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?	'VentureWire'
	Monday, November 20, 2000	?
?	CONTENTS | COMPANIES | INVESTORS	?
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	top stories
	
	* E-Business Services Firm Asia Online Lays Off 56 Employees
	* PR Firm in Deal With Crosspoint, Becomes Limited Partner
	* Unexplored Acquires Travel Firm Adventureseek in Stock Deal
	* European Firm Net Partners Closes $161.4 Million Fund
	
	
	
	CONNECTED COFFEE?
	
	It's no longer a pipe dream. Lavazza and eDevice have
	unveiled the world's first Internet-enabled espresso maker.
	Further, Web tablets, Internet radios, and other connected
	appliances are popping up everywhere. But business models
	and revenue streams have proven elusive. The consumer
	devices panel at Technology  Outlook 2000, will explore
	some of the difficulties of this emerging market with:
	
	* Safi Qureshy, Chairman, AudioRamp
	* Daniel H. Rimer, Partner, The Barksdale Group
	* Kent Savage, President & CEO, Netpliance
	* Michael Slater, President, PhotoTablet
	
	Technology Outlook 2000: The Future of Pervasive Computing
	December 4 and 5, San Franciscohttp://technologicpartners.com/tp/conf/to2000/
	
	
	
	new money
	
	* Israeli Optical Firm BroadLight Raises $5 Million Seed Round
	* Web Site Navigation Firm Navixo Adds $250,000 to Series A
	* B2B Platform for African Market Gets $300,000 Seed Round
	* Broadband Firm SwitchPoint Lands $20 Million Series B 
	* CRM Firm Click2Community Raises $1 Million First Round 
	* Mitusubishi Leads $25 Million to Imaging Firm LizardTech
	* Wireless Chip Firm Systemonic Gets $30 Million Round Two
	* Wireless Software Firm RadioCosm Receives Series A Funds
	* Workflow App Firm Pivotry Raises $1 Million Seed Round
	* Mobile Web App Firm iMedeon Gets $15.5 Million Round Two
	* Net Infrastructure Firm Zama Secures $17.4 Million Round Two
	* Oil & Gas ASP GeoNetServices.com Gets Round Two Funding 
	* 3i Invests $9.9 Million in Battery Developer Ion Energy 
	* British Underwear Retailer Figleaves.com Raises $5.1 Million
	* IT Service Firm All Bases Covered Gets $40 Million Series D
	* Web Firm CitySoft Raises Money From Sustainable Jobs Fund
	* Staffing App Firm VCG Receives $7.5 Million Investment
	* Btobfactory Invests in E-Commerce Technology Firm iSoco
	* Israeli Auto Tech Firm MobilEye Lands Funding from Motorola
	* Pharmaceutical Informatics Firm Arradial Secures $3 Million
	
	
	bad news
	
	* Job Cuts, Uncertain Future for Leisure Market Whiplash  
	* Network Services Firm Onsite Access Pulls IPO
	
	
	new products
	
	* YourEmarket Changes Name to TownHound, Launches Product
	* Job Site Decision Point Systems Changes Name to Unicru
	
	
	m&a
	
	* Offroad Capital To Acquire Investment Bank SPP Capital
	* Funeral Industry Firm Funeral Exchange Acquires MortDepot
	* Tenet Healthcare Acquires E-Learning Firm e-vitro
	* Web Healthcare Services Firm Salu Acquires Medsprout.com
	* eHotHouse Acquires Content Strategy Firm Rand Interactive
	
	
	new directors
	
	* Network Infrastructure Firm Kamoon Adds to Board
	
	
	new people
	
	* Language Translation Firm WordStream Names New Pres, CEO
	* Convenience Store App Firm C-Store Matrix Names Top Exec
	* Voice Infrastructure Firm IP Unity Names Ex-ADC Exec As CEO
	
	
	vc personnel
	
	* Two Berkeley International Partners Join SunAmerica Ventures
	
	
	TOP STORIES... NEW MONEY... BAD NEWS... NEW PRODUCTS... M&A... NEW 
DIRECTORS... NEW PEOPLE... VC PERSONNEL
	
	
	
	
	
	
	The elite of the burgeoning optical communications industry
	will be in one place, under one roof Feb 11-14:
	Optix2001 in Pasadena, CA.
	
	This unusual event combines leaders in academia and business
	exchanging the latest on trends, recent developments, and
	the future of optical technology. If you are a player in the
	field, this is a special opportunity to learn from the
	world's experts.
	
