rgcustodio's Journal: Small USB-powered Linