Silicon Valley Wire

Palo Alto-Based PGP Raises $10 Million in New Funding

Palo Alto, Calif. -- PGP, a Palo Alto-based developer of data encryption
and digital signature software, said on Wednesday that it has raised $10
million in a new round of funding from DCM-Doll Capital Management,
Venrock Associates, SVB Capital and Silicon Valley Bank. The company
said that it plans to use the new capital to expand its research and
development focus on network storage and mobile security. The company
said that its customers include 84% of the Fortune 100.
http://www.pgp.com/news/growthcapital.html

Berkeley-Based N8 Systems Lands $9.7 Million in First Round

Berkeley, Calif. -- N8 Systems, a Berkeley-based developer of validation
software for developers, said on Wednesday that it has raised $9.7 million
in its first round of funding, which included investments from Alloy
Ventures, Palomar Ventures and the Roda Group. The company said that
it plans to use the additional funding to enhance and expand its product
line, as well as to increase its sales and marketing efforts and promote
new business development. N8 was founded in 2000.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051207/20051207005200.html?.v=1

Mountain View-Based Trovix Lands $5.25 Million in First Round

Mountain View, Calif. -- Trovix, a developer intelligent search
technology used in corporate recruitment, said on Wednesday that it has
landed $5.25 million in its first round of funding from U.S. Venture
Partners, 3i and Stanford. The company said that it plans to use the funds
to expand its sales, marketing and engineering efforts. Trovix's first
product uses search technology that is designed to identify the best
candidates out of thousands of resumes. The technology is based on 10
years of research initiated at MIT. "What's exciting about our technology
is that you can take 50,000 resumes and with a single click, identify the
most qualified candidate for an open position," said Jeff Benrey, the
founder and CEO of Trovix.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051207/sfw087.html?.v=37

Trilogy to Acquire Oakland-Based Versata for $3.3 Million

Oakland -- Trilogy, a Texas-based provider of technology services to
businesses, said on Wednesday that it will acquire Oakland-based
Versata, a maker of application development tools, for $3.3 million in
cash. Under the deal, approved by both companies' boards, Trilogy plans
to launch a cash tender offer for Varsata's 8.2 million outstanding shares
no later than Dec. 16. The company will pay $0.40 a share. Once the deal
is completed, Trilogy will combine Versata with its own enterprise
software business. The new entity, which will be headquartered in Austin,
Texas, will keep the Versata name. Versata's customers include Bank of
America, British Telecom, JPMorgan Chase and Merrill Lynch.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051207/20051207005621.html?.v=1

Gannett to Look Into Acquiring San Jose-Based Knight Ridder

San Jose, Calif. -- The CEO of Gannett, the Virginia-based newspaper
publisher behind USA Today, told an investor group on Wednesday that
his company will take a "hard look" at the possibility of acquiring San
Jose-based counterpart Knight Ridder, the Associated Press reported.
Craig Dubow said that Gannett will carefully consider any acquisition
opportunity, as long as it's in the best economic interest of its
shareholders. Knight Ridder, which publishes 32 newspapers including
The Miami Herald and San Jose Mercury News, is being forced by its
largest shareholder to explore a sale.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/051207/gannett_outlook.html?.v=4

S.F.-Based Pay By Touch Acquires Capture Resource

San Francisco -- Pay By Touch, a San Francisco-based developer of
biometric authentication and payment systems, said that it has acquired
Capture Resource, a Pennsylvania-based supplier of reward programs and
business process outsourcing services, for an undisclosed sum. The deal
will allow Pay By Touch to offer customers interactive gift and reward
programs, as well as other services. The company will now manage
Capture Resource's 120 million consumer loyalty enrollment profiles,
including more than 12,000 supermarkets and retail locations. Pay By
Touch's biometric payment products allow shoppers to pay for purchases
or cash checks using a finger scan linked to their personal identification
information, financial accounts and loyalty programs.
http://www.paybytouch.com./news/pr_12-02-05.html#top