	The brightest corporate stars such as Don Smith, President
	of Nortel are joined by renowned academics such as
	Kerry J. Vahala, Professor of Applied Physics at Cal Tech,
	to provide a breadth of knowledge and insider perspective
	unique to the industry.
	
	Participation at this event is subject to approval and is
	limited to senior executives involved in the optical
	communications industry. For your registration pack link 
to:http://www.optix2001.com/optix_reg.html
	
	
	top stories
	?
	E-Business Services Firm Asia Online Lays Off 56 Employees
	?	?	HONG KONG (VENTUREWIRE) -- Asia Online, an Asian Pacific provider of Internet ?business services, said it laid off 56 members of its workforce. The company ?said it cuts came from corporate and local operations in Hong Kong, mostly ?from its headquarters there. Asia Online said the cuts were being made in a ?bid to reach profitability. The company said it also plans to further ?streamline its operations in the future in the wake of its recent ?acquisitions. In September, Asia Online withdrew its IPO. The company raised ?a $100 million round earlier this year. Its backers include Paribas Affaires ?Industrielles, ABN AMRO Capital Investment Asia, Concentric Network, Dell ?Computer, CIBC, GE Equity Asia-Pacific, Hikari Tsuhin, Interliant, MF Private ?Capital, PaineWebber, Pequot Capital Management, J.P. Morgan International ?Capital, Nexus Group, Softbank Venture Capital, and Systex Capital Group. ?	http://www.asiaonlineltd.com?	?	PR Firm in Deal With Crosspoint, Becomes Limited Partner?	
	
	SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Crosspoint Venture Partners said it formed a 
deal with Applied Communications, a communications firm. Applied 
Communications will exclusively represent Crosspoint Venture Partners as its 
public relations agency. The PR firm will also become a limited partner in 
Crosspoint's current fund, worth $854 million.
	http://www.appliedcom.com
	http://www.cpvp.com
	
	Unexplored Acquires Travel Firm Adventureseek in Stock Deal
	?	?	SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Unexplored, which provides technology and ?distribution services for the travel industry, said it acquired San ?Francisco-based Adventureseek, an online adventure travel company, for an ?undisclosed amount of stock. Unexplored will add Adventureseek to its network ?of Web sites. Unexplored's investors include Wand Partners, Allen & Co., and ?the Special Opportunity Group Fund. The company is also funded by individual ?investors, including Bill Hambrecht of WR Hambrecht & Co., Cristina Morgan of ?Chase H&Q, Tom Hicks and Jack Furst of Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst, and Allen ?Wheat of Credit Suisse First Boston. Adventureseek is backed by Baccharis ?Capital, Recreational Equipment, Westbury Equity Partners, Grove Street ?Advisors, and the partners of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice. Its individual ?investors include Andrew McNally IV, former chairman and CEO of Rand McNally ?& Co., and! Scott Briggs, former president of Ziff-Davis.?	http://www.adventureseek.com?	http://www.unexplored.com?	?	European Firm Net Partners Closes $161.4 Million Fund?	
	
	BRUSSELS (VENTUREWIRE) -- Net Partners, a European venture capital firm that 
invests in Internet startups, said it closed a new fund at EUR 190 million 
($161.4 million). The new fund, which was incorporated as a Belgian company, 
Nestor 2000, was raised from U.S. and European investors. The fund will make 
investments through Net Partners' offices in Brussels, London, and Milan. The 
company will focus its investment strategies on companies in the online 
finance, support services, and wireless segments of the marketplace. Net 
Partners said the fund will make investments in 15-20 new companies. 
	http://www.net-partners.com
	
	new money
	?
	Israeli Optical Firm BroadLight Raises $5 Million Seed Round
	?	?	HERZLIA, Israel (VENTUREWIRE) -- BroadLight, which is developing ?communications technologies based on ASIC and optical devices, has raised $5 ?million in its seed round, according to investor Delta Ventures. The ?investment gives the company a valuation of $14 million. Delta Ventures and ?Star Ventures invested equally in the company's financing. BroadLight will ?use the funding to develop new technologies and services in the optical ?access markets. Both investment firms will be taking a seat on the company's ?board of directors as a result of the financing. Broadlight telephone ?+972-35-75-17-83.?	http://www.delta-ventures.com?	?	Web Site Navigation Firm Navixo Adds $250,000 to Series A?	
	
