- Fri Mar 15 2002 Dynamicsoft nabs $18 million
Dynamicsoft has raised an $18 million fourth round of funding. Sun Microsystems, Siemens Venture Capital, and previous investors ComVentures, The Sprout Group, UBS Capital and VantagePoint Venture Partners have participated in this latest round. East Hanover, N.J.-based Dynamicsoft has raised a total of $70 million. The company develops software to allow mobile carriers to offer such services as instant messaging and one-button dialing. Dynamicsoft's software is based on the session initiation protocol, which is designed to make it easier for carriers to build new communications services for real-time sessions. 
Posted by Dawn Kawamoto
- Mon Sep 13 2004 Cisco acquires software developer for $55 million
Firm says it's buying Dynamicsoft and its SIP-based development tools to help win new business with broadband and wireless providers.
Posted by Marguerite Reardon
- Wed Nov 17 2004 Cisco buys IT management start-up
Acquisition is expected to help Cisco Systems reinforce its network management offerings.
Posted by CNET News.com Staff
- Thu Oct 21 2004 Cisco to buy security start-up
Perfigo's products will fit into security architecture from Cisco that combines virus scanning with network policing.
Posted by Marguerite Reardon
- Tue Mar 14 2000 RADVision takes off in debut
Posted by Tiffany Kary
- Fri Aug 4 2000 Group to weigh instant messaging standard proposals
The Internet's chief technology standards body will consider three proposals for creating an official framework for instant messaging, one of which is affiliated with Microsoft and Cisco.
Posted by Jim Hu
- Fri Apr 19 2002 VC watch: Myrio grabs $8 million
Mantas gets a pledge of $17.5 million...Myrio reels in $8 million...Evoxis grabs an additional $1.2 million.
Posted by CNET News.com Staff
- Wed Jun 7 2000 Instant messaging battle goes to Washington
More than 40 companies sign a letter to federal
regulators urging them to support opening up America Online's instant messaging network.
Posted by Jim Hu
- Tue Feb 27 2007 Vonage, Verizon spar in court over patents
Net phone company says it didn't copy Verizon's patents, but the telecommunications giant says harm has been done and its VoIP rival must pay.
Posted by Anne Broache
- Mon May 13 2002 Cries to open up IM have quieted
The nature of the instant messaging interoperability debate has shifted and the voices have been tempered--largely due to the successes of AOL's biggest challengers.
Posted by Jim Hu
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