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		top stories
		
		  Napster Closes Licensing Deal With MusicNet
		  CEO Of Comdisco Ventures Resigns As Unit Winds Down
		  Charter Growth Capital Changes Name to Focus Ventures
		  Movaz Signs Up $62M Equity and Debt in Second Round 
		
		
		TODAY'S FEATURES 
		Alien Technology in Talks for Fortune 500 Backing
		By Michelle Tsai
		Alien Technology, which has developed a novel technology for packaging 
integrated circuits, has been holding talks with Fortune 500 products and 
packaging companies as it looks for strategic partners as part of its 
upcoming $40 million round, according to company CFO John Hemingway. more>>
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		new money
		
		  InsureZone Secures $8.2M Round One from Buena Venture
		  M&A Research Firm Mergermarket Raises $4.2M Round One
		  Motorola Makes Strategic Investment in Epicentric
		  Professional Sourcing Firm Efficio Gets $1M in Seed Funding
		  Clustra Gets $3M in Series B From Sun Microsystems
		  Dutch Drug Discovery Firm Screentec Gets $5.5M Round One
		  Medical Devices Firm AtriCure Gets $5 Million Round One
		  MEMS Devices Manufacturer Verimetra Closes Series A
		  Networking Firm OmniCluster Gets $4M More in Series A
		  e-Business Provider DataCert Raises $5 Million Series B
		  Project Time & Cost Raises Second Round Funding
		  Clickmarks Lands Series C Funding from Protege
		  Net Infrastructure Firm Urbanpixel Closes Series B
		  Pirelli Invests $12M in Network Equipment Firm Alloptic
		  Vibration Technology Stirs Up $1.4M in Round Three
		  e-Commerce Solutions Raises $4 Million Fifth Round
		  GotMarketing Gets $3 Million in Round Three
		  Mobile App Firm FolloWAP Gets $2M from Mustang Ventures
		
		
		bad news
		
		  E-Commerce Services Firm WhatsHotNow.com Closes
		  B2B E-Commerce Services Firm Hologix Shutting Down
		  Streaming Media Ad Services Firm Hiwire Cuts 17
		  With No Buyer in Sight, TerraShare Shuts Down
		  Ditto.com Ceases Operations, Plans To Sell Remaining Assets
		  The Dock Shuts Down After Failing to Find Funding
		  MetaTV Acknowledges Charges Against CEO
		
		
		new products
		
		  eToll Charges Ahead Under New Name FastForward
		  AmEx & Others Launch Intranet Portal Firm Workadia  
		
		
		m&a
		
		  Messaging SoftwareFirm SetNet Buys Selfswitch
		  Torque Systems Acquires Graphics ISP Digital Art Exchange
		  Omnicom Group Acquires Consulting Firm Wolff Olins
		  Employment Wizard Merges with CareerSite
		
		
		new directors
		
		  AT&T Broadband Exec Joins Into Networks Board
		  Proceler Appoints Informatica Head to Board
		
		
		new people
		
		  Blackboard Names Ex-Prometric Thomson CEO as Pres., COO  
		 Alerts Hires Within; Replaces Co-Founder in Pres. & CEO Role
		  Transaction Monitoring Provider Xtremesoft Appoints New Head
		  Ellipsus Systems Names Connect Things Execs to Top Posts
		  Global Metro Promotes from Within for First CEO Appointment
		
		
		vc personnel
		
		  Conning Capital Names Ex-Progressive Exec as Partner
		  Newbury Ventures Adds Two Venture Partners
		
		
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		Napster Closes Licensing Deal With MusicNet
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		 SEATTLE (VENTUREWIRE) -- Napster, the music file-sharing service, has said 
it will join the digital distribution platform, MusicNet, an online 
subscription music venture backed by RealNetworks as well as major record 
labels AOL Time Warner, EMI Group, and Bertelsmann. Through the agreement 
MusicNet will license its technology and music catalog to Napster which will 
sell the music as a subscription-based service under its own brand. MusicNet, 
which will launch later this year, offers the music catalogs of its record 
label backers. Napster still must satisfy the legal and security requirements 
imposed on it after losing a copyright infringement suit earlier this year. 
AOL Time Warner and EMI were among the parties that brought the suit. Napster 
is backed by investors including Bertelsmann and Hummer Winblad Venture 
Partners.
		http://www.musicnet.com
		http://www.napster.com
		
		
		CEO Of Comdisco Ventures Resigns As Unit Winds Down
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		 ROSEMONT, Ill. (VENTUREWIRE) -- James P. Labe, the CEO of Comdisco Ventures, 
has resigned, as the troubled company's venture capital unit apparently winds 
down, VentureWire has learned. A spokesperson for the Rosemont, Ill.-based 
parent company confirmed that Mr. Labe left within the last month, as well as 
earlier reports of layoffs within Comdisco Ventures. Mr. Labe, who served 
with Equitec Financial Group before joining Comdisco, founded Comdisco 
Ventures in 1987.  His resignation comes as the parent technology services 
firm is undergoing a large restructuring, including layoffs of up to 10% of 
its North American workforce, and has retained McKinsey & Co. and Goldman 
Sachs to help it evaluate its future. Most of those layoffs have occurred at 
its corporate headquarters. Comdisco also cut 15% of Comdisco Ventures' 
staff, which was first reported by the Chicago Tribune. The venture unit 
stopped making new investments in January. When contacted, Comdisco Ventures 
said it was focused on its current portfolio and declined to comment further, 
saying it would be &inappropriate8 to do so. Comdisco at one time considered 
issuing a separate tracking stock for its venture unit, which began as a 
lease financing arm but moved heavily into venture capital investing in 
recent years. Comdisco reported an operating loss of $8 million and a net 
loss of $54 million for its second quarter. It also had to write off several 
investments from the venture unit. &We believe the charges taken with respect 
to Comdisco Ventures were necessary given the recent and rapid decline in the 
economic environment for venture capital-backed companies,8 the company said 
in a statement last month. Comdisco Ventures portfolio companies include 
Everypath, a San Jose, Calif. company that provides a mobile application 
platform; Homes.com, a Menlo Park, Calif.-based provider of marketing and 
productivity applications for real estate companies that filed for Chapter 11 
bankruptcy protection in March; Mobilocity, a New York-based professional 
services firm focused on remote computing; Optical Solutions, a Minneapolis 
provider of fiber optic voice, video, and data technology; and Pirus 
Networks, an Acton, Mass.-based IP storage networking company. 
		http://www.comdisco.com
		
