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Mergers & Acquisitions
Analog Devices, a Norwood, MA based provider of conversion and signal conditioning technology, acquired Integrant Technologies, a South Korea based supplier of low power radio tuners that allow mobile communications, computer, and consumer devices to receive digital television and digital radio broadcasts, for $127 million.
Avid Technology a Tewksbury, MA based provider of digital non-linear media creation, management, and distribution systems and software for film, video, audio, animation, games, and broadcast professionals, acquired Sibelius Software, a United Kingdom based provider of software, for $23 million.
BioSecurIT, a Chelmsford, MA based developer of security systems, merged with ThoughtWare Development, a Milipitas, CA based developer of process management and artificial intelligence technology to form SentryPort Technologies.
GarrettCom, a Fremont, CA based provider of Ethernet LAN products, acquired Dymec, a North Andover, MA based provider of communications systems built specifically for power utility substations, pipeline operations, and other harsh industrial environments, for an undisclosed amount.
IBM a White Plains, NY based provider of information technology systems, products, services, software, and financing, acquired Webify Solutions, an Austin, TX based provider of on demand, service oriented business applications for the insurance and healthcare markets, for an undisclosed amount.
IBM, a White Plains, NY based provider of information technology systems, products, services, software, and financing, acquired MRO Software, a Bedford, MA based provider of business asset management software, for $740 million.
Ikanos Communications, a Fremont, CA based developer of broadband chipsets, acquired Doradus Technologies, a San Jose, CA based developer of signal processing products for the DSL, wireless and digital TV markets, for an undisclosed amount.
Monotype Imaging, a Woburn, MA based provider of font and imaging technologies, acquired Linotype, a Germany based font design and technology firm, for an undisclosed amount.
mtvU, a New York, NY based 24-hour college network, acquired Y2M: Youth Media & Marketing Networks, a Boston, MA based media and marketing company focused exclusively on the college market, for an undisclosed amount.
NameMedia, a Waltham, MA based provider of Internet domain names and search marketing services, acquired Morefocus Group, a San Diego, CA based provider of consumer web sites and interactive promotion and research, for an undisclosed amount.
Opsware, a Sunnyvale, CA based provider of IT automation software, acquired Creekpath Systems, a Colorado Springs, CO based developer of storage management software, for $10 million.
Optimum Solutions, a San Francisco, CA based implementer of back office software, acquired Core Opsa St. Louis, MO based implementer of e-business software, for an undisclosed amount.
SanDisk, a Milpitas, CA based maker of flash memory data storage cards, acquired msystems, an Israel based provider of flash memory systems for the mobile, portable and embedded markets, for $1.3 billion.
Stellent, a Colorado Springs, CO based global provider of content management solutions, acquired SealedMedia, a Los Gatos, CA based provider of enterprise digital rights management solutions, for $10 million.
Telestream, a Nevada City, CA based provider of solutions for the encoding, organizing, and delivery of digital media, acquired Popwire, a Swedish based developer of connectivity and multimedia solutions that are independent of format and technology, for an undisclosed amount.
Time Warner Telecom, an Atlanta, GA based provider of global media and entertainment, acquired Xspedius Communications, an O’Fallon, MO based business communications provider, for $531.5 million
TransUnion, a Chicago, IL based provider of global information solutions, acquired Qsent, a Portland, OR based provider of contact and identity management services, which support customer acquisition and retention, for an undisclosed amount.
Wireless Matrix, a Reston, VA based provider of wireless data services, acquired MobileAria, a Mountain View, CA based bankrupt wireless firm, for $11 million.
Funding
4Home Media – Saratoga, CA; a developer of software focused on home automation; $2.86 million; Series A; Pond Venture Partners.
Altra - Los Angeles, CA; a developer of renewable fuel projects; $120 million; Series B; Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Omninet Private Equity, Sage Capital Partners, Angeleno Group, Khosla Ventures.
Bharat Matrimony Group – India; provider of online matrimonial services; $8.6 million; Series A; Canaan Partners, Yahoo! Inc.
BIAP Systems – Plano, TX; a developer of custom telecommunications software for Unix, PC, and Macintosh computers; $20 million; round not specified; Sevin Rosen Funds, SCP Private Equity Partners.
Big Tent Design – Menlo Park, CA; a developer of Web infrastructure technologies; $2 million; Series A; Mohr Davidow Ventures.
Celiro – San Jose, CA; a developer of software for mobile phones; $550,000; Series A; Draper Fisher Jurvetson.
CoVi Technologies – Austin, TX; a developer of HDTV quality end-to-end digital video surveillance solutions utilizing distributed video architecture with video processing and network server management applications; $15 million; Series E; Centennial Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, Polycom, Walden International.
Digital Domain – Los Angeles, CA; a provider of computer generated visual effects; $31 million; round not specified; Falcon Investment Advisors LLC, GunnAllen Financial.
DiVitas Networks – Mountain View, CA; a provider of mobile enterprise communications solutions; $15 million; Series B; Menlo Ventures, Clearstone Venture Partners.
Doll Capital Management - Menlo Park, CA; a venture capital firm; $500 million.
