Start-ups

Cedar Point Communications, a start-up based in Derry, New Hampshire, named Andy Paff as President and CEO. He joins Cedar Point after three years with Broadband Services, Inc., where he...

Friendster, a fast-growing online community that connects people through shared friends, has deployed Force10 Networks' E-Series switch/routers. Since launching its web service eight months ago, Friendster has seen fast subscriber...

Azanda Network Devices, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, closed $10 million in a Series C funding round for its advanced traffic management silicon. Azanda's traffic management products integrate three...

Clarus Systems, a start-up based in San Francisco, received $8.85 million in Series A funding led by Trinity Ventures and Mobius Venture Capital. Clarus Systems proactively measures, manages and optimizes...

Atheros Communications, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California, filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering of up to $100 million of common...

Legra Systems, a start-up based in Burlington, Massachusetts, raised $12 million in Series B funding for its WLAN switching solutions. Legra recently began shipping its flagship WLAN system, which features...

Big Bear Networks, a start-up based in Sunnyvale, California raised $18 million in a third round of private venture funding for its next-generation 10 and 40 Gbps optical system products....

Ericsson agreed to market and resell Alloptic's optical access platform to telecommunications carriers throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Alloptic's EPON products provide a point-to-multipoint, passive fiber optic solution. Financial terms were...

Network Elements, a start-up based in Beaverton, Oregon, raised $15 million in funding for its development of high-performance 10 Gbps optical networking modules. The new funding cam from Alloy Ventures,...

Bay Microsystems, a start-up based in Santa Clara, California, closed $10 million in an over-subscribed Series C financing round, bringing the total investment in the company to more than $30...

Core Optics, a start-up based in Nuremberg Germany and Manchester, New Hampshire raised announced the closing of $15 million Series C funding from existing investors, Crescendo Ventures, Techno Venture Management,...

Brix Networks, a start-up based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, raised $8.1 million in fourth round venture funding to support its real-time service assurance solutions. The BrixWorx service assurance software system can...

Laurel Networks announced the appointment of Betsy Atkins, president and CEO of venture capital firm Baja LLC, and Don Pyle to its Board of Directors. Atkins was a co-founder and...