		
		Charter Growth Capital Changes Name to Focus Ventures
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		 PALO ALTO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Charter Growth Capital, a venture capital 
firm that  invests in expansion-stage communications and software companies, 
announced it has changed its name to Focus Ventures. The new name 
differentiates Focus Ventures from Charter Venture Capital, an early-stage 
venture capital firm under the holding company Charter Group. Although Focus 
Ventures had no legal relationship with Charter Group as Charter Growth 
Capital, a spokesperson said the firm had and continues to have a working 
relationship with Charter Group. Focus Ventures and Charter Venture Capital 
have limited partners in common. Charter Growth Capital has also changed the 
names of its two funds to Focus Ventures I and II. No change in investment 
strategy or staff accompanies the name changes. Roughly $200 million of the 
$465 million Focus Ventures II fund has been committed, according to general 
partner, George H. Bischof. Of the 32 companies in the second fund, "several" 
are poised to go public when market conditions improve, and seven will seek 
further financing this year, he said. One dot-com from the fund has shut 
down. Focus Ventures expects to make between 15 and 25 new investments over 
the next 12 months from its second fund, according to Mr. Bischof. Each 
company typically receives between $7.5 million and $10 million in total. The 
pace of investment at Focus Ventures has slowed to five investments in the 
first quarter this year, said Mr. Bischof. In prior quarters the firm did 
eight to 10 such deals. The pace will likely slow even more for the second 
quarter, but is expected to pick up again in the third quarter, he said. Mr. 
Bischof said Focus Ventures would likely be in the market for its third fund 
in early- or mid-2002, but declined to indicate fund size. Focus Ventures 
raised $106 million for a first fund in 1997 and a second fund closed in 
December 1999 at $465 million. The firm has five general partners, four 
associates, and a finance manager. 
		http://www.focusventures.com
		
		
		Movaz Signs Up $62M Equity and Debt in Second Round 
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		 NORCROSS, Ga. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Movaz Networks, which develops optical switch 
and routing products, said it closed $62 million in second-round funding, 
with $52 million in equity and $10 million in debt financing. Meritech 
Capital Partners, Menlo Ventures, Oak Investment Partners, Silicon Valley 
Bank, and Worldview Technology Partners are providing the equity financing. 
Silicon Valley Bank led the debt financing with GATX Ventures. New investor 
Oak Investment Partners led the equity round, which also included new 
investors Meritech and Silicon Valley Bank. Movaz said the funding would be 
used for full-scale production of its integrated software package for 
telecommunications networks. After introducing its product line at the 
SuperComm conference in Atlanta this week, Movaz plans on commercially 
launching it in the third quarter. Movax previously raised $30 million in 
September 2000 from Menlo Ventures and World Technology Partners. 
		http://www.movaz.com
		
		
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		InsureZone Secures $8.2M Round One from Buena Venture
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		 FORT WORTH, Texas (VENTUREWIRE) -- InsureZone, which provides an online 
insurance marketplace, said it has secured $8.2 million in first-round 
funding from Buena Venture Associates. Post-money, InsureZone is valued at 
approximately $76 million. About two-thirds of the new funding, or $5.6 
million, is earmarked for technology development, with the remainder of the 
funds dedicated to working capital. President and CEO J. Russell Reid expects 
the new funds to carry the company to profitability by the fourth quarter of 
this year. InsureZone was launched in April 1999 as a wholly owned subsidiary 
of business-to-business provider Lexica, a portfolio company of Buena Venture 
Associates. In July 2000 the company merged with insurance broker 
Higginbotham & Associates and has received operational support in the form of 
debt financing from Buena Venture from the time of the merger until this 
round. InsureZone is currently raising a second round, between $5 million and 
$10 million, to close by fall.
		http://www.insurezone.com
		
		
		M&A Research Firm Mergermarket Raises $4.2M Round One
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		 LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Mergermarket, an Internet publisher of mergers and 
acquisitions research for advisers and corporations, announced it has raised 
a GBP 3 million ($4.2 million) first round from new investor ProVen Private 
Equity and NewMedia Spark, a previous investor. Mergermarket was valued at 
$12.1 million post-money in this round, up from $2.8 million when the company 
raised $990,000 in seed funding. Mergermarket said it will use the funding to 
consolidate its position in Europe, expand U.S. activities, and take 
advantage of publishing opportunities online and with traditional methods. 
Mergermarket, which was founded in January 2000, has 33 employees and 
operations in the U.K., Germany, and the U.S. Regent Associates, a corporate 
finance adviser for technology companies, advised Mergermarket in this round.
		http://www.mergermarket.com
		
		
		Motorola Makes Strategic Investment in Epicentric
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		 SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Epicentric, a provider of portal-platform 
software and services for e-business networks, said it received an 
undisclosed "significant" equity investment from Motorola Ventures, the 
strategic capital arm of Motorola and a customer and partner of Epicentric. 
The investment is part of a follow-on to Epicentric's $41 million Series D 
round of funding it announced in March. Vincent Fleming, CFO of Epicentric, 
said the company will use the funding to support its services and reach 
profitability by the end of the year. Motorola will receive observer rights 
on Epicentric's board of directors. Mr. Fleming said the company will close 
its Series D round by the end of the year with under $50 million. Epicentric 
has raised more than $81 million to date from Autodesk Ventures, Bowman 
Capital Management, Capital Research Management, Chase Capital Partners, Dain 
Rauscher Wessels, Essex Investment Management, Information Access Technology, 
Innovacom, Interactive Minds Ventures, J.P. Morgan Capital, New Vista 
Capital, Putnam Investments, Reuters, Sandler Capital Management, and U.S. 
Bancorp Piper Jaffray Ventures.
		http://www.epicentric.com
		
