Start-ups

Obopay, a start-up based in Redwood City, California, released a free Mobile Payments application for the iPhone that lets users to send money to anyone with a U.S. phone number....

Arteris, a start-up based in San Jose, California with its Engineering Design Center based in Paris, France, has raised the first tranche of a strategic investment round totaling $9.7 million...

HipLogic, a start-up based in Fremont, California, secured $7 million in Series B funding to further develop and deploy its mobile application platform. The HipLogic platform improves content and application...

Calix Networks filed SEC papers for a proposed initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "CALX." The company, which is based in Petaluma, California,...

picoChip, a start-up based in Bath, UK, secured $20 million in new venture funding for its femtocell silicon products. picoChip's femtocell solutions cover all the major 3G standards (WCDMA/HSPA+, TD-SCDMA...

Chelsio Communications, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California raised $17 million in new funding for its 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) adapters, ASICs, and storage solutions. Powered by its 3rd generation...

Logitech International agreed to acquire privately held LifeSize Communications of Austin, Texas for $405 million in cash. LifeSize specializes in HD video communication solutions and has more than 9,000 video...

BlueCat Networks, a start-up based in Toronto, secured US$11 million in new financing for its enterprise-class IP Address Management (IPAM) platforms. BlueCat Networks provides automated solutions that simplify network processes...

SpiderCloud Wireless, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, unveiled its Enterprise Radio Access Network (E-RAN) platform. The E-RAN platform is a scalable system comprised of a "SmartCloud" Services Node...

ASSIA, a start-up based in Redwood City, California, has secured $10 million in strategic investment financing to support its work with Dynamic Spectrum Management software tools for DSL. ASSIA, which...

Cisco agreed to acquire privately held ScanSafe, a provider of software-as- a-service (SaaS) Web security solutions, approximately $183 million in cash and retention-based incentives. Based in London and San Francisco,...

Plaster Networks, a start-up based in Menlo Park, California, introduced its Powerline solution for delivering music, videos, and other multimedia content using existing electrical wiring within the home. Plaster Networks...

Peraso Technologies, a start-up based in Toronto, secured $10 million (CDN) in Series A funding for its development of multi-gigabit mmWave transceivers. The investment group is comprised of leading Canadian...