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Venture Capitalists Decrease Spending 2008

A Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist Confidence Index paper states that sentiment fell to its lowest point ever for the first quarter of 2008. The index fell from 3.54 to 3.22 (( on a 5 point scale )), meaning venture capitalists have more pessimism now than at any time since the survey was introduced in 2004.

Cisco to Acquire Pure Networks
Cisco Systems announced today that it would acquire Pure Networks, the privately held provider of the popular Network Magic home networking management software and tools.
July Newsbits
Sybase offers support to the iPhone 3G; Aerohive introduces virtualized WLAN management; AMD CEO Hector Ruiz steps down; Sony Ericsson signs up with iPass; Rogue network administrator jailed in SF case; and more.
Picking Up Speed
Swedish firm Icomera announced today that it is acquiring UK-based start-up Moovera as the public transport Wi-Fi market starts to get interesting.
Olympic Games to Serve Up Video for Mobile Users
NBC will stream 2,200 hours of live coverage of the Olympics and will offer over 3,000 hours of on-demand video, including full-event replays, highlights, and interviews. China's CCTV will produce lower-bandwidth mobile-friendly video, as well.
Palm's Treo Presses On (iPhone Who?)
Released Monday, Palm's new Wi-Fi-enabled Windows Mobile smartphone is poised to possibly win back some of Palm's shrinking market share.
Fujitsu Refreshes Notebook Lines for Montevina
Six new notebooks and convertible tablets are launched with an eye toward the new Montevina platform.
iPhone Knocking on the Enterprise
Apple is pushing hard to get the iPhone into the enterprise and gain more market share with business users.
Stephouse Proves Slow and Steady Wins the Race
MetroFi’s grand plans to provide the entire city of Portland, OR with free Wi-Fi went down in flames last month. Meanwhile a local ISP that provides some free Wi-Fi is thriving.
Aruba/Motorola Patent Dispute Slogs On
This week, the US Patent and Trademark Office granted Aruba Networks’ request to reexamine the last of four patents cited in a lawsuit filed by two Motorola subsidiaries, Symbol Technologies and Wireless Valley.
Big WLAN on Campus
Highly-ranked NJ Jr/Sr High School deploys Meru network; Xirrus deploys its Wi-Fi Array solution at a tech-centric school district in Georgia; Tennessee's Oak Ridge School District deploys WLAN for new high school and middle schools; Large Illinois school district goes for Aruba 802.11n; Brevard County schools in Florida are models for "schools of the future"; Houston’s Spring Branch Independent School District opts for 802.11n; and more.

Kentucky Quick Facts From the Census Bureau