		
		Professional Sourcing Firm Efficio Gets $1M in Seed Funding
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		 LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Efficio, a professional sourcing network for 
nonproduction materials and services and for Internet-based tools to help  
midsize and larger corporations reduce operating costs, said it has secured 
$1 million in seed funding from Corven Ventures, the investment arm of Corven 
Group. Gautam Singh of Corven will take a seat on Efficio's board of 
directors. Efficio, which focuses on indirect materials and services such as 
telecommunications, travel, office supplies, and utilities, was founded last 
summer by a team of former A T Keraney senior consultants, and is headed by 
CEO Jens Pederson. The company, which has offices in the U.K. and Germany, 
said it plans to expand across Europe over the next two years.
		http://www.efficio.com
		
		
		Clustra Gets $3M in Series B From Sun Microsystems
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		 OAKLAND, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Clustra Systems, which provides software 
database systems, announced it has received $3 million from Sun Microsystems 
as part of Series B funding. With the funding from Sun, the Series B now 
totals $22 million and post-money valuation is approximately $60 million. 
Sun, a new investor, participated in the round under the terms set by Clarity 
Capital. Mustang Ventures, VantagePoint Venture Partners, and Telesystem-Argo 
Global Capital also contributed to the round. Rick Cattell of Sun 
Microsystems gains an observer seat on the board as a result of the funding. 
CEO Gary Ebersole said Series B financing will last into the middle of 2002. 
The company will likely raise between $20 million and $30 million in a 
mezzanine round in the first half of 2002, with an eye toward filing for an 
IPO in the first half of 2003, he said. Clustra has raised a total of $32 
million from Clarity Capital,  Mustang Ventures, Sun Microsystems, 
Telesystem-Argo Global Capital, and VantagePoint Venture Partners.
		http://www.clustra.com
		
		
		Dutch Drug Discovery Firm Screentec Gets $5.5M Round One
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		 LEIDEN, Netherlands (VENTUREWIRE) -- Screentec, a developer of 
drug-discovery technologies based on integrated biomolecular screening and 
chemical analysis, said that it received EUR 6.5 million ($5.5 million) in 
first-round funding from Alafi Capital, Life Sciences Partners, and Prelude 
Trust. Life Sciences Partners led this round. Prelude Trust participated with 
an investment of $2.7 million. Post-money, Screentec has a valuation of 
approximately $12.7 million. As a result of this financing, Andy Allars of 
Prelude Trust and Mark Wegter of Life Sciences Partners have taken seats on 
Screentec's four-member board of directors. The company said it plans to 
dedicate the funding to product development and expects it to last about two 
years, with another round of financing anticipated before the company reaches 
profitability. Prior to this round Screentec received strategic backing from 
pharmaceutical firm Bayer. 
		http://www.screentec.nl
		
		
		Medical Devices Firm AtriCure Gets $5 Million Round One
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		 CINCINNATI (VENTUREWIRE) -- AtriCure, a developer of medical devices, said 
it raised $5 million in first-round funding from Charter Venture Group, 
Partisan Management Group, and U.S. Venture Partners. U. S. Venture Partners, 
a new investor, led the round. The company expects to launch its product, a 
minimally invasive technology to treat atrial fibrillation, next year. 
		http://www.atricure.com
		
		
		MEMS Devices Manufacturer Verimetra Closes Series A
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		 PITTSBURGH (VENTUREWIRE) -- Verimetra, which manufactures devices using 
micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS), said it closed its Series A at an 
undisclosed amount with funding from Venture Beginnings, Pittsburgh Gateways, 
and private investors. The company reports that its burn rate is $37,000 a 
month, and it expects to break even by the end of 2003. It anticipates under 
$1 million in revenues this year. The company said that the money will be 
used to increase manufacturing capabilities and to increase its technical 
staff. An undisclosed private investor will become the fifth member of the 
board of directors. The company was founded in January 2001 by chief 
technology officer, Kyle Lebouitz, and president and CEO, Michele Migliuolo. 
Mr. Migliuolo said he will begin raising a Series B in August. He hopes to 
close it by the end of the year. 
		http://www.verimetra.com
		
		
		Networking Firm OmniCluster Gets $4M More in Series A
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		 BOCA RATON, Fla. (VENTUREWIRE) -- OmniCluster Technologies, a provider of 
hardware and software designed to create clustered server systems within 
standard host servers, said that it has received approximately $4 million in 
additional Series A funding from Mellon Ventures and unnamed individuals. 
This investment brings OmniCluster's first-round financing to $10 million. 
HIG Capital led the round with participation from Crossbow Ventures. CEO 
Chris Fleck said he anticipates that this round will carry the company 
through to 2002, with an eye to profitability by 2003. The company plans to 
dedicate the new funding to product development as well as sales and 
marketing.OmniCluster is currently shipping product. As a result of this 
financing, Max Chee, vice president of Mellon Ventures, has been granted a 
seat on the company's board of directors. Prior to this round the company 
received backing from IBM and unnamed individuals. The company expects to 
seek $10 million to $15 million in Series B within a year.
		http://www.omnicluster.com
		
		
		e-Business Provider DataCert Raises $5 Million Series B
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		 HOUSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- DataCert, a provider of e-business services for the 
secure exchange of information between trading partners and applications, 
said that it raised $5 million in Series B funding from Kestrel Document 
Services, Palmetto Partners, UPS, and unnamed individuals. Palmetto Partners, 
a new investor, led the round. Post-money, the company is valued at 
approximately $22 million. DataCert plans to dedicate the funding to product 
development as well as sales and marketing. Citing an "ever diminishing" 
monthly burn rate currently set at $200,000, DataCert president and CEO Eric 
M. Elfman is eyeing profitability by the first half of next year. As a result 
of this financing, Don Schad, an officer with Kestral Document Services, will 
represent the Series B investors on the company's six-member board of 
directors. Currently, DataCert's services are geared toward the legal 
industry but the company plans to expand into the insurance and healthcare 
markets by 2002. In July 2000, DataCert secured $2.2 million in Series A 
capital from UPS and unnamed individuals. The company anticipates raising one 
more round of funding, north of $10 million, by the middle of next year. 
		http://www.datacert.com
		
