Hot Start-ups

Tarari, a start-up based in San Diego, secured $13.8 million in Series B round financing for its content processors. Tarari's silicon is used to accelerate XML processing and to accelerate...

Mangrove Systems, a start-up based in Wallingford, CT, unveiled its Piranha and Barracuda MetroMPLS Access and Switching platforms. The Mangrove products are designed for delivering Metro Ethernet Forum services, MPLS...

Mahi Networks, a start-up based in Petaluma, California, has acquired Photuris, another start-up, in a bid aimed at creating a technology leader for next generation, integrated, multiservice, metro packet switching,...

Covaro Networks, a start-up based in Richardson, Texas, introduced two products to help carriers deliver Ethernet services over fiber, copper or leased DS1s/DS3s. These services include 10/100/1000BT Ethernet, GbE, 100FX,...

Xingtone, a start-up based in Los Angeles and Amsterdam, announced secured a first round of institutional financing led by Siemens Mobile Acceleration. Xingtone has developed a software application that bridges...

Force10 Networks, a start-up based in Milpitas, California, closed a $74.9 million mezzanine round of funding for its 10 Gigabit Ethernet switching and routing products. Force10 has recently announced a...

Laurel Networks introduced a smaller, lower-cost version of its Service Edge Router. Like its flagship ST200, the ST50 combines Internet routing, Layer 2 switching, broadband subscriber management, high availability and...

Dune Networks, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California with R&D in Israel, released a 20Gbps and a 10Gbps full-duplex traffic manager device as part of its Scalable Architecture of Networking...

White Rock Networks announced the addition of VT1.5 grooming functionality to its VLX2020 SONET transport platform. In addition to VLX2020's existing 100Gb STS-1 grooming fabric, carriers will now be able...

Bluefire Security Technologies, a start-up based in Baltimore, raised $10 million in series C financing for its security software that protects wireless handheld devices, data and networks. The company's flagship...

Bookham has acquired Onetta, a start-up supplying optical amplifier modules and subsystems, for £13.0 million ($23.3 million). Onetta's Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifiers (EDFA) incorporate advanced optics, control electronics and firmware...

Xanoptix, a start-up based in Merrimack, New Hampshire, secured $15.2 million in additional funding for its 3D semiconductor integration and high-density parallel optics. Xanoptix is working to commercialize a new...

Tasman Networks, a start-up based in San Jose, California, secured $14.4 million in new equity financing for its multi-service edge routers for the service provider, OEM, and enterprise markets. Tasman's...