WSJ: Microsoft Closing in on America Online Advertising Deal

Mountain View, Calif. -- Media giant Time Warner could sign a deal with
Microsoft to build an online advertising service by the end of the year,
The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The Journal also said that it
is increasingly unlikely that the deal would include a stake in America
Online, and would probably involve little or no money. The new service
would be designed to compete with Mountain View-based Google, which
is currently the main provider of Internet search services on America
Online. AOL would reportedly drop Google in favor of MSN Search,
with the two companies creating a service similar to Google's, which
better connects advertising with search results. The companies are also
negotiating to create a team that would jointly sell advertising for both
AOL and MSN. Reuters, however, reported that "Google is still very
much in the running," and that both Microsoft and Google have submitted
proposals to AOL over the past few weeks.
http://biz.yahoo.com/rb/051206/media_aol_microsoft.html?.v=1 
http://online.wsj.com/home/us

Cupertino-Based Apple to Sell NBC Television Shows on iTunes

Cupertino, Calif. -- NBC Universal on Tuesday announced a
groundbreaking deal to sell downloads of many of its most popular shows
through Cupertino-based Apple's iTunes. Customers, who will pay $1.99
for each episode, can then view the video on either their computer or
Apple's new iPod video player. The deal will make available a total of 11
primetime, cable, late-night and classic TV shows from NBC, the Sci-Fi
Channel and the USA Network, including "Law & Order," "The Tonight
Show with Jay Leno" and "The Office." All told, iTunes will now offer
more than 300 episodes of 16 shows. Customers have purchased and
downloaded more than three million videos since the debut of the service
on Oct. 12.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051206/sftu088.html?.v=38

S.F.-Based Visage Mobile Raises $30 Million in Fourth Round

San Francisco -- Visage Mobile, a San Francisco-based developer of a
platform that makes it easier for consumer brands to enter the wireless
market, said on Tuesday that it has raised $30 million in its fourth round
of funding, led by Nomura International. The company said that all of its
previous investors also participated in the round, which increased its total
backing to more than $80 million. Visage provides technology and
services for private branded wireless services. This is the company's
second major funding round this year after it raised $22.8 million in
January.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051206/sftu055.html?.v=39

Santa Clara-Based Ketera Technologies Lands $13 Million in Funding

Santa Clara, Calif. -- Ketera Technologies, a Santa Clara-based developer
of spend management software, said on Tuesday that it has secured $13
million in its fourth round of funding. The investment was co-led by
Emergence Capital and Concentric Equity Partners, and also included
participation from Kleiner, Perkins Caulfield and Byers, Integral Capital
and Foundation Capital Partners. Ketera said that it will use the additional
capital to expand its international presence, as well as to fund additional
acquisitions. Ketera's software is designed to help companies cut
purchasing costs, streamline procurement processes and improve the
performance of suppliers.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051206/20051206005326.html?.v=1

San Mateo-Based Keynote Acquires GomezPro Unit of Watchfire

San Mateo, Calif. -- Keynote Systems, a San Mateo-based provider of
services designed to improve online business performance, said on
Tuesday that it has acquired the GomezPro business unit of
Massachusetts-based Watchfire for an undisclosed sum. Keynote said that
the deal will strengthen its customer experience management business,
while also increasing its consultative resources. Keynote called
GomezPro's heuristics-based approach to benchmarking web site
effectiveness "an ideal complement" to the company's existing research
panel approach, in which consumers participate in interactive web site
tests designed to capture customer attitude and behavior. Five consultants
will join Keynote from Watchfire, including Christopher Musto, its vice
president of research who's been responsible for managing the company's
analyst team since 1999. The acquisition is Keynote's 13th in a little over
five years, and is the company's fourth in the customer experience
management space.
http://www.watchfire.com/news/releases/12-06-05.aspx

Palo Alto-Based Catalytic Lands $7 Million in Second Round

Palo Alto, Calif. -- Catalytic, a Palo Alto-based maker of tools that
simplify the design of signal processing system, said on Tuesday that it
has raised $7 million in its second round of venture capital financing,
increasing its total funding to $13.6 million. San Francisco-based CMEA
Ventures leds the round, which also included participation from New
Enterprise Associates and ITU Ventures. The company said that it will
use the proceeds for working capital and research and development, as
well as to expand distribution channels. Randy Allen, Catalytic's CEO,
said that the funding "will allow us to add resources to critical areas of
our business."
http://www.catalyticinc.com/news.html#PressReleases

