26 January, 2007 - Andy Goldfarb, Executive Managing Director and Co-Founder of Globespan Capital Partners, moved up from #98 to #60 in the Midas List with VeriSign's $250 million acquisition of M-Qube.

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Hatteras Networks as 2007 Carrier Ethernet Entrepreneurial Company of the Year

25 January, 2007 -

EDGIE award for "Next Big Thing" given to Second Life CEO Philip Rosedale

23 January, 2007 -

Cloakware Earns Record Revenues in 2006, Firmly Establishing Itself as a Security Market Leader

17 January, 2007 -

Incipient, Inc. Makes Storage Industry History in 2006 with its Storage Virtualization Software Solution

17 January, 2007 -

Global Car Sharing Leader Launches Service in London and Announces $25 Million in New Funding

29 November, 2006 -

Amalfi Semiconductor listed as one of FSA Fabless Start-Up to Watch Award

20 November, 2006 -

Optaros Closes $13 Million in Series B Financing Led by Globespan Capital Partners

20 November, 2006 -

Kevin Sheehan, CEO of Hatteras Networks, named Light Readings Best Leader of 2006

16 November, 2006 -

FierceVoIP Selects JAJAH as a 2006 "Fierce 15" VoIP Company

8 November, 2006 -

Verizon Wireless to offer Automatic Phone Contact Updates using Plaxo

31 October, 2006 -

OpenPages Ranked Number 236 Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte's 2006 Technology Fast 500

19 October, 2006 -

Exeros Supports IBM Information Server by Delivering Data Transformation Discovery

16 October, 2006 -

OpenPages Named One of New England's Fastest Growing Technology Companies in Deloitte's Technology Fast 50 Program

14 September, 2006 -

Exeros Secures $12 Million in Series B Round Financing

5 September, 2006 -

Idiom Technologies, Inc. and Sunflare, LTD Sign Joint Technology and Distribution Agreement

28 August, 2006 -

NextMedium Raises $6 Million in Series B Financing

24 July, 2006 -

Globespan, ATV Tap Into Solar With Stealthy CaliSolar

21 July, 2006 - It has no Web site and no publicly available address, but the newly minted silicon-based solar start-up CaliSolar Inc. does have $9 million in fresh cash.

Hatteras Networks Raises Additional Capital to Support Next Phase of Company Development

5 June, 2006 - Globespan Capital Partners leads an oversubscribed round of $21 Million investment in Hatteras Networks to finance market expansion

Covergence Secures $15 Million in Funding

5 June, 2006 - Covergence, the leader in scaling, securing and controlling VoIP and other real-time services based on Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), announced it has secured $15 million in Series C Funding.

Applied Identity Raises $12 Million in Series B Funding

25 May, 2006 - Applied Identity, a developer of identity-driven authorization mechanisms for controlling access to internal networks, today announced that it has raised $12 million in Series B funding.

Citrix Acquires Reflectent Software, Enhances and Extends Its Access Platform

8 May, 2006 - Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CTXS), the global leader in access infrastructure solutions, today announced it has acquired privately held Reflectent Software, Inc., provider of the industry's most widely deployed solutions to monitor the performance of client-server, web and desktop applications from an end-user perspective.

oDesk Announces $6 Million in Series A Funding

25 April, 2006 - oDesk, an Internet startup that lets companies hire and manage remote workers from its global talent pool and pay them on an hourly basis, announced a $6 million Series A investment from Globespan Capital Partners and Sigma Partners.

Jajah Raises $5 Million, Aims at Asia

21 April, 2006 - Internet telephone company Jajah Inc. raised $5 Million from Globespan Capital Partners

Salesforce.com Introduces AppExchange Mobile, Delivering The Business Web and the Next Generation of Wireless Applications to the Mobile Workforce

11 April, 2006 - Salesforce.com acquires Sendia - a leading wireless application technology company. Extends mobile capability to all AppExchange applications, including 60 'Mobile Ready' applications today.

