Force10 and Turin merge, pool their capital and clients

Network builder Force10 Networks has merged with Ethernet services provider Turin Networks to create a powerhouse in both spaces, with an impressive list of clients, numbering 1,300 (including eHarmony and Facebook), reports peHUB. More significant than that is the marrying of two significant pots of… Continue Reading

Mobile app maker MobUI acquires Action Engine to extend reach

MobUI Corp., a young mobile application developer, announced today that it has bought peer company Action Engine Corp. The latter has a software platform that streamlines the process of adapting one application to different handhelds and carriers, which could help MobUI scale. The cost of… Continue Reading

Turin Networks buys Carrier Access for $92.7M

Turin Networks, a Petaluma, Calif. provider of networking equipment, will buy Carrier Access, a struggling company in Boulder, Colo. that is publicly traded on the Nasdaq exchange.

Although Turin has agreed to pay about $2.60 per share for Carrier Access, that amount could be lower if… Continue Reading

Omniture buys Web site testing company, Offermatica, for $65M

Omniture, which helps companies analyze their customers’ online behavior to boost revenue, has acquired San Francisco’s Offermatica for $65 million. Offermatica helps companies test different aspects of their Web sites, to see how customers respond to changes in content or other features.

Under the deal, Omniture… Continue Reading

Action Engine raises $20M for media delivery to mobile phones

Action Engine, a Bellevue, Wash. developer of a platform that allows mobile operators to deliver music and video to Web-enabled mobile devices, has raised $20 million in a fifth round of funding.

Baker Capital led the round, which included Northwest Venture Associates and Spangler Group…. Continue Reading

Turin Networks, telecom equipment maker, to bring in $50M more

Turin Networks, a Petaluma, Calif.-based telecom equipment maker, apparently is struggling, and looks to have taken between $26 million and $35 million financing at worse terms than previously.

Called a recapitalization round, this sort or refinancing typically lowers the value of the company, so that new… Continue Reading