June 19, 2009
IRVINE, Calif. (June 15, 2009) The Retail Equation, the industry leader in retail transaction optimization solutions, today announced the company has reached an important milestone―the
one millionth time it has prevented return fraud. The achievement, which was reached within a five-year period among all of its retail clients, equates to a fraudulent return being prevented every three minutes with The Retail Equations Verify-1 return authorization solution, even with the system approving 99 percent of all return transactions that are valid.
June 16, 2009
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VMIX (www.vmix.com), a leader in delivering online digital media, today announced they signed an expanded agreement with Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKAM) to provide dynamic streaming and enhanced streaming security to the VMIX customer base.
June 11, 2009
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VMIX (www.vmix.com), a leading online video platform provider, today announced that auto brand Scion is unveiling a new audio-visual website (www.ScionAV.com) based on VMIXs
media management and delivery solution.
May 27, 2009
Funding supports the continued U.S. roll-out of the Z-View® Aberrometer and wavefront guided iZon® High Resolution Lenses.
VISTA, Calif., May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Ophthonix, a company that has developed advanced vision-correction products that provide consumers with superior optical clarity and crispness of vision, just announced that it has closed its $25.9 million "Series AA" financing. In addition to a significant investment by a new private investor, each of the company's current top-tier investors participated in the "Series AA" funding: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Enterprise Partners, DAG Ventures, Gund Investment Corporation, InterWest Partners, Trex Enterprises and Wasatch Advisors' Cross Creek Capital Fund. The "Series AA" financing enables Ophthonix to continue the roll-out of the Z-View® Aberrometer and iZon® High-Resolution Lens throughout the U.S.
May 26, 2009
VISTA, Calif. (May 26, 2009) Ophthonix, a company that has developed advanced vision-correction products that provide consumers with superior optical clarity and crispness of vision, just announced that it has closed its $25.9 million Series AA financing. In addition to a significant investment by a new private investor, each of the companys current top-tier investors participated in the Series AA funding: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Enterprise Partners, DAG Ventures, Gund Investment Corporation, InterWest Partners, Trex Enterprises and Wasatch Advisors Cross Creek Capital Fund. The Series AA financing enables Ophthonix to continue the roll-out of the Z-View Aberrometer and iZon High-Resolution Lens throughout the U.S.
May 26, 2009
Complete Genomics, Inc., a California company that has developed a novel approach to sequencing human DNA, today announced that it has been selected as a 2009 Red Herring 100 North America award winner.
May 14, 2009
San Diego, CA May 14, 2009 - TargeGen, Inc. today announced that the Company successfully completed enrollment of a multi-center clinical trial of TG101348, an oral, potent, and highly selective inhibitor of JAK2 in patients with myelofibrosis on May 7, 2009.
May 12, 2009
OTTAWA, CANADA--(Marketwire - May 12, 2009) - DragonWave Inc. (TSX:DWI) announced that it has joined the Cisco Technology Developer Program as part of the program's Wireless Networking solution category. In addition, DragonWave's Horizon Compact, has successfully completed interoperability testing with Cisco BWX 8300 and Cisco Aironet.
May 7, 2009
Ottawa, Canada, May 7, 2009 -- DragonWave Inc., (TSX: DWI) a leading global supplier of next-generation wireless networks, today provides an update on its business prospects and issued financial results for its fourth quarter and full year fiscal year 2009 ended February 28, 2009. All figures are prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and are reported in Canadian dollars.
May 5, 2009
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VMIX (www.vmix.com), a leading provider of Software as a Service (SaaS)video and digital media management solutions, announces it is launching a channel program designed to
generate ongoing SaaS income for resellers serving the mid-size market and on up. Through this new program, solution providers will own the end-user relationship, collecting monthly service revenues. VMIX will in turn provide partners with marketing and sales support, best practices and training, back-line tech support, and
reporting.
April 15, 2009
Santa Clara - 4/15/2009 - Macrovision Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ: MVSN), a digital entertainment technology leader and Muze, Inc., a leader in entertainment information products and discovery services, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Muze, Inc.
April 7, 2009
Ottawa, Canada, April 7, 2009 - DragonWave Inc. (TSX: DWI), a global supplier of highcapacity, wireless native Ethernet backhaul solutions for mobile and access networks, today announced that wi-tribe Pakistan Limited, a WiMAX service provider, is deploying its Internet Protocol (IP) backhaul network using DragonWaves Horizon Compact radio system. Introduced in 2007, the Horizon Compact series has established a formidable track record for delivering carrier-class performance in mobile 4G networks.