Clarus Raises $500 Million for First Venture Capital Fund

San Francisco -- Newly launched venture capital firm Clarus Ventures,
which has West Coast offices in San Francisco, announced on Tuesday
that it has received commitments totaling $500 million for its first
investment fund. The firm, which focuses on the life sciences sector, said
that it will invest the fund primarily in U.S.-based biopharmaceutical and
specialty pharmaceutical companies. Clarus said that the fund will invest
up to $50 million per company, with most investments in the $20-$30
million range. The firm said that it expects to begin pursuing investment
opportunities in early 2006.
http://www.clarusventures.com/news.html

Developer Sues Electronic Arts Over Feature in "Madden NFL 06"

Redwood City, Calif. -- Electronic Arts, the Redwood City-based
developer and publisher of video games, has been sued by an independent
game developer, who claims the company stole a game idea of his and
incorporated it into its "Madden NFL 06" title, Reuters reported. Game
developer Pernell Harris, who owns the development studio Virtual Jam,
says that he met with EA in late 2003 and pitched his idea for a game --
"Heart of a Champion" -- where players control every aspect of an
athlete's career, from high school through professional play. Harris, who
is seeking unspecified damages, alleges that EA breached a
confidentiality agreement and an "implied in fact" contract when it
included similar features in "Madden NFL 2006."
http://yahoo.reuters.com/financeQuoteCompanyNewsArticle.jhtml?duid=mtfh04374_2005-12-02_19-47-31_nc2373125_newsml

Sony PlayStation, Bruce Willis Partner for Children's Charity Benefit

Foster City, Calif. - Sony Computer Entertainment America, the Foster
City-based U.S. gaming arm of the Japanese consumer electronics giant,
said that it has partnered with the Bruce Willis Foundation to produce
BANDtogether, a music and gaming festival that will raise money to
benefit Hollywood for Habitat for Humanity and Save the Children. The
Dec. 10 event will be hosted by Willis' three children, and will feature a
half-pipe where pro skaters Tony Hawk, Bam Margera and others will
perform, musical performances, a "Scratch DJ Academy" hosted by DJ
LP and gaming stations featuring PSP and PlayStation 2 consoles.
http://www.hollywoodforhabitat.com   

Adobe Completes $3.4 Billion Acquisition of Macromedia

San Jose, Calif. -- Adobe Systems, the San Jose-based maker of
multimedia design software, said on Monday that it has closed its $3.4
billion acquisition of San Francisco-based counterpart Macromedia after
the deal passed all regulatory hurdles. The Justice Department granted its
approval, following a request for additional information from the
companies, and European regulators recently followed suit. Adobe first
launched its takeover of Macromedia in April. The deal unites the makers
of the widely utilized Photoshop and Illustrator (Adobe), and Flash and
DreamWeaver (Macromedia) applications. As a result of the acquisition,
Macromedia's stock is no longer being traded. Management of the
combined company includes executives and board members from both
organizations, though Bruce Chizen will continue as Adobe's CEO and
Shantanu Narayen as its president and COO. Macromedia's Stephen Elop
has joined Adobe as president of its worldwide field operations.
http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200512/120505AdobeAcquiresMacromedia.html

Emeryville-Based BigFix Lands $8.4 Million in New Funding

Emeryville, Calif. -- BigFix, an Emeryville-based maker of software
designed to help companies  better manage their security and software
configurations, said on Monday that it has raised $8.4 million in a new
round of venture funding, led by Thomas Weisel Venture Partners.
Previous investors Levensohn Partners, Selby Venture Partners and Split
Rock Partners also participated. BigFix said that the round will support its
plans to expand its geographic market. Dave Robbins, the president and
CEO of BigFix, said that capital will allow his company to "dramatically
increase our marketing and sales reach throughout the Americas, EMEA
and Asia Pacific regions.”
http://www.bigfix.com/press/news/pr_120505.html

Alcatel Acquires 25% Stake in San Jose-Based 2Wire

San Jose, Calif. -- French telecommunications-equipment supplier
Alcatel, said that it will acquire a 25% stake in San Jose-based 2Wire, a
provider of residential broadband networks, for $120 million. Alcatel said
that the deal will expand its residential capabilities and allow operators to
manage a wide range of devices, electronics and equipment used
increasingly in home networks. AT&T and Telmex also have agreed to
buy minority interests in 2Wire, the company said.
http://www.alcatel.com/lead/2wire.htm