		
		Project Time & Cost Raises Second Round Funding
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		 ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- Project Time & Cost, an insurance services firm and 
parent company of ptc-NET, said it raised an undisclosed amount in 
second-round funding from GSC Partners. It also said it appointed Clint 
Owings as the new chairman for ptc-NET, which is a direct repair service for 
light-commercial and homeowner claims. The company said the funding will be 
used to develop methods to make homeowner claims more effective and 
efficient. Mr. Owings formerly served as president of ptc-NET and has been 
with Project Time & Cost since 1991, holding various positions, including 
senior cost engineer and executive vice president before his promotion to 
president of ptc-NET in 1999. 
		http://www.ptcinc.com
		
		
		Clickmarks Lands Series C Funding from Protege
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		 FREMONT, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Clickmarks, which provides software 
infrastructure for enterprises and wireless carriers, announced it has 
received a strategic investment from Protege Group, an investment firm and 
incubator. The amount invested was undisclosed. Funds from new investor 
Protege are part of Series C financing, which initially closed just under $11 
million in February. Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet Ventures led the round, 
with participation from undisclosed corporate and institutional investors. 
With a burn rate of less than $1 million a month, the company expects to 
break even in the second quarter of 2002, CEO John Huyett said. Revenues this 
year are expected to total more than $5 million, up from $2 million in 2000, 
Mr. Huyett said. Protege will provide Clickmarks with sales offices in 
London, Munich, and Paris. European sales currently account for about a 
quarter of company revenues, and are expected to comprise up to 40% of 
revenues in the next 18 months. Clickmarks may raise a round of strategic 
financing in 2002, according to Mr. Huyett. The company has raised 
approximately $20 million to date from Draper Fisher Jurvetson ePlanet 
Ventures, New Millennium Capital, Protege R.B. Webber and Co., Refco Group, 
and Silver Lake Venture Partners.
		http://www.clickmarks.com
		
		
		Net Infrastructure Firm Urbanpixel Closes Series B
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		 GRANDVILLE, Mich. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Urbanpixel, a provider of enterprise 
applications for visualizing and organizing information, announced it has 
received Series B funding from XR Ventures, the strategic venture capital 
group for X-Rite, and individual investors. The company declined to disclose 
the amount it raised. Peter Banks, managing partner at round leader and new 
investor XR Ventures, takes the fifth seat on Urbanpixel's board of 
directors. The new money will be used for sales and marketing and is expected 
to last up to a year. Urbanpixel will begin fundraising in three months to 
raise Series C funding, said CEO Ishantha Lokuge. In February 2000, the 
company raised an undisclosed amount of Series A funding from The Walter 
Group.
		http://www.urbanpixel.com
		
		
		Pirelli Invests $12M in Network Equipment Firm Alloptic
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		 LIVERMORE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Pirelli Cavi e Sistemi, a publicly traded 
company that manufactures telecom and energy cables and systems, said it will 
invest $12 million in Alloptic, which provides optical network hardware 
equipment, as part of an agreement to co-develop and co-market products. With 
this investment, Pirelli acquires a 13.7% stake in Alloptic as well as one 
director seat and one observer seat on the Alloptic board. Under the 
agreement the companies will co-market products, with Pirelli distributing 
products outside North America and Alloptic doing so within North America. 
The companies will also jointly develop new optical network hardware 
equipment. Prior to the investment from Pirelli, Alloptic had raised 
approximately $19.7 million from Blackstone Group, Driehaus Capital, CMS 
Partners, GMS Capital Partners, Ohio Valley Venture Fund, and Scientific 
Atlanta. 
		http://www.alloptic.com
		http://www.pirelli.com
		
		
		Vibration Technology Stirs Up $1.4M in Round Three
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		 GLASGOW, Scotland (VENTUREWIRE) -- Vibration Technology, which manufactures 
seismic acquisition systems for use in land seismic surveys for oil and gas 
companies, has raised GBP 1 million ($1.4 million) in a third round of 
financing. Participants in this round were: The Department of Trade and 
Industry (DTI); Generics AG; Nova Technology Fund; Yorkshire Fund Managers, 
which participated on behalf of British Smaller Technology Companies VCT; and 
individual investors. All institutional participants in this round were 
first-time investors in Vibration Technology. Lead investor Yorkshire Fund 
Managers provided $353,000, Nova Technology Fund contributed $494,000, 
private investors $207,000, Generics AG $141,000, and DTI $205,000. 
Post-money valuation for Vibration Technology was $4.9 million. Vibration 
Technology had raised $847,000 in two prior rounds from Eastern Scotland 
Investments: Scottish Technology Fund, which no longer exists and individual 
investors. Eastern Scotland Investments did not invest in the third round. 
The company said the funding will be used mainly to develop prototype seismic 
systems. The company's first products are expected to launch early next year. 
Vibration Technology anticipates closing a fourth round in September.  The 
company said it has already secured a lead investor and third-round investors 
will most likely participate in the new round.
		http://www.vibtech.co.uk
		
		
		e-Commerce Solutions Raises $4 Million Fifth Round
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		 STAMFORD, Conn. (VENTUREWIRE) -- e-Commerce Solutions (ECS), which develops 
and manages outsourced e-commerce applications and systems, said it has 
received $4 million in its fifth round of financing from Connecticut 
Innovations and Davenport Capital Ventures. Connecticut Innovations and 
Davenport Capital Ventures, both previous investors, co-led the financing, 
which was a down round. ECS anticipates that new funds will last until the 
end of the year, when the company expects to reach profitability. The company 
said it plans to dedicate the new funds to business development as well as 
for technology research and development. As a result of this financing, there 
were two new appointments to the company's five-member board of directors: 
Aron Galinovsky, vice president of operations of Davenport Capital Ventures, 
and Peter Longo, managing director of investments of Connecticut Innovations. 
		http://www.ecsnetwork.com
		