EnterpriseDB – Iselin, NJ; a provider of enterprise class databases that are based on time tested open source and are broadly compatible with proprietary databases; $16.5 million; Series B; Fidelity Ventures, Charles River Ventures, Valhalla Partners.
EZ2CAD – Israel; a developer of surveying equipment for structures and open spaces that uses online CAD 3D models; $450,000; round not specified; Targetech Innovation Center.
Habeas – Mountain View, CA; a provider of email services that enable the delivery of business critical email; $6 million; Series B; Canaan Partners, Diamondhead Ventures, SkyMoon Ventures.
Intrepid Learning Solutions – Seattle, WA; a provider of corporate training outsourcing services; $11.7 million; Series D; FT Ventures, Madrona Venture Group, Buerk Dale Victor, Rustic Canyon Partners.
Kazeon Systems – Mountain View, CA; a developer of online archive management solutions for file classification, management, and retrieval; $21 million; Series C; Menlo Ventures, Clearstone Venture Partners, Focus Ventures, Goldman Sachs Group, Redpoint Ventures.
Matrix Partners – Waltham, MA; a venture capital firm; $150 million Avnish Bajaj, Rishi Navani.
Netcordia – Annapolis, MD; a provider of appliance based network analysis and diagnostic tools; $10 million; Series B; Trinity Ventures, Novak Biddle Venture Partners.
NewsGator Technologies – Denver, CO; a provider of content aggregation solutions for consumers and corporate customers; $7 million; Series D; Masthead Venture Partners, Mobius Venture Capital.
Oakley Networks – Salt Lake City, UT; a developer of technology that monitors all insider communications and Internet usage across the enterprise; $12 million; Series B; Duff Ackerman & Goodrich.
PayEase – Santa Clara, CA; a provider of payment services platform; $12.5 million; Series E; CapInfo, Maxima Ventures, Plainfield Special Situations, TechAlliance, WI Harper.
PixFusion – New York, NY; a developer of software that allows consumers to insert pictures into entertainment videos featuring popular animated characters; $4.2 million; Series A; Mercury Capital Partners, Stonehenge Capital.
PodZinger – Cambridge, MA; a provider of audio and video search engine technology; $5 million; round not specified; BBN Technologies.
Reality Digital – San Francisco, CA; a provider of technology that aids companies looking to add user generated video to their web sites; $2 million; Series A; Investors not disclosed.
SuiteLinq – Exton, PA; a provider of Internet appliances and broadband services to the hotel market; amount not specified; Series A; Zon Capital Partners.
Surf Communication Solutions – Israel; a provider of high capacity triple play media processing enabling technologies; $8 million; Series E; Poalim Capital Markets Technologies, Giza Venture Capital, Pitango Venture Capital, Texas Instruments.
Tachyon Networks – San Diego, CA; a provider of broadband satellite infrastructure and service to augment and extend terrestrial enterprise networks; $3 million; Series C; Cornerstone Ventures.
Telarix – Vienna, VA; a provider of telecommunications software; $3 million; round not specified; Edison Venture Fund, Individuals, RedShift Ventures.
Vue Technology – Aliso Viejo, CA; a provider of enterprise-wide RFID solutions that deliver unmatched visibility from the point of manufacture, to the distribution center, and the point of sale; $5.02 million; Series A-2; Canaan Partners, Partech International.
WiNetworks – Israel; a provider of WiMAX and digital video broadcasting solutions; $11 million; round not specified; Cedar Fund, Columbia Capital, Evergreen Venture Partners, Rho Ventures.
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Executive Moves
Become.com, a Mountain View, CA based vertical search engine combining comparison shopping with Internet product research, named Masahiro Ueno as CEO of Become Japan. Ueno was formerly President at Overture K.K.
Expertus, a Mountain View, CA based provider of technology related training outsourcing services, named Mike Murrell as VP of Business Development. Murrell was formerly in various sales leadership positions at GlobalKnowledge.
Metallect, a Plano, TX based provider of Application visibility software, named Greg Donohue as VP of Sales and Services. Donohue was formerly VP of Worldwide Sales and support at Collation Inc.
MKTG Education Services, a Wilmington, MA based provider of direct mail and email marketing services for higher-ed and K-12 organizations, named Julie Kimball as Senior Account Executive. Kimball was formerly in senior sales and marketing positions at Market Data Retrieval.
Netezza, a Framingham, MA based maker of data warehouse appliances, named Jim Baum as President and COO. Baum was formerly a Senior Executive at Parametric Technology Corp.
Onaro, a Boston, MA based provider of data storage service management technology, named Bob Maynard as VP of Sales. Maynard was formerly in executive positions at Spirian.
Terracotta, a San Francisco, CA based provider of plug-in capacity and availability for Java applications at runtime with no application code changes, named Amit Pandey, as CEO. Pandey was formerly General Manager of the Data Management Business Unit at Network Appliance.
WebLayers, a Cambridge, MA based provider of policy based governance software for strategic IT initiatives, named Terry Layo as VP of Sales. Layo was formerly VP of North American operations at Attunity.
ZNYX Networks, a Fremont, CA based provider of embedded networking tools for communications, named Stan McClellan as VP of Business Development and Chief Architect of Systems and Solutions. McClellan was formerly in executive roles at Hewlett Packard.
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