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Alltel Wireless to Launch ``Parental Controls'' Application Allowing Parents to Block Inappropriate Content from Child’s Mobile Phone - November 12, 2007
Free filtering application to provide parents with “peace of mind” regarding child’s mobile activities

MySpace Frees Up Rack Space with RipCode Transcoding Solution - September 17, 2007
RipCode’s compact, high volume video transcoding appliance allows leading lifestyle portal to reduce hardware and energy footprint.

F5 Networks Completes Acquisition of Acopia Networks - September 13, 2007
Extends value of its Application Delivery Network to include management of customers' burgeoning file storage asset.

KDDI Speeds Up Data Service by 5x with Bytemobile Optimization Solution -
September 5, 2007

arvato systems Encrypts and Signs E-Mails with Chosen Security - August 30 , 2007
Totemo Secure Messaging Gateway TrustMail® used together with TC Enterprise ID and TC RootSigning.

$10.5 Million in Financing Funds Ripcode's Growth - August 14, 2007
Vesbridge Invests in Ripcode'sSeries B financing for its patent-pending transcoding appliance.

F5 Networks to Acquire Acopia Networks - August 6, 2007
F5 Networks has agreed to acquire Acopia Networks for $210 million cash.

ACCESS and Bytemobile Partner to Deliver Fast Full Web Browsing on Mobile Handsets - July 25, 2007

Bluesocket Acquires Voice over IP (VoIP) Leader Pingtel - July 24, 2007
New Company Will Lead Emerging Markets for Unified Mobile Communications.

Bytemobile Launches First Mobile Network IP Service to Deliver PC-Quality Internet Video on Mass-Market Handsets - July 11, 2007

FusionOne Announces First Complete Mobile Phone Backup Solution For Both User-Generated And Licensed Content - June 21, 2007
Addition of Licensed Content Protection and Migration to MightyBackup 3.0 Service Provides Opportunity for Increased Revenue Generation and Customer Retention.

iTKO Completes Series B Financing - June 11, 2007
Vesbridge Partners joins CenterPoint Ventures and Hunt Ventures in second round of funding for leading SOA testing company.

Storspeed Raises Series A - June 7, 2007

JDSU Completes Picolight Acquisition - May 29, 2007

FusionOne Protects Over 200 Million Mobile Phone Contacts for Customers Using Mobile Phone Backup Service - May 22, 2007
With one out of six mobile phones lost, stolen or damaged annually, FusionOne Services provide protection for users’ mobile phone content.

JDSU to Acquire Picolight - February 27, 2007
Picolight’s pluggable optics technology strengthens JDSU's ability to address the market for optical interconnect applications.

HP Completes Bitfone Acquisition - February 7, 2007
HP today announced it has completed its acquisition of Bitfone Corp. Effective immediately, the Bitfone team will be integrated into HP's Handheld Business Unit.

Pingtel Named One of Ten VoIP Companies To Watch By Network World - February 6, 2007
Pingtel Corp. Recognized by Network World as One of Ten VoIP Companies That “Knows The Score” and Will Change the Industry

Houghton College Selects Pingtel's Open Source VoIP Solution - January 8, 2007
Houghton College Is Replacing Its Nortel System with Pingtel’s open source Enterprise Communications System, a 100-percent SIP-based VoIP Solution

HP Brings Mobile Device Management to Enterprise Customers with Acquisition of Bitfone Corp. - December 20, 2006
HP announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Bitfone Corp. as part of their strategy to grow its mobile enterprise business

Internet Video still attracting funding - November 20, 2006

Ripcode Secures $7 Million in Venture Capital Financing - November 14, 2006
Internet Video Start-up Developing High-Performance Video Processing Technology

Amazon.com Adopts Pingtel's Enterprise Communication Server for Worldwide VoIP Deployment - October 9, 2006
Leading online retailer deploys Pingtel’s third generation VoIP solution, the industry’s first highly scalable, 100 percent SIP solution for the enterprise

VeriSign Completes Acquisition of GeoTrust - September 5, 2006
VeriSign purchases GeoTrust’s extensive customer base and well developed channel
of more than 9,000 direct resellers in more than 140 countries

ASPNews.com Lists MetraTech on Top 25 Enablers List - August 16, 2006

SmartCity Selects Bluesocket for Its Wireless Networks - August 14, 2006
BlueSecure Wireless Products Provide Out-of-the-Box Policy Management, High Performance and Unmatched Scalability Capabilities for Major Convention Centers Nationwide

