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Top Stories:

o Gateway Still On Board After IBM Says No To Transmeta Chip
o Health Site Drkoop.com to Acquire Young Adult Site drDrew
o UCLA Says It Funded Napster
o ASP NetworkOSS Closes Series A at $16.5 Million

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Also in This Issue:

New Money:
o Integreated Semiconductor Firm Avaz in $15 Million Round One
o B2B-Matrix Gets $500,000 from eSamsung USA in Round One
o Content Firm StreamSage Lands $250,000 From Duncaster
o Optical Network Firm Dyotec in $3 Million Round One
o Shalom.com Puts $5.5 Million in Telecom's E-ntouch Round One
o Component Platform iSuppli Raises $30 Million Second Round
o Net Telephony Firm Callserve Has $11.9 Million Round Two
o Wireless Firm Argogroup Raises $20 Million Second Round
o $49.6 Million Fourth Round for Broadband Firm Tantivy
o FairEx International Financial Systems Raises $10 Million
o HotOrigin, Irish Technology Incubator, Raises $2.7 Million
o SanDisk Invests $7.2 Million in Digital Imaging Firm Divio
o Cube Consulting Gets $3 Million from Bizzbuild, Durlacher
o Online Marketing Firm USAData Raises $6 Million Round Three
o Analytic Software Firm SafeLogic Raises GBP 400,000
o Mitiska Announces $6.2 Million in Third Quarter Investment
o Consortium Invests $1.5 Million in Mobile Tech Firm Mgage

New Products:
o Internet Architecture Management Firm FastTide Launches

New Deals:
o Food Gift Company Harry and David Invests in eVineyard.com

M&A:
o E-mail, Messaging Firm Commtouch Buys Wingra for $17 Million
o Prescription Processing Application Firm TechRx Buys Flux
o BtoBfactory Acquires Latin American Investment Firm BtoBen
o eLearning Firm Intellinex Buys PC Skills Trainer Teach.com
o Utilities Service Blink.com Acquires Bookmark Firm Coolsync
o ClearCross Acquires Atrion in Stock Swap

New Directors:
o CharterHub Names Ex-Canadian Airlines Executive to Board
o Online Address Service Ukibi Names Board of Directors

New People:
o Telco Software Firm Watchmark Names Former GTE Exec as CEO

VC Fund News:
o CDC Launches Accelerator With $85.9 Million Investment

VC Personnel:
o Grotech Adds Former Legg Mason Director as Partner
o Technology Incubator eHatchery Adds Two to Board

VW Corrections:
o Broadstorm Telecommunications
o eBenefits
o Kymata
o Mobileum

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======= Top Stories =======

o Gateway Still On Board After IBM Says No To Transmeta Chip

SAN DIEGO -- Computer manufacturer and retailer
Gateway said it is still on track to use chip design
company Transmeta's microprocessor in an Internet
appliance it is developing with America Online.
IBM announced this week it will not use Transmeta's
Crusoe chip on its ThinkPad 240. IBM said it never
committed to using Transmeta in its 240 laptop,
and only used the chip in its demonstration model.
IBM, which did not comment on why it decided against
the Transmeta chip, said it is still considering
using Transmeta in future ThinkPad models and has
not called off its plans to manufacture the chip.
Gateway, which said it has not deviated from the
plans it announced in May, said it opted for Transmeta's
Crusoe processor because of its small size, long
battery life, and low operating temperature. Gateway
also said it selected Transmeta's Mobile Linux as
the operating system for its products. Transmeta
plans to hold its IPO next week to raise a maximum
of $194 million. Transmeta did not return calls
for comment. The five-year old Transmeta is backed
by America Online, Compaq Electronics, Compaq Computer,
First International Computer, Five Points Capital,
Deutsche Bank, Gateway, Invemed Associates, Phoenix
Technologies, Soros Fund Management, Tudor Investment,
Van Wagoner Capital Management, Vulcan Ventures,
and individual investors.
http://www.transmeta.com/
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o Health Site Drkoop.com to Acquire Young Adult Site drDrew

