed amount.

GE Commercial Financial, a Norwalk, CT based Global Media & Communications
company, acquired Mid-Maine Communications, a Bangor, ME based provider of
Internet and voice communications, for $135 million.

Kronos, a Chelmsford, MA based provider of software and services, acquired
Unicru, a Beaverton, OR based provider of talent management solutions, for
$150 million.

Opsware, a Sunnyvale, CA based provider of IT automation software, acquired
Creekpath Systems, a Longmont, CO based developer of storage management
software, for $10 million.

Science Applications International Corporation, a San Diego, CA based
technology giant, acquired GeoViz.com, a Campbell, CA based provider of
sophisticated software used in military training and intelligence, for an
undisclosed amount.

Secure Computing, a San Jose, CA based developer of network security
products, acquired CipherTrust, an Alpharetta, GA based developer of
security solutions for enterprise email systems, for $273.6 million.

Tessera Technologies, a San Jose, CA based provider of miniaturization
technologies for the electronics industry, acquired Digital Optics, a
Charlotte, NC based provider of micro-optics and optical integration
solutions, for $59.5 million.

Funding

Blueshift Technologies - Andover, MA; a provider of semiconductor automation
equipment; $12 million; Series B; Atlas Venture, Intel Capital,
North Bridge Venture Partners.

CacheLogic - Cambridge, UK; a provider of a suite of complementary products
that deliver traffic management and network intelligence solutions to the
Internet Service Provider and telecommunications sectors; $20 million;
Series C; Amadeus Capital Partners, 3i, Pentech Ventures,
The Cambridge Gateway Fund.

CallMiner - Cape Coral, FL; a developer of speech analytics that assist
contact centers in the analysis of recorded calls; $10 million; Series B;
Inflexion Partners, Intersouth Partners, Sigma Partners.

Cellfire - Santa Clara, CA; a provider of mobile phone coupons; $10 million;
Series B; Menlo Ventures.

CinemaNow - Marina Del Rey, CA; an on-demand movie company; $20.3 million;
Series E; EchoStar Communications, Index Holdings.

ConSentry Networks - Milpitas, CA; a developer of security software for
local area networks; $20 million; Series D; Accel Partners,
INVESCO Private Capital, Sequoia Capital, Duff Ackerman & Goodrich Ventures.

CoreOptics - Germany; a designer and manufacturer of optical networking
chips and subsystems; $28 million; Series D; GIMV NV.

DecisionView - San Francisco, CA; a provider of software solutions that help
optimize clinical drug trials; $12.47 million; Series B; Adobe Ventures,
Granite Ventures, Partech International.

EfashionSolutions - Seacaucus, NJ; a provider of e-commerce Web sites for
the fashion and apparel industries; $17.4 million; round not specified;
ABS Capital Partners, Piper Jaffray PEP II.

Engage.com - San Francisco, CA; an online community in which people
collaborate with their single friends to help them find mates; $5 million;
Series A; Advanced Technology Ventures, Revolution Ventures,
The Founders Fund, Josh Kopleman.

G2 Microsystems - Campbell, CA; a provider of integrated circuits
specifically for the active asset tracking and telemetry markets; $14
million; Series B; Siemens Venture Capital, DB Capital Partners,
Individuals, Starfish Ventures, UPS Strategic Enterprise Fund.

Gear6 - Menlo Park, CA; a developer of technology to accelerate storage and
deliver real time performance for the enterprise data center; $10 million;
round not specified; InterWest Partners, U.S. Venture Partners.

IMImobile - Hyderabad, India; a developer of mobile phone content and
billing platform; $10 million; round not specified; Pequot Ventures.

Infrastruct Security - Houston, TX; a safety-focused systems integrator; $4
million; Series A; Murphree Venture Parnters, Jemison Investment Company,
Stonehenge Capital Company, Louisiana Fund One.

Metavize - San Mateo, CA; a developer of software security solutions for
maintaining business operations and preventing loss of productivity; $10.4
million; Series A; CMEA Ventures, Rustic Canyon Partners.

MobiTV - Emeryville, CA; a provider of television and digital radio services
for cellular, WiFi and broadband-enabled devices; $70 million; Series C;
Oak Investment Partners.