		
		GotMarketing Gets $3 Million in Round Three
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		 CAMPBELL, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- GotMarketing, a developer of Web-based 
self-serve e-mail marketing software, said it has closed $3 million in 
third-round financing from Celtic House and individual investors. Celtic 
House, a minor existing investor, led the round. Prior investors BCE Capital, 
Protege, and XDL Intervest did not participate. Company valuation did not 
decrease in this round, said CEO Lynda Partner. GotMarketing said Andrew 
Waitman, managing general partner at Celtic House, will join its board, 
bringing the number of directors to four. The company reserves a fifth seat 
for an outside director with extensive marketing experience with small 
businesses. The new money will launch the company's suite of e-mail marketing 
products, and enable GotMarketing to add to its business development team as 
well as to enter into more strategic partnerships. The staff will grow from 
40 to approximately 50 by the end of the year, with most additions to the 
business development and customer service divisions. GotMarketing said it had 
"negligible" revenues in 2000, but expects to break even before the middle of 
next year. This third round of financing is expected to be the last, said Ms. 
Partner. GotMarketing has raised $9.4 million to date. 
		http://www.gotmarketing.com
		
		
		Mobile App Firm FolloWAP Gets $2M from Mustang Ventures
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		 NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- FolloWAP, a provider of a services platform and 
applications for wireless operators, said it received $2 million in funding 
from Mustang Ventures, the venture arm of Siemens Information and 
Communications. In conjunction with this investment, Siemens Information and 
Communication mobile group has established a commercial partnership with 
FolloWAP for integrating its flagship iFollow product into Siemens' existing 
and future mobile offerings. In February, FolloWAP raised $10 million in 
equity funding led by Carmel Ventures, with participation from Star Ventures 
and previous investors The Israel Corporation and Koor Corporate Venture 
Capital.
		http://www.followap.com
		
		
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		E-Commerce Services Firm WhatsHotNow.com Closes
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		 LOS ANGELES (VENTUREWIRE) -- WhatsHotNow.com (WHN), an e-commerce service 
provider for the licensed merchandise industry, has shut down. WHN's clients, 
including Fox, TVGuide, Comedy Central, and NBC have all posted notes on 
their Web sites informing customers their online stores are temporarily down. 
"We were told last week and it happened very quickly," said Aileen Budow, 
director of corporate communications for Comedy Central, referring to WHN's 
closing. "We're in a unique position. Our online store is doing great, it's a 
wonderful revenue stream, we just need a new distributor." Ms. Budow said the 
company is currently speaking with other vendors. "We kind of got the feeling 
things were not on the up and up with them," said a spokesperson for MobShop, 
which provided B2B services to WHN. "We figured it was happening." WHN could 
not be reached for comment. The company received funding from Citigroup 
Investments, Comcast Interactive Capital, Dawntreader Fund I, GE Capital 
Equity Investments, TH Lee Putnam Internet Partners, Value Vision 
International, WaterView Partners, and individual investors Frank J. Biondi 
Jr. and Michael Fuchs. 
		http://www.whn.com
		
		
		B2B E-Commerce Services Firm Hologix Shutting Down
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		 PHOENIX  (VENTUREWIRE) -- Hologix, a provider of business-to-business 
e-commerce  software and services, is closing down, according to a company 
spokesperson. The spokesperson said the company, which had approximately 120 
employees, could not raise the Series C funding it needed to remain 
operational. Hologix is seeking a buyer for its technology. The company 
received $15 million in its second round of financing in January 2000 from 
Adams Capital Management, Insight Capital Partners, Integral Capital 
Partners, and Kemper Ventures.
		http://www.hologix.com
		
		
		Streaming Media Ad Services Firm Hiwire Cuts 17
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		 LOS ANGELES (VENTUREWIRE) -- Hiwire, a provider of advertising services for 
streaming media content providers, said it laid off 17 employees, slightly 
less than a third of its staff. A company spokesperson said it made the 
layoffs to cut costs as it seeks to close a round of funding. "It absolutely 
in no way affects our broadcast base," said the spokesperson. "We definitely 
plan to close a third round." Hiwire's investors include Grey Ventures, New 
Enterprise Associates, and Zone Ventures.
		http://www.hiwire.com
		
		
		With No Buyer in Sight, TerraShare Shuts Down
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		 ALEXANDRIA, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- TerraShare, a Web-hosting service and 
network provider of topic-specific portals, said it will end its Web-hosting 
service and shut down the company. Co-founders Joe O'Brien and John Gregory 
said in a statement on TerraShare's site that "attempts to find additional 
advertisers for the site or someone to acquire the company ultimately proved 
unsuccessful." Since the end of January, TerraShare's staff has been working 
without pay, the co-founders said. The company first announced its plan to 
find a buyer in March, when it hired the investment bank Alterity Partners to 
aid the company's search. In October 2000, TerraShare raised $2.1 million in 
Series A funding from the Aslan Group. 
		http://www.terrashare.com
		