	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Navixo, a developer of Web site navigation 
technology, said it raised an additional $250,000 for its Series A round. In 
October, the company raised $1 million from Tel-Aviv based Giza Venture 
Capital. The additional funding was received from an unnamed individual 
investor, and will be used for marketing and product development. The company 
expects to raise an additional $2 million for its Series A round. Navixo's 
product, DIRECTclick, enables users to reach any destination on selected Web 
sites with a single click.
	http://www.navixo.com
	
	B2B Platform for African Market Gets $300,000 Seed Round
	?	?	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Afridaq, which is creating a business-to-business ?information and transactional platform to target Africa's financial markets, ?said it raised $300,000 in seed capital from individual investors. Afridaq ?said it will use the funds for Web site prototype development, team building, ?and general corporate purposes.  ?	http://www.afridaq.com?	?	Broadband Firm SwitchPoint Lands $20 Million Series B ?	
	
	OREM, Utah  (VENTUREWIRE) -- SwitchPoint Networks, formerly AirSwitch, a 
provider of broadband residential and business networking services, said it 
completed a $20 million Series B round of financing. Previous investor 
Omninet Capital led the round with additional funding from Synapse Capital, 
Chase Mittel Capital Fund II, Private Equity Partners, and Richmond I. The 
company is also backed by AirSwitch Partners and individual investors. Neil 
Kadisha, CEO of Omninet Capital, also serves as Switchpoint's chairman of the 
board. The company will use the funding to accelerate its deployment of 
peer-to-peer, Ethernet-based technologies into metropolitan markets in the 
U.S. and abroad.    
	http://www.switchpointnetworks.com
	
	CRM Firm Click2Community Raises $1 Million First Round 
	?	?	WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Click2Community, an electronic ?customer relationship management (CRM) provider focused on the residential ?construction industry, announced it has secured an undisclosed amount from ?Toronto's Venn-Mitchell Investments that closes its first round of funding at ?$1 million. Previous first round investors include undisclosed individuals. A ?member of Venn-Mitchell will join the company's advisory board. The company ?said it will use the money for continued product development and product ?launch. Click2Community's product suite enables production homebuilders to ?provide Internet-based, interactive and personalized buying services for ?homebuyers.  ?	http://www.click2community.com?	?	Mitusubishi Leads $25 Million to Imaging Firm LizardTech?	
	
	SEATTLE (VENTUREWIRE) -- LizardTech, which develops imaging tools to provide 
content over the Internet, said Mitsubishi will lead a $25 million Series E 
round. Other participants include Oak Investment Partners, Encompass 
Ventures, SeaPoint Ventures, Digital Partners, Summit Ventures, Kirlan 
Ventures, Zeron Group. LizardTech and Mitsubishi will also partner to bring 
LizardTech's products to Japan and other parts of Asia.
	http://www.lizardtech.com
	
	Wireless Chip Firm Systemonic Gets $30 Million Round Two
	?	?	DRESDEN, Germany (VENTUREWIRE) -- Systemonic, a developer of system-on-chip ?products for broadband wireless communication markets, said it raised $30 ?million in its second round, led by Apax Partners. Lehman Brothers, Robertson ?Stephens' Bayview 2000, Atlas Venture, and Krone also participated. Christian ?Reitberger of Apax Partners will join the company's supervisory board. The ?company will use the funds to expand its business into the U.S. and Asia. ?	http://www.systemonic.de?	?	Wireless Software Firm RadioCosm Receives Series A Funds?	
	
	OAKLAND  (VENTUREWIRE) -- RadioCosm, a developer of software for wireless 
technologies, said it secured Series A financing from Denmark-based 2M 
Invest. The amount of the investment was not disclosed. The company said it 
will use the money for commercial product development, filing patents on its 
basic technology, and building partnerships with technology vendors and 
network operators. Bill Hipp, managing director and cofounder of 2M Invest is 
serving as RadioCosm board chair. Telephone 510-226-1118.
	
	Workflow App Firm Pivotry Raises $1 Million Seed Round
	?	?	RESTON, Va. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Pivotry, which makes a workflow management ?application, said it has raised over $1 million in a seed round from ?individuals including Bruce Handricks, a shareholder in idealab!; Rob ?Draughon, executive vice president of new business development for WebMD; and ?Aileen Pugh, former CFO of Telebanc, which was recently acquired by E*Trade. ?These three investors will sit on Pivotry's board of directors. The company ?said it will use the funds to develop the first version of its product and to ?attract initial clients.     ?	http://www.pivotry.com?	?	Mobile Web App Firm iMedeon Gets $15.5 Million Round Two?	
	
