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| May 11, 2005 Woodside Fund Portfolio Companies – Aristos Logic and SS8 Networks – Included in Red Herring Top 100 List Vincent M. Occhipinti from Woodside Fund Participates in Red Herring's 'Venture Capital Upswing' Panel During Spring 2005 Event May 11, 2005, Redwood Shores, CA: Woodside Fund, an early-stage venture capital firm, today announced that two of the firm’s portfolio companies – Aristos Logic Corp., a RAID Storage Processor (RSP)™ technology provider, and SS8 Networks, Inc., a provider of mission-critical signaling solutions and service applications that provide continuity between traditional and next-generation communication networks – were included in the Red Herring Top 100 Private Companies List. The Red Herring award recognizes the top 100 private companies in North American that help drive the future of technology, and all award winners will have the opportunity to present to an audience of over 300 CEOs, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and senior executives from large public firms at the Red Herring Spring Event that will take place May 17th – 19th in Monterey, California. Woodside Fund Co-founder and Managing Director Vincent M. Occhipinti will participate in the Red Herring Spring 2005 event as a panelist, on the only venture capital-specific session titled ‘Venture Capital Upswing.’ The panel will be moderated by Alex Vieux, publisher of the Red Herring, and other panelists include George Zachary from Charles River Ventures, Tom McKinley from Partech International, and Mitchell Kertzman from Hummer Winblad. “Five years after the dot-com bubble burst, innovation and entrepreneurship are thriving. The companies on this list are proof,” said Red Herring editor-in-chief Joel Dreyfuss. “Three of our portfolio companies – Aristos Logic, Azaire Networks, and SS8 – were nominated as finalists in Red Herring’s preliminary list of top 200 private companies,” said Vincent M. Occhipinti, of Woodside Fund. “To have both Aristos Logic and SS8 make Red Herring’s top 100 list is proof that Woodside Fund has been able to discover new and innovative technology and attract top entrepreneurs since our inception in the early 80’s – a task similar to Red Herring’s editorial mission.” “We are honored to be among this select group of companies recognized by Red Herring for our innovation, technological contributions and business strategy,” said Anil Gupta, President and CEO of Aristos Logic. “Being chosen as one of the top 100 private companies is a tremendous endorsement of our company, our outstanding team, our RSP technology and the impact we have made on the enterprise storage market.” “SS8 Networks is honored to have its achievements and role in the telecommunications industry recognized by this prestigious award,” states Dennis Haar, President and CEO. “Our standing as the leader in converged communications is due in part to great products like our lawful intercept solutions and the ServiceController 3100 messaging platform. But the true innovation, the engine that drives our consistent growth quarter after quarter, is our people – the men and women of SS8 Networks.” Since 1997, Red Herring editors have selected a group of private companies that are emerging as the brightest stars in the business universe. Red Herring's editorial staff rigorously evaluated more than 900 private companies through a careful analysis of financial data and subjective criteria, including quality of management, execution of strategy, and dedication to research and development. Companies like Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) and eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) were spotted in their early days by Red Herring editors as those that would change the way we live and work. About Red Herring About Aristos Logic About SS8 Networks About Woodside Fund
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