Sanef Telecoms Deploys Atrica's Carrier Ethernet Systems - July 18, 2006
New Infrastructure Will Deliver Customized, Very High Speed Services to Local Authorities, Public Institutions and Businesses; Strengthens Leading Motorway Company's Competitive Position Against European ILECs

Bluesocket Earns Editor's Choice Awards and Five-Star Ratings - July 17, 2006
BlueSecure product family recognized by Service Provider Weekly and PC News Weekly for highly-advanced performance and ease of operation

Embarq Selects Visage Mobile as MVNO Enabler - July 17, 2006
Fifth Largest Local Exchange Carrier Delivers Integrated Telecom Bundle Including Wireless Service Enabled by Visage Mobile

GeoTrust Records 40 Percent Growth in Volume of SSL Certificates - July 17, 2006
Identity Verification Authority Credits Gains to Robust Offering and Long-Term Reseller Relationships

Visage Mobile Selected by AlwaysOn as AO100 Private Company Award Winner - July 12, 2006
Recognized for Leadership in Emerging Technology

ZTE Partners with Bitfone - July 10, 2006
Bitfone's OMA DM 1.2 Solution Selected By China's Largest Listed Domestic Telecom Supplier

Acopia Wins "Storage Product of the Year" for 2006 - June 30, 2006
Acopia's ARX Series Selected for Prestigious Award at Techworld Awards

Aegis Semiconductor Names Jeffrey Farmer as Chief Executive Officer - June 21, 2006
Industry Veteran Joins Optical Monitoring Company

Acopia Networks Closes Record Quarter; Secures Additional $20 Million in Venture Funding. - June 19, 2006
Dramatic Quarterly Revenue Growth of Over 40% Fueled by Rapid Customer Adoption of ARX Products

Kyocera Wireless Corp. Selects Bitfone's Next Generation Device Management And FOTA Technologies - June 12, 2006
Bitfone Releases the Sixth Generation of the Award-Winning mProve Solution

Bluesocket Earns SC Magazine's Best Buy and Five-Star Rating - June 12, 2006
BlueSecure Controller Beats Competition in Ease-of-Use, Integration and Security Categories

MetraTech wins 2006 Global Billing Award for Best Billing, Charging and Partner Management for a Non-Voice Service - June 08, 2006
Innovative, true Service Oriented Architecture solution provider recognized as BSS market leader for second consecutive year

Visage Mobile Named a Red Herring 100 North America Winner - May 23, 2006

STARGEN MOMENTUM BUILDS WITH ADVANCED PCI EXPRESS WINS - May 22, 2006
Eight Top Tier Design Wins in First 6 Months of Sampling AXSys Product Line

Verisign Acquires Geotrust for $125m in cash - May 17, 2006

Palmettonet Extends High-Speed Network With Meriton Networks 6400 Optical Transport Platform - May 10, 2006
Fully Flexible and Reconfigurable Platform Speeds Service Provisioning for Largest Provider of Digital Fiber Optic Networks in the Carolinas

Meriton Networks Launches High-Speed Private Network for RBC Financial Group - May 10, 2006
Scalable, Cost-Effective Agile Optical Networking Architecture Allows Largest Bank in Canada to Address Burgeoning Bandwidth Demands

Bluesocket and Airgo Networks Unveil First Enterprise-Class True MIMO-Enabled Wi-Fi Access Point - May 02, 2006
Next-Generation Solution Provides More Than 30 Percent Better Range and Throughput Performance with Existing Wireless Devices

Comverse To Acquire VoIP Application Leader Netcentrex S.A. - April 10, 2006
Combination Expected To Bring Innovative VoIP- & IMS-Based Communication Applications & Fixed-Mobile Converged Solutions To Service Providers

Insignia Licenses Bitfone Patents - April 10, 2006

Disney Mobile Selects Convergys and Visage Mobile to Provide MVNO Billing and Professional Services - April 06, 2006

Atrica Raises $28.2 Million in Equity and Debt Financing - April 05, 2006
AT&T Corporation and GunnAllen Join Roster of World-Class Investors; Funding Will Support Carrier Ethernet Deployments at Growing, Worldwide Customer Base

UTStarcom Selects Bitfone's mProve for FOTA - April 05, 2006
Bitfone Announces 17th Device Manufacturer to Select mProve

Aegis Semiconductor Secures $8 Million in Series D Financing - March 01, 2006

3 Teams Up With Bitfone to Deliver Over-The-Air Firmware Updates - February 27, 2006
3 Selects Bitfone's MVP™ for FOTA

Bluesocket Named SC Magazine's Best of 2005 - February 27, 2006
BlueSecure recognized as leading product in wireless category; praised for early warning system and immediate threat lock down