Linden Labs Receives $11 Million in New Financing

28 March, 2006 - Linden Lab®, creator of the acclaimed 3D digital world, Second Life®, announced today it has completed a successful financing round of $11mm led by Globespan Capital Partners and with participation by Jeff Bezos. Current investors Benchmark Capital, Catamount Ventures, software pioneer Mitch Kapor, and the Omidyar Network also participated in the round.

VeriSign Extends Leadership in Mobile Content Infrastructure with Acquisition of m-Qube

21 March, 2006 - VeriSign, Inc., the leading provider of intelligent infrastructure services for the Internet and telecommunications networks, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire m-Qube, a leading mobile channel enabler that helps companies develop, deliver and bill for mobile content, applications and messaging services.

Exeros Named "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm

20 March, 2006 - Exeros (TM), Inc., an innovator in data mapping and automated data relationship discovery software, today announced it has been included in the "Cool Vendors in Data Management and Integration, 2006" report issued by Gartner, Inc.

Cloakware Solutions Safe from Latest Cryptography Threats

20 March, 2006 - Cloakware, Inc., the world's leading provider of products and services that protect digital assests, today announced that its solutions are not susceptible to the latest AES adn RSA vulnerabilities and attacks highlighted at the RSA 2006 conference.

Agitar Wins 2006 Software Development Magazine Productivity Award

20 March, 2006 - Agitar Software, the leader in enterprise developer testing, today announced that Agitator® and Agitar Management Dashboard received the Software Development Magazine Productivity award this year.

Q1 Labs Certified as Five-Star Vendor by CMP's GovernmentVAR Magazine; Hailed for Best Practices by Leading Technology Publication for Partner Programs

20 March, 2006 - Q1 Labs, a leading network security management company, was recognized today by CMP Media's GovernmentVAR magazine as one of North America's top information technology (IT) vendors.

H&R Block Selects OpenPages SOX Express for Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance

15 March, 2006 - OpenPages, the leading provider of enterprise governance, risk and compliance management (GRCM) solutions, today announced that H&R Block Inc. has selected OpenPages Sarbanes-Oxley Express (SOX Express) for its Sarbanes-Oxley compliance initiatives.

Virtusa Corporation Named to the 2006 "Global Services 100" List

9 March, 2006 - Virtusa Corporation, a global provider of software development and IT services, has announced that it was recently named by Global Services Magazine to the 2006 Global Services 100 List of the world's most innovative service providers.

Verisign Deploys Bladelogic

3 March, 2006 - Data center automation software provider Bladelogic announced on Friday that intelligent infrastructure services provider VeriSign has selected it to provide continuous configuration management and compliance assurance to support server and application infrastructure.

Virtusa's Productization Methodology Receives Registered Trademark

27 February, 2006 - Virtusa Corporation has received the United States Patent and Trademark (USPT) Office registration for its unique service offering named Productization. The company first used the term Productization commercially in June 2003.

Amalfi Semiconductor raises $20 Million in Funding

2 February, 2006 - The Los Gatos-based developer of high-performance, CMOS radio frequency and mixed-signal semiconductors said the oversubscribed round was led by Globespan Capital Partners, which has an office in Palo Alto.

Storage Virtualization Software Developer Incipient, Inc. Secures $24 Million in Series D Financing

31 January, 2006 - Incipient, Inc, a leading provider of intelligent switch storage software, announced today that it has raised $24 million in Series D financing bringing the total equity capital raised to $79 million.

Avokia Secures $7.4M in Second Round Funding

23 January, 2006 - Globespan Capital Partners, SAP Ventures Invest in software provider that makes databases “Always fast and Always on” Avokia Selected to Present at DEMO 2006

StrongMail Systems Secures $9.5 Million in Series B Funding

23 January, 2006 - StrongMail Systems, the innovation leader in email infrastructure software, today announced that it has closed a $9.5 million round in Series B funding.

