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REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Virtual Law Partners LLP (VLP) is a distributed law firm that transcends the constraints of traditional "brick and mortar" law firms, offering exceptional legal service from seasoned attorneys at rates much lower than those of conventional law firms. VLP uses the cloud computing-based hosted business phone service from RingCentral in place of a traditional, premise-based expensive phone system in order to efficiently connect attorneys across the U.S. and abroad with clients and prospects across the globe. "In our line of work, it's essential that our clients reach the right ...

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Ruckus Wireless(TM) made its first appearance as an up and comer in the wireless LAN (WLAN) market, catapulting into the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant(i) Report for Wireless LANs, 2008, only one year after shipping its ZoneFlex(TM) Smart WLAN system. Since its first shipment, the ZoneFlex business has seen average quarterly growth of over 100 percent. To date, the company has shipped over one million Smart Wi-Fi access points and Smart WLAN controllers to carriers and enterprises around the world. This growth reflects increasing demand for more valuable WLAN systems that deliver a comprehensive set of essential capabilities at a fraction of the cost of existing solutions. As economic conditions tighten, companies are looking for more affordable WLAN systems that provide a faster return on investment while reducing ongoing operating costs. The Ruckus ZoneFlex Smart WLAN system was "purposed designed ...

SUNNYVALE, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 12/01/08 -- Quantenna Communications, Inc., a developer of silicon for intelligent wireless networking, today was presented with Electronic Design magazine's "Best Electronic Design" award for 2008 in the Communications/Wireless category. Electronic Design's editors selected the Quantenna High Speed (QHS(TM)) family of Wi-Fi chipsets because they offer innovations that overcome traditional bandwidth, reliability and coverage limitations of other wireless networking solutions. The QHS chipsets were selected from a field of many new chips announced annually and named one of the year's best communications and wireless products. Quantenna's series of ...

MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ConSentry Networks today announced that Kuraray America, Inc., a U.S. subsidiary of Kuraray Co., Ltd., in Japan, has deployed the LANShield(TM) Intelligent Switch to control network access for staff, partners, and guests across its seven US locations. ConSentry LANShield Switches enable Kuraray America's Houston-based U.S. headquarters to centrally see and control the resources that users can access at any locale and document those controls for adherence to Japanese Sarbanes-Oxley (J-Sox). In addition, the extensive visibility the LANShield Switches provide speeds the company's troubleshooting ...

BANGALORE, India, Nov. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Ujjivan Financial Services is pleased to announce the successful completion of the fourth round of equity infusion. Originally planned for $15.6 million (Indian Rupees 750 million), the equity round was over-subscribed and increased to $19.6 million (Indian Rupees 940 million). The incremental capital was largely subscribed by existing shareholders including Unitus Equity Fund (UEF) managed by Elevar Equity L.L.C., Bellwether Microfinance Fund, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, A.W. Holdings and individual investors including promoter & CEO Samit Ghosh. The five new investors in this private placement transaction will include: Sequoia Capital, Lok Capital, Unitus Equity Fund II, India Financial Inclusion Fund and SIDBI. This will increase Ujjivan's Paid up Capital & Reserves to over $22.5 million (Indian Rupees 1,080 million). Speaking on this transaction, Samit Ghosh said, "Ujjivan has expanded the institutional investor base to create a balance between social and market driven private equity investors to ensure that that ...