Moda Technology Partners - Fort Washington, PA; a developer of a solution
that serves as a regulatory compliance platform for the collection,
management and reporting of environmental monitoring information by
pharmaceutical manufacturers; $2.3 million; Series A; Osage Ventures.

New Enterprise Associates - Menlo Park, CA; a technology-focused venture
capital firm; $2.5 billion; Investors not specified.

Pentaho - Orlando, FL; a developer of enterprise-class business intelligence
software solutions that have the aim of improving efficiency and
effectiveness of an organizations operations; $8 million; Series B;
Index Ventures, New Enterprise Associates.

Radianse - Lawrence, MA; a developer of radio frequency technology used to
track equipment and people in hospitals; $6 million; Series B; National Healthcare Services,
Ascension Health Ventures, HLM Venture Partners,
Kaiser Permanente, Partech International, Partners Healthcare System.

SecondSpace - Bellevue, WA; developer of a new online service that connects
consumers with the services that help them get the most from their free time
$6.5 million; Series A; Ignition Partners.

SkyPilot Networks - Santa Clara, CA; a provider of wireless broadband
systems that enable network operators of all sizes to deliver broadband
data, voice, and video services; $21 million; round not specified; August Capital,
INVESCO Private Capital, Mobius Venture Capital, Nexit Ventures,
Palo Alto Investors, Selby Venture Partners.

Sulake - Helsinke, Finland; an interactive entertainment company specialized
in developing, publishing and distributing multiplayer online communities
and games; $7.6 million; round not specified; Investors not specified.

Surgient- Austin, TX; a provider of process automation solutions for
software companies; $20 million; Series C; Austin Ventures, Bluestream Ventures,
Crosslink Capital, Goldman Sachs Group, MFI Austin.

VoEx - Grand Rapids, MI; a provider of wholesale voice over IP network
services and software; $12 million; Series B; Kennet Venture Partners, EDF Ventures,
IVS.

WorkshopLive - Pittsfield, MA; a provider of online music instruction; $3.25
million; round not specified; GIV Venture Partners.

Executive Moves

Acopia Networks, a Lowell, MA based developer of IT network products, named
Tom Sweeney as VP of Engineering. Sweeney was formerly Senior Director of
Engineering at EMC.

Appium, a Malmo, Sweden based provider of next-generation telecommunications
applications platforms, named Eric Lundquist as CEO. Lundquist was formerly
SVP of Sales.

Arxan Technologies, a San Francisco, CA based developer of anti-tamper
software to stop online security breaches and piracy, named Michael T. Dager
as CEO. Dager ws formerly President and CEO at Worksoft.

Azul Systems, a Moutain View, CA based provider of network processing
technology, named Scott Sellers as COO. Sellers was formerly the VP of
Hardware Engineering.

Bluesocket, a Burlington, MA based provider of wireless network, security
and management products, named Ann Doyle as VP of Sales in the Americas.
Doyle was formerly VP of Marketing and Sales at Citel.

Cast Iron Systems, a Mountain View, CA based supplier of integration
appliances, named Bob Bear as VP of Customer Services. Bear was formerly VP
of Solutions at Zilliant.

Core Security Technology, a Boston, MA based provider of automated
penetration testing technology for assessing specific information security
threats, named Angiras Koorapaty as CFO. Koorapaty was formerly in Senior
Financial Management roles at Allstate.

Fandango, a Los Angeles, CA based provider of movie tickets through its
online, telephone and mobile ticketing services, named Chuck Davis as CEO.
Davis was formerly President and CEO of Shopzilla.

Geniant, a Dallas, TX based IT consulting company, named Sam Kelley as
President and CEO. Kelly was formerly Southwest Region Distribution Sector
Practice at IBM.

Gradient Design Automation, a Santa Clara, CA based developer of thermal
analysis technology for integrated circuits used in the automotive,
computer, hand-held and networking segments, named Edmund Cheng as President
and CEO. Cheng was formerly VP of Marketing at Synopsys.

Insignia Solutions, a Campbell, CA based provider of products and services
designed to help mobile operators and terminal manufacturers manage mobile
devices, named George Monk as CFO. Monk was formerly CFO of Macrovision.

Knowledge Networks, a Menlo Park, CA based consumer information company,
named Simon Kooyman as CEO. Kooyman was formerly chairman and CEO at Ipsos North America.