Agitar Software Secures $10M Financing to Accelerate Technology Development

17 January, 2006 - Agitar Software, the leader in enterprise developer testing, today announced it has secured $10 million in Series C financing.

Telefónica Picks Nominum

4 October, 2005 - Nominum, the leading provider of IP Address Management Solutions, today announced that Teleónica de España (TdE), has selected Nominum's carrier grade DNS software

FilmLoop Introduces Visual Communications Network Amid Broad Industry Support

19 September, 2005 - Consumers, Advertisers and Content Providers Embrace FilmLoop as New, More Creative Way to Communicate and Drive Brand Recognition

BladeLogic closes $7 Million Series D Round of Funding and Appoints Steve Walske, Former PTC CEO as Chairman of the Board

14 September, 2005 - Proceeds to be Used to Accelerate Growth via Additional Investments in Sales and Research and Development

Glu Mobile Secures Strategic Investment from Time Warner

23 August, 2005 - Andy Heller, President of Domestic Distribution for Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting, Inc., Joins Glu Mobile's Board of Directors; Daniel Skaff, Founder of Sienna Ventures Named Lead Director

Arkivio and Network Appliance Collaborate to Bring Enterprise Scalability to ILM Solutions

19 July, 2005 - ARKIVIO® AUTO-STOR Integrates with NetApp® Data ONTAP™

America Online Inc. and Plaxo Inc. form agreement to help AOL® ; members and AIM® ; users better manage contact information

6 July, 2005 - Technology Integration Will Make It Easy To Import Contact Information Into The New AIM^® Mail Service ^® Now One Million Users Strong and Build the AOL^® Instant Messenger (AIM^®) Service into Plaxo^®Services

Consumers Worldwide are Glu'd to their Phones

2 June, 2005 - Sorrent and Macrospace Unite as Glu Mobile, a Fresh Brand for Mobile Entertainment

Sorrent Raises $20 Million Led by Granite Global Ventures in Series D Financing

3 May, 2005 - Investment Recognizes Sorrent’s Global Leadership in Rapidly Expanding Mobile Entertainment Market

Ingrian Nets $15.4 Million in Fourth Round Funding

18 April, 2005 - Lead Investor Menlo Ventures Joined by Prism Venture Partners, Globespan Capital Partners, HighBAR Ventures, and Partech International

Cloakware Secures $10 Million in Series B Round Funding

21 March, 2005 - Funding to fuel rapid growth and expansion into international markets

Nantero Announces $15MM in Funding

9 March, 2005 - Nantero, Inc, a nanotechnology company using carbon nanotubes for the development of next-generation semiconductor devices, announced today that it received its third round of investment (Series C).

Craig McCaw's Clearwire Gets $100M From Bell Canada As Part Of VoIP Pact

9 March, 2005 - BCE Inc.'s Bell Canada unit agreed to a strategic partnership with Clearwire Corp. and will invest $100 million in the portable wireless broadband Internet company, which is headed by telecom industry pioneer Craig McCaw

Vericept Corporation Secures $12.5 Million in New Financing to Expand Leadership Position

9 February, 2005 - Vericept Corporation, the leading provider of Intelligent Compliance and Content Control Solutions, today announced that it has secured $12.5 million in additional financing to sustain and grow its leadership position.

Siebel Systems Completes Acquisition of edocs, Inc.

14 January, 2005 - Siebel to Deliver Comprehensive CRM, eBilling and Self-Service Solution that Improves Customer Service and Satisfaction

m-Qube Raises $17.5 Million in New Financing Led by Globespan Capital Partners

6 December, 2004 - Funding Allows Expansion of Employees and Technical Infrastructure; Further Validates m-Qube's Strong Growth and Position as a Leading Mobile Channel Enabler

Phoenix Contact Inc. Acquires Entivity

4 August, 2004 - Phoenix Contact Inc. today announced the acquisition of Ann Arbor, MI based Entivity Inc. The acquisition of Entivity provides Phoenix Contact with a USA based software resource and products and know how to meet control software applications based on PC based technologies.

