The Battery Charger: A Newsletter from Battery Ventures

	In The News
Congratulations to BladeLogic on its successful IPO in Q3 2007 and its subsequent purchase by BMC Software for $28/share, a premium over its trading price. And congratulations to Nova Technologies, acquired by IDEX Corp. Agito Networks and Copan Systems were both named to Red Herring’s RH100 North America, and Tejas Networks to the RH100 Global — all companies expected to lead the next wave of disruption and innovation. See All News Items
	Events
Our team has been active in the industry, joining panels at VentureOne Summit and Consumer Technology Innovations. Our Internet & Digital Media team spoke at AlwaysOn’s OnMedia NYC and Venture Summit East, as well as at CES and DealMaker Media’s Under the Radar. Read More
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	Inside This Issue
The Grass is Always Greener by Sunil Dhaliwal and Murat Bicer A combination of forces is poised to wreak havoc in the world of data center operators. As a result, both IT organizations and facilities organizations will be forced to rethink some of their most fundamental operating assumptions and business practices. Like any moment of dramatic change, both risk and opportunity abound.
Battery’s Digital Media Investing: What Gives? by Satya Patel Battery has an extensive history investing in the Internet and Digital Media sectors. Given the rapid changes afoot and the enormous breadth of the industry today, it may not be absolutely clear where we focus our energies. Follow the reallocation of advertising and commerce dollars and you will find our investment activity. Learn more at my blog, www.venturegeneratedcontent.com.
The New, New Thing in India: Software + BPO, The Next Generation Outsourcing Model by Gautam Patel Despite recent tests of resilience for the Indian IT and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) industry, the Indian outsourcing sector continues to grow by double digits, re-validating its strong and sustainable value proposition.

Recent Investments

Online ratings & reviews of local service providers

SaaS procurement solution targeting small & mid-size business

Telecom revenue assurance and data integrity

Online video advertising infrastructure

Social media ad monetization platform

Solutions for remote access, security and authentication

Advanced voice and data transport backhaul solutions for wireless carriers


Welcome to The Battery Charger, our newsletter covering the latest developments in the industry, at our firm, and with our portfolio companies. We aim to provide insight into the markets, trends and companies that we have found interesting in the past few months. Contact us to learn more or to discuss any of the information covered.
General Partners: Neeraj Agrawal Michael Brown Tom Crotty Ollie Curme	Sunil Dhaliwal Rick Frisbie Morgan Jones Ken Lawler	Roger Lee Mark Sherman Dave Tabors Scott Tobin
Partners: David Dreessen Jason Matlof	Matt Niehaus Gautam Patel	Mike Scanlin