Nano-Tex, an Emeryville, CA based provider of nanotechnology-based textile
enhancements to the apparel and commercial interiors markets, named James Curley
as President and CEO. Curley was formerly CFO at LeapFrog Enterprises.

Netcordia, an Annapolis, MD based provider of network analysis and
diagnostic hardware platforms, named Don Pyle as CEO. Pyle was formerly CEO
at Laurel Networks.

Sigaba, a San Mateo, CA based provider of secure message management
software, named Greg Desmarais as CTO, Lyall Vanatta as SVP of Marketing and
Vince Arneja as Director of Product Management. Desmarais was formerly SVP
of Engineering. Vanatta was formerly VP of Marketing at Infodata Systems.
Arneja was formerly Director of Public Sector Services.

Visible Path, a Foster City, CA based developer of enterprise social
networking and business intelligence software, named Paul Emery as VP of
Engineering, and Shailesh Rao as VP of Products. Emery was formerly
VP of Server Technologies at Oracle.

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Feed Grazing on Strategic Board

Hi All,

I found this week a post on a new use of Strategic Board - Feed Grazing - I have to admit that I didn't know the term feed grazing before I read that post.

Anyway, in simple words Strategic Board provides an OPML with a dynamic list of blogs found in a specific search. For every search in Strategic Board there is OPML link resides on the right top side. This can be helpful to track blogs based on subjects and not individually as everyone are accustomed to.

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Change in spidering system

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Executive Moves, IPO, Venture Funding and M & A - 09 Jul 2006

Mergers and Acquisitions

Adobe Systems, a San Jose, CA based maker of web publishing software,
acquired the technology assets of Pixmantec, a Denmark based maker of
software that provides advanced workflow management and processing
capabilities for digital camera raw files, for an undisclosed amount.

Audax Group, a Boston, MA based investment firm, acquired Winchester
Electronics, a Wallingford, CT based maker of RF coaxial, board-to-board and
power interconnects, as well as cable assemblies, for the
telecommunications, computer, and test and measurement industries, for an
undisclosed amount.

AudioCodes, an Israel based provider of Voice over Packet (VoP) technology
and voice network products to OEMs, network equipment providers, and system
integrators, acquired Netrake, a Plano, TX provider of voice and multimedia
solutions across IP networks, for $10 million.

Broadview Networks Holdings, a Rye Brook, NY based communications service
provider, acquired ATX Communications, a King of Prussia, PA based
communications service provider, for between $75 million and $100 million.

Business Engine, a San Francisco, CA based provider of project and portfolio
management solutions, acquired Xylogy, an Australian based provider of
integrated governance solutions, for an undisclosed amount.

Comcast, a Philadelphia, PA provider of cable, and other consumer
entertainment and communication products and services in the United States,
acquired thePlatform, a Seattle, WA based provider of software for rich
digital content management and publishing, for an undisclosed amount.
Cree, a Durham, NC based silicon carbide wafer maker, acquired Intrinsic Semiconductor,
a Dulles, VA based silicon carbide wafer maker, for $46
million.

MarkMonitor, a San Francisco, CA based provider of online corporate identity
protection services, acquired CollectiveTrust, a San Francisco, CA based
developer of fraud protection technology, for an undisclosed amount.

Marvell Technology Group, a Santa Clara, CA based maker of semiconductor
products, acquired Intel's, communications and application processor
business, for $600 million.

ZivVa Holdings, an Atlanta, GA based provider of hosted voice over internet
(VoIP) applications, acquired Vocalocity, an Atlanta, GA based provider of
voice software for the deployment of voice applications, for an undisclosed
amount.

Funding

Akimbo - San Mateo, CA; an on-demand video software company; $15.5 million;
Series C; Cisco Systems, AT&T, Blueprint Ventures.

AppLabs - Philadelphia, PA; a software testing and development company; $10
million; round not specified; Sequoia Capital India.

Clear2Pay - Belgium; a provider of software and solutions for Internet
payments to financial institutions; $19.8 million; round not specified; AGF
Private Equity, Big Bang Ventures, GIMV, Intel Capital, Quest for Growth,
TrustCapital Partners.

Clearwire - Kirkland, WA; a provider of wireless, broadband Internet service
to consumers and small businesses; $900 million; round not specified; Intel
Capital, Motorola Ventures.

