Venture Capital: Communications & Infrastructure

Active-Semi's AC/DC controller and back-lighting solutions range from high performance integrated circuits that enable battery chargers for mobile devices to ecologically sensitive energy saving architectures.

Aventail is the leading SSL VPN product company and the authority on secure application access technology. Its customers consist of more than one million end users in over 75 countries among leading enterprises and service providers worldwide, such as AT&T, DuPont, IBM Global Services, MCI, Netifice, Office Depot, Sanyo, and TNT.

Acquired by SonicWALL, Inc. (NASD: SNWL)

Bay Microsystems is a leader in high performance, programmable network and transport processors. They offer solutions to mediate, aggregate, switch, and transport voice, video, and data traffic across network domains, including LAN, SAN, and WAN.

eRoom Technology, Inc. is a leading provider of extended enterprise collaboration software and services that enable organizations to work more closely with their customers, suppliers, and business partners.

Acquired by EMC (NYSE: EMC)

Infinera (NASD: INFN) provides Digital Optical Networking systems (the DTN System) to telecommunications carriers, cable operators and other service providers worldwide. Infinera's large-scale photonic integrated circuit (PIC) incorporates 100 Gigabits per second of transmit and receive capacity and the functionality of more than 60 discrete optical components into a pair of indium phosphide chips.

The Intelleflex Corporation focuses on the next-generation of RFID systems. Using their EPC™ technology, Intelleflex provides high-performance, high-reliability, EPC™-compliant transponders and readers.

Mirapoint is a leading provider of email security appliances and solutions which builds message networks that intelligently and securely route, store, access and manage Internet messages and email.

MobileAccess Networks builds and installs equipment systems that provide high quality RF receiver systems for in-building wireless infrastructure.

OnSite Systems provides next generation routers for communication networks.

Primarion is a mixed signal integrated circuit company that addresses the inflection points in power management with disruptive technology to enable voltage regulators and controllers with better performance, lower system costs, and new features over traditional analog power solutions.

SilverStorm Technologies (formerly InfiniCon Systems) is the leader in clustered networking for high performance business computing. The Company focuses on architecting innovative networking hardware and software products that dramatically improve cluster performance and value.

Acquired by Q Logic (NASD: QLGC)

SoloMio provides next-generation call completion and call management services and technology. Its Smart Call Services enables telecommunications operators to deliver a range of convergence, total mobility and call completion services that grow their most valuable consumer and business segments.

Acquired by Openwave Systems, Inc. (NASD: OPWV)

SS8 Networks is a provider of signaling solutions and enhanced service applications that enable service providers to profitably operate converged, hybrid networks - bridging PSTN and IP capabilities.

Visage Mobile provides software and service bureau solutions to enable mobile virtual networks (MVNOs) in the U.S. Various services include carrier connectivity, billing and rating, prepaid rating, data management, wireless application protocol services, subscriber authentication for data sessions, application management, third party content and business intelligence.

WhereNet Corporation is the first company to deliver a single wireless location and communication infrastructure that reliably and cost-effectively manages valuable mobile resources.

Acquired by Zebra Technologies (NASD: ZBRA)

ZNYX Networks is the leading global provider of embedded Ethernet solutions - high availability switch blades and scalable network elements - for CarrierClass™ systems. The ZNYX Networks family of hardware, software, and professional services provides design engineers with a significant time to market advantage by leveraging pre-built and pre-tested modular embedded network elements.