	ALPHARETTA, Ga. (VENTUREWIRE) -- iMedeon, a provider of wireless Web 
applications for mobile workforce management, said it raised $15.5 million in 
its second round. Investors include GE Equity, GE Power Systems, Aether, 
Enron, and previous investor Insight Capital Partners. Warren Ferguson, 
president of GE Smallworld, will join the company's board of directors. The 
company will use the funds to expand its marketing and sales, product 
development, international initiatives, and to expand its management team.  
	http://www.imedeon.com
	
	Net Infrastructure Firm Zama Secures $17.4 Million Round Two
	?	?	SEATTLE (VENTUREWIRE) -- Zama Networks, which develops Internet ?infrastructure and IP backbone technologies, said it raised $17.4 million in ?its second round of funding led by Convergent Investors. Japan-based Mobile ?Internet Capital and Mitsui & Company also participated in the round. Zama ?said it will use the funds to support the company's data center needs and the ?initial deployment phase of its new network. The company also announced it ?has appointed Dennis Okamoto, the former treasurer, controller and vice ?president for strategic business planning at USWest Communications, as the ?company's new chief executive officer.   ?	http://www.zama.net?	?	Oil & Gas ASP GeoNetServices.com Gets Round Two Funding ?	
	
	HOUSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- GeoNetServices.com, an application service provider 
for the oil and gas industry, said it received an undisclosed amount of 
second round funding from ISIS, a French technological holding company 
specialized in the oil and gas industry. Charles Prevot, chief executive 
officer at Isis, will join the company's board of directors. The company will 
use the funds to build its infrastructure and as working capital. The company 
has received $1 million in funding from East River Ventures.
	http://www.geonetservices.com
	
	3i Invests $9.9 Million in Battery Developer Ion Energy 
	?	?	LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- 3i, a European venture capital firm, said it invested ?$9.9 million in battery developer Ion Energy Research. Ion Energy develops ?lithium polymer batteries for powering mobile telephones and handheld ?devices. The investment from 3i will enable Ion Energy Research to commission ?new production lines for production capabilities in excess of 500,000 cells a ?month at a new production facility in Bologna, Italy. Ion Energy telephone ?+44-207-300-6406.?	http://www.3i.com?	?	British Underwear Retailer Figleaves.com Raises $5.1 Million?	
	
	LONDON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Figleaves.com, an online retailer of European 
underwear, said it raised GBP 3.6 million ($5.1 million) in its second round 
of financing. The round was led by Lynch Talbot Ltd. and included investments 
from private investors. The company said it will use the funding to continue 
development of its proprietary global bra sizing technologies, global 
marketing and international expansion, and development of the company's 
distribution and customer relations platform. The company raised its initial 
funding from two consortiums of private American investors. 
	http://www.figleaves.com
	
	IT Service Firm All Bases Covered Gets $40 Million Series D
	?	?	REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- All Bases Covered, a provider of IT ?services for small businesses, said it secured $40 million in its Series D ?round of funding, bringing its total funding to $67 million. The round was ?led by previous investor Technology Crossover Ventures, and included other ?previous investors Red Rock Ventures and Ironwood Capital. The company will ?use the funds for nationwide expansion.?	http://www.allcovered.com?	?	Web Firm CitySoft Raises Money From Sustainable Jobs Fund?	
	
	PHILADELPHIA (VENTUREWIRE) -- CitySoft, a New York and Boston-based inner 
city Web services firm that hires workers from vocational, technical and 
welfare-to-work programs, said it has received $500,000 from  Sustainable 
Jobs Fund, a venture firm focused on socially responsible investments, as 
part of a larger, still-open round of financing. CitySoft said it also 
received $1.25 million from the Calvert Social Investment Fund and others. 
CitySoft will use the funds to open a new office in Baltimore.    
	http://www.citysoft.com
	
	Staffing App Firm VCG Receives $7.5 Million Investment
	?	?	ATLANTA (VENTUREWIRE) -- VCG, which makes a Web application for the staffing ?industry called WebPAS, said it has received a $7.5 million investment led by ?Jefferson Capital Partners in which Equity-South Partners, Five Paces ?Ventures, C & B Capital, and undisclosed individuals also participated. The ?company said it will use the funds to develop and research products, increase ?staff and marketing, create partnerships, and expand its office. ?	http://www.webpas.com?	?	Btobfactory Invests in E-Commerce Technology Firm iSoco?	
	
