Business briefs Sep 18, 2009
Internet-browser pio neer Marc Andreessen, who sold his software company Opsware to Hewlett-Packard two years ago for $1 ... Internet-browser pio neer Marc Andreessen, who sold his software company Opsware to Hewlett-Packard two years ago for $1. (New York Post -- Business)
Marc Andreessen joins HP board Sep 18, 2009
Prior to joining Andreessen Horowitz and Ning, Andreessen co-founded and served as chairman of the board of directors of Opsware Inc. Before that he was chief technology officer of America Online Inc. and was a co-founder of Netscape Communications Corporation, serving in various positions, including chief technology officer and executive vice president of products. Andreessen is best known as the co-author of Mosaic, the first widely used web browser. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Cacophony Of Music Video Games Hitting Market Sep 7, 2009
The two have collaborated for 15 years and started three companies, including Opsware, which Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) acquired for $1. 6. (Investors Business Daily)
Revving Their Search Engines: SEO Fuels Race For Web Traffic Sep 5, 2009
The two have collaborated for 15 years and started three companies, including Opsware, which Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) acquired for $1 ... The two have collaborated for 15 years and started three companies, including Opsware, which Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) acquired for $1. (Investors Business Daily)
Apptio raising $14 million Aug 19, 2009
plans to announce on Tuesday a $14 million second round of funding from Shasta Ventures, , and the , the new investment firm of Netscape founder Marc Andreessen and Opsware founder Ben Horowitz. Apptio, an online software developer, employs 40 people in Bellevue and plans to grow to 50 or 60 by the end of the year. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Netscape founder backs new browser RockMelt Aug 15, 2009
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RockMelt 101: A Quick Guide to the Mysterious Browser Aug 15, 2009
RockMelt's founders are two former Opsware employees. The guys reportedly creating RockMelt are Tim Howe and Eric Vishria, both of whom used to work at networking company Opsware ... Opsware was founded by and sold to HP in 2007. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Tech Chronicles A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology... Jul 7, 2009
He then followed it up by founding Opsware and co-founding Ning, where he is chairman. In addition to announcing his venture capital premiere, Andreessen told Reuters that Facebook is on track to make billions of dollars in annual revenue in five years, among the first projections about the social networking giant's long-term prospects from an insider. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Marc Andreessen starts $300M VC fund Jul 7, 2009
They will be trying to help others emulate the success they found at Netscape and Opsware, which sold for a combined $11. 7 billion. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
* Netscape cofounder to invest in tech startups Jul 7, 2009
The partners, who also cofounded Opsware, a software company they sold to Hewlett-Packard, said they planned to stick with what they know. Almost all of the companies in which they invest will be in Silicon Valley, they said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Netscape founder making leap to VC Jul 7, 2009
The co-founder of Web browsing pioneer Netscape Communications Corp. and software maker Opsware Inc. is starting a new career as a venture capitalist with his longtime business partner, Ben Horowitz ... After Netscape was sold to AOL for $10 billion in 1999, Andreessen had the audacity to start Opsware right around the collapse of the dot-com bubble in 2000 ... Opsware suffered through some rocky times, but it eventually paid off too when Hewlett-Packard Co. bought the company for $1. (AZCentral -- Business)
Netscape's Marc Andreessen Starts $300 Million Silicon Valley Venture Fund Jul 6, 2009
The two partners worked together at Netscape and then later at Opsware Inc., a company for $1 ... Netscape, which once dominated the Web browser market, was sold in 1999 to America Online Inc., now part of Opsware, where Horowitz was chief executive officer and Andreessen was chairman, was bought by Hewlett-Packard Co. in 2007. (Bloomberg -- US)
Andreessen Readies a New Venture Capital Firm Jul 3, 2009
After Andreessen launched Netscape, he and Horowitz founded tech service provider Opsware, which Hewlett-Packard () bought in 2007 for $1. 6 billion. (BusinessWeek)
Hewlett-Packard May Hunt for Takeovers in Data-Center Fight With Cisco May 7, 2009
6 billion buyout of Opsware Inc. in 2007 have eliminated many of the biggest candidates, he said. Among the possible targets is , UBS AG analysts wrote in a March 23 note. (Bloomberg -- US)
ExtraHop Networks raises $5.1M Apr 15, 2009
1 million in funding from Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen, former Opsware CEO Ben Horowitz and Seattle venture capital firm. Founded by former employees Raja Mukerji and Jesse Rothstein, Seattle-based ExtraHop s appliance allows corporations to more effectively analyze and resolve network problems. (Puget Sound Business Journal, WA)
Startup City: Apptio Helps Companies Cut IT Costs Mar 2, 2009
Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, both of whom worked with CEO Gupta at Opsware, are investors ... Background: Gupta and Shintaffer worked together at iConclude, a developer of IT automation software that was acquired by Opsware in 2007 ... Opsware, in turn, was acquired by Hewlett-Packard later that year. (TechWeb)
Purported Mac Mini video surfaces Feb 21, 2009
February 20, 2009 4:28 PM PST. Either Apple's about to launch a Mac Mini, or somebody is really determined to get into the Apple Rumor/Hoax Hall of Fame. (CNET News)
Gaming preview: Who should buy the Nintendo DSi and who shouldn't Feb 21, 2009
February 20, 2009 1:31 PM PST. Gaming preview: Who should buy the Nintendo DSi and who shouldn't. (CNET News)
New worm poses DoS attack threat Feb 21, 2009
Serial entrepreneur and investor Marc Andreessen has launched a venture fund with former Opsware executive Ben Horowitz, according to a report in peHUB.. Video. (Yahoo News -- Computer Viruses & Worms)