Revivio Named to Growthink Research's List of Top Emerging Companies of 2004

19 July, 2004 - One of Just 10 Companies Singled Out as Leader in Network Data Center and Data Storage Space

Q1 Labs Secures $11 Million in Additional Funding

30 June, 2004 - New Investor Globespan Capital Partners Joins Menlo Ventures, Polaris Venture Partners, BDC Venture Capital and New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation

Millennial Net Wins 'Best of Sensors Expo' Award at Industry Eve

24 June, 2004 - Millennial Net Sensor Network Management Software Recognized Among Leading Sensor Communications & Networking Products

Bladelogic CEO Receives Entrepreneur of the Year Awarded from Ernst & Young

24 June, 2004 - BladeLogic, Inc., the leading provider of data center automation software, today announced that its President and CEO, Dev Ittycheria, has been selected as a winner of the prestigious "Entrepreneur of the Year" award by Ernst & Young.

Millennial Net Wins 'Best of Sensors Expo' Award at Industry Event

24 June, 2004 - Millennial Net Sensor Network Management Software Recognized Among Leading Sensor Communications & Networking Products

Reflectent's EdgeSight Wins Best of TechEd as Awarded by Windows & .NET Magazine and SQL Server Magazine

2 June, 2004 -

GlassHouse Technologies, Inc. Selected for 2004 Red Herring Top 100

12 May, 2004 - Storage and Backup Services Leader Recognized by Leading Business Publication

Q1 Labs Wins Network Computing’s Annual Well-Connected Award

11 May, 2004 - Prestigious Award Recognizes Industry-leading Surveillance, Analysis and Control.

It's Fourth Down And One-Sixteenth Of an Inch to Go

23 April, 2004 - Here's a challenge: Try packing 32 teams, with 900 football players, into the space of a cell phone.

VentureWire Names Investors' Choice Winners at Wireless Ventures

22 April, 2004 - Dow Jones & Co. announced the recipients of its Investors' Choice awards at its third annual Wireless Ventures private equity conference held in Redwood City, California this week.

Mitsui and Bladelogic Announce Distribution Agreement

20 April, 2004 - BladeLogic, Inc., the leading provider of data center automation software, and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ: MITSY), one of the largest companies of Fortune's Global 500, today announced a major partnership bringing BladeLogic to customers across Japan.

OpenPages Acquires Sarbanes-Oxley Software from PricewaterhouseCoopers

14 April, 2004 - OpenPages to Support Nearly 375 New Clients; Offers Special Incentives, Seamless Migration to SOX Express

OpenPages Joins the PwC Vendor Alliance Program

Helping People on the Move Keep Addresses Up to Date

5 April, 2004 - After Jennifer Cahill changed jobs a few weeks ago, one of the first things she did was spend a few minutes "Plaxo-ing" her new contact information to 400 friends and business acquaintances.

EMC and HP Spin Disk

5 April, 2004 - EMC Corp. (NYSE: EMC - message board) and Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ - message board) unveiled disk products that provide a twist on traditional technology at the Storage Networking World conference here today.

Sorrent Publishes Europe's Popular Kuju Mobile Titles in US; Full Service Publisher to Distribute Premium Mobile Content From Leading UK Publisher

24 March, 2004 - Sorrent Inc., a leading creator and publisher of mobile entertainment, today announced that it would publish games produced by Kuju Wireless, the wireless games publishing division of Kuju Entertainment, one of Europe's leading games developers, for the US market.

Ernst & Young: High-tech activity will return to 1999 levels this year

22 March, 2004 - Kost, Forer and Gabbay - Ernst and Young (Israel) chairman Yitzchak Forer predicts that high-tech activity will return to the level of 1999 this year. He says foreign investment in Israeli companies and funds will return to the levels of the late 1990s.

Sensor World

19 March, 2004 - Imagine a world in which tiny wireless sensors report back to you on everything from air quality to temperature changes to traffic conditions.