		
		Ditto.com Ceases Operations, Plans To Sell Remaining Assets
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		 EMERYVILLE, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Ditto.com, which operates a visual 
search engine, has ceased operations, President and CEO Wayne Willis told 
VentureWire. Mr. Willis said he is in negotiations to license the company's 
search engine technology to the original founders of Ditto.com, who have now 
formed a new company called TLS Technologies. The founders, including Michael 
Lyons, John Treacy and Steven Schmitt, will retain the Ditto.com URL, Mr. 
Willis said. In addition to a potential licensing deal, Ditto.com has been 
meeting with prospective buyers to sell its intellectual property, which has 
an estimated value in the "eight-figure range," Mr. Willis said. He declined 
to discuss further details on the pending negotiations. Ditto.com raised 
about $33 million in funding from a number of investors including ETF Group, 
European Technology and Finance Investment Group, Trinity Ventures and 
Waterline Capital. Mr. Willis became CEO and president of Ditto.com last 
year, and took the position of venture partner in ETF Group. 
		http://www.ditto.com
		
		
		The Dock Shuts Down After Failing to Find Funding
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		 SANTA MONICA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- The Dock, which operated an online 
marketplace for the industrial equipment industry, said it was shutting down. 
The Dock said that its five-member board of directors authorized the company 
to begin winding down operations on May 29 due to difficult economic market 
conditions. The company said it had attempted to raise another round but 
would not comment on the amount. Last week the company laid off 45 employees 
and a number of consultants are now responsible for closing the company. The 
Dock, founded in April 2000, had raised over $20 million in two rounds from 
Lehman Brothers Venture Capital Group, Lehman Brothers Assets Based Group, 
and individuals. It employed approximately 60 people at one time. 
		http://www.thedock.com
		
		
		MetaTV Acknowledges Charges Against CEO
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		 SAUSALITO, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- MetaTV, which provides broadband portals 
and applications for interactive television, acknowledged that its CEO, 
Ranjit Singh Sahota, has been arrested on allegations that he raped a 
12-year-old girl, as first reported in the Wall Street Journal. The company 
said the incident involved "personal activities entirely unrelated to company 
operations" and declined to comment further. Mr. Sahota was arrested by the 
FBI and the Sunnyvale Police on June 2 for the alleged crime. In a statement, 
MetaTV said co-founder and president, Andrew Lev, will oversee the company's 
day-to-day activities. It also said the company's board and investors "remain 
enthusiastic and committed to its continued success." The arrest comes after 
a three-month investigation by the FBI and Sunnyvale Police, the FBI said. 
Beginning in July 2000, Mr. Sahota entered into conversations with the girl, 
the FBI said, and in August 2000 arranged to meet the girl. The sexual 
assault allegedly occured in a Sunnyvale, Calif. hotel room, according to FBI 
reports. Starting in May 2001, the FBI said an undercover agent posing as an 
14-year-old girl began to have conversations with Mr. Sahota via e-mail, chat 
rooms, and telephone. These interactions culminated with his arrest last 
Saturday in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. According to the FBI, MetaTV's 
office was searched along with Mr. Sahota's Fairfax, Calif. home and car. 
MetaTV, which raised $28 million in April, is backed by Comcast Interactive 
Capital, Cox Communications, Atrium Venture Partners, Crown Technology 
Partners, Harron Capital, Liberate Technologies, Redpoint Ventures, Rosewood 
Venture Group, and Saints Ventures.
		http://www.metatv.com
		
		
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		eToll Charges Ahead Under New Name FastForward
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		 PITTSBURGH (VENTUREWIRE) -- eToll, a provider of digital services for 
consumer commerce, announced the company's name change to FastForward. The 
company will continue to offer the same services under its new name. 
FastForward also said it plans to announce the close of its third round of 
funding next week. In April the company cut 25% of its staff. FastForward has 
raised $25 million in two rounds from Adams Capital Management, Mellon 
Ventures, and individuals.
		http://www.ffwd.com
		
		
		AmEx & Others Launch Intranet Portal Firm Workadia  
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		 SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Workadia, which provides hosted intranet 
portals for midsize businesses, announced the company's launch. Founding 
investors American Express, Infosys, Tibco Software, and WestBridge Capital 
Partners invested $16.7 million in the company. Workadia said it is currently 
beta-testing its Web-based offering with American Express and plans on 
signing up four other beta customers this year. The company expects to launch 
commercially by the end of 2001. The funding will be used as working capital 
and to recruit a full senior management team and staff. Co-founder Mohit 
Mehrotra, a vice president at American Express, is acting as interim CEO. The 
founding investors said they began discussions about forming Workadia in the 
third quarter of 2000. Workadia said the current financing should last until 
expected profitability in 2002 and that it had no immediate plans to raise 
additional capital. Workadia's board of directors includes Glen Salow and Jud 
Linville of American Express, Phaneesh Murthy of Infosys, Raj Mashruwala of 
Tibco Software, and Sumir Chadha of WestBridge Capital Partners. 
		http://www.workadia.com
		
		
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		Messaging SoftwareFirm SetNet Buys Selfswitch
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		 CORAL GABLES, Fla.  (VENTUREWIRE) -- SetNet, which provides unified 
communications and messaging software and systems to the global 
telecommunications industry, said it has acquired Selfswitch, a Paris-based 
unified communications application service provider in an all-stock deal. 
SetNet said the deal was completed for an unspecified percentage of SetNet's 
capital stock. Selfswitch will be fully incorporated within SetNet and will 
serve as a base of operations for SetNet's expansion into Europe. 
Selfswitch's co-founders, CEO Timothee Wirth and Thierry Ferey, are taking 
executive positions with SetNet, which said it will retain Selfswitch's 
employees in Paris. Selfswitch had received $1 million from Brand Trust, 
Pythagoras, Smartenigma, and individual investors. SetNet also said it was 
looking to raise a $10 million first round by the middle of August and was in 
advanced negotiations with four top-tier venture capital firms. The company 
also said it expects strategic investors to participate in the first round 
once a lead venture capital firm is designated. SetNet has raised $3 million 
in seed funding from individual investors. 
		http://www.selfswitch.com
		http://www.setnet.com
		
