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The Telmarc Group A Technology Development
and Management Company
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The following is a listing of some typical prior investments and strategic assignments: 1984-1988
Quazon:
Turnaround of a computer manufacturer in Texas. In 120 days restructured
company and divided in two parts and sold each part of the company for significant return.
Data Radio Network (ARDIS): Created the first data radio network service company jointly with Motorola. Used Motorola product and established the base for a joint venture withy IBM and resulted in ARDIS. DTS: Financed, structured and was a Director of a start up company which developed first data on telephone line equipment using ISDN technology. Company sold in 1988. Cylix: Restructured and turned around the satellite last mile company subsidiary of RCA/GE and sold company to France Telecom. OTC: Restructured the fiber backbone network company in New York City, which used the subway tunnels for rights of way and sold assets to MFS. 1992-1998
COMAV:
Created, structured and financed the first CLEC in Massachusetts and was
sold in 1999.
Inzigo: Initial investor in AI software company in Canada. NPC: Created and initially operated a company which bid for PCS wireless licenses. Raised equity of $60M for bidding. Declined to bid under the FCC rules and turned company into back office management and support for successful bidders. Sold in 1995. Air Optics: Restructured an Israeli optical communications company which manufactured optical and infra red broadband telecommunications systems. Company successful sold in 1998. Probity: Restructured and built a medical management software company. Company sold in 1996. MDSI: Provided investment management support and was Director of MDSI which was brought public in 1994. 2000-Present
Zephyr Communications: Zephyr was an international
IP voice and fiber backbone network company. Founded by Telmarc and
invested in by Telmarc was sold to Interoute in 2004 (see
http://www.interoute.com/ ). Investors placed
over $100 million in the company. Zephyr built a fiber backbone in Poland,
Czech, Slovakia, Hungary Austria Germany Romania and Bulgaria. Also had
operations in Russia, Greece Korea and Thailand. Was first company to
establish a fully integrated VOIP network in Poland.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=52433
Merton Capital: Merton was the first company to receive US Department of Agriculture
financing for the construction and operations of a fiber to the home network in New England. The company
had obtained financing commitment from the US Department of Agriculture,
Rural Utilities Service, for financing its FTTH builds. However, as a
result of the costly and grossly unpredictable nature of the franchising
process the company has ceased deployment in New Hampshire.
Linear A Communications: Linear A ( www.linear-a.net )is a WiFi based broadband and telephony company. It has tested the system in Newburyport, MA for several months and has commenced deployment in Keene, NH in April, 2007. Linear A is continuing where Merton had left off except the franchise is no longer required.
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