AUSTIN, Texas -- Drkoop.com, a publicly traded Internet
health site, said it acquired the assets of drDrew.com,
a struggling online lifestyle community for 14-
to 24-year-olds, that had laid off most of its staff.
Drkoop.com bought all of drDrew.com's assets from
Sherwood Partners, a corporate restructuring and
business advisory firm, for $150,000 in cash and
1.58 million shares of common stock, worth approximately
$1.4 million. The sites will continue operating
independently and there will be some basic content
integration.  Drew Pinsky, founder of drDrew.com,
will be an advisor to drkoop.com. drDrew.com backers
included Softbank Venture Capital, Freedom Communications,
Garage.com, Mentor Venture Partners, and individuals.
Drkoop.com, which has also been in some difficult
financial straits recently, received a cash infusion
from private investors in August including Prime
Ventures, JF Shea Ventures, Cramer-Rosenthal-McGlynn,
RMC Capital, ComVest Venture Partners,  Eco Associates,
and NetStar Ventures.
http://www.drdrew.com/
http://www.drkoop.com/
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o UCLA Says It Funded Napster

LOS ANGELES -- The University of California at Los
Angeles confirmed it is an investor in Napster,
the embattled music exchange software company being
sued for copyright infringement by the Recording
Industry Association of America. A UCLA spokesperson
said the school has invested $25,000 into the business
to date. The news was first reported in the Wall
Street Journal, which cited internal Napster documents
prepared as part of the deal with Bertelsmann to
drop its suit against Napster announced earlier
this week. The Journal report also disclosed that
the rock group Limp Bizkit is an investor in Napster.
The band's representatives did not return calls
for this story. Napster's other investors are Hummer
Winblad Venture Partners and various individuals.
http://www.napster.com/
_____________________________________________

o ASP NetworkOSS Closes Series A at $16.5 Million

NEW YORK -- NetworkOSS, which provides Internet
services and business applications to the world-wide
communications industry, closed its Series A funding
after receiving $3.5 million from El Dorado Ventures;
Datamat, an Italian Internet and mobile communications
technology company; Kiwi; and other investors. NetworkOSS
received $13 million earlier in the round from Sevin
Rosen Funds, Datamat, and Crescendo Ventures, bringing
the Series A total to $16.5 million. NetworkOSS
will use the funds to expand its customer base and
its communication industry partnerships in the United
States and Europe. Mr. Scott Jarus, former senior
vice president of operations at RCN Telecom and
current president and COO of OnSite Access, is joining
the NetworkOSS board as its fifth member.
http://www.networkoss.com/

======= New Money =======

o Integreated Semiconductor Firm Avaz in $15 Million Round One

SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- VantagePoint Venture Partners
said it participated in the $15 million first-round
financing of Avaz, an Irvine, Calif.-based company
that designs, develops, and markets integrated semiconductor
and software technologies for voice-over-IP networks.
Other details were not released.
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o B2B-Matrix Gets $500,000 from eSamsung USA in Round One

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- B2B-Matrix, which designs, architects,
and deploys collaboration systems for enterprise
and business-to-business collaboration, said it
received $500,000 in its first of funding from venture
firm eSamsung USA. B2B-Matrix develops, markets,
and supports distributed infrastructure for synchronous/asynchronous
ad hoc collaboration within and across enterprises.
Chad J. Cooper of eSamsung USA took a seat on the
board of directors.
http://www.b2b-matrix.com/
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o Content Firm StreamSage Lands $250,000 From Duncaster

WASHINGTON -- Duncaster Investments announced that
it has made a $250,000 seed-stage investment in
StreamSage, a company that is developing a tool
to manage and customize multimedia Web site content.
With these funds, StreamSage will move its office
and expand its staff to complete the beta version
of its product. Richard Blake, the sole principal
of Duncaster Investments, will join StreamSage's
board of directors.
http://www.streamstage.com/
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o Optical Network Firm Dyotec in $3 Million Round One

SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- Dyotec Networks, a developer
of optical networking systems, has received $3 million
in first round funding. VantagePoint Venture Partners
participated in the round, but other aspects of
the deal were not released. Dyotec's products enable
carriers to manage, monitor, and maintain their
IP backbone networks by using optical cross-connect
switches and transport systems.
http://www.dyotec.com/
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o Shalom.com Puts $5.5 Million in Telecom's E-ntouch Round One