March 9, 2009
Billerica, MA March 9, 2009 NEXX Systems today announced a multi-year joint development program with IBM on advanced semiconductor chip packaging and integration. In the program, IBM and NEXX will collaborate in New York State on the development of electroplating hardware and processes for advanced chip packaging applications.
February 27, 2009
MALVERN, PENNSYLVANIA February 27, 2009 Ascenta Therapeutics announced today positive preliminary results from its Phase II study of AT-101 in combination with docetaxel and prednisone (D/P) in men with docetaxel refractory, castrate resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Genitourinary Cancers Symposium in Orlando, FL. AT-101, an oral, pan-Bcl-2 inhibitor currently in double-blinded, randomized Phase II clinical trials in both prostate cancer and non-small cell lung cancer, is the lead compound in Ascenta Therapeutics portfolio of apoptosis-triggering small molecules.
February 24, 2009
Scientists are finding growing evidence that a genetically engineered virus can significantly reverse heart failure. Two separate groups of researchers using different gene therapies have reported progress recently in reversing heart damage. One group already is testing its treatment in humans and aims to get a product on the U.S. market within a few years; another is testing its therapy in animals and hopes to start human clinical trials in a year or two.
February 11, 2009
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA--(Marketwire - Feb. 11, 2009) - DragonWave Inc. (TSX:DWI) a global supplier of high-capacity, wireless native Ethernet backhaul solutions for mobile and access networks, today announced that Linkem Spa, one of Italy's largest wireless broadband service providers, will deploy DragonWave's Horizon Compact radios for backhaul in their new WiMAX network.
Linkem provides both nationwide Wi-Fi Hotspot services and Wireless DSL services in Italy. At the beginning of 2008 the company consolidated this position by acquiring 13 regional WiMAX licenses to provide mobile broadband coverage to 80% of the Italian population. The mobile WiMAX network is scheduled for completion in 2013.
February 11, 2009
SAN DIEGO - February 11, 2009 As the tough economy shakes out numerous competitors in the online video space, fast-growing online video platform VMIX is emerging as a market leader with year-over-year triple-digit revenue growth and an expanding client list of dominant brands and top media and entertainment groups. Boasting a strong balance sheet, consistent growth, veteran management, and new partner program, 3-year-old VMIX is on target to reach profitability in 2009.
February 6, 2009
MARCO ISLAND, Fla. Complete Genomics said this week that it has signed up the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT to test its human genome sequencing services in a pilot project. The company, which plans to sequence a million human genomes over the next five years, also presented for the first time data from a human genome that it sequenced in house as a proof of concept.
Starting in June, Complete Genomics plans to offer a $5,000 commercial human genome sequencing service to genome centers, research institutes, and companies, following a series of pilot projects in the coming months.
January 29, 2009
Albany, NY and Billerica, MA (29 January 2009) SEMATECH, a global consortium of chip-makers, and NEXX Systems, Inc., a leading provider of process equipment for advanced wafer-level packaging applications, today announced that NEXX Systems has become a member of SEMATECHs 3D Interconnect Program located at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany.
As a member of SEMATECHs 3D program, NEXX will collaborate with SEMATECH in leading-edge research on innovative electrodeposition technology and the development of high yield, low cost copper electroplating solutions that will enable high density 3D through-silicon-vias (TSVs).
January 23, 2009
NEW YORK, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- IAC and The Active Network, Inc. (Active), a leading provider of technology and marketing solutions for community service and participatory sports organizations, announced today that they have entered into an agreement for Active to acquire leading campground reservation provider, ReserveAmerica, from IAC.
January 8, 2009
CARLSBAD, Calif., January 8, 2009 Breach Security, Inc., the leader in web application integrity, security and compliance, announced today that its flagship web application security appliance, WebDefend, earned a five-star review in the Firewalls Group Test, published in the January 2009 issue of SC Magazine. WebDefend was recognized for many different levels of protection, including its dynamic profiling, exit control and application defect detection features, as well as its performance, ease of use and support packages.
December 8, 2008
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Expresso Fitness®, the leading supplier and developer of interactive cardio fitness systems, announced today that it has completed a debt and equity funding event for a total of $14M. The capital will be used to fuel Expresso's revenue growth by expanding the company's product portfolio and market reach. Silicon Valley Bank opened a new $7 million working capital line with Expresso. The equity round was
joined by all existing investors including Sierra Ventures, Physic Ventures, and Enterprise Partners Venture Capital.
