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[Posted on November 20, 2008 - 3:15 PM]
Economic downturns sometimes force competitors to join forces, and ultrawideband chipmakers Staccato Communications Inc. and Artimi Inc. have agreed to merge rather than go it alone. The companies' venture investors...  Continue Reading.
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[Posted on November 20, 2008 - 12:32 PM]
Scott Davison, a former senior vice president with AOL LLC, admits he's out of the loop regarding a potential merger between the Time Warner Inc. [TWX] Internet unit, and Yahoo!...  Continue Reading.
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[Posted on November 20, 2008 - 12:14 PM]
Geronimo! Grand Canyon Education Inc. [LOPE] leaped into the void today, becoming the first company since August to go public. Not that it's been easy. The company, which operates Grand...  Continue Reading.
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[Posted on November 20, 2008 - 12:06 AM]
Investors both private and public are getting batted around by the economy lately, but someone forgot to tell Hewlett-Packard Co. [HPQ] The Silicon Valley tech giant this week offered a...  Continue Reading.
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[Posted on November 19, 2008 - 5:11 PM]
Qteros, a startup named for a lowly, but--it hopes--powerful microbe, has raised $25 million in a Series B round from a group of backers that believe it holds the...  Continue Reading.
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[Posted on November 19, 2008 - 4:21 PM]
Sure, the market tanked again today, but Yahoo! Inc. [YHOO] shares performed far worse, closing the day at $9.14, a nearly 21% decline.The drop follows a 9% run-up of Yahoo!...  Continue Reading.
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[Posted on November 19, 2008 - 3:05 PM]
The benefits of bidding adieu to the public market are pretty obvious in today's climate, but Silicon Valley chipmaker Transmeta Corp.'s [TMTA] agreement to be acquired for $255.6 million in...  Continue Reading.
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[Posted on November 19, 2008 - 2:11 PM]
Media and marketing company Meredith Corp. [MDP] on Wednesday said it has taken a minority investment in Real Girls Media Network Inc., a San Francisco-based group of social networks. The...  Continue Reading.
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[Posted on November 19, 2008 - 12:37 PM]
Take a look at the senior management team at laser technology firm Raydiance Inc. and you see two former executives from one-time Internet stalwart AOL LLC. But chairman and CEO...  Continue Reading.
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From The Network
2008 capital raising in Israel expected to reach an 8-year record high: IVC Online has recently released the Q3 quarterly survey on the state of the VC industry in Israel. Q3 2008 contributed $600 million to the capital raised by Israeli VCs, 45% above Q3/07 levels. These figures are not surprising, given.... [VC Cafe]

[Posted on November 19, 2008 - 11:21 AM]
Web security software maker Finjan Inc. has raised $22 million in a Series E round led by HarbourVest Partners. Other investors in the round include Benchmark Capital, Israel Seed Partners,...  Continue Reading.
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[Posted on November 19, 2008 - 10:38 AM]
Online healthcare infrormation company WebMD Health Corp. [WBMD] on Wednesday said that its pending, $50 million acquisition of QualityHealth.com from Marketing Technology Solutions Inc. has been mutually terminated. WebMD gave...  Continue Reading.
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