NEW YORK -- Incubator Shalom.com said it invested
in $5.5 million in E-ntouch, an Israeli startup,
in its first round of funding. E-ntouch develops
advanced distributed software applications to control
traffic and configurations within telecommunications
networks. The company will use the funds for product
development, to hire additional staff, and to begin
operations in the United States.
http://www.shalom.com/
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o Component Platform iSuppli Raises $30 Million Second Round

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. -- iSuppli, a supply network
for electronic component procurement and delivery,
said it raised $30 million in its second round of
funding, led by Tyco Ventures. Loewenthal Capital
Management and Tailwind Capital Partners also participated,
as did previous investors CMEA Ventures, NeoCarta
Ventures and AC Ventures. The company will use the
funds for business expansion and to fund strategic
acquisitions.
http://www.isuppli.com/
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o Net Telephony Firm Callserve Has $11.9 Million Round Two

LONDON -- Callserve, which provides online telecommunications
services, said it raised $11.9 million in its second
round of funding. Investors in the round included
Casenove Private Equity, Jupiter International Group,
TH Lee.Putnam Internet Partners, and the eVestment
Company. The company said it will use the funding
to accelerate the roll-out of its international
infrastructure and marketing company. The company
said it will use its European strategy as the template
for its implementation in the U.S.
http://www.callserve.com/
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o Wireless Firm Argogroup Raises $20 Million Second Round

ELSTEAD, U.K. -- Argogroup, which develops software
to deliver content to wireless phones, WAP, or i-Mode
without having to change their mobile site, said
it raised $20 million in second round funding. The
round included investments from 3i and Apax Partners.
The company also announced a co-marketing agreement
with Lucent Technologies to enable developers from
both Lucent and Argogroup to integrate the company's
products with Lucent's wireless technology. The
company has raised a total of $30 million.
http://www.argogroup.com/
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o $49.6 Million Fourth Round for Broadband Firm Tantivy

MELBOURNE, Calif. -- Tantivy Communications, a provider
of portable broadband technology, said it completed
a $49.6 million fourth round of financing, led by
Bowman Capital. Additional investors included Bay
Hill Partners, Chase H&Q, Intel, Morgan Stanley
Dean Witter, New Enterprise Associates, North Bridge
Venture Partners, Novak Biddle Venture Partners,
Riggs Capital Partners, Redback Networks, Stephens
Inc., Westway Capital, Wheatley Partners and Venrock
Associates. All participants in the round were previous
investors. The company will use the financing for
product trials and to prepare its products for launch.
Tantivy creates silicon and software for consumer
devices and infrastructure equipment. The company
has raised $72.2 million to date.
http://www.tantivy.com/
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o FairEx International Financial Systems Raises $10 Million

SINGAPORE -- FairEx International Financial Systems,
which provides technology for online trading of
international currencies, futures, and commodities,
said it raised SGD 17.5 million ($10 million) in
venture capital funding. The round was raised from
3i and eVentures, the venture capital arm of the
Bank of Singapore. The company said it will use
the funding to expand its research and development
operations and open operation centers in different
time zones. FairEx enables users to conduct real-time
online transactions.
http://www.fairex.com/
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o HotOrigin, Irish Technology Incubator, Raises $2.7 Million

DUBLIN -- AIB, the largest financial institution
in Ireland, said it made an investment of EUR 3.2
million ($2.7 million) in Irish technology incubator,
HotOrigin. Through the investment, part of a strategic
partnership between the two firms, HotOrigin will
introduce AIB to relevant e-commerce companies.
HotOrigin was established in March, and has incubated
six companies including Unison, An Post, and property
portal anscotfirst.com.
http://www.hotorigin.com/
_____________________________________________

o SanDisk Invests $7.2 Million in Digital Imaging Firm Divio

SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Publicly-traded SanDisk, which
develops flash memory-based products, said it invested
$7.2 million in Divio, a manufacturer of digital
imaging compression technology and products. Divio
said the investment was not part of a formal round.
Under terms of the deal, SanDisk will take a 10%
stake in the company and have a seat on the  board
of directors. Divio's previous investors are Investar
Capital, Newbury Ventures, Pac-Link Management,
and Star Capital Group.
http://www.divio.com/
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o Cube Consulting Gets $3 Million from Bizzbuild, Durlacher