Announcing the Fierce 15 - the Top Wireless Startups of 2004

18 March, 2004 - Today we are pleased to announce our second annual list of "The Fierce 15" -- the top wireless startups of 2004.

Millennial Net Named Among Top 15 Wireless Startups of 2004

18 March, 2004 - FierceWireless Honors Millennial Net in "The Fierce 15" Awards Program.

Silicon Dimensions Raising B Round to Launch EDA Tool

16 March, 2004 - After releasing its first product for speeding up semiconductor design in February, Silicon Dimensions plans to seek a small round of Series B venture capital, said CEO Don Zereski.

IBM buys supply chain software company

10 March, 2004 - Trying to add more muscle to its supply chain software strategy, IBM Corp. on Tuesday announced it has agreed to purchase all the shares of Trigo Technologies Inc.

eBay sellers find local ally

10 March, 2004 - Rick English sold a tuxedo for $240 through eBay Inc. in November without clicking on its Internet auction site. Instead, he took it to Snappy Auctions in Green Hills.

IBM buys software maker Trigo Technologies

9 March, 2004 - Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM Corp. announced plans to buy privately held enterprise software maker Trigo Technologies Inc., whose retail application has caught on big in recent months. .

IBM buys partner to boost WebSphere line

9 March, 2004 - IBM announced plans Tuesday to purchase one of its business partners, Trigo Technologies, to add product information management capabilities to its WebSphere middleware line. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

With An Eye On The Supply Chain, IBM Scoops Up Trigo Technologies

9 March, 2004 - Trigo's middleware, which helps companies manage product information across a variety of systems, can serve as the foundation for initiatives that leverage RFID technologies.

IBM buys Trigo Technologies

9 March, 2004 - IBM Corp. said Tuesday, March 9, it would buy product management software Trigo Technologies Inc. for undisclosed terms, allowing an exit for a clutch of venture capitalists who raised close to $40 million for the company.

IBM Boosts Middleware Portfolio with Trigo Buy

9 March, 2004 - IBM did not indicate the fate of Trigo's employees. However, integrating the smaller company should prove smooth, since Trigo has been an IBM partner for three years and has built much of its software to work within the WebSphere platform.

Globespan Capital to see gains from Trigo investment

9 March, 2004 - Boston-based venture capital firm Globespan Capital Partners will realize a "significant positive return" from its investment in Trigo Technologies Inc. in Brisbane, Calif., Globespan announced Tuesday. IBM Corp. has signed an agreement to buy Trigo, the companies announced.

Globespan Capital Partners Closes Fund IV with $285 Million

9 March, 2004 - Globespan Capital Partners, a venture capital firm which invests in technology companies across a range of stages, said it has closed its new fund, Globespan Capital Partners IV, at $285 million.

IBM Acquires Trigo To Extend Integration Products

9 March, 2004 - IBM on Tuesday said it had agreed to acquire Trigo Technologies Inc. in a move meant to strengthen IBM's software for gathering and managing product information across retail supply chains.

IBM Boosts Middleware Portfolio with Trigo Buy

IBM adds to application integration arsenal with Trigo Acquisition could help Big Blue hit vertical markets, analyst says

9 March, 2004 - IBM Tuesday said the acquisition of a small American software firm would assist its middleware customers struggling to get a clear view of their own product information.

Globespan Capital to see gains from Trigo investment

IBM to buy supply chain company

9 March, 2004 - Big Blue on Tuesday announced its plans to buy all the shares of Trigo, a venture-backed company based in Brisbane, Calif. IBM said it intends to offer the Trigo data synchronization software, which is used to streamline company supply chain operations, as part of its WebSphere-branded line of integration middleware

Globespan $285M fund closing in keeping with predicted busy year

8 March, 2004 - Globespan Capital Partners, a technology venture capital firm with offices in Boston and Palo Alto, Calif., has closed on its fourth fund at $285 million.

Globespan Capital Going it Alone with $285M Fund

8 March, 2004 - Globespan Capital Partners is expected to announce today that it has raised its first fund since spinning out of Jafco Co. Ltd. in January 2003.

