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Mobile Posse Reaches Over 2MM Mobile Consumers Monthly \| February 23, 2010 Mobile Posse Inc., the leader in active idle screen advertising and CRM, now reaches more than 2 million mobile consumers with active idle screen messaging; more than a 20- fold increase in just 14 months. The company is delivering over 200 million impressions a month to its highly engaged opted-in subscriber base, and is achieving click-through rates for active idle screen advertising and CRM messages that average in the double-digits.(more)
nCircle Announces Eighth Consecutive Year of Revenue Growth and Continued Profitability \| February 10, 2010 nCircle, the leader in automated security risk and compliance auditing solutions for physical and virtual IT environments, today announced 22% year over year revenue growth for the year ending December 31, 2009, marking the company�s eighth consecutive year of revenue growth.(more)
TRAFFIQ Announces Strategic Partnership With Havas Digital \| July 21, 2009 TRAFFIQ�, the online advertising marketplace and management platform that enables ad buyers to plan, negotiate and buy directly from publishers, today announced a strategic partnership with Havas Digital, one of the world�s largest interactive media holding companies. This partnership designates TRAFFIQ as a main platform of choice for Havas Digital planners in Boston, New York and Chicago.(more)
Mobile Posse Named AlwaysOn Global 250 Winner \| July 16, 2009 Mobile Posse, Inc., today announced that it has been selected to the 2009 AlwaysOn Global 250 List. The AlwaysOn Global 250 Award is given to private, emerging technology companies creating new business opportunities in high-growth markets. Mobile Posse was selected by the AlwaysOn editorial team based on demonstration of growth, market opportunity, quality of innovation and customer traction.(more)
Mintera Ships 1000th 40 Gbps DWDM Adaptive-DPSKTM Module \| March 23, 2009 Mintera� Corporation, the high performance optical transport systems solutions leader, today announced a major milestone � the company has shipped its 1000th 40 Gbps DWDM DPSK MSA transceiver module. Mintera�s MI 4000XM Adaptive-DPSK� product delivers industry leading optical performance in a standard 300-pin package.(more)

Recent Investments News regarding our investments
Anystream/Voxant Merge to Create Integrated Video Distribution Powerhouse \| September 22, 2008 Anystream� (anystream.com), the global innovator of digital media production and workflow solutions, today announced its merger with Voxant Media (voxant.com), the new media network with over 30,000 worldwide publishing partners. The merger is an unprecedented integration of content, production and distribution, bringing together Anystream's platform with Voxant's video news and information syndication service.(more)
Bug Labs pulls in funds for do-it-yourself gadgets \| August 12, 2008 Bug Labs, maker of do-it-yourself kits for electronic gadgets, has quietly raised a third round of financing from Court Square Ventures, Union Square Ventures, and Spark Capital. Virginia-based Court Square Ventures led the investment.(more)
GreatCall, Inc. Secures $38 Million in Series C Funding \| June 24, 2008 GreatCall, Inc., creator of Jitterbug, today announced that the company has closed $38 million in Series C funding led by Court Square Ventures. Existing investors Steelpoint Capital, Charles River Ventures, Nauta Capital, and company founders Marty Cooper and Arlene Harris also participated in the round.(more)
Mintera Secures $19 Million Financing \| October 16, 2007 Mintera� Corporation, the high bit-rate optical transport systems solution leader, today announced it has raised a $19 Million Series C round of venture capital financing co-led by investors Polaris Venture Partners and RRE Ventures. Joining the round as an investor and strategic partner is JDSU, a leading enabler of broadband and optical innovation. Existing investors including Court Square Ventures, Star Ventures and Portview Communications Partners also participated in the round.(more)
TRAFFIQ Announces $10 Million in Series B Financing \| August 5, 2009 TRAFFIQ�, the online advertising marketplace and management platform that enables ad buyers to plan, negotiate and buy directly from publishers, today announced it has closed a $10 million Series B round of venture funding. New investors Grotech Ventures and Greenhill SAVP join existing investor Court Square Ventures in the new round.(more)

Articles What the media is saying about our companies
Google's Android to Run on Bug Labs Devices \| February 15, 2010 Google Inc.�s Android open-source operating system will run on Bug Labs Inc. devices, expanding its hardware lineup and developer community beyond mobile phones and netbooks.(more)
Traffiq Gets Heavy With Targeting Tools \| February 3, 2010 Change is afoot at Traffiq. On the heels of some operational restructuring, the online ad marketplace is debuting a new suite of planning and buying tools. Using what it calls an "attribute matching engine," the company is providing a range of ad targeting options, including contextual, behavioral, re-targeting, geotargeting and user-registration data.(more)
Jitterbug, operationally profitable, jumps onto Verizon's network \| August 26, 2009 Jitterbug, the MVNO that makes phones for the elderly, announced it will use Verizon Wireless' network as part of the carrier's open development program. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.(more)
P&G, Gatorade, Ford, Ace Hardware run mobile ads on MetroPCS \| November 19, 2009 Advertisers such as Procter & Gamble, Gatorade, Ford Motor Co. and Ace Hardware are running on-deck idle-screen advertising with carrier MetroPCS and Mobile Posse's MobiCRM platform.(more)
Accenture Goes the Tailor-Made Route (Bug Labs) \| August 24, 2009 Creating IT hardware on your own can be real chore. All that time and money spent researching and prototyping, and there's no guarantee it will do the job. But what if getting a custom-built device were as easy as making pizza? Start with a crust of a base module to run an operating system. Add a few toppings�a GPS unit, an accelerometer, a motion detector, or a 3G connection�and you've got just what your company needs.(more)