LONDON -- Bizzbuild.com, an e-commerce management,
development and investment group, said it and Durlacher,
an investment and securities group focused on emerging
technology and media, invested GBP 2 million ($3
million) in Cube Consulting, an Internet consulting
startup. Bizzbuild has invested an initial GBP1.5
million and Durlacher invested GBP 500,000 in exchange
for a combined stake of just under 12%. Bizzbuild
and Durlacher have also obtained an option to invest
up to GBP 8 million more to take their combined
stake to 40%.
http://www.bizzbuild.com/
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o Online Marketing Firm USAData Raises $6 Million Round Three

NEW YORK -- USAData, an online marketing services
provider, said it completed a third round of financing
with $6 million from Acxiom, a real-time, multi-channel
customer data integration company. USAData will
use the proceeds to accelerate its development of
Web applications for conducting sales and marketing
processes online. The Acxiom investment expands
upon a strategic alliance between USAData and Acxiom
announced earlier this year. Acxiom will receive
a seat on the board of directors. USAData received
$11.7 million from SI Venture Fund in June. The
company also raised $2.6 million in its initial
round in February 1999.
http://www.usadata.com/
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o Analytic Software Firm SafeLogic Raises GBP 400,000

LONDON -- NewMedia Spark, which provides early stage
capital investments for new technology companies,
said it invested GBP 400,000  ($578,290) in SafeLogic,
a developer of software for the analysis and verification
of large systems in the electronics, automotive,
and aerospace sectors. The company said it will
use the funding to speed its development processes,
and for sales and marketing. As a result of its
investment, director of the Stockholm office of
NewMedia Spark Peter Lindgren will take a seat on
the SafeLogic board of directors.
http://www.safelogic.com/
_____________________________________________

o Mitiska Announces $6.2 Million in Third Quarter Investment

TERNAT, Belgium -- Mitiska Net Fund Europe, a Belgian
venture capital fund, said it invested EUR 7.2 million
($6.2 million) in the third quarter. The company
said it invested in Fordaq, an online platform for
wood industry specialists, and WH Selfinvest, an
online telephone broker. The company also said it
invested in a third company, which it would not
disclose. The fund said it has invested $22 million
to date, or 36.3% of its $61.4 million in available
capital. The fund invests between $3 million and
$5 million per company, and makes average investments
per round of between $429,000 and $2.6 million.
http://www.netfundeurope.com/
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o Consortium Invests $1.5 Million in Mobile Tech Firm Mgage

STOCKHOLM -- Mgage Systems, which develops, markets,
and sells applications for mobile Internet service
providers, raised SEK 15 million ($1.5 million),
according to investor InnovationsKapital. The round
included investments from InnovationsKapital, Trident,
and Kaupthing, an Icelandic investment bank. The
company will use the funding to develop new products
and services.
http://www.mgage.com/

======= New Products =======

o Internet Architecture Management Firm FastTide Launches

MCLEAN, Va. -- FastTide, which provides content
delivery and Internet infrastructure management,
said the company has launched. FastTide's proprietary
technology integrates multiple Internet architectures
and uses the viewer's browsers to select the best
route for content to travel at any given moment.
Since it was founded in May 1999, the company has
raised $8.5 million from Capital Investors and individual
investors. The company said it is raising its second
round of funding.
http://www.fasttide.com/

======= New Deals =======

o Food Gift Company Harry and David Invests in eVineyard.com

PORTLAND -- eVineyard.com, an online winestore,
said it has secured an undisclosed investment from
Harry and David, a food gift company owned by Bear
Creek. The investment was made as part of a joint
marketing partnership agreement between the two
companies. In early 2001, the two companies will
launch a gift program pairing eVineyard's wines
with selected gifts from Harry and David. As part
of the agreement Bill Williams, president and CEO
of Bear Creek, has taken a seat on Vineyard's board
of directors. eVineyard is backed by Osprey Ventures,
ITech, Angel Investors, and undisclosed individuals.
http://www.evineyard.com/

