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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (28025)	3/20/2006 6:49:24 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Respond to of 57684

nice cramer piece on wireless TV and brcm and mrvl. Hey I always wondered when we were going to get wireless electricity/power. hehe. Pioneer Telephone Cooperative, a small Oklahoma-based company, is among the first to put equipment in homes that allow consumers to wirelessly receive television service, Cramer said, calling this one of the most exciting developments in the ongoing cable/telecom wars. Pioneer enables companies to provide service without having to go out to the subscriber's house to do the wiring, and this could make cable companies very vulnerable if consumers can get their channels without a hard line, he added. Ruckus Wireless will supply wireless service to Pioneer, but Cramer said that the way to make money is to buy stock in the equipment makers that Ruckus uses. Those companies are Broadcom (BRCM:Nasdaq - commentary - research - Cramer's Take), "which makes all the parts of the wireless infrastructure," and Marvell Tech (MRVL:Nasdaq - commentary - research - Cramer's Take), which provides wireless technology for controllers on game consoles. These companies make the key parts that allow Ruckus to equip your house with wireless technology, he said. And even though the stocks are up a lot, Cramer said they could be worth buying because they are the Intel (INTC:Nasdaq - commentary - research - Cramer's Take) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD:NYSE - commentary - research - Cramer's Take) of the next generation."

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (28025)	3/21/2006 3:35:39 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 57684

Genius Incorporated™ Secures $5.1 Million in Series A Venture Round San Mateo, Calif. – March 21, 2006 – Genius Incorporated™ (formerly MarketingGenius.com), an innovator of on-demand customer intelligence solutions for sales and marketing professionals, announced today that it has secured $5.1 million in Series “A” funding, led by Emergence Capital Partners and Walden International. The financing is being used to expand the management team and market its first product, scheduled for release in Q2 2006. “Genius™ on-demand solutions will transform the way sales and marketing professionals qualify and serve customers on the web by instantly delivering one-to-one customer intelligence,” said Gordon Ritter, general partner of Emergence Capital. “Our commitment to Genius Incorporated aligns with our mission of making early, forward-thinking software–as-service investments, as we did with Salesforce.com.” Genius Incorporated was founded by David Thompson, former Chief Marketing Officer at WebEx Incorporated, and Robert Seidl, former co-founder and CEO of Ceneca Software, which was acquired by Adobe Systems in 1995. As Chief Marketing Officer at WebEx, Thompson shipped products and executed marketing campaigns that propelled WebEx to become the global leader in on-demand software solutions. Seidl was the driving force behind Ceneca’s PageMill, the market’s first visual web page editor. “As a marketer, I know first hand the frustrations with traditional web analytics, marketing automation and other solutions that don’t deliver the individual customer intelligence needed by sales and marketing professionals,” said David Thompson, co-founder and CEO of Genius Incorporated. “We founded Genius with a broad vision: to empower sales and marketing professionals with actionable insights about their customers, delivered through easy-to-use solutions that don’t require any programming skill or IT involvement. This investment helps us bring these exciting new capabilities to market faster.” “Genius complements CRM systems with real-time information about individual responses to sales and marketing communications,” said Mary Coleman, general partner of Walden International. “Genius transforms B2B web sites into personalized customer communications channels that increase sales productivity, customer satisfaction and revenues.” About Genius Incorporated™ Genius Incorporated provides innovative on-demand customer intelligence solutions that deliver individual web visit data directly to sales and marketing professionals. Genius™ solutions empower sales and marketing professionals to instantly qualify prospects, determine the success of marketing initiatives and personalize customer service - all without requiring programming skills or IT involvement. The result is faster sales cycles and more closed deals. Genius Incorporated is a privately held company, funded by Emergence Capital and Walden International, with headquarters in San Mateo, California. genius.com About Emergence Capital Partners Emergence Capital Partners is a leading venture capital firm focused on early and growth-stage Technology-Enabled Services investing. The firm’s mission is to help build market leading, successful businesses in partnership with great entrepreneurs. Emergence partners have funded and helped build over 25 TES companies, more than any other early-stage venture firm. Having assessed thousands of companies in the TES sector, Emergence Capital has developed significant expertise and resources focused on the critical factors of success in the market. The firm’s focus and team-based approach allow it to create unique value for its service-based portfolio companies. For further information, visit emergencecap.com or call 650 573-3100. About Walden International Walden International (“WI”) is a leading international venture capital firm that has been providing investors access to early-stage, cross-border, IT opportunities with the advantage of an unrivaled Pan Asia network since 1987. The firm’s funds total over US$1.5 billion in committed capital. WI’s network of multi-cultural professionals spans China/ Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and the United States. With over 100 years of combined experience, WI’s investment team has funded leading technology companies including Creative Technology (NASDAQ: CREAF and SGX: C76.SI), Leadis Technology (NASDAQ: LDIS), SINA (NASDAQ: SINA), and SMIC (NYSE: SMI and HKSE: 0981.HK). With six offices throughout Asia and the United States, the firm has extensive network relationships with major institutions, Asia governmental entities, strategic investors, and entrepreneurs throughout the Pan Asia region. For information, please visit waldenintl.com.