	BARCELONA, Spain (VENTUREWIRE) -- BtoBfactory, a unit of Spain's Banco 
Santander Central Hispano, said it invested ESP $2.5 million ($1.275 million) 
in iSoco, a designer and developer of Internet commerce applications based on 
artificial intelligence. Under the terms of the agreement, the companies 
BtoBfactory companies will be able to use iSoco's products and services. 
iSoco was founded in July 1999 by students from El Instituto de Investigacion 
en Intelligencia Artificial.  
	http://www.isoco.com
	
	Israeli Auto Tech Firm MobilEye Lands Funding from Motorola
	?	?	JERUSALEM (VENTUREWIRE) -- MobilEye Vision Technologies, which develops ?on-board driver assistant products, said Motorola Ventures, the venture ?capital arm of publicly traded Motorola, invested an undisclosed amount in ?the company. The funding came with a larger strategic agreement between the ?two companies. MobilEye's services include lane-departure and collision ?warnings, obstacle, pedestrian, and drowsy-driver detection. ?	http://www.mobileye.com?	?	Pharmaceutical Informatics Firm Arradial Secures $3 Million?	
	
	BOSTON (VENTUREWIRE) -- Arradial, an informatics and instrumentation company 
that provides technology the pharmaceutical industry, said it secured $3 
million in funding led by Oxford Bioscience Partners, and included Boston 
University's Community Technology Fund. The company said it will use the 
proceeds to complete the development and commercialization of its personal 
desktop laboratory microarray screening system, which was jointly created by 
researchers and engineers at Boston University and Alexion Pharmaceuticals. 
Stella M. Sung, a partner at Oxford Bioscience Partners, will take a seat on 
Arradial's board of directors.   
	http://www.arradial.com
	
	bad news
	?
	Job Cuts, Uncertain Future for Leisure Market Whiplash  
	?	?	CHICAGO (VENTUREWIRE) -- Whiplash, developer of an online marketplace for ?leisure travel professionals, said it is exploring seeking a buyer or selling ?its assets. The company said it expects substantial layoffs within the next ?few weeks. Earlier this year, the company acquired Maryland-based EasyRes ?Technologies, a technology developer for leisure tour operations that ?provides a PC-based reservation system, with an undisclosed amount of cash ?and stock. Whiplash is backed by divine interVentures. ?	http://www.whiplashnow.com?	?	Network Services Firm Onsite Access Pulls IPO?	
	
	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- Onsite Access, a provider of fiber/xDSL-based 
network access to multi-tenant properties, pulled its IPO. The company cited 
current market conditions for the withdrawal in a filing with the Securities 
and Exchange Commission. Onsite Access is backed by investors including AT&T 
Ventures, Crosspoint Venture Partners, Frontline Capital Group, JP Morgan 
Capital, Microsoft, Spectrum Equity Investors, and Veritech Ventures. 
	http://www.onsiteaccess.com
	
	new products
	?
	YourEmarket Changes Name to TownHound, Launches Product
	?	?	PORTLAND, Ore. (VENTUREWIRE) -- YourEmarket, which helps newspapers use the ?Internet to generate new revenue streams and provide other services, said it ?changed its name to TownHound and has narrowed its sales focus to local and ?regional newspapers. The company also said it launched its integrated product ?suite, which features Web applications for locally based business activities ?like service quoting and bargain shopping. TownHound expects to close a $2 ?million interim round of funding by the end of 2000. The company's investors ?include CB Capital and individual investors.  ?	http://www.townhound.com?	?	Job Site Decision Point Systems Changes Name to Unicru?	
	
	PORTLAND, Ore. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Decision Point Systems, a developer of 
technology to aid in employee hiring, said it changed its name to Unicru. The 
company also said it is extending its service to include hourly workers. 
Unicru is funded by Venrock Associates, Benchmark Capital and Greylock.
	http://www.unicru.com
	
	m&a
	?
	Offroad Capital To Acquire Investment Bank SPP Capital
	?	?	SAN FRANCISCO (VENTUREWIRE) -- OffRoad Capital, an online private securities ?marketplace, said it plans to acquire SPP Capital, an investment banking firm ?specializing in the private placement of debt and equity securities. OffRoad ?will operate SPP Capital as a separate business unit, retaining its ?management staff staff, and New York offices. The transaction is expected to ?close by the end of the first quarter of 2001. The terms of the deal were not ?disclosed. OffRoad currently holds partnerships with Charles Schwab, ?Robertson Stephens, and the Mayfield Fund. ?	http://www.offroadcapital.com?	?	Funeral Industry Firm Funeral Exchange Acquires MortDepot?	
	