======= M&A =======

o E-mail, Messaging Firm Commtouch Buys Wingra for $17 Million

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Commtouch, a publicly traded
company that provides outsourced e-mail and integrated
messaging services, said it signed a definitive
agreement to acquire Wingra Technologies, a developer
of messaging integration and migration services
for enterprises that want to transition from an
existing to a new messaging platform. Commtouch
will issue approximately 1.25 million ordinary shares,
worth approximately $16,875,000. Commtouch plans
to maintain and expand Wingra's operations in Madison,
Wisconsin. Wingra will operate as a wholly-owned
subsidiary and keep its current management team
in place. The combined company will offer an e-mail
and messaging service that includes a migration
service. Commtouch expects the additional revenue
from Wingra in 2001 to be between $6 million and
$8 million. Wingra is backed by individual investors.
http://www.commtouch.com/
http://www.wingra.com/
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o Prescription Processing Application Firm TechRx Buys Flux

PITTSBURGH -- TechRx, which provides prescription
fulfillment software applications for the pharmacy
industry, said it has acquired Flux Technology Solutions,
the developer of an Internet enabled application
for mail service prescription processing. The financial
terms of the agreement were not disclosed. In May,
DCH Health, a vertical application service provider
serving pharmacies, announced it was acquiring Flux
Technology. TechRx officials said that the DCH agreement
fell through and was never consummated. TechRx is
backed by Cardinal Health Partners.
http://www.techrx.com/
_____________________________________________

o BtoBfactory Acquires Latin American Investment Firm BtoBen

BUENOS AIRES -- Btobfactory, a unit of Spain's Banco
Santander Central Hispano (BSCH), said it bought
Internet incubator BtoBen.com, which focuses on
business-to-business companies in Latin America,
for an undisclosed amount. BtoBfactory also plans
to invest $30 million in the company within the
next year. BtoBen.com is backed by Next International.
http://www.btoben.com/
http://www.btobfactory.com/
_____________________________________________

o eLearning Firm Intellinex Buys PC Skills Trainer Teach.com

NEW YORK -- Online learning firm Intellinex, a stand-alone
business launched in October 2000 by Ernst & Young,
said it acquired Teach.com, a provider of online
business and PC skills training courseware. Terms
were not disclosed. Teach.com's 90 employees and
president and CEO Elizabeth Tomaszewicz will remain
with the company. Ms. Tomaszewicz will be a member
of the company's management team. Teach.com is backed
by individual investors.
http://www.teach.com/
http://www.intellinex.com/
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o Utilities Service Blink.com Acquires Bookmark Firm Coolsync

NEW YORK -- Blink.com, a Web utilities provider,
has acquired Coolsync, a bookmark management service
for an undisclosed amount of cash. As a result of
the deal, Blink.com will expand the features it
offers at its Webite utilities community.  Blink
said it will not retain Coolsync's staff of less
than ten employees. Coolsync's founders, Subra Kumaraswamy,
Steve Souders, and Ganapthy Chockalingam will not
join Blink's board. In the spring of 2000 Blink
received an undisclosed amount of Series B funding
from investors including Sandler Capital Management
and Tudor Investment Corporation.
http://www.blink.com/
http://www.coolsync.com/
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o ClearCross Acquires Atrion in Stock Swap

NEW YORK -- New York-based ClearCross, provider
of Internet tools for global trade, said it will
acquire Reston, Virginia-based Atrion International,
a provider of Internet management technology for
trade regulation logistics, for an undisclosed amount
of stock. The new company will retain the name ClearCross.
Although the New York office will remain open, headquarters
will be based in Reston. Bruce Johnson, current
CEO of Atrion, will be the CEO of the merged company.
Richard Giordanella, current CEO and chairman of
ClearCross, will be chairman of the new board, whose
membership is still being determined. ClearCross
received $50 million in Series D financing in June
led by Softbank and Oak Investment Partners. Atrion
International received $5 million in first round
financing in October from KnorrCapital Partner and
Sofinov.
http://www.myatrion.com/
http://www.clearcross.com/