November 21, 2008
November 17, 2008
November 17, 2008 - Ottawa, Canada - DragonWave Inc. (DragonWave) (TSX/AIM: DWI), a global supplier of high capacity, wireless native Ethernet backhaul solutions for mobile and access networks, today announced it has come in at number 133 on Deloittes 2008 Technology
Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth over five years, from 20032007. DragonWaves growth rate over that period was 1400%. This marks the third consecutive year DragonWave has been recognized by Deloitte with their Fast 500 program.
November 9, 2008
Phase1 Data Demonstrate Safety and Improvement in Heart Failure in a Majority of Patients. NEW ORLEANS, November 9, 2008 Celladon Corporation announced today results from the first nine patients treated with MYDICAR, a genetically-targeted enzyme replacement therapy for advanced heart failure, showing the product was safe and demonstrating improvement across a number of key parameters. Phase 1 data from the Calcium Up-Regulation by Percutaneous Administration of Gene Therapy in Cardiac Disease (CUPID Trial), a First-in-Human Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial were presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2008.
October 6, 2008
Billerica, MA October 6, 2008 NEXX Systems Inc., a leading provider of process equipment for advanced
wafer level packaging applications, today named Tom Walsh, PhD, as the company's President and Chief
Executive Officer. Walsh, whose career spans over 20 years in the semiconductor and semiconductor equipment industry, brings a proven track record of accomplishments in building and leading growth businesses, as well as technology development. Richard Post will continue as Chairman of the Board.
October 6, 2008
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA and SEATTLE, WA Oct. 6, 2008 Complete Genomics, Inc., a newly-launched, third-generation human genome sequencing company, and the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) today announced their partnership to conduct population-wide human genome studies. In phase one of the project, Complete Genomics will use its proprietary DNA sequencing technology to sequence five genomes from samples provided by ISB. Then, once proof-of-concept has been demonstrated, ISB and Complete Genomics plan to expand this collaboration to sequence the genomes of 100 individuals in 2009 and 2,000 individuals in 2010.
October 6, 2008
Company to sequence 1,000 human genomes in 2009 for $5,000 each. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. Oct. 6, 2008 Complete Genomics, Inc., a third-generation human genome sequencing company, today announced its formal launch as the world's first provider of large-scale human genome sequencing services.
September 22, 2008
SANTA CLARA, Calif. - September 22, 2008 - 3Leaf Systems (www.3leafsystems.com), a provider of next-generation virtualization solutions for enterprise data centers, today announced that it has secured new financing from a suite of blue-chip investors led by LSI Corporation with follow on investments by Alloy Ventures, Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, Intel Capital, and Storm Ventures. 3Leaf Systems will use the new capital to accelerate development of the company's virtualization solutions and to expand sales and marketing activities.
July 22, 2008
Breach Security has raised $6 million in a second round of funding to expand its business of making web application firewalls that stop hackers.
July 9, 2008
Ottawa, Canada, July 9, 2008 - DragonWave Inc. (DragonWave) (TSX/AIM: DWI) a leading global supplier of next-generation wireless networks, today announced that Sprint (NYSE: S)has selected DragonWaves IP backhaul solutions for its XOHM-branded WiMAX mobilebroadband services in North America. DragonWaves Horizon Compact and Horizon Duo products will be deployed initially in the Baltimore/Washington and Chicago markets.
July 9, 2008
Billerica, MA July 9, 2008 NEXX Systems, a leading provider of processing equipment for advanced waferlevel packaging applications, today announced the product launch of its new Apollo sputter deposition system. The Apollo advances the state-of-the-art in metal deposition for wafer level packaging due to its remarkable
versatility, excellent performance, and low cost of ownership. The Apollo is ideally suited for applications including under bump metallization, redistribution layers, backside metallization, integrated passives, LEDs.. In addition, the Apollo is ideally suited for the metallization process required to produce solar panels, a growing application in today's initiatives for alternative energy production. Both the packaging and solar industries are driven to employ the most reliable and cost-effective solutions available for their metallization needs.