Globespan closes $285M VC fund

8 March, 2004 - Globespan Capital Partners closed a $285 million venture capital fund, the Boston-based firm announced Monday. The fund is called Globespan Capital Partners IV LP.

Globespan closes fund on $285m

8 March, 2004 - The Boston- and Palo Alto-based venture capital firm closes its Fund IV with significant commitments from European and Japanese investors.

Reflectent Software Announces $10 Million in Series B Funding

16 January, 2004 - Financing underscores differentiated technology and customer value

Ingrian Raises $14 Million in Third Round Funding

5 January, 2004 - REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Ingrian™ Networks, Inc., enablers of data privacy throughout the enterprise, today announced the completion of a $14 million third round of funding.

Idiom Technologies Secures An Additional $6M in Venture Funding

22 September, 2003 -

Data Protection Firm Revivio Raises $20.7M Second Round

28 July, 2003 - LEXINGTON, MASS. -- Revivio, developer of data protection appliances, said it has raised $20.7 million in its second round of financing.

Plaxo Raises $8.5 Million in Second Round

28 July, 2003 -

Technologic Names Top Ten at Enterprise Outlook

5 June, 2003 - PALO ALTO -- Technologic Partners, the publisher of VentureWire, announced the winners of its Investors' Choice award at the conclusion of its two-day Enterprise Outlook private equity conference held this week in Palo Alto, Calif. The event covered enterprise software and services startups. The Investors' Choice award goes to the ten privately held companies presenting at the conference judged most likely to succeed.

Wireless Game Developer and Publisher, Sorrent, Secures $5.5 Million in Series B Financing

30 April, 2003 - SAN MATEO, CA – April 30, 2003 - Sorrent Inc., a leading creator and publisher of games for wireless devices, today announced that it has raised $5.5 million in its Series B financing round. Globespan Capital Partners, a leading global venture capital firm investing in information technology companies, led the round and was joined by existing Sorrent investors, New Enterprise Associates (NEA) and Sienna Ventures. Jon Callaghan, managing director at Globespan Capital Partners, has joined Sorrent's board of directors.

Millennial Net Secures $6 Million in Series A Financing

14 April, 2003 - CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - April 14, 2003 - Millennial Net, Inc. developers of ultra-small, ultra-low power, wireless sensor networking devices called i-Beans(tm), today announced it has secured $6 million in Series A financing from investors Globespan Capital Partners (formerly JAFCO Ventures), Kodiak Venture Partners and General Catalyst Partners.

Nominum Secures $10 Million in Series C Funding

24 February, 2003 - REDWOOD CITY, Calif., February 24, 2003 - Nominum, a pioneering provider of IP address infrastructure software, today announced completion of a $10 million dollar round of series C financing from some of the most successful venture capital firms in the country. Globespan Capital Partners (formerly JAFCO Ventures) led the oversubscribed round, with participation from Nominum’s existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners and Morgenthaler Ventures, and new investor Silicon Valley BancVentures. The new funds bring the total equity investment in Nominum to $26 million. This financing is an up round from the company’s series B funding.

JAFCO Ventures Spins Into Globespan

27 January, 2003 - JAFCO Ventures has operated under the corporate umbrella of Japan's JAFCO Group since being launched in 1994, but the firm's management has now declared its independence by reorganizing itself as Globespan Capital Partners. Boston-based Globespan, which boasts $750 million under management, describes the spin-off as part of the firm's "natural evolution."

BladeLogic Closes $10 Million Series B Round of Expansion Capital

27 January, 2003 - Server Management Industry Leader Also Adds Former PTC CEO Steve Walske, Globespan Capital’s Ullas Naik, and Company CTO Vijay Manwani to the Board

Globespan Capital Partners launched by former JAFCO Ventures investment team

20 January, 2003 - The investment team that has run JAFCO Ventures since 1996 has launched Globespan Capital Partners, an independent venture capital firm focusing on information technology. Globespan Capital Partners, led by Barry Schiffman and Andy Goldfarb, will manage approximately $750 million, including JAFCO America Technology Fund (JATF) Series III and the recently formed Globespan Capital Partners IV. Globespan also continues to oversee the portfolio companies of Funds I and II for JAFCO Co., Ltd.

