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Aardvark (acquired by Google)
GOOG

San Francisco, CA

Aardvark is a new search service that leverages Internet communication tools and your expanded circle of friends to speed you answers to subjective queries, when opinion is more important than hard facts.

BroadLogic

Milpitas, CA

Broadlogic is a fabless semiconductor company focused on providing advanced System-On-Chip solutions that perform as advanced wideband receiver front-ends for digital Set-Top Boxes, Cable Modems, PVRs, Home Gateways, Home Media Centers and Game Consoles.

Cobalt Networks

Mountain View, CA

Cobalt Networks, which was acquired by Sun Microsystems (SUNW) in November 2000, was a pioneer in the network server appliance market. Cobalt's business has become the core of the Server Appliance Business Unit of Sun Microsystems. It delivers fully integrated server appliances that offer turnkey services easily, reliably and cost effectively.

Devicescape Software

Brisbane, CA

Devicescape Software is a leading supplier of software for wireless device manufacturers and service providers.

Enuvis (acquired by SiRF)
SIRF

South San Francisco, CA

Enuvis, which developed GPS technology for wireless carriers and mobile equipment manufacturers, was acquired by SiRF in 2003.

Gravity

Santa Monica, CA

Gravity is building the internet’s Interest Graph by enabling people to come together around shared interests and engage in meaningful conversations.

Inrix

Kirkland, WA

Inrix addresses the need for nationwide, real-time, predictive traffic information across a variety of platforms, devices and distribution channels.

Jaxtr (acquired by Sabse Bolo)

Menlo Park

Jaxtr has become the world's largest social communications company. Over 10 million people in 220 countries use jaxtr to receive calls from people visiting their social networking pages, to make calls to their friends and family worldwide and to get to know fellow jaxtr members on café jaxtr, the world's largest talk network.

Livemocha

Bellevue, WA

Livemocha is the world’s largest language learning community, with millions of members from over 200 countries. Livemocha is redefining language learning, with interactive online courses that use simple social networking with native language speakers to provide tips for improvement.

Liveops

Santa Clara, CA

LiveOps provides best-in-class on-demand call center technology, as well as virtual call center services through our network of over 20,000 independent home agents, to hundreds of companies in both direct response and enterprise markets.

MetroFi

Mountain View, CA

MetroFi is a wireless broadband provider building community area networks that change the landscape of broadband access. MetroFi leverages Wi-Fi standards to deliver affordable "go-anywhere" broadband services.

Postini (acquired by Google)
GOOG

Redwood City, CA

Postini develops and markets email services, including automatic virus detection and junk mail screening, to enterprises and internet service providers.

Radlan Computer Communications (acquired by Marvell)
MRVL

Santa Clara, CA

Radlan, which developed routing-based embedded software and network applications, was acquired by Marvell in 2003.

Reconnex (acquired by McAfee)
MFE

Sunnyvale, CA

Reconnex is the leader in information monitoring and protection appliances designed for any organization that wants to protect its brand, maintain compliance, or secure sensitive information. Reconnex's simple-to-deploy appliance delivers accurate detection while protecting an enterprise before, during, and after any threat to corporate privacy or intellectual property. A privately held company based in Silicon Valley, Calif., Reconnex protects information for over one million users today. www.reconnex.net

SkyPilot

Santa Clara, CA

SkyPilot Networks is a leading provider of carrier-class broadband wireless equipment that enables service providers, municipalities, and public safety agencies to rapidly deploy cost-effective network services, including last-mile Internet access, voice over IP, Wi-Fi hotspots, video surveillance, and other wireless applications. The SkyPilot solution utilizes a patented multi-hop point-to-multipoint architecture that synchronizes high-gain directional antennas to extend reach, mitigate interference, and maximize spectral efficiency. The result is a highly scalable, reliable, and deterministic broadband wireless network that simplifies design, increases deployment flexibility, and dramatically reduces equipment and operating costs. SkyPilot has proven scalability and reliability with over 35,000 units shipped to customers in over 50 countries.

Telocity

Cupertino, CA

Telocity is a telecommunications services company providing Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) service that can be self-installed by end users.

Tumbleweed Communications (acquired by Axway)

Redwood City, CA

Tumbleweed is a leading provider of advanced messaging solutions for business communications.

VideoEgg

San Francisco

VideoEgg is a new kind of rich media advertising network that guarantees brand engagement. Our network consists of over 100 million uniques across hundreds of leading sites, blogs, and gaming sites, as well as social and mobile applications. We provide outstanding consumer reach and accountable online advertising for brands.

Xirrus

Thousand Oaks, CA

Xirrus is the leader in Switching Without Wires™. Xirrus' long term sustainable differentiation is based upon RF innovation. This focus on RF innovation (specifically RF isolation, management, and shaping) has enabled us to develop the Wi-Fi Array based architecture that delivers more coverage, bandwidth, throughput, and support for more users on a per device and per system basis far and above any other offering. The Wi-Fi Array platform (HW and SW) and the patents that protect it have successfully "positioned" Xirrus as the only viable replacement for wired Ethernet to the desktop for the enterprise moving forward.