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Thursday, February 11, 2010
KACE Acquired By Dell
Mountain View-based KACE, a developer of systems management software and appliances, has been acquired by Dell, the computer maker said today. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. (More info...)
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Zynga Buys Serious Business
San Francisco-based social gaming firm Zynga said Thursday that it is acquiring fellow San Francisco firm Serious Business, a creator of Facebook games. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. (More info...)
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JDSU Buys Agilent's Network Solutions Test Business
Milpitas-based JDSU announced this morning that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire Agilent's Network Solutions communications test business. The deal is worth $165M in cash. (More info...)
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Oracle Buys Israeli Firm Convergin
Redwood Shores-based Oracle said today that it has acquired Convergin, a developer of real-time, service brokering software used by communication service providers. (More info...)
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Propel Gets $12M Funding For Biofuels Expansion
Sacramento-based Propel Fuels, a retailer of alternative fuel for motor vehicles, has scored $12M in Series C funding. The funding came from Craton Equity Partners, Nth Power, and @Ventures. (More info...)
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Google Jumps Into Broadband Market
Google announced today that the firm is jumping into the high speed broadband market, saying that it is planning to build and test, ultra high-speed broadband networks across the United States. (More info...)
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Perfect Places Buys Vacation Sites From Weather Channel
Mountain View-based Perfect Places said today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a number of vacation rental websites from Weather Channel Interactive. (More info...)
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Encoding.com Gets $1.25M
San Francisco-based Encoding.com, a provider of online video encoding services, said today that it has raised $1.25M in a Series A funding. (More info...)
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
DotNetNuke Raises $8M
San Mateo-based DotNetNuke, which makes web development software for Microsoft's .NET, said Tuesday that it has raised $8M in a Series B funding round. (More info...)
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Google Launches Google Buzz
Mountain View-based Google launched Google Buzz, a social networking software component to the firm's Gmail email program, on Tuesday. (More info...)
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VMOps Gets $8.8M
Cupertino-based VMOps, a developer of cloud computing management software, has raised $8. (More info...)
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TwoF Nabs $2.1M
San Mateo-based TwoF, a developer of proprietary technology for production of DNA microarrays, has raised $2.1M in an ongoing, $3. (More info...)
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LiveScribe Ups Funding To $13.5M
Oakland-based LiveScribe has upped its Series B funding to $13.5M, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. (More info...)
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ClientMagic Software Acquired
Folsom-based ClientMagic Software, a developer of scheduling and business management software for salons and spas, has been acquired. (More info...)
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Redpoint Closes $400M, Redpoint IV Fund
Menlo Park-based Redpoint Ventures has closed on a new venture capital fund, Redpoint IV, the firm said Monday evening. (More info...)
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Exar Buys Neterion
Fremont-based Exar said this morning it is in a definitive agreement to acquire Sunnyvale-based Neterion, a developer of 10 Gigabit Ethernet network adapters supporting I/O virtualization. (More info...)
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Monday, February 8, 2010
Flixster Issues $12.5M In Stock
San Francisco-based Flixster, which allows users to rate and review movies, has issued $12. (More info...)
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Ausra Acquired By AREVA
Mountain View-based Ausra, a developer of tuility scale, concentrated thermal solar power systems, has been acquired by French firm AREVA, AREVA announced Monday. (More info...)
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Oracle Buys AmberPoint
Redwood Shores-based Oracle said Monday that it has acquired AmberPoint, a developer of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) management software. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. (More info...)
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AMEE Gets $5.5M More
AMEE, a developer of software for computing greenhouse gas emissions, said today that it has raised $5.5M in a Series B financing. (More info...)
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Google Debuts Super Bowl Ad
Mountain View-based Google debuted a Super Bowl ad Sunday evening, called Parisian Love. (More info...)
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Friday, February 5, 2010
GigOptix Gets Venture Debt Round
Palo Alto-based GigOptix has scored a round of venture debt, according to debt financing provider Agility Capital. Amount of the funding was not disclosed. (More info...)
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Avalanche Technology Gets Bessemer, Sequoia Backing Worth $7.5M
Fremont-based Avalanche Technologym, a firm developing what it describes as disruptive low power non-volatile magnetic memory, has raised $7. (More info...)
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SuccessFactors Acquires Inform Business Impact
San Mateo-based SuccessFactors, a developer of business management software, said Thursday that it has acquired Inform Business Impact, a developer of workforce planning tools. (More info...)
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
LensVector Raises $30M
Mountain View-based LensVector, a developer of chips which provide autofocus capability to mobile devices, has raised $30M in a Series C funding, the firm said today. (More info...)
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