Jafco partners leave Tokyo roots

20 January, 2003 -

The press release went out in Japan in late December, but the partners at Jafco Ventures have kept their plans quiet until now. They have officially separated from Tokyo's Jafco Group to form an independent firm, Globespan Capital Partners.

Sun Microsystems to acquire Pirus Networks

19 September, 2002 - SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - SunNetworkSM 2002 Conference and Pavilion - Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ:SUNW), today announced that Sun has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Pirus Networks, Inc. Pirus Networks, a privately held company based in Acton, Mass., is a recognized leader in multi-protocol, multi-vendor intelligent storage networking for distributed open systems environments. This acquisition will enable Sun to deliver one of the critical data services components of the N1 architecture and strategy, which is being outlined at the SunNetwork Conference in San Francisco this week.

GlassHouse Technologies Raises $6.4 million in Series B funding from return investor Sigma Partners, and new investors GrandBanks Capital and JAFCO Ventures

4 September, 2002 - Boston, MA - GlassHouse Technologies, Inc. (GlassHouse), a pioneer in the storage services sector, today announced the receipt of $6.4 million in Series B funding from return investor Sigma Partners, and new investors GrandBanks Capital and JAFCO Ventures. Including the recent funds, GlassHouse has received $8 million in capital to date; new funds will be used as operating capital to scale the company's sales efforts.

DEAL OF THE YEAR: Ocular Networks to Tellabs, $355 million

1 April, 2002 - Business Forward - Here's a telecom survival story. In the midst of a cratering industry, Ocular Networks found a home with Tellabs, preserving the jobs of the company's 160 employees. The price, though lower than it might have been two years earlier, was still substantial: "This was the highest price paid for a communications system company in all of 2001," says David Parker of Thomas Weisel Partners, who worked on the deal.

Crescent Networks and NTT-ME Sign Partnership for Japan Serivce Provider Market; NTT-ME to Offer Virtual Routed Networking Solution Powered by Crescent Networks

28 March, 2002 - LOWELL, Mass. - Crescent Networks and NTT-ME, an affiliate of the NTT group and a leading provider of innovative Broad Band Network solutions and IP-VPN services, announced today the execution of an agreement that appoints NTT-ME as the master distributor for Crescent Networks' award winning VRX-1000(TM) Service Edge Router and C-View Services Manager(TM) products in Japan. Together, these products permit NTT-ME's service provider customers to deploy managed network services and dedicated internet access services with a faster time to service and revenue at a cost point never possible before.

Ingrian Networks raises $22 Million in second-round financing; JAFCO Ventures contributed to round

19 February, 2002 - REDWOOD CITY, Calif, - Ingrian Networks, the leader in secure networking, today announced it has raised $22 million in second-round financing from American Express (NYSE: AXP), Prism Venture Partners, JAFCO Ventures and Partech International. These new investors join existing investors Bill Joy, co-founder and chief scientist of Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq: SUNW), Andy Bechtolsheim, founder of Granite Systems, and Roy Thiele-Sardina, co-founder of Tasmania Networks who also invested in this round, bringing the company's total funding over two rounds to more than $26 million. In addition, Ingrian Networks is adding three members to its board of directors: Jack Sweeney, General Partner of Prism Venture Partners, Jon Callaghan, Managing Director of JAFCO Ventures, and Glenn Solomon, General Partner of Partech International.

Fortisphere's Chris Farrow to Speak at RSA 2008

1 January, 1900 -

Amalfi Semiconductor Announces Industry's First CMOS-based Power Amplifier for EDGE Cellular Mobile Handsets

1 January, 1900 -