ConSentry Networks - Milipitas, CA; a developer of enterprise LANs with a
purpose-built system that preserves data integrity, ensures network
availability, and supports regulatory compliance at disruptive
price/performance levels; $20 million; Series D; Accel Partners, Duff
Ackerman & Goodrich, INVESCO Private Capital, Sequoia Capital.

Constant Contact - Waltham, MA; an email marketing service for small
businesses, associations, and nonprofits; $15 million; Series C; Greylock
Partners, Commonwealth Capital Ventures, Hudson Ventures, Longworth Venture
Partners, Morgan Stanley Venture Partners.

Cranite Systems - Los Gatos, CA; a provider of network security; $11.5
million; Series C; Warburg Pincus, JK&B Capital, Diamondhead Ventures, BV
Capital, Selby Ventures, Industry Ventures, Pacifica Fund.

DangDang.com - China; an online retailer of books and media; $27 million;
Series C; DCM.

DFJ Element - Menlo Park, CA; a venture capital fund for investing in clean
technology companies; $284 million; Element Venture Partners, Draper Fisher
Jurvetson.

DVDPlay - Los Gatos, CA; a maker of DVD rental kiosks; $20 million; round
not specified; El Dorado Ventures, Emergence Capital Partners, Palo Alto
Venture Partners, Vanguard Ventures.

e-Glue Business Technologies - Hoboken, NJ; a provider of contact center
software; $10 million; Series B; Evergreen Venture Partners, Cedar Fund,
Giza Venture Capital.

Enpirion - Bridgewater, NJ; a developer of systems that provide power to
chips in cellphones and other devices; $20 million; Series C; BA Venture
Partners, Xilinx, Canaan Partners, Columbia Capital, Intel Capital, RRE
Ventures and SAS Investors.

EProject - Seattle, WA; a provider of On-Demand collaborative Project and
Portfolio Management (PPM) Software-as-a-Service (SaaS); $6 million; Series
A; Kennet Venture Partners, Genevest, SVB Capital.

Exavio - Santa Clara, CA; a provider of digital media storage and networking
solutions; $3 million; Series B; ComVentures , Enspire Capital, Gold Hill
Venture Lending.

Guidester - New York, NY; a developer of a tool to help convert online
window shoppers into buyers; $3 million; Series B; Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Gotham Ventures.

Hyperic - San Francisco, CA; provider of an open source IT management
platform; $3.8 million; Series A; Benchmark Capital, Accel Partners.

iBloks - San Francisco, CA; a developer of software for personalizing
digital media; $3 million; Series B; Maveron.

InSilica - Santa Clara, CA; a provider of customer specific VLSI solutions
that incorporate digital, mixed signal, and analog intellectual property;
$18 million; round not specified; Crossbow Ventures, Dow Venture Capital,
Flextronics, Intel Capital, NewPath Ventures.

IGA Worldwide - New York, NY; a provider of technology that helps brands and
publishers place advertisements inside video games; $17 million; round not
specified; Intel Capital.

JibJab - Santa Monica, CA; an online comedy network; amount not disclosed;
Series A; Polaris Venture Partners.

Juice Wireless - New York, NY; a developer of interactive mobile data
applications; $1 million; Series C add-on; Citizens Communications.

KonaWare - Menlo Park, CA; a developer of logistics software; $2 million;
Series C; Arkansas Science & Technology Authority, Arkansas' Commerce
Capital Development, Asset Management Company, Draper Richards, Nomad
Venture Fund.

Kontera - San Francisco, CA; a developer of in-text advertising solutions
for web publishers and advertisers; $7 million; Series A; Lehman Brothers
Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital.

LignUp - Mountain View, CA; a provider of converged communications
solutions; $9.8 million; Series B; Intel Capital, The Entrepreneurs' Funds,
Weber Capital Management, Draper Associates, Regis McKenna, Wasatch Venture
Fund, University of Utah University Venture Fund, vSpring Capital.

Metacafe - New York, NY; a video sharing Web; $15 million; Series B; Accel
Partners.

Mu Security - Sunnyvale, CA; a developer of a security analysis system; $10
million; Series B; Duff, Alderman & Goodrich Ventures, Accel Partners,
Benchmark Capital.