MetraTech and LogicaCMG team deliver MVNE solution to Swisscom Mobile - February 22, 2006

New ESG Report Validates that Acopia Switches Perform Data Migrations Online Between Heterogeneous Multi-Protocol NAS Systems - February 17, 2006
Acopia Networks Delivers Transparent, Heterogeneous Data Migrations

Freescale Integrates Bitfone Device Management Technology - February 14, 2006
Freescale 3G Platforms to Include Firmware Upgrade Capability and OMA-DM Client

Bytemobile Announces PTC as First Customer for Unison Content Charging Service - February 14, 2006
Major Operator in Poland Deploys Bytemobile Unison To Increase and Diversify Revenues

EchoStar presents MetraTech with Vendor Award for Fastest Implementation of a Major IT Project - February 14, 2006

Equinix Expands Industry-Leading Network Services Through Successful Deployment With Meriton Networks - February 06, 2006
Proven Operational Performance and Increased Service Velocity of 10 Gb/s ROADM Network Lead to New Network Infrastructure Deployment in Los Angeles

National Notary Association Taps GeoTrust for Electronic Notarization Initiative Launching in Pennsylvania - January 31, 2006
Digital Certificate Leader Helps Combat Fraud, Forgery and Identity Theft with Secure Electronic Notary Seal

Metconnex Closes $8.1 Million Financing and Names COO - January 24, 2006
New investment and appointment launch next stage of company growth

Amoi Selects Bitfone's Device Management and FOTA Technologies - January 23, 2006
Bitfone Announces the Availability of MVATM 2.0

Nationally Recognized Apartment Management Company Selects Bluesocket® to Provide Internet Bandwidth Control and Management to Student Housing Properties - January 23, 2006
Bluesocket Selected for Ease of Management and Superior Internet Monitoring and Tracking Capabilities

PINGTEL’S ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS SERVER AWARDED INTERNET TELEPHONY® MAGAZINE’S “PRODUCT OF THE YEAR” AWARD FOR 2005 - January 23, 2006
Recognition by Internet Telephony caps momentous year for the industry’s leading 100 percent SIP enterprise communications platform

Bitfone's SmartCare Nominated for 2006 GSM Association Award - January 17, 2006
GSM Association Nominates Bitfone's SmartCare as a Finalist for Best Billing or Customer Care Solution Award at this Year's GSM Association Awards

REDSHIFT SYSTEMS GROWS STAFF TO MEET CUSTOMER DEMAND - January 12, 2006
Appoints New Technologists, Expands Facilities

GeoTrust Acquires Leading German Trusted IT Security Services Provider TC TrustCenter - January 10, 2006
TC TrustCenter Product Line, Including Smart Card Technology for Two-Factor Authentication, Complements GeoTrust’s Portfolio of Digital Authentication Solutions

Bitfone's Intellectual Property Portfolio Strengthens - December 13, 2005
Bitfone Granted Third U.S. Patent and First International Patent

AOL Introduces New AIM Triton Service - November 22, 2005
Integrated Communications Service Features Instant Messaging, Free Email and SMS Mobile Texting as Well as Voice and Video Chat Services Delivers Next Generation Tools and the Industry's First IM-Based Address Book to the 70 Percent* of Online Americans That Now Use Instant Messaging

Meriton Networks and Mahi Networks Merge - October 03, 2005
Announces Industry-Leading Unified, End-to-End Agile Optical Networking Solution

Health First Chooses Bluesocket® For Expansive Wireless Network - September 06, 2005
Provides Top-Notch Security and Ease of Management for Leading Healthcare Network on Florida's Space Coast

France Telecom and Atrica Jointly-Develop a New Age of VPLS Services with Industry's First VPLS-TE Capability - September 05, 2005
Revolutionary Feature Adds Carrier-class Traffic Engineering Attributes to Standard VPLS Capabilities, Allowing Carriers to Develop, Market, and Support New Revenue-generating E-LAN Service Models with Hard SLAs per Application

Pingtel’s New SIP User Agent Platform to Support Earthlink’s VLING - August 29, 2005
EarthLink’s New Voice Application to incorporate Pingtel’s Robust SIPxua User Agent Platform

Bird Chooses Bitfone as Device Management Partner - August 24, 2005
Ningbo Bird, Largest Mobile Phone OEM in China, Selects Bitfone for Over-the-Air Device Management Solutions

Stargen launches industry first ASI software suite - August 23, 2005
Robust Development Tools Expose the Power of Advanced Switching Interconnect to Enable Rapid Application Deployment

Visage Mobile and Convergys Prepared to Support ESPN Mobile Introduction - June 01, 2005
Companies' Leading Service Platform to Enable "The Ultimate Wireless Experience for Sports Fans"

Bytemobile Adds Two Technology Industry Veterans to Its Board - April 11, 2005
Rod Randall and Woody Marshall appointed Directors at Bytemobile.

