Monthly Archives: August 2003

Organizers of the fifth annual Intermountain Venture Forum-Boise have extended the deadline for applications from fund-seeking businesses from Aug. 8 to Aug 27. The forum, slated Oct. 1-2 at Boise Centre on the Grove, will feature presentations to venture capital […]

PHOENIX–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 18, 2003–Vital Living Inc. (OTCBB: VTLV) today announced that David M. Allen will be joining the Board of Directors of Vital Living. Mr. Allen, aged 61, has served as Managing Director of Investment Information Services, Ltd., (IISL) since […]

Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The key Nikkei average finished above the 10,000 threshold for the first time in one year on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday, as foreign investors snapped up a broadrange of issues amid expectations for Japan’s economic […]

By Yuka Yamamori Tokyo, Aug. 18 (Jiji Press)–The Japanese stock market looks set to enter a new stage of uptrend, with the key Nikkei average closing above the 10,000 threshold on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday for the first […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Peregrine Systems Inc. said Monday its chief executive, Gary Greenfield, stepped down and was replaced by John Mutch, one of the software company’s new board members. Greenfield joined the San Diego company in June 2002 amid […]

THE new head of the New Zealand Software Association, Bell Gully lawyer Wayne Hudson, is concerned a government-backed scheme to provide venture capital to hi-tech start-ups hasn’t yet resulted inmuch funding for software firms. The New Zealand Venture Investment Fund […]

Since interest rates began surging in the United States a few weeks back, the folks wearing the rose-colored shades have said the climb is proof that an economic recovery is nigh. But there issomething more than a nascent rebound driving […]

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 18, 2003–Austin Ventures, one of the nation’s most active venture capital firms, today announced the promotion of Craig Milius to principal. Milius will continueto focus his efforts on identifying and partnering with exceptional management teams of leading […]

MARINA DEL REY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 18, 2003– — BA Venture Partners Leads Round, Sierra Ventures Returns as Investor — — Funds Earmarked for International Expansion and Additional Data Centers– FrontBridge Technologies Inc., a market-leading provider of email security and message […]

MORE than a quarter of technology businesses rely on a bank loan or overdraft to fund development, according to a study by Grant Thornton. Only 12% depend on cash from the venture capital market, suggesting that some could be missing […]

PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 18, 2003–Summit Partners, a leading global private equity and venture capital firm, today announced that it has named Harrison B. Miller general partner ofthe Summit Accelerator Fund, the venture capital arm of Summit Partners. Miller was […]

Aug. 18–As I walk through my supermarket, I see big displays of Coke and other major brands at the front of each row. I know these companies pay slotting fees to get the best placements, while minor brands are hidden […]