Oberon Media - Seattle, WA; provider of online casual games solutions;
amount not disclosed; mezzanine financing; Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley,
Oak Investment Partners, Capricorn Management.

Parature - McLean, VA; a provider of on demand customer support and help
desk solutions; $13.5 million; Series A; Sierra Ventures, Valhalla Partners.

Pulse Wave RF - Austin, TX; a fabless semiconductor company providing
modules for the wireless infrastructure market; $30 million; Series C; Oak
Investment Partners, Austin Ventures, Bay Partners, Genesis Campus.

Pyxis - Santa Clara, CA; a developer of software to address the problems
that chip designers and foundries face in the physical design, layout, and
routing of nanometer-scale integrated circuits (ICs) and systems on a chip
(SoCs); $9.2 million; Series B; Formative Ventures, Austin Ventures, CMEA
Ventures.

Sanrad - San Mateo, CA; a provider of IP-SAN that delivers intelligence at
the network layer, in a unique open architecture; $10 million; Series D;
Foundation Capital.

Scintera - San Jose, CA; a fabless semiconductor company specializing in
products that empower multi-gigabit communication and networking systems;
$12 million; Series C; Ridgewood Capital, August Capital, Kleiner, Perkins,
Caufield, and Byers, Sevin Rosen Funds.

Stardoll.com - Stockholm, Sweden; an online dress up and makeover community;
$6 million; Series B; Sequoia Capital, Index Ventures.

Stretch - Mountain View, CA; a developer of semiconductors and components;
$10 million; Series A; Menlo Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, Worldview
Technology Partners.

Three Rings Design - San Francisco, CA; a developer of online casual games;
amount not disclosed; Series B; Mercury Capital Partners, Amicus Capital,
Arba Group, Stewart Alsop.

Tyzx - Menlo Park, CA; a provider of a platform of hardware, software and
services for building products that see and interact with the world in three
dimensions; $4 million; round not specified; Takata Group.

Tzero Technologies - Sunnyvale, CA; a developer of ultra wideband chips used
to wirelessly transmit video inside of households; $25.5 million; Series B;
OVP Venture Partners, Quilvest, August Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners,
VentureTech Alliance.

VeriSilicon Holdings - Santa Clara, CA; a provider of intellectual property,
design and semiconductor manufacturing services; $14.8 million; Series C;
Austin Ventures, Sierra Ventures.

Vis-a-pix - Germany; a provider of video analysis solutions; Amount not
specified, Round not disclosed; BC Brandenburg Capital, Munich Venture
Partners.

WhiteHat Security - Santa Clara, CA; a provider of application security;
$3.5 million; Series C; Altos Ventures.

IPO Pricings
Omniture (NASDAQ: OMTR)
Orem, UT
Omniture provides internet analytic software and services to corporate
customers.
Date of Offering: 6/28/06
Offer Price: $6.50
Closing Price as of 7/6/06: $7.35

Executive Moves

Adesso Systems, a Boston, MA based provider of application development
solutions, named John Van Siclen as CEO. Siclen was formerly CEO at
Interwoven.

Allconnect, an Atlanta, GA based provider of essential home services and
connections during residential relocations, named Gene Ellis as CFO. Ellis
was formerly CFO at PRG-Schultz International.

Appear Networks, a Stockholm, Sweden based provider of wireless
communication platforms that enable successful enterprise mobility
solutions, named Scott Layman as CEO. Layman was formerly CEO at Universal
Access Global Holdings.

Ardence, a Waltham, MA based developer of secure, scalable, on demand
software platforms, named Robert Lapides as EVP and General Manager. Lapides
was formerly SVP of Worldwide Sales and Customer Service at EmvoyWorldWide.

BlueNote Networks, a Tewksbury, MA based provider of software for delivering
real-time interactive communications as services in a Service Oriented
Architecture, named Richard Akie as VP of Sales and Marc Ericson as Director
of Service Oriented Architecture Product Strategy. Akie was formerly VP of
Worldwide Sales at Systinet.

CloudShield Technologies, a Sunnyvale, CA based provider of IP service
control and service security solutions, named Bruce Gilley as VP of Federal
Business Development, and David Arnold as VP of Engineering. Gilley was
formerly GM and SVP of the Intelligence Systems Business Unit at L3. Arnold
was formerly EVP of engineering and operations at Calient Networks.