Bytemobile "Powers Up" with Acquisition of ProQuent; Announces T-Mobile Content-Filtering Win - March 14, 2005
Bytemobile, Inc., the global leader in mobile data optimization, announced today that it has acquired ProQuent Systems Corporation in a stock-for-stock exchange.

Picolight Closes $10M Funding Round - January 21, 2005
Picolight today announced that it closed a $10M funding round December 30 led by Vesbridge Partners and BA Venture Partners (Bank of America).

Bluesocket Raises $10 Million in Funding Round - January 17, 2005
Bluesocket announed today it had closed its Series B round of equity financing in the amount of $10 million. The additional financing brings Bluesocket's total funding to date to $42 million.

Visage Mobile Tops $50 Million Raised with $22.8 Million C Round Financing - January 11, 2005
Visage Mobile, the first company to offer a comprehensive outsourced MVNO platform, announced today it has closed $22.8 million in Series C funding, increasing its total capital raised to more than $50 million.

MetraTech Corporation Completes $7.5 Million Funding Round - November 16, 2004
MetraTech Corp, the leading provider of Web Services-based billing, customer self-care, and partner management solutions today announced $7.5 million of new equity investment from prominent US venture investors led by Meritech Capital, Accel Partners and Vesbridge Partners

Acopia Networks Raises $25 Million in Series C Financing - November 03, 2004
Goldman Sachs joins existing investors to accelerate Acopia's business expansion

Cisco Systems Acquires dynamicsoft - September 13, 2004
Acquisition Strengthens Cisco's Position in Service Provider Voice Market

StarGen Receives an Additional $8.5 Million in Series D Financing - July 12, 2004
StarGen, a semiconductor company specializing in advanced serial switched interconnect solutions, today announced that it has secured $8.5 million in a fourth round of venture funding.

Sistina, a Vesbridge Portfolio Company, Sold to Redhat - June 18, 2004
Red Hat, the world's premier open source solution provider to the enterprise, has announced that it has acquired Sistina Software, a leading storage infrastructure software company.

Mahi Networks Closes $70 Million Financing Round - June 14, 2004
Vesbridge Partners announced that they have closed a $70 million round of financing for Mahi Networks, an industry-leading provider of multi-service metro packet switching, TDM grooming, and reconfigurable phototonic transport systems.

Telcordia Buys Granite Sytems - June 03, 2004
The world's largest provider of Operations Support Systems (OSS), has announced that it has purchased Granite Systems, a leading provider of Service Resource Management (SRM) software solutions. The relationship couples the Telcordia next-generation OSS portfolio with Granite's Xng® System inventory solution.

Bitfone Secures Series C Funding of Over $21 Million - March 16, 2004
Bitfone announced that the company has closed a Series C funding round and secured over $21 million, bringing the company's total investment to more than $57 million.

GeoTrust Closes $3.7 Million Investment Round - March 15, 2004
GeoTrust, a leader in identity and security solutions for e-business and the world's second largest certificate authority, today announced the closing of a $3.7 million round of funding, led by St. Paul Ventures and Prism Ventures.

ProQuent Announces $14 Million in Venture Backing - March 08, 2004

Bitfone Earns 2004 Cutting Edge Promise Award at 3GSM World Congress - February 25, 2004

Polycom Completes Acquisition of Voyant Technologies - January 06, 2004

Motorola Selects Bitfone’s mProve - September 29, 2003

Aegis Announces World’s First Multi-Cavity Tunable Thin Film Filter Chip - August 19, 2003

Aegis Semiconductor Begins Commercial Shipments - July 31, 2003

FlexLight Raises $17 Million in Third Round Funding - July 16, 2003

Aegis CEO Named Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist - June 27, 2003

Aegis Semiconductor Delivers Industry’s First Tunable Thin Films - March 24, 2003

Voyant Technologies Acquires Octave Communications - January 21, 2003

Seranoa Networks Raises $15.75 Million in Series A Funding - October 07, 2002

Bitfone Secures $19 Million Series B Funding Led by St. Paul Venture Capital - September 16, 2002