		
		Torque Systems Acquires Graphics ISP Digital Art Exchange
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		 BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Torque Systems, a systems integrator for the 
graphics industry, announced it has acquired graphics ISP firm Digital Art 
Exchange (DAX), for an undisclosed amount. Sam Bogoch, Torque's CEO, said the 
company will retain less than 10 employees from DAX, which laid off most of 
its employees prior to the acquisition. The acquisition, which will enhance 
Torque's open-systems networking and storage capabilities, does not include 
PrintPlanet.com, in which DAX holds a 50% stake. Mr. Borgoch confirmed that 
DAX had raised about $25 million in venture capital. Torque, which is not 
venture-backed, just reached the break-even stage in March, and believes the 
acquisition will accelerate its path to profitability. Before it gets to that 
stage, Torque is looking to raise from $7 million to $10 million for 
marketing and research and development activities, Mr. Bogoch said. Torque is 
planning further acquisitions, with an eye towards data- and 
storage-intensive companies, he added. 
		http://www.torque.com
		
		
		Omnicom Group Acquires Consulting Firm Wolff Olins
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		 LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Publicly held Omnicom Group, a media holding 
company, acquired consulting firm Wolff Olins. Terms of the deal were not 
disclosed. In 1997, Lloyds TSB Development Capital, the venture capital arm 
of Lloyds, received a 30% stake in Wolff Olins through an investment of GBP 
$2 million ($2.8 million). Lloyds was the only outside investor in the 
company. Wolff Olins will become part of Omnicom's diversified agency 
services group. Wolff Olins currently employs 200 people with offices in 
London, New York, San Francisco, Madrid, Lisbon, and Tokyo. As a result of 
the transaction, Wolff has created a new board of directors that consists of 
executives from Wolff and the Omnicom group.
		http://www.omnicomgroup.com
		http://www.wolff-olins.com
		
		
		Employment Wizard Merges with CareerSite
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		 ANN ARBOR, Mich. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Employment Wizard, a subsidiary of 
MediaNews Group that provides the newspaper industry with recruitment 
products,  announced it has merged with CareerSite to create a new online 
company that will offer newspaper publishers full integration of employment 
line and display advertising. A spokesperson said that Peter Bernhard, who 
was president and CEO of Media News Technology, will serve as the CEO and 
president of the newly combined entity. Don Dornbush, president and 
co-founder of CareerSite, has been named executive vice president of the new 
company, which will employ roughly 37 people. The spokesperson said the 
merger will not result in any layoffs. CareerSite is backed by Advance 
Internet and individual investors. 
		http://www.careersite.com
		http://www.employmentwizard.com
		
		
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		AT&T Broadband Exec Joins Into Networks Board
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		 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Into Networks, which provides streaming 
software technology and integration services, announced that Susan Marshall, 
AT&T Broadband's senior vice president of advanced broadband services, joined 
the company's board of directors. Ms. Marshall takes the ninth position on 
the board, which is now full. She began working with the company when Into 
Networks was deployed to AT&T customers through Excite@Home and Road Runner. 
AT&T is a strategic investor in Into Networks. To date, Into Networks has 
raised $62.9 million in funding, and anticipates a round "in the near 
future," according to a company spokesperson. Adelphia Communications, AT&T, 
Bank Boston/Fleet Boston, Cisco Systems, Cox Communications, Fidelity 
Ventures, Inktomi, Intel, Lauder Partners, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 
Motorola, NTL, Putnam Private Equity Funds, UnitedGlobalCom, Venture TDF, NCB 
Holdings, Venrock Associates and YAS Broadband Ventures are backers in the 
company. 
		http://www.intonet.com
		
		
		Proceler Appoints Informatica Head to Board
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		 BERKELEY, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Proceler, a developer of accelerated 
embedded systems design, said that it has appointed Diaz Nesamoney to its 
board of directors. Mr. Nesamoney is co-founder, president, and COO of 
Informatica, a provider of e-business analytical applications and data 
integration platforms. Mr. Nesamoney joins as the fifth member of the 
Proceler board, which also includes Peter Stickells of Tradewinds Capital 
Management and Kian-Wee Seah of UOB Venture Management. This is a new seat. 
In March, the company received $4 million in a Series A round, which was led 
by UOB and included Tradewinds and individuals. Proceler's seed round of 
$750,000 was solely funded by Tradewinds. The company is planning to raise a 
Series B financing this fall.
		http://www.proceler.com
		
		
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		Blackboard Names Ex-Prometric Thomson CEO as Pres., COO  
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		 WASHINGTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Blackboard, an Internet infrastructure software 
company for online education, said it named Stephen Hoffman as the company's 
first president and COO. Mr. Hoffman will be responsible for making the 
company cash-flow positive by the end of the year and profitable by 2002. Mr. 
Hoffman was formerly CEO of Prometric Thomson, a testing and assessment 
service. Blackboard raised $48 million in April from Oak Hill Capital 
Partners, Dain Rauscher Wessels, Microsoft, Morgan Keegan, AOL Time Warner, 
the Aurora Funds, the Carlyle Group, Dell Computer, Internet Capital Group, 
Kaplan, Merrill Lynch Kecalp, Novak-Biddle Venture Partners, and Pearson 
Education.
		http://www.blackboard.com/
		
		
		Alerts Hires Within; Replaces Co-Founder in Pres. & CEO Role
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		 RALEIGH, N.C. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Alerts, an alerting infrastructure company 
that develops software and services for the enterprise and Internet market, 
said David Fisher has been promoted from vice president of sales and 
marketing to president and CEO to oversee the company's next stage of growth. 
Mr. Fisher, who joined the company last month, replaces co-founder Michael 
Jones, who will leave the company, but will continue to work as a consultant 
during the transition period and in the future. Mr. Fisher assumes Mr. Jones' 
seat on the board, keeping the board at five members. The company expects to 
fill the vice president of sales and marketing position, but has not yet 
begun a search. Co-founder John Creamer will continue to serve as CTO and 
vice president of development. Alerts is funded by ABS Ventures, Aurora 
Funds, Cordova Ventures, and Intersouth Partners.
		http://www.alerts.com
		
