Start-ups

QUALCOMM plans to invest EUR 100 million in European companies offering innovative technologies and services that enhance the global wireless communications ecosystem. The company said its investment strategy will focus...

Cisco Systems agreed to acquire privately-held BroadWare Technologies, a developer of IP-based video surveillance software, for an undisclosed sum. BroadWare's software enables web-based monitoring, management, recording and storage of audio...

Motorola has made an equity investment in VidSys, which specializes in Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) solutions for safety, security, commercial, surveillance, military and transportation organizations. Financial terms of the...

Fabrik, a start-up based in San Mateo and Santa Ana, California, raised $24.9 million in series D funding to support its consumer-oriented storage and content management services. The company's flagship...

Avail Media, a start-up based in Reston, Virginia, has secured $17 million in Series-B venture financing for its IPTV and advanced media services to broadband operators. Avail Media offers managed...

ScanScout, a start-up based in Cambridge, Mass., closed $7 million in its first round of institutional funding for its work in digital video delivery. ScanScout technology helps advertisers and publishers...

Gear6, a start-up based in Mountain View, California, unveiled its "CACHEfx" line of scalable caching appliances designed to accelerate response times and throughput for a wide variety of demanding, cross-industry...

JAJAH, a start-up based in Mountain View, California, announced $20 million in Series C funding for its mobile calling service. JAJAH offers a Mobile Suite application that enables consumers to...

Xelerated, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California and Stockholm, Sweden, raised $23 million in series C funding for its high-end network processors. Xelerated's network processors, based on a patented...

Crossbeam Systems, a start-up based in Boxborough, Massachusetts, secured $21 million in new funding for its network security solutions. Crossbeam's UTM platform consolidates a variety of security applications such as...

mig33, a start-up offering a mobile Internet community, closed a Series A funding round of $10 million co-led by Accel Partners and Redpoint Ventures, with substantial contribution from Technology Venture...

Carbonite, a start-up based in Boston, raised $15 million in Series B financing for its online backup services for consumers and small businesses. Carbonite said it recently backed up its...

OpVista secured $15 million in additional funding to further support its global sales and marketing efforts of the OpVista2000 and the recently released optical networking approach for Carrier Ethernet Transport...