June 25, 2008
SAN BRUNO, CA--(Marketwire - June 25, 2008) - Today at CONNECTIONS: the Digital Living Conference (Booth # 221), Devicescape Software, the leader in secure and seamless access for wireless devices, announced the availability of the Devicescape Agent 2.1, an embedded software package that enables electronic manufacturers to bring next-generation service-enabled devices such as handsets, cameras, televisions and all types of industrial and enterprise equipment, to market quickly and efficiently. The improved Devicescape Agent provides the highest level of security for Wi-Fi devices and eases the interoperability and management of these wireless devices in home, office and industrial networks.
June 18, 2008
June 3, 2008
OTTAWA, CANADA--(Marketwire - June 3, 2008) - DragonWave Inc. ("DragonWave") (TSX:DWI)(AIM:DWI) is a leading global supplier of next-generation wireless networks, today announced that Omnivision has standardized on DragonWave for licensed-frequency wireless backhaul as it expands its WiMAX service offering into markets across Venezuela. The first mobile WiMAX operator in Latin America, Omnivision introduced broadband data services of up to 6 Mbps to business and residential customers in Venezuela's capital city, Caracas, in 2007. Omnivision subsequently has initiated a nationwide expansion of its service footprint, with an announced target of 2.5 million subscribers by 2013.
May 15, 2008
Sunnyvale, Calif. May 15, 2008 Expresso Fitness, the leading developer and supplier of interactive, Web-enabled cardio fitness systems for the commercial health club market, announced today that it has raised $12M in a Series C-2 round of funding. The financing will be used to expand the Companys product portfolio and market reach, driving its revenue growth.
May 15, 2008
SAN DIEGO May 15, 2008 VMIX, a leading provider of media management software and services for online publishers, today named Mike Glickenhaus President and Chief Executive Officer. Glickenhaus was recruited by VMIX Chairman of the Board and co-founder Greg Kostello, who will assume the role of Chief Technology Officer.
April 28, 2008
Spokane, Wash.: ReliOn, the leading provider of high-reliability fuel cell solutions for backup power applications, announced today that it has secured an additional U.S. $23 million in equity financing as a result of Series C funding activities. ReliOn welcomed two new investors into the C round: the PCG Clean Energy & Technology Fund, LLC of La Jolla, California, and Robeco Clean Tech Private Equity II (Robeco) of Rotterdam, Netherlands.
April 16, 2008
CARLSBAD, Calif., April 16, 2008 Breach Security, Inc., the leader in Web application security, today announced that The Aegenis Group, the recognized leader in payment card industry data security, regulatory training and consulting, has selected Breach Security WebDefend to protect its business-critical applications, including a recently launched online training program. The training application provides merchants with the information required to understand the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and broader data security issues in the payment card industry.
March 31, 2008
OTTAWA, CANADA--(Marketwire - March 31, 2008) - DragonWave Inc. (AIM:DWI)(TSX:DWI), a leading global supplier of next-generation wireless networks, today announced that it has expanded its coverage to include the 6 to 8 GHz range of licensed radio frequencies. This enhanced frequency coverage on the Horizon Compact product dramatically improves DragonWave's relevance as a provider of wireless backhaul solutions for a variety of geographic markets around the world.
March 31, 2008
ReliOn, a Spokane-based fuel cell maker that helps provide backup power for communications companies and air traffic control towers, has taken over $17 million in a round that will likely be the companys last, according to its CEO.
March 12, 2008
Irvine, Calif. and London - March 12, 2008 -- Specific Media, the largest independent online advertising network, today announced a definitive agreement to acquire all the assets of Adviva, a leading display advertising network in the United Kingdom. The combination of Specific Media and Adviva in the UK gives brand advertisers an opportunity to combine massive reach with every method of targeting to produce the results they are looking to achieve. The Adviva acquisition marks Specific Media's entry into the European market, giving the company a strong start on global expansion. The deal closed this week for an undisclosed amount.
March 10, 2008
WebDefend 3.2 Extends Capabilities of Unique Web Application Defect Detection and Adds Application-level Protection for Denial-of-Service and Website Scraping Attacks. Breach Security, Inc., the leader in web application security, today announced the latest release of its flagship WebDefend web application security appliance, version 3.2. The newly available release identifies and stops abuse of web application resources, offers higher performance, and delivers enhancements to ease enterprise-wide adoption.
February 12, 2008
SAN BRUNO, CA -- 02/12/08 -- Devicescape Software today announced a partnership with Deutsche Telekom to expand the range of Wi-Fi devices that can have easy, automatic access to the more than 8,000 T-Mobile hotspot locations across Germany and Europe. Because Devicescape enables any Wi-Fi enabled device, like notebooks, media players, cameras and game systems to connect to any T-Mobile hotspot, the company can expand the range of devices that will be able to access the T-Mobile network to drive increased revenues and network usage.
