Start-ups

Firetide, a start-up based in Los Gatos, California, secured $14.4 million in Series D financing for its wireless mesh networking solutions. Firetide's wireless mesh infrastructure and access products have been...

Bluestreak Technology, a start-up based in Montreal, secured US$20 million dollars in Series D financing for its "MachBlue" platform for mobile phones and digital television. The MachBlue platform gives network...

RingCentral, a start-up based in Redwood City, California has enhanced its virtual phone system for small businesses with VoIP service. RingCentral combines a toll-free and/or local number with advanced call...

Accenture agreed to acquire Corliant, a privately held technology consulting firm that specializes in helping enterprises and communications service providers deploy and support IP services, for an undisclosed sum. Corliant,...

Sipera Systems, a start-up based in Richardson, Texas, raised $30 million in Series C funding for its VoIP/UC security solutions. The Sipera IPCS products combine VPN, Firewall/SBC, Intrusion Prevention, Anti-Spam,...

CloudShield Technologies, a start-up offering a carrier-class service control platform, has signed a worldwide reseller agreement with Alcatel-Lucent. CloudShield's solutions are designed to inspect, analyze, control and secure IP network...

PostPath, a start-up offering a drop-in compatible alternative to Microsoft Exchange, announced PostPath Server version 3.0, now featuring support for both Blackberry Enterprise Server (BES) and Microsoft ActiveSync email push...

Overture Networks, a start-up based in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, raised $12.3 million in Series C financing for its converged packet access platforms for Carrier Ethernet services. Overture Networks...

Quellan, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, closed $20 million in its Series C round of venture financing for its work in analog signal processing and RF noise cancellation....

Cisco agreed to acquire Latigent, a provider of web-based business intelligence and analytics reporting for contact centers, for an undisclosed sum. Latigent's product line consists of two main products: BlueVue...

Exalt Communications, a start-up based in Campbell, California, launched its line of next-gen wireless backhaul solutions. The company aims to be a one-stop-shop provider of wireless backhaul solutions for service...

Peermeta, a start-up based in Acton, Mass., closed on a $6 million Series A investment for its development of Web 2.x enabled software platforms for intelligent end points utilizing mobile...

Conterra Ultra Broadband, a provider of broadband transport services based in Charlotte, North Carolina, announced the closing of a $41 million private financing to support its continued growth. The company...