		
		Transaction Monitoring Provider Xtremesoft Appoints New Head
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		 WOBURN, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Xtremesoft, a provider of software-monitoring 
technologies for Microsoft-based e-commerce transactions, said that Michael 
Dexter-Smith has joined as president, CEO, and chairman. Mr. Dexter Smith 
previously served as president and CEO for VenturCom, a provider of software 
and services for Windows-based technologies. Mr. Dexter-Smith replaces 
co-founders Scott Matsumoto and Steve Weiss, who will continue with the 
company as chief technology officer and senior vice president of business 
development, respectively. He also joins as chairman of the six-member board 
of directors, which includes Harry Gruner and Bradford Woloson of JMI Equity. 
There is currently one seat available on the board. In June 2000, Xtremesoft 
raised $5.8 million in its Series B financing. JMI Equity Fund led the round, 
which included an investment from Merrill Lynch subsidiary, Kecalp. The 
company is currently looking to raise $10 million in Series C funding, which 
is set to close by the first quarter of next year.
		http://www.xtremesoft.com
		
		
		Ellipsus Systems Names Connect Things Execs to Top Posts
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		 SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Ellipsus Systems, which develops mobile data 
communication technologies, said it named G. Russell Mortenson as its CEO. 
Mr. Mortenson held the same positions at Connect Things, which was acquired 
by AirClic earlier this year. Douglas Davis, who served as COO of Connect 
Things, also joined Ellipsus in the same position. Mr. Mortenson was 
introduced to Ellipsus through its venture capital investor, T-Provider. Last 
week, Ellipsus moved the company from Stockholm to Dallas, where it is now 
has its headquarters. Chief technical officer, Rikard Kjellberg, and product 
development manager, Martin Bergljung -- both co-founders -- ran the company 
before it moved to the U.S. The move to Dallas is expected to create 40 to 50 
new jobs by the end of the year. Ellipsus is backed by T-Provider. 
		http://www.ellipsus.com
		
		
		Global Metro Promotes from Within for First CEO Appointment
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		 SILVER SPRING, Md. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Global Metro Networks, which provides 
dark fiber-optic networks to telecommunications companies, Internet-service 
providers, and European enterprises, said Robert C. Bicksler has been 
promoted from executive vice president and chief financial officer to CEO. 
Mr. Bicksler becomes the first person to fill this position since the company 
was founded in January 2000. Prior to his appointment, co-founder, president, 
and COO, Doug Hudson; senior vice president and general counsel, Steve 
Chisholm; and Mr. Bicksler headed the company and answered directly to the 
board. There are currently no plans to fill Mr. Bicksler's past post, the 
company said. He will continue to sit on the eight-member board. Before 
joining the company in October 2000, he worked for AT&T Canada as an 
executive vice president and CFO following its $7 billion merger with 
MetroNet Communications. Global Metro is backed by Alta Communications, 
Columbia Capital, Providence Equity Partners, Spencer Trask Ventures, and 
Telcom Ventures. 
		http://www.globalmetro.com
		
		
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		Conning Capital Names Ex-Progressive Exec as Partner
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		 HARTFORD, Conn. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Conning Capital Partners, a private equity 
group that invests in financial services companies, said David W. Young has 
joined as partner. Mr. Young was chief investment officer for Progressive 
Corp., an auto insurer, before joining Conning. He has also worked at Salomon 
Brothers, where he started the bank asset/liability management group and 
co-founded the financial institutions capital markets group. Mr. Young 
co-invested with Conning in a few transactions while he was at Progressive. 
Conning Capital Partners, a unit of Conning & Company, has close to $600 
million under management. The company focuses on financial services and 
technology companies, including software, brokerage, banking, insurance, and 
managed-care companies. 
		http://www.conning.com
		
		
		Newbury Ventures Adds Two Venture Partners
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		 SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Newbury Ventures, which provides financing 
for emerging communication and information technology companies, said Conrad 
Lewis and Ken Wigglesworth, co-founders of  Eagle One Ventures, will comprise 
Newbury's recently opened Ottawa office as venture partners. They will locate 
and manage investments in the area while continuing to serve as principals at 
Eagle One Ventures. Mr. Lewis will focus on early-stage networking and 
communications investments in Canada for Newbury. Previously, he was an 
executive vice president at Newbridge Networks, where he worked in the access 
and network management product group. Mr. Wigglesworth is also a former 
Newbridge Networks executive, where he served in the CFO position. Newbury 
Ventures recently closed its third fund at $250 million and added two new 
venture partners to its Paris office. 
		http://www.newburyven.com
		
		
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		Optium
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		 NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- An article in Tuesday's VentureWire on optical 
device and packaging technology firm Optium contained an incorrect URL for 
the company. Optium's URL is http://www.optiumcorp.com. Also, the name of Lee 
Munder Venture Partners, an investor in the company, was misspelled. 
		
		
		iWitness
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		 NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- In Monday's VentureWire an item about iWitness, a 
provider of digital business records management software, incorrectly listed 
World Ventures as an investor. Wolf Ventures was the investor. The story also 
omitted the affiliation of board member Tim Conner. He represents Sequel 
Venture Partners.
		
		
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		Alerts.com, Alien Technology, Alloptic, AtriCure, CareerSite, Clickmarks, 
Clustra Systems, Comdisco Ventures, Conning Capital Partners, DataCert.com, 
ditto.com, e-Commerce Solutions, Efficio, Ellipsus Systems, Employment 
Wizard, Epicentric, FastForward, Focus Ventures, Followap, Global Metro 
Networks, GotMarketing.com, Hiwire, Hologix, InsureZone.com, Into Networks, 
Mergermarket, MetaTV, Movaz, Napster, Newbury Ventures, OmniCluster 
Technologies, Omnicom Group, Pirelli Cavi e Sistemi, Proceler, Project Time & 
Cost, Screentec, Selfswitch, SetNet, TerraShare.com, The Dock, Urbanpixel, 
Verimetra, Vibration Technology, WhatsHotNow.com, Wolff Olins, Workadia, 
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