Congratulations to Omniture (OMTR), Optium Corporation (OPTM) and Veraz Networks (VRAZ), who all began trading on NASDAQ within the past year.

Motorola, Inc.’s acquisition of Broadbus Technologies was completed in September of 2006. According to the company’s press release: “With the acquisition, Motorola will extend its robust video delivery platform with new content management and distribution capabilities that address growing market opportunities such as mobile video, video on-demand (VOD), time-shifted TV, network-based digital video recording (nDVR), on-demand ad insertion (ODAI) and switched digital video (SDV).”

CipherTrust, Inc. was acquired by Secure Computing Corporation (NASDAQ:SCUR) in August, 2006. Secure Computing gained Cipher Trust’s innovative messaging security technology in the $274 million transaction, expanding its gateway security product line. Prior to the acquisition, CipherTrust was recognized as one of AlwaysOn’s “AO100 Top Private Companies for 2006” for its leadership in innovation, market potential, customer adoption, media buzz and investor value creation.

BladeLogic received the 2007 Data Centers Europe Award for Most Innovative New Data Center Software Product, recognized for rapid adoption by leading enterprise customers and innovative architecture. NetFlix and General Dynamics are among BladeLogic’s most recent customer wins.

Luminus Devices’ PhlatLight™ LED received the Society of Information Display (SID) 2007 Display Component of the Year Silver Award, the industry’s highest honor. Luminus’ PhlatLight LEDs are an advanced solid state light (SSL) source based on patented photonic lattice technology. They are the only commercially available SSL sources powerful enough to illuminate microdisplay-based rear projection televisions (RPTVs). PhlatLight LED chipsets are currently in commercial use in televisions from Samsung Electronics and NuVision, as well as in a powerful new pocket projector from LG Electronics.

Cedar Point Communications was named to the prestigious Red Herring 100 Spring, a list of the top 100 private technology companies based in North America. The award recognizes the 100 “Most Promising Companies” driving the future of technology.

Netezza Corporation, a leading provider of data warehouse appliances, has joined The Green Grid, a consortium of information technology companies and professionals seeking to improve energy efficiency in data centers around the world.

Insitu, Inc. a Bingen, WA-based pioneer developer of long-range, unmanned, autonomous aircraft, ranked Number 30 on Deloitte's 2006 Technology Fast 500, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications and life sciences companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over five years, from 2001-2005.

MyRichUncle (MRU Holdings, Inc.) has recently been covered by national media including Business Week, The CBS Evening News, CNN, The New York Times, NPR,  Reuters, and The Wall Street Journal for having helped bring to light unfair practices in traditional student lending, and for offering innovative and lower cost loans for students. Loan applications have doubled over the past year as the company continues to launch new products and helps educate students.

At the end of last year, three of the world’s largest buyers and sellers of advertising, CBS, WPP and Interpublic Group, made equity investments in portfolio company Spot Runner. Spot Runner is the first Internet-based ad agency to make it easy and affordable for local businesses to advertise on TV.

The Tennis Channel has reached a multiyear distribution agreement with satellite provider DirectTV. Scheduled to launch later this year, The Tennis Channel will increase its reach by approximately 8 million DirectTV subscribers, in addition to its current presence in 10 million U.S. homes.

Online broker TradeKing’s powerful and affordable platform has recently won recognition in prestigious industry surveys. The company received 4 stars and ranked second (out of 15 Web-based brokers) in Barron’s “12th Annual Survey of Best Browser-Based Online Brokers.” The nationally licensed online broker dealer was also rated as the #1 Discount Broker in SmartMoney’s annual “Broker Survey of US brokers.”

Prime Revenue, a supply chain finance company, was selected as one of Bank Technology News’ “Top Ten to Watch” for 2006. The web-based platform provides Global 2000 companies and their suppliers with supplier financing, payables presentment and settlement solutions. The company continues to line up leading customers, including Bank of America, who is seeking to streamline cross-border financing.

Solar cell and module manufacturer Advent Solar hit an important milestone recently: completion of its first U.S. installation in San Luis Obispo, California. The installation was completed in March and maximizes the direct sunlight that is available to the modules with the use of a dual-axis tracking system.