======= New Directors =======

o CharterHub Names Ex-Canadian Airlines Executive to Board

TORONTO -- Charterhub, which runs an Internet site
for reserving charter business flights, has appointed
its seventh board member, Mr. Douglas Carty, former
senior vice president and CFO of Canadian Airlines.
Mr. Carty joined Canadian Airlines in 1990 and was
named to senior vice president and CFO in 1996.
CharterHub has received in-house investments and
is currently closing its first round of financing.
http://www.charterhub.com/
_____________________________________________

o Online Address Service Ukibi Names Board of Directors

NEW YORK -- Ukibi, a business-to-business provider
of networked address book services, announced the
completion of its board of directors. Ukibi co-founder
and CTO Sebastien Luneau and Mars Capital president
Alexandre Mars will join Jean-Louis Gass,e, co-founder
of Be, a software platform developer, and Jean-David
Chamboredon, CTO of Europatweb, on the board. Ukibi
is an application service provider offering proprietary
software, StayInSync, to Web portals, Web sites,
PDA manufacturers, mobile phone companies, and Web/WAP
applications. The company is backed by Europatweb,
the industrial Internet arm of the Arnault Group,
and Mars Capital.
http://www.ukibi.com/

======= New People =======

o Telco Software Firm Watchmark Names Former GTE Exec as CEO

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- WatchMark, a software developer
for wireless telecommunications service providers,
said it appointed Todd Eliason as chief executive
officer. Mr. Eliason most recently served as president
of national operations marketing for GTE. WatchMark's
investors include Argo Global Capital, Lucent Technologies,
Origin Partners, and Pequot Capital.
http://www.watchmark.com/

======= VC Fund News =======

o CDC Launches Accelerator With $85.9 Million Investment

PARIS -- The Caisse de Depots Group, a French financial
group which provides banking and investment services,
said it launched a new information technology accelerator,
CDC Kineon, with an investment of EUR 100 million
($85.9 million). The accelerator will co-invest
with other financial institutions including, but
not limited to, Partcom, CDC Innovation, and Up&Up,
the venture partners within the Caisse de Depots
Group. The accelerator is focusing its attention
on electronic signature, archiving, and non-financial
exchange technologies. The company said Yann Boaretto,
inspector general of finance, has been appointed
president of CDC Kineon.
http://www.caissedesdepots.fr/

======= VC Personnel =======

o Grotech Adds Former Legg Mason Director as Partner

RESTON, Va. -- Grotech Capital, an investment firm
that focuses on the mid-Atlantic region, said it
added Douglas M. Schmidt as a partner. Mr Schmidt
will join Frank A. Adams, managing general partner,
and Patrick J. Kerins, general partner, and will
focus on technology investments in Washington D.C.,
Virginia, and Maryland. Prior to joining the company,
Mr. Schmidt was managing director of investment
firm Legg Mason, where he was head of its information
technology services group. Grotech currently has
$1 billion in capital under management.
http://www.grotech.com/
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o Technology Incubator eHatchery Adds Two to Board

ATLANTA -- eHatchery, a technology incubator, said
it added Michael Coles and David Hayden to its board
of managers, the company's version of a board of
directors. Mr. Coles is the founder of the Great
American Cookie Company, and is currently vice-chairman
of Charter Bank and Trust, which is now part of
Synovus. Mr. Hayden founded Critical Path in 1997
and currently serves as the company's chairman.
eHatchery is backed by idealab!; United Parcel Service;
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette; and Cox Enterprises.
http://www.ehatchery.com/

======= VW Corrections =======

o Broadstorm Telecommunications

NEW YORK -- Due to incomplete information released
by VantagePoint Venture Partners, a story in Monday's
VentureWire concerning Broadstorm Telecommunications
incorrectly stated the amount of financing the company
received in its first round. The company received
$5 million, not $2.5 million, in that round. Vulcan
Ventures was also a participant in the financing.
_____________________________________________

o eBenefits

NEW YORK -- An item in yesterday's VentureWire about
eBenefits appointing a new CEO incorrectly stated
that their software and services are free. eBenefits
charges a monthly fee, which can cost between $30
and $200, depending upon the number of employees
that the client retains.
_____________________________________________

o Kymata

NEW YORK -- An item in Thursday's VentureWire about
Kymata's fourth round of funding mistated the amount
of funding raised in the round. The company received
$67 million in the round.
_____________________________________________

o Mobileum

NEW YORK -- An item in Monday's VentureWire about
Mobileum's $45 million Series A funding round neglected
to list Doll Capital Management as a co-lead investor
in the company.

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