Alien Technology Corp., a Morgan Hill, Calif.
Netlog, a Belgium-based operator of a network of social portals, has raised EUR 5 million in Series A funding. Index Ventures led the deal, and was joined by Atomico and Skype co-founder Janus Friis. http://en.netlog.com
Altor Bioscience Corp., a Miramar, Fla.-based drug company focused on cancer, autoimmune diseases and viral infections, is raising $15 million in Series C funding, according to VentureWire. The company previously raised around $10 million from Sanderling Ventures, Radius Ventures and TVM Capital. www.altorbioscience.com
Solidcore Systems Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of IT control solutions, has raised $10 million in Series D funding. Jafco Ventures led the deal, and was joined by return backers Matrix Partners, Menlo Ventures and Sevin Rosen Funds. The company has raised around $46 million in total VC funding since 2003. www.solidcore.com
Apacheta Corp., a San Diego-based provider of mobile computing and communications solutions, has raised around $2.6 million in follow-on Series B funding led by return backer Palisades Ventures. www.apacheta.com
Ryla Teleservices Inc., a Kennesaw, Ga.-based provider of customer contact solutions and business process outsourcing, has raised $6.5 million in Series B funding from Frontier Capital. www.rylateleservices.com
Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL) has agreed to acquire Lodestar Corp., a Peabody, Mass.
DG Fastchannel Inc. (Nasdaq: DGIT) has agreed to acquire Pathfire Inc., a Roswell, Ga.-based provider of a digital media distribution pathway and network operations center (NOC) for the television and entertainment industries. The transaction is valued at $30 million in DG Fastchannel stock. Pathfire has raised around $124 million in total VC funding since 1996, […]
HP has agreed to acquire Arteis (a.k.a. Logoworks), a Lindon, Utah
Red Hat Inc. (NYSE: RHT) has acquired MetaMatrix Inc., a Waltham, Mass.-based provider of data management and integration software. No financial terms were disclosed from the deal, which will result in MetaMatrix being folded into Red Hat's JBoss division. MetaMatrix has raised around $40.5 million in total VC funding since 1998, from firms like Allen […]