Yahoo Teams with FIFA to Re-Launch Official World Cup Site

Sunnyvale, Calif. -- With the final draw for the event scheduled for
Friday, Sunnyvale-based Yahoo said that it has teamed with FIFA, the
world governing body of soccer, to re-launch FIFAworldcup.com, the
official site of the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The site will provide
coverage of both Friday's draw and the tournament's 64 matches, as well
as vintage video highlights and information about Germany and the
specific host cities. In addition, the site this week added three new
language versions this week -- Portuguese, Italian and Korean -- and is
now available in a total of seven languages. In 2001, Yahoo and FIFA
entered into an exclusive, multi-year deal to jointly produce, market and
operate the official World Cup web site. The deal also included the 2002
World Cup in Korea and Japan.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051205/20051205005486.html?.v=1

AOL Partners with Rivals to Add College, Prep Sports Content

Dulles, Va. -- Looking to add to its sports content, America Online said
on Monday that it has signed a content syndication and distribution
agreement with Rivals.com, which operates more than 150 college and
high school sports news and information sites. Under the deal, visitors to
AOL.com, the company's free web portal, will have access to audio,
video and news from the sites in time for the kickoff of Bowl season. The
content will include weekly team, player and recruiting rankings, game
previews and recaps, as well as weekly features for high school sports
teams. Rivals.com said that the deal will greatly expand its audience.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051205/20051205005497.html?.v=1

Report: One-Fifth of Online Buyers Account for Half of All Purchases

New York -- About one-fifth of the online buying population accounts for
nearly half of total online spending, according to a new report from
Nielsen//NetRatings. The firm said that the top 18% of online shoppers, based
on the amount of their online spending and their frequency of purchases, are
responsible for 46% of all Internet purchases. By comparison, those spending
the fewest dollars online and making the fewest purchases make up the
majority, or 55%, of online buyers. The firm said that the heaviest of the
online buyers tend to more often use comparison shopping tools. In addition,
they tend to have higher household incomes, are more likely to have a
broadband connection and are generally heavier Internet users than the rest of
the population.
http://www.nielsen-netratings.com/news.jsp?section=new_pr

Milpitas-Based Rackable Raises $46.4 Million in Offering

Milpitas, Calif. -- Just six months after raising $75 million in its initial
public offering (IPO), Rackable Systems, a Milpitas-based maker of
servers and storage products for data centers, on Friday said that it has
raised another $46.4 million in a follow-on offering. The company said
that it sold 8 million shares -- including 2.6 million directly from the
company and the remainder from selling stockholders -- for $19 each.
The news sent company shares up more than 12% in Friday's afternoon
trading. Rackable had $109 million in sales last year, up more than 100%
from the previous year. Clients include Microsoft, Dell, Sun and IBM.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/051202/20051202005170.html?.v=1

WSJ: AOL's Instant Messaging Head to Join Menlo Park-Based Mayfield

Menlo Park, Calif. -- Chamath Palihapitiya, an executive who led the
resurgence of America Online's instant messaging division, plans to leave the
Internet company at the end of the year to become a principal at Menlo Park-
based Mayfield, one of Silicon Valley's largest venture capital firms, The Wall
Street Journal reported. The news comes just a week after AOL debuted the
full release of its new instant messaging client, known as Triton. Palihapitiya,
now 29, took over the division last fall at a time when competitors were
starting to take a bite out of AOL's IM market share. Since then, however, he
has helped the company re-establish its commanding lead by turning the focus
more toward the company's advertising-supported content. Raj Kapoor, a
managing director at Mayfield, said that Palihapitiya will help the firm better
understand the tastes of young technology consumers. Mayfield currently has
more than $2 billion under management.
http://online.wsj.com/home/us
http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/02/news/newsmakers/palihapitiya/

Santa Clara-Based Mimosa Systems Raises $11 Million in Funding

Santa Clara, Calif. -- Mimosa Systems, a Santa Clara-based developer of
data management software, said on Friday that it has raised $11 million in
its second round of venture financing, bringing the company total funding
to $17.5 million. JAFCO Ventures led the round, which also included
participation from previous investors August Capital, Clearstone Venture
Partners and Lighthouse Capital Partners. The company said that it will
use the proceeds to develop new products to manage unstructured and
semi-structured data, such as documents and files. Mimosa on Friday also
named Donald Gieseler as its vice president of North America sales and
Peter Skinner as its vice president of finance.
http://www.mimosasystems.com/

