Start-ups

Cortina Systems has acquired Azanda Network Devices. Financial terms were not disclosed. Cortina will offer its customers Azanda's traffic management and ATM SAR (Segmentation And Reassembly) products. Azanda's support and...

IP Unity has appointed Cas Skrzypczak, general partner at Global Asset Communications, and Adrian Nemcek, an executive vice president of Motorola, Inc. and president of Motorola Networks, to its board...

Critical Telecom announced that Nancy Macartney has been appointed President and CEO. Prior to Critical Telecom, Nancy was the Vice President, Supply Chain Management for CIENA, during which time she...

AirMagnet, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, announced an investment from the Intel Communications Fund. This investment will be used to help expand the company's solutions to manage wireless in...

Venturi Wireless, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, secured $10 million in series C funding for its wireless network optimization solutions. Venturi Wireless' proprietary Adaptive Airlink Optimization technology is aimed...

Meru Networks named Ihab Abu-Hakima as its new President and CEO. Previously, Abu-Hakima served as a Senior Vice President at Proxim Corporation. Prior to Proxim, Abu-Hakima held several executive positions...

Chelsio Communications, a start-up offering 10-Gigabit Ethernet server adapters and protocol acceleration technology, has completed its third round of private venture funding, raising $25 million. Chelsio said it has seen...

Bluesocket, a start-up based in Burlington, Mass., closed $10 million in Series B equity financing. Bluesocket supplies systems to secure and manage wireless local area networks (WLANs) for enterprises, institutions...

FlexLight Networks, a developer of Gigabit PON (GPON; ITU-T G.984) optical access network solutions, named J. Michael Camp as its new CEO, replacing Gary Lee, who will remain with the...

RGB Networks, a start-up based in San Mateo, California, raised more than $12 million from strategic investors Comcast Interactive Capital (CIC) and venture capital firm Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners...

Northrop Grumman awarded a multi-year contract to Caspian Networks for joint development of a critical element of the space communications system payload for the Air Force's Transformational Satellite Communications System...

Trellia Networks, a start-up based in Montreal, raised US$3.3 million in Series A financing for its development of intelligent wireless roaming capabilities in cellular data and Wi-Fi networks. Trellia's Nomad...

Critical Path, a provider of messaging solutions for mobile, broadband and fixed-line service providers, signed agreements for $18 million in debt financing led by Cheung Kong Group and General Atlantic...