	DALLAS (VENTUREWIRE) -- Funeral Exchange, an online marketplace and portal 
for the funeral industry, said it has acquired MortDepot, also an online 
funeral industry marketplace that was about to launch, for an undisclosed 
amount of equity. David Tobias, director of MortDepot and chairman of the 
National Funeral Directors Association, will join the Funeral Exchange board 
as its third member. Funeral Exchange raised $500,000 in a seed round from 
undisclosed individuals in October of this year.    
	http://www.funeralexchange.com
	
	Tenet Healthcare Acquires E-Learning Firm e-vitro
	?	?	SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Publicly-traded Tenet Healthcare said ?it acquired e-vitro, a provider of online courses in the health care field. ?Terms were undisclosed. Tenet Healthcare will form an Internet-based online ?learning company as a result of the acquisition, to be called DigitalMED. ?Mark Schroeder, e-vitro's founder, will serve as chief executive officer of ?the combined company. e-vitro is backed by undisclosed institutional and ?individual investors.?	http://www.e-vitro.com?	http://www.tenethealth.com?	?	Web Healthcare Services Firm Salu Acquires Medsprout.com?	
	
	PORTLAND, Ore.  (VENTUREWIRE) -- Salu, a vertical Web services company 
developing Internet business hubs within specific healthcare areas, said it 
acquired Medsprout.com, an online services center for proprietary medical 
office management content, tools, applications, and resources. The 
acquisition was made through a stock transaction, but the terms of the deal 
were not disclosed. Ryan Stewart, founder, president, and CEO of Medsprout 
will become executive director of product management for Salu. Medsprout's 
nine employees have been offered positions at Salu's Sacramento, Calif. 
branch. Salu is backed by MDS Capital, Atlas Venture, El Dorado Ventures, and 
individual investors. Medsprout had been funded by individual investors.  
	http://www.medsprout.com
	http://www.salu.net
	
	eHotHouse Acquires Content Strategy Firm Rand Interactive
	?	?	NEW YORK (VENTUREWIRE) -- eHotHouse, a professional services firm that ?focuses on electronic commerce strategy, application systems integration, and ?marketing services, said it has agreed to acquire Rand Interactive, which ?provides content strategy and development, as well as site navigation, for a ?combination of cash and stock. Rand Founders John Snow and Todd Burgess will ?remain with the company as managing directors. eHotHouse is funded by Change ?Technology Partners and Marc USA.?	http://www.ehothouse.com?	http://www.randinteractive.com?	?	new directors?	??	Network Infrastructure Firm Kamoon Adds to Board?	
	
	FORT LEE, N.J. (VENTUREWIRE) -- Kamoon, an ASP-hosted site that creates an 
infrastructure within a company's network that routes and manages human 
interactions and business processes online, said it added members to its 
board of directors. Ernie von Simson, senior partner of Cassius Advisors, and 
Roger Hurwitz, partner at Patricof & Co. Ventures, join Eli Barkat of BRM 
Group, and Mike Zisman, vice president of strategy at Lotus Development, both 
recent additions to the board. Kamoon is funded by Patricof & Co. Ventures, 
Apax Partners, XDL Intervest Capital, and BRM Group. 
	http://www.kamoon.com
	
	new people
	?
	Language Translation Firm WordStream Names New Pres, CEO
	?	?	SOMERVILLE, Mass. (VENTUREWIRE) -- WordStream, a developer of language ?translation software, said it has appointed Cristina Dolan as its new ?president and CEO, replacing Richard Dolob, who will remain a member of the ?company's board of directors. Before joining WordStream, Ms. Dolan was a ?founding partner of OneMain.com, where she launched a geographic community ?Web portal business unit. WordStream is backed by Atlantic Capital, LiveWire, ?and individual investors. The company said it is presently seeking additional ?venture capital.     ?	http://www.wordstream.com?	?	Convenience Store App Firm C-Store Matrix Names Top Exec?	
	