Santa Clara-Based Intel to Build $3.5 Billion Wafer Fab in Israel

Santa Clara, Calif. -- Intel, the Santa Clara-based chip-making giant, said that
it is planning to build a $3.5 billion 300mm wafer fab in Israel, with the aim
of launching 45nm processing by 2008. Intel also confirmed that it has
received an undisclosed amount of financial support from the Israeli
government for the project. When completed, Fab 28 will become Intel's
seventh 300mm wafer facility. The new structure will include approximately
200,000 square feet of clean room space. The company also said that it
expects the project to create more than 2,000 jobs at the site over the next
several years. .
http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20051201corp.htm

Global Chip Sales Reach $20 Billion Milestone in October

San Jose, Calif. -- Worldwide sales of semiconductors reached $20 billion in
October, a new milestone for the industry, according to the San Jose-based
Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). The organization said that sales of
$20.0 billion increased by nearly 7% from the year before, as well as nearly
4% from the previous month. George Scalise, the president of the SIA,
credited strong demand for consumer electronics. "A sharp rebound in
consumer confidence was reflected in strong sales of a broad range of
consumer products, such as cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, digital
TVs and personal computers," said Scalise.
http://www.sia-online.org/pre_release.cfm?ID=387

TiVo Partners with Fandango, Live365, Yahoo on New Features

Alviso, Calif. -- Attempting to further distinguish itself from a growing hoard
of competitors, TiVo, the Alviso-based provider of digital video recorders and
subscription services, has announced a host of new features. Most subscribers
will now be able to  search local movie listings and purchase tickets, listen to
online radio and podcasts and view shared photos and local traffic and
weather information. The company said that it has partnered with Fandango to
enable users to view local showtimes and purchase advance tickets from their
televisions. Internet radio network Live365 will provide hundreds of
streaming station choices, while Sunnyvale-based Yahoo will allow users to
browse their own and friends' shared photos, as well as scan local weather and
traffic data. Subscribers with a broadband-enabled TiVo Series2 set-top will
have access to the new features free of charge.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051201/sfth053.html?.v=38 
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051201/lath060a.html?.v=1

RIAA Files New Suits Targeting 754 Music File-Swappers

Washington, DC -- Continuing its ongoing legal campaign against Internet
file-sharing, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) said that
it has filed a new round of copyright infringement lawsuits against 754 alleged
song-swappers. The company has now sued over 12,000 individuals for
copyright infringement. The "John Doe" lawsuits were filed against users of
services including Grokster, Kazaa and LimeWire, and included defendants at
12 colleges. In addition, the RIAA said that it filed 81 lawsuits against named
defendants earlier this month, whose identities were uncovered through
previous suits. In September, the RIAA sent letters to seven peer-to-peer
companies, asking them to shut down their services in light of the landmark
Supreme Court ruling that found file-sharing software providers are liable for
copyright infringement committed by users of the software.
http://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/113005.asp 

Investment Firms Explore Buying San Jose-Based Knight Ridder

San Jose, Calif. -- Three private equity firms, including two based in New York,
have teamed to explore the possibility of acquiring newspaper publisher Knight
Ridder, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The paper reported that
New York-based Blackstone Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, and
Rhode Island-based Providence Equity Partners are in the early stages of the
process, but are apparently leery of Knight Ridder's $4 billion market
capitalization, which they consider too high. Just last month, Knight Ridder's
largest shareholder, Private Capital Management, urged the company to
"aggressively pursue the competitive sale of the company."  Knight Ridder
publishes 32 daily newspapers, including the San Jose Mercury News, and owns
numerous web properties.
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/051201/knight_ridder.html?.v=3
http://online.wsj.com/home/us

Cisco to Pay $14 Million for Cybertrust's Security Intelligence Service

San Jose, Calif. -- Cisco Systems, the San Jose-based networking equipment
giant, said that it will pay $14 million in cash to acquire the security intelligence
information service of Virginia-based Cybertrust.  Under the deal, expected to
close in January, Cisco will acquire the technology behind the service, as well
as customer contracts. The service, known as Intellishield Alert Manager, will
then be integrated into Cisco's security intelligence web site. Intellishield Alert
Manager is a web-based security intelligence service that provides daily
information to customers about information security threats and IT product
vulnerabilities. It is delivered to customers through a web portal, XML feeds
and email.
http://newsroom.cisco.com/dlls/2005/corp_112905.html

