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Networking/Communications
Equipment:
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Aktino, Inc.
Aktino has
developed a carrier grade product portfolio that allows
telecommunications service providers to leverage the
embedded copper loop infrastructure to deliver a wide range
of high-speed, high-quality broadband services. |
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Alteon WebSystems.
Developed and marketed web caching, load balancing and
Gigabit Ethernet switching equipment. IPO, then acquired by
Nortel Networks. |
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Bivio Networks is the
leading supplier of next generation network appliance
platforms, enabling application developers to rapidly
develop and deploy market-leading, wire-speed, deep-packet
processing network applications. |
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Cellfire delivers
coupons and discount offers directly to consumer's mobile
phones. |
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Diamond Lane Communications.
Develops and markets telecommunications infrastructure
equipment for the last mile, xDSL. Sold to Nokia (NYSE: NOK). |
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Hammerhead
Systems, Inc. Hammerhead Systems is the market
leader in Aggregation, Interworking and Migration
solutions to accelerate profitable delivery of new
Ethernet and existing legacy services at a fraction of
the cost and complexity.
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NetSocket is
developing IP Service Assurance solutions for managing
real-time services in IP networks. |
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OpenConnect Systems.
Developed and marketed software for mainframe to Internet
connectivity. Sold to Goff Moore. |
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Optical
Data Systems.. Developed, manufactured and marketed
local area networking equipment. IPO. |
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ONI Systems.
Develops and markets optical switching equipment for the
metropolitan area. IPO, then acquired by Ciena. |
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Pivot3 is focused on
delivering highly scalable, fault tolerant IP-based
clustered storage systems composed of industry standard
servers. The company boasts strong intellectual property in
distributed RAID and time-based I/O journaling for
delivering the next generation of block-based clustered
storage. |
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PowerFile, Inc. is the innovator in active archiving
appliances for permanent storage of digital content and
assets. The company's award-winning storage solutions
combine the speed and simplicity of online access with
better economics and integrity compared to traditional
archives, empowering organizations of all sizes to
efficiently manage, secure, and preserve valuable digital
assets. |
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Shomiti Systems.
Developed and marketed network management systems for local
area networks. Acquired by Finisar. |
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Wireless & Services:
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Centennial Communications. Provided wireless
services in various countries in South America. Sold to
Nextel International. |
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Corsair Communications.
Develops and markets cellular fraud detection equipment and
cellular services. IPO, then acquired by Lightbridge (Nasdaq:LTBG).
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MetroPCS.
Owns licenses to operate broadband PCS in the San Francisco
Bay Area, Sacramento, Atlanta, and Miami. |
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ProNet.
Early market leader in wireless paging services. IPO (Nasdaq:
PNET), then purchased by MetroCall. |
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Semiconductors:
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Ateq
(d/b/a ETEC).
Dominant producer of laser-based semiconductor mask-making
equipment. Sold, then merged into ETEC. |
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Chromatic Research.
Developed and marketed multimedia semiconductors and
software. Sold to ATI (Nasdaq: ATYT). |
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Credence Systems.
Develops, manufactures and markets semiconductor automatic
test equipment for application specific semiconductors (ASICs). Public
(Nasdaq: CMOS). |
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Crystal Semiconductor.
Develops and markets application specific semiconductors for
the graphics, audio, video and multimedia market places.
Sold to Cirrus Logic. (Nasdaq: CRUS). |
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WaferScale Integration. Developed programmable
system devices and flash memory semiconductors. Acquired by
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM). |
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Xilinx.
Inventor of and dominant market participant in the
programmable gate array semiconductor market. IPO (Nasdaq:
XLNX). |