	DALLAS (VENTUREWIRE) -- C-Store Matrix, an Internet applications firm for the 
business-to-business convenience store and petroleum marketing industries, 
said it has named Alan Stewart as the company's first president and CEO. Mr. 
Stewart was former president and COO of grocery chain conglomerate American 
Stores and vice president of convenience store chain Flying J's food service 
division. C-Store Matrix said it is in the process of raising its first round 
of funding.  
	http://www.cstorematrix.com
	
	Voice Infrastructure Firm IP Unity Names Ex-ADC Exec As CEO
	?	?	MILPITAS, Calif. (VENTUREWIRE) -- IP Unity, a provider of voice ?infrastructure products that enable voice, data, and Web-integrated services ?for next-generation networks, said it appointed Arun Sobti as chairman of the ?board and chief executive officer. Mr. Sobti was president of the broadband ?access and transport group at ADC Telecommunications, a broadband ?communications company. Mr. Sobti replaces founding CEO Ahmed Afroz, who will ?remain as president. IP Unity is backed by Battery Ventures, Kleiner Perkins ?Caufield & Byers, and New Enterprise Associates. ?	http://www.ipunity.com?	?	vc personnel?	??	Two Berkeley International Partners Join SunAmerica Ventures?	
	
	LOS ANGELES (VENTUREWIRE) -- SunAmerica Ventures, an $850 million venture 
fund, said it added two directors, Troy Fukumoto and Brett Gottlieb. Mr. 
Fukumoto and Mr. Gottlieb joined SunAmerica Ventures from Berkeley 
International Capital, a venture capital firm based in San Francisco. As 
directors they will invest primarily in the communications infrastructure and 
Internet services areas. The fund is headed by Marc Gamsin and is backed by 
SunAmerica, which is part of publicly traded AIG. 
	http://www.sunamericavc.com 
	
	company index
	?	?	3i Group, Adventureseek, Afridaq, All Bases Covered, Applied Communications,, ?Arradial, Asia Online, C-Store Matrix, CitySoft, Click2Community, Crosspoint ?Venture Partners, Delta Ventures, e-vitro, eHotHouse, Figleaves, Funeral ?Exchange, GeoNet services.com, iMedeon, IP Unity, iSoco, Kamoon, LizardTech, ?Medsprout.com, MobilEye Vision Technologies, OffRoad Capital, OnSi! te ?Access, Pivotry, Rand Interactive, Salu, SunAmerica Ventures, SwitchPoint ?Networks, Systemonic, Tenet Healthcare, TownHound, Unexplored.com, Unicru, ?VisualTop, WebPAS, Whiplash, Wordstream, Zama Networks?	?	?	?	INFINITY IN THE PALM?	?	What Scotch is to tape, what Xerox is to photocopies, what?	Kleenex is to facial tissue, Palm is rapidly becoming to?	handheld computers. Come listen to the man responsible for?	a brand so successful it's getting stuck to his competitors'?	products. Carl Yankowski is the CEO of Palm Computing, and?	he's just one of six keynote speakers at Technology Outlook?	2000. You'll also hear from:?	* Michael Ramsay, CEO of TiVo?	* Henry Yuen, CEO of Gemstar-TV Guide International?	* Claude Leglise, VP, New Business Group & GM, Home?	Products Group, Intel?	* Michel Mayer, GM, Pervasive Computing, IBM?	* Larry Smarr, Professor, Department of Computer Science?	and Engineering, UC San Diego?	?	Technology Outlook 2000: The Future of Pervasive Computing?	December 4 and 5, San Franciscohttp://technologicpartners.com/tp/conf/to2000/?	?	?	investor index?	
	
	Aether, Apax Partners, Atlas Venture, Bayview 2000, Btobfactory, Calvert 
Social Venture Partners, CB Capital, Chase Mittel Capital , Community 
Technology Fund, Convergent Investors, Enron, Equity-South Partners, Five 
Paces Ventures, GE Equity, GE Power Systems, Insight Capital Partners, 
Ironwood Capital, Jefferson Capital Partners, Krone Management & Technology, 
Lehman Bros. Venture Partners, Mitsui, Mobile Internet Capital, Motor! ola 
Ventures, Omninet Capital , Oxford Bioscience Partners, Private Equity 
Partners, Red Rock Ventures, Richmond I, Sustainable Jobs Fund, Synapse 
Capital, Technology Crossover Ventures, Venn-Mitchell Investments
	
	
	
	
	
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