IPTV company Kasenna sells at a huge loss for investors

Kasenna, which does IP video infrastructure and applications (aka IPTV) is selling for just $6.1 million, according to VentureWire. The purchasing company is another IPTV player, Espial, in what will be an all-stock deal.

This sale is a huge loss for its investors as Kasenna has… Continue Reading

Greenplum raises $27M for business intelligence database software

Greenplum, a San Mateo, Calif. provider of open source database software for business intelligence, said it has raised $27 million in a third round financing.

It was led by Meritech Capital Partners, and includes Sun Microsystems and SAP Ventures, a division of software giant SAP.

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Zebra buys RFID company, WhereNet, for $126 million

Zebra Technologies said it will acquire WhereNet, a Santa Clara, Calif. provider of active radio frequency identification (RFID) based wireless products that track and manage enterprise assets, for $126 million in cash.

WhereNet had raised more than $80 million over ten years from investors including Bay… Continue Reading