Laszlo Systems, the original developer of OpenLaszlo, an open source platform for building and deploying advanced Ajax applications, said today it has raised $8 million in a third round of funding.

New investor WI Harper Group led the round, joining existing investors General Catalyst Partners, Sofinnova Ventures, Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners, and other private investors.

In its announcement, San Mateo-based Laszlo said it will use this round of funding to expand its sales and marketing initiatives, accelerate platform and product development efforts, and further strategic partner programs: “Laszlo will also continue to build on the market success to date of OpenLaszlo, adopted by tens of thousands of developers and a broad range of institutions and enterprises, including over a dozen members of the Fortune 100’s largest corporations.”

The company said that WI Harper Group’s Managing Director, Claude Leglise, has joined Laszlo’s board of directors. Leglise is a former vice president of Intel Capital.

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    [...] Laszlo Systems, the original developer of OpenLaszlo, an open source platform for building and deploying advanced Ajax applications, has raised $6.6 million more for its third round of financing. This is apparently an addition to the$8 million in funding the company got more than a year ago (see our coverage). [...]