Commtouch, a Mountain View, CA based provider of real time anti-spam and
virus protection technology, named Ron Ela as CFO. Ela was formerly
Controller at Verint Systems.

Coremetrics, a San Mateo, CA based provider of on-demand Web analytics and
precision marketing solutions, named Jeff Schmidt as Worldwide VP of Sales.
Schmidt was formerly VP of the Enterprise Business Unit at WebEx
Communications.

DVDPlay, a Los Gatos, CA based maker of DVD rental kiosks, named Charles
Berger as Chairman, President, and CEO. Berger was formerly the
non-executive chairman.

Exavio, a Santa Clara, CA based provider of storage area network
acceleration hardware for film production, named Warren Allgyer as VP of
Worldwide Sales. Allgyer was formerly SVP of Asia-Pacific Sales at Pinnacle
Systems.

Force10 Networks, a Milpitas, CA based producer of products for building and
securing high performance switching and routing, named Karen Blasing as CFO.
Blasing was formerly responsible for worldwide accounting, finance, tax and
treasury functions at Salesforce.com.

HandHeld Entertainment, a San Francisco, CA based digital-media-to-go
company with a family of mass-market portable media players priced at
mass-market prices as well as its own online video content store, named Bill
Bush as CFO. Bush was formerly CFO and Secretary at International
Microcomputer Software.

IntelliVid, a Cambridge, MA based provider of intelligent video analysis
solutions to large retailers faced with profit-consuming shrink, named Fred
Edling as CFO. Edling was formerly CFO at Thomson Financial.

Isilon, a Seattle, WA based provider of storage systems, named Steve Jenkins
as VP and General Manager of Europe, Middle East, and Asia. Jenkins was
formerly at F5 Networks.

Kalido, a Burlington, MA based provider of information management solutions,
named William Hewitt as President and CEO. Hewitt was formerly President,
Asia Pacific at Novell.

Mobile 365, a Chantilly, VA based mobile messaging and data services
company, named Gino Picasso as CEO. Picasso was formerly President and CEO
at Iridium Satellite.

Privacy Networks, a Fort Collins, CO based provider of e-mail security
software, named Dan Ganousis as VP of Sales and Marketing. Ganousis was
formerly at 3t Systems.

Radiance Technologies, a Los Altos, CA based provider of managed asset
delivery systems and technology, named Kay Kienast as Chief Marketing
Officer, Mike Castle as VP of Business Development, and Mike Catalano as VP
of Engineering. Kienast was formerly Marketing General Manager at CDW.
Castle was formerly at Onstream Media Corp. Catalano was formerly General
Manager at Thompson.

Scintera, a San Jose, CA based fabless semiconductor company specializing in
products that empower multi-gigabit communication and networking systems,
named Scott Gibson as CFO. Gibson was formerly at Cradle Technologies.

StrongMail Systems, a Redwood City, CA based maker of e-mail infrastructure
software, named Ken Paskins as VP of Sales and Paul Conley as VP of Client
Services. Paskins formerly led the OEM sales team at TIBCO Software. Conley
was formerly Senior Director of Worldwide Backline Operations at BEA
Systems.

The FanFare Group, a Mountain View, CA based provider of testing solutions
for companies developing high-tech equipment, named Tom Ryan as CEO. Ryan
was formerly President and CEO at Actional.

Touch Clarity, a Boston, MA based provider of on-site behavioral targeting
solutions for enterprise web sites, named Jeffrey Clayton as VP of Regional
Sales. Clayton was formerly VP of Sales at DoubleClick North America.

Vyatta, a San Mateo, CA based developer of commercial-quality, open-source
networking products to market, named Kelly Herrell as CEO. Herrell was
formerly at MontaVista Software.

WeatherBug, a San Francisco, CA based provider of online live, local weather
information services, named Richard Johnson as Director of West Coast Sales.
Johnson was formerly Regional Sales Director at ValueClick Media.

Zipcar, a Cambridge, MA based car sharing service, named Sarah Dekin as
Chief Marketing Officer and Doug Williams as VP of Engineering. Dekin was
formerly EVP of Strategic Marketing and Development for The House of Blues.
Williams was formerly VP of Engineering at Empirix.

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