Axcelerant raised $9 million in its second round of funding, led by new investors Gemini Investors and Baird Venture Partners. Riordan, Lewis & Haden, which led the company's $10 million first round, also contributed. 
A VPN uses data encryption to securely connect two private networks over the Internet. The technology is more secure than a dial-up connection and is cheaper than buying a dedicated communication line. Axcelerant's customers include Broadcom, Conexant, Oracle, PeopleSoft and Sun Microsystems.
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