Teradata Acquires San Mateo-based DecisionPoint Software

San Mateo, Calif. -- Teradata, the Ohio-based data warehousing division of
NCR, said that it has acquired San Mateo-based DecisionPoint Software (DPS),
a maker of software designed to help companies better manage their financial
performance. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. "Market need is
driving this acquisition," said Bob Fair, the CMO of Teradata. "Finance
organizations are facing mounting pressure to provide faster, more flexible
financial reporting, to actively manage performance and to meet compliance
requirements." DecisionPoint's software allows businesses to monitor, analyze
and report on the financial results. The two companies have partnered for two
years.
http://www.teradata.com/t/page/143692/index.html

Sunbelt Software Acquires Firewall Product from Santa Clara's Kerio

Santa Clara, Calif. -- Sunbelt Software, a Florida-based Internet security firm,
said on Thursday that it has reached an agreement to acquire the "Kerio
Personal Firewall" product from Santa Clara-based Kerio Technologies.
Financial terms of the deal were not released. The Personal Firewall product
will be re-branded on an interim basis as the "Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall".
Sunbelt Software was founded in 1994 and offers products aimed at protecting
computer systems from inefficiencies such as spam and spyware.
http://www.kerio.com/kerio-pr-us-2005-2885.html

Alviso-Based TiVo, Santa Clara-Based Intel Partner on TV Transfers to PCs

Alviso, Calif. - TiVo, the Alviso-based provider of digital video recorders and
subscription services, said that it has partnered with Santa Clara-based chip-
making giant Intel to allow its users to transfer recorded TV shows to a PC
through a remote control. The new feature, available to TiVo subscribers using
a PC with Intel's new Viiv digital home technology -- to be released early next
year -- will also allow users to edit and view their digital photo collections on
their televisions. Intel said that other content providersm including Movielink,
Napster and Ubisoft, also plan to start utilizing the technology, which will
allows their content to be shared across home networks. Separately, TiVo said
that it has now surpassed 4 million subscribers.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/051130/sfw052.html?.v=36   
http://www.intel.com/personal/desktop/viiv    

Senators Want Federal Ban on Sale of "Mature" Video Games to Minors

Washington, DC - Senators Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Joe Lieberman (D-
Conn.) said that they plan to introduce legislation that would outlaw the sale of
"Mature"-rated video games to minors nationwide. The "Family Entertainment
Protection Act" also calls for a Federal Trade Commission investigation into
"misleading" game ratings, an annual analysis of the ratings system, the ability
for consumers to register complaints and annual sting operations on retailers.
Clinton said that the impetus for the legislation came from the recent "Grand
Theft Auto" "Hot Coffee" sex mini-game scandal, and a report issued on
Wednesday by the National Institute on Media and the Family that found
minors were able to purchase Mature-rated games 42% of the time. Bans on the
sale of video games, however, have been ruled unconstitutional on First
Amendment grounds three times, and similar bans recently enacted in
California, Illinois and Michigan are also the target of game industry lawsuits.
Clinton said that she plans to introduce the bill when the Senate reconvenes in
two weeks.
http://clinton.senate.gov/news/statements/details.cfm?id=249368&& 
http://www.mediafamily.org/research/report_10yr_overview.shtml 

Report: Internet Streaming Video Reaching More Mature Audiences

Reston, Va. -- Internet streaming video is now reaching more mature audiences,
according to new research from comScore Networks and StreamingMedia.com.
The firms said that people ages 35-54 accounted for nearly half of all online
video watch in August, and were 20% more likely to watch online video than
the average Internet user, "Contrary to public perception, it’s not just `college
kids' or `bleeding edge' Internet users who are streaming videos," said Erin
Hunter, the senior vice president of comScore Networks Media and
Entertainment Solutions. The firms said that more than 100 million users
consume online digital media in the U.S. each month, representing almost 60%
of the U.S. online population.
http://www.comscore.com/press/release.asp?press=644