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AsicAhead NV, a start-up based in Hasselt, Belgium, announced US$10 million in its series B round of funding, for its development of advanced mobile Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs) for...

Cisco Systems agreed to acquire IronPort Systems, a start-up specializing in messaging security appliances, for approximately $830 million in cash and stock. IronPort, which is based in San Bruno, California,...

Verso Technologies has acquired the iMarc product line from Paradyne Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of Zhone Technologies. Verso had previously served as a reseller of Zhone products. Under the deal,...

Amdocs agreed to acquire SigValue Technologies, a provider of a light-weight billing, customer care, and service control platform designed for service providers, for about $54 million in cash. Amdocs currently...

Level 3 Communications agreed to acquire the Content Delivery Network (CDN) services business of SAVVIS, for $135 million in cash. The deal includes certain network elements, customer contracts, and intellectual...

Intellon, a privately-held supplier of powerline communications technology, raised $18 million in new equity financing, including financial backing from Samsung. Intellon will use the new funds to accelerate the global...

Cisco agreed to acquire Tivella, a privately-held company specializing in digital signage software and systems. Financial terms were not disclosed. Tivella was founded 2001 and has 10 employees based primarily...

Aruba Networks, a start-up specializing in enterprise wireless solutions, filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. Goldman,...

CheckPhone, a start-up based in Paris, secured a US$10.2 million investment from Trio Capital for its telephony security solutions.

The Venice Project, an Internet TV start-up backed by the founders of Skype, began accepting beta testers. The project is not a file-sharing application or a video download service. It...

Alereon a start-up based in Austin, Texas, received a $4 million investment from Samsung Ventures for its ultrawideband (UWB) technology. Alereon is using ultrawideband (UWB) radio technology to develop high-bandwidth,...

Harmonic completed the acquisition of the video networking software business of Entone Technologies, a privately-held company based in San Mateo, CA, with research and development facilities in Hong Kong. Entone's...

Goodmail Systems, a start-up based in Mountain View, California, secured $12 million in venture funding in a round led by new investor SoftBank Capital. Goodmail's CertifiedEmail provides a unique means...