Start-ups

AppDirect, which offers a cloud service marketplace and management platform that enables companies to distribute web-based services, has acquired Standing Cloud, another start-up offering cloud management services, such as automated...

Cisco agreed to acquire WHIPTAIL, a privately-held developer of high performance, scalable solid state memory systems, for approximately $415 million in cash and retention-based incentives. WHIPTAIL, which is based in...

CrowdStrike, a start-up based in Irvine, California, has raised $30 million in Series B financing for it ssecurity technologies and services focused on identifying advanced threats and targeted attacks. CrowdStrike's...

RiverMeadow Software, a start-up based in San Jose, California and Westford, Massachusetts, has closed a $12 million Series B financing round to support its automated server migration solution developed specifically...

Pure Storage, a start-up based in Mountain View, California, last week announced $150 million in new funding to support its all-flash enterprise storage array strategy. The Series E funding round...

Violin Memory, a start-up offering memory-based storage systems, filed its registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number...

HyTrust, a start-up based in Mountain View, California, raised $18.5 million in Series C funding for its Cloud Security Automation (CSA). HyTrust said its sales are on target to quadruple...

Netsocket named Fletcher Hamilton as its new president and CEO, replacing John White, who for the last 2 years led the company’s transformation into a key and innovative technology provider...

SugarCRM, which offers an open-platform web-based customer relationship management service, announced a $40 million equity investment by Goldman Sachs & Co. SugarCRM will use the investment to expand its global...

CloudPhysics, a start-up based in Mountain View, California, announced $10 million in Series B funding and released its SaaS offering, which automatically uncovers hidden operational hazards before problems emerge as...

Tegile Systems, a start-up based in Newark, California, closed $35 million in Round C funding for its hybrid storage systems. Tegile offers enterprise storage arrays that leverage the performance of...

Nasuni, a start-up based in Natick, Mass., announced a Cloud Mirroring capability that delivers data protection in the cloud. Nasuni provides a simple, unified storage service via on-premise hardware that...

FireEye, which offers cyber security solutions, filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. FireEye provides real-time, dynamic...