February 11, 2008
Warrenville, Illinois (February 11, 2008) Emerson Network Power, a business of Emerson (NYSE: EMR) and the global leader in enabling Business-Critical Continuity, today announced an agreement with ReliOn that will add ReliOns industry-leading fuel cell products to the Emerson suite of NetXtend Integrated Enclosure Solutions for backup power.
January 31, 2008
San Diego, CA January 31, 2008 - TargeGen, Inc. today announced that the Company has started a multi-center Phase I/II clinical trial of TG101348, an oral, potent, and highly selective inhibitor of JAK2 in patients with myeloproliferative diseases.
January 28, 2008
Nextlink Selects DragonWaves Ethernet Radios to Deliver
Licensed Broadband over LMDS Spectrum. Ottawa, Canada, January 28, 2008 - DragonWave Inc. (DragonWave) (TSX/AIM: DWI) a leading global supplier of next-generation wireless networks, today announced that Nextlink Wireless Inc., a subsidiary of XO Holdings Inc., has completed a Master Purchase Agreement to purchase DragonWaves AirPair and Horizon Compact products providing highly scalable, carrier grade radio solutions in support of Nextlinks portfolio of broadband wireless services.
January 14, 2008
Leading web application security provider announces new CEO to drive growth in 2008.
CARLSBAD, Calif., January 14, 2008 - Breach Security, Inc., a leader in web application security, today announced breakout growth in 2007 with revenues climbing 500 percent yearover-year and 1,000 percent quarter-over-quarter. In addition to posting strong financial metrics, the close of the year also marked an impressive track record of global product acceptance. The company attracted over 100 new customers worldwide and generated repeat business from 50 existing customers.
December 18, 2007
Spokane, Wash.: ReliOn, the leading provider of high reliability fuel cell solutions for backup power applications, today announced it has crossed a major milestone in its commercial sales efforts. ReliOn has
shipped more than one million Watts worth of fuel cell product to customers.
December 6, 2007
CARLSBAD, Calif., December 6, 2007 - Breach Security, Inc., the leader in web application security, today announced that the ModSecurity open source web application firewall was awarded the top
application security-specific tool at the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) & Web Application Security Consortium (WASC) AppSec 2007 in San Jose, California, November 12-15, 2007.
Additionally, ModSecurity was selected as the number two open source security tool from the results of an AppSec 2007 conference attendee survey. ModSecurity is the most widely deployed web application
firewall in the world with over 10,000 deployments.
December 6, 2007
San Diego, CA December 6, 2007 - TargeGen, Inc. today announced that the Companys recently submitted IND for TG101348 is now active and the Company plans to initiate a multicenter clinical trial of TG101348, an internally discovered, oral, potent, and highly elective
JAK2 inhibitor in January, 2008. Additionally, TargeGen announced that a series of presentations related to TG101348 will be made at the 2007 ASH Conference (Atlanta, December 8-11, 2007) by Company scientific staff and outside academic collaborators.
November 20, 2007
SHANGHAI, ChinaNovember 18, 2007Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRD), one of China's leading wireless baseband chipset providers, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Quorum Systems, Inc. ("Quorum"), a San Diego-based fabless semiconductor company that specializes in the design of highly integrated CMOS radio frequency (RF) transceivers. Under terms of the agreement, Spreadtrum will pay $55 million in cash and $15 million in stock to Quorum's shareholders, with up to an additional $6 million in cash for performance based earn-outs expected to be achieved over the next two years.
November 2, 2007
San Jose, Calif. -- Calient Networks, a San Jose-based developer of fiber management systems based on optical switching, said that it has landed $10 million in a new round of funding, led by TeleSoft Partners. Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, Sofinnova Venture, Wall Street Technology Partners and other previous investors also participated. The company said that it will use the proceeds to accelerate production, expand sales and enter new markets. With the completion of the round, the company said that George Schmitt, the managing director of Telesoft Partners, has been elected chairman of its board of directors.
November 1, 2007
Online-advertising company Specific Media Inc. said it raised $100 million in financing from private-equity firm Francisco Partners, another sign of the investment frenzy over Internet ads and their ability to generate revenue for all kinds of Web sites.
