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COMMUNICATIONS (EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE & SERVICES)

Artifact Software Innovative enterprise software company targeting the growing market for software reuse solutions. Artifact empowers its customers to effectively manage and utilize their software assets. www.artifactsoftware.com CALAN Develops, manufactures and markets test instrumentation for CATV and local area networks.  SOLD to Hewlett Packard  CarrierChoice.com  The premier destination point for business customers and ISPs seeking fast, accurate responses for their domestic and international data and Internet service solutions. www.carrierchoice.com Colubris Networks Colubris Networks is a global provider of intelligent wireless LAN access equipment and management systems for service providers and enterprises.  www.colubris.com InPhonic  An end-to-end solutions provider in the development and management of Virtual Private Wireless Networks.  www.inphonic.com AEP Networks Supplier of Web-based virtual private networks for small and medium-sized businesses. www.aepnetworks.com Net2000 Communications, Inc. Next-generation competitive telecommunications services provider (CLEC/ICP), serving business customers nationwide, providing an integrated portfolio of data, voice and Internet services over a single broadband connection, and on a single, consolidated invoice.  SOLD to Cavalier NexTone Communications Develops carrier-grade products for delivering scalable control of real-time IP services, such as voice over IP (VoIP). NexTone's solutions enable carriers, service providers, and enterprises to securely, simply, and cost-effectively interconnect networks for end-to-end control and management of IP traffic. www.nextone.com Pactolus Communications Software Provider of XML-based enhanced service platforms, applications and service creation solutions for next-generation communications networks. www.pactolus.com Scoreboard  Developed an analytical tool that enables cellular service providers to gauge, test and maximize quality of existing networks. SOLD to Andrew Corp (NASDAQ:  ANDW)   Sentito Networks Building a next generation converged telephony access equipment box. www.sentito.com Sentori Provider of feature-rich, fully functional, scalable, convergent billing systems and customer care solutions for the global communications industry. www.sentori.com TapRoot Systems, Inc. TapRoot Systems provides embedded software for smartphones. TapRoot's software is found embedded deep within handsets and provides the foundation for smartphone designs. www.taprootsytems.com Trinity Convergence Emerging telecommunications software company developing high-performance packet-voice software. www.trinityconvergence.com Visual Networks Develops and markets performance-monitoring equipment for Wide Area Networks (WANs) which utilize frame relay and ATM communications protocols. www.visualnetworks.com NASDAQ: VNWK Wisor Telecom Develops and provides OSS - Operational Support System - that automates the ordering and provisioning activities of telecom service providers. www.wisor.com

SOFTWARE (ENTERPRISE AND INTERNET RELATED)

Advanced Software Applications  Develops application-specific software for the financial (fraud control) and direct marketing industries using neural networking technologies. www.asacorp.com Axeda Systems, Inc. (formerly Ravisent Technologies) Axeda was founded in August of 1994.  It is a provider of Web-based equipment monitoring systems. www.axeda.com NASDAQ:  XEDA Career Rewards Provider of referral-based Internet recruiting solutions.  Career Rewards pays $1,500 to $10,000 for referrals that result in a hire, creating a peer-to-peer referral community that helps each other find jobs and allows employers to tap into a new source for talent. SOLD to Manpower Centra (acquired Mindlever.com) Centra provides software infrastructure and an ecosystem of strategic partnerships for virtual classrooms, Web conferences, and eMeetings. www.centra.com Cigital Provider of solutions to speed the development and delivery of high-quality software. www.cigital.com CorePROFIT Solutions Simplifies the process of acquiring, calculating, interpreting and employing enterprise profitability information. www.coreprofit.com Integrated Chipware Develops software development tools and operating systems. www.chipware.com Mindmatters Web-based software product which manages corporate innovation and intellectual property processes and assets. www.us-mindmatters.com RealWinWin, Inc. Provides tools and analytics that assist commercial real estate operators plan and manage capital improvements related to energy efficiency. www.RealWinWin.com Openservice, Inc. Develops solutions for end-to-end Application Service Management used by Service Providers, Enterprises and e-Businesses to guarantee application quality of service. www.openservice.com Softrax Develops financial and ERP operations software for software and other information technology companies. www.softrax.com TechTrader Designs, implements, and operates Vortexes which are business-to-business, industry-specific, online trading communities. SOLD TO JNET (NYSE: J) Xycom Automation Develops and markets software for the integration of manufacturing controls. www.xycom.com SOLD TO PROFACE

ELECTRONICS AND SEMI-CONDUCTORS

CEMA Technologies Developed patent-pending technology relating to hinges used on laptop and notebook computers and other "foldable" products, such as cellular telephones and  "PDA's" (personal digital assistants). Sold to Southco www.southco.com Elastomeric Technologies Manufactures conductive elastomers for mobile communications and computing products. SOLD to Augat Innovative Solutions & Support Manufactures and markets avionics instrumentation to military and commercial users. www.innovative-ss.com NASDAQ:  ISSC International Quantum Epitaxy Merchant manufacturer of MBE wafers to gallium arsenide semiconductor manufacturers. www.iqeplc.com LSE: IQE plc MicroE Systems Develops, manufactures and markets optical encoding technology for the precision positioning and measurement industries.  Sold to GSI Lumonics www.gsilumonics.com Midas Vision Systems Develops optical equipment for inspecting extremely fine ceramic circuit boards at production speeds. www.midasvision.com Turtle Beach Systems, Inc. Develops audio editing software and 16-bit digital sound cards for the PC industry. SOLD to Integrated Circuit System

HEALTH CARE RELATED

Access Health Sells marketing services and products to providers of health care services. www.access-health.com SOLD to HBOC NASDAQ: ACCS  CareGain CareGain defines the standard for transition of the health insurance industry to consumer-directed  healthcare. www.caregain.com Medtrex Develops, manufactures and markets reusable electrosurgical products and other unique surgical devices. SOLD to Johnson & Johnson National Packaging Systems Provides outsourced packaging services to the clinical trial segment of the pharmaceutical industry.  SOLD to Corning Provox Technologies Corporation Producer of voice recognition documentation software for healthcare providers.  Provox' product, TalkNotes, interfaces with various practice management billing systems and creates an intuitive electronic medical chart. www.provox.com UltraCision Develops and manufactures the Harmonic Scapel, an ultrasound powered medical instrument for minimally invasive surgery. SOLD to Johnson & Johnson

BUSINESS AND IT SERVICES

Anytime Access Offers credit unions and other financial institutions the ability to deliver consumer loan products through an automated telephone center operation. SOLD to Digital Insight.  NASDAQ:  DGIN www.digitalinsight.com BDS Integrator providing UNIX-based solutions to government computer contractors.  Merged with BTG NASDAQ: BTGI GeoVue Site selection intelligence gathering and intelligence analysis. www.geovue.com   Storeroom Solutions Provides professional management of the maintenance, repair and operating supplies in the storerooms (spare parts rooms) of industrial plants. www.storeroomsolutions.com

OTHER

Brightside Academy Operator of childcare centers. www.brightsideacademy.com Aviom, Inc. Cutting edge technology that offers  affordable and flexible solutions for Musicians - on the stage or in the studio. www.aviom.com Axicon Technologies Manufactures proprietary gears and licenses patented technology to make gears smaller, lighter and less expensive. www.axicontechnologies.com PackExpo.com Oowner/operator of digital marketplaces.  Its initial netmarket, PackExpo.com, is a joint venture with the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Institute. www.packexpo.com