Specific Media, of Irvine, Calif., will use the money for acquisitions and to expand into new types of advertising, adding to the typical display or "banner" ads the company sells now, Chief
Executive Tim Vanderhook said in an interview. Specific Media, which has 115 employees, wants to start dealing in different ad formats, such as search-based ads and video ads, he said.
November 1, 2007
Leading Online Advertising Network Joins Forces with Francisco Partners
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Specific Media, the number three-ranked advertising network according to the September comScore rankings, today announced that it has closed a Series B
financing with Francisco Partners, a leading technology-focused private equity firm with approximately $5 billion under management. Francisco Partners will fund the company with up to $100 million, with access to further resources as necessary, to support Specific Medias growth.
Specific Media has earmarked this new round of funding for acquisitions that build on the companys current platform. This commitment represents one of the 20 largest technology growth capital deals made worldwide in 2007 to date. Investment bank Piper Jaffray advised Specific Media on the transaction.
October 30, 2007
Genoptix Shares Rise More Than 50 Percent in Market Debut After Pricing Above Expected Range
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of diagnostic services provider Genoptix Inc. climbed more than 50 percent in their first day of trading Tuesday, after the company's initial public offering priced above the expected price range at $17 per share.
Shares jumped $8.51, or 50.1 percent, to $25.51 in midday trading. Shares hit a low of $23.40 and a high of $26.31 earlier in the session.
The Carlsbad, Calif.-based company had anticipated the offering of 5 million shares to price between $14 and $16 per share. Genoptix offered roughly 4.3 million shares and a group of stockholders offered the remaining 714,286 shares.
October 29, 2007
SAN DIEGO, Oct 29, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Genoptix, Inc. announced today the pricing of its initial public offering of 5,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $17.00 per share. 4,285,714 shares are being offered by Genoptix and 714,286 shares are being offered by certain selling stockholders. In addition, Genoptix and the selling stockholders have granted to the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 750,000 shares of common stock. Genoptix common stock is expected to begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Market under the trading symbol "GXDX" on Tuesday, October 30, 2007.
October 29, 2007
October 29, 2007 02:25 PM PDT by Adam Ostrow. VMIX, which powers social networking communities for a number of leading media brands, has raised $16.5 million in Series B funding. VMIX offers is own online community where users can upload videos and create their own channels, but also partners with popular sites including the Independent Film Channel and Media General.
This round of funding comes from ATA Ventures, JK&B Capital, Mission Ventures, and Enterprise Partners.
September 5, 2007
Tarari, Inc., a San Diego based fabless semiconductor company, has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by LSI Corp. (NYSE: LSI) for $85 million in cash. (See www.lsi.com for LSIs press release.) Tarari has emerged as the world leader in content processor silicon to offload and accelerate compute-intensive, complex algorithms used for content inspection in XML/Web Services, Network Security and Digital Media environments.
Bob Conn, a member of Tarari's board since February of 2006 and a Managing Director of Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, said LSIs agreement to acquire Tarari confirms Tarari's leadership and strategic value. The acquisition will provide a significant return for Tarari employees and investors while enabling LSI to deliver advanced services across its own portfolio of networking and storage solutions.
July 31, 2007
Muzes Open Media ExchangeTM enables Top Ten mobile subscription service. Muze Inc., a worldwide leader in digital media commerce
solutions that enable search, discovery, and purchasing of entertainment media, today announced that its Open Media ExchangeTM (OMXTM) digital media distribution platform is being used by O2 Germany to power a new, subscription-based mobile music experience.
This service is the first of its kind for O2, and enables O2 to target digital media promotions to both new and current users of O2s mobile services.
July 31, 2007
IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Since its debut in comScore rankings in February of this year, Specific Media has been the fastest growing online advertising network. It is now the sixth largest online advertising network and the seventh largest property on the Internet, according to the June comScore ad networks rankings published earlier this month. Specific Media has seen an almost 19 percent increase over last month alone and a 31 percent increase since its debut in February, reaching nearly 120 million unique users for a total U.S. reach of 66.3 percent.
June 14, 2007
Drew Senyei, Managing Director of Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, was named Master Entrepreneur in the Ernst & Young 2007 Entrepreneur of the Year award ceremony.
In addition, Dr. Tina Nova, CEO of Enterprise portfolio company Genoptix, recieved the Entrepreneur of the Year award in Life Sciences.
May 19, 2007
Carl Eibl, Managing Director of Enterprise Partners, comments on Microsoft's $6B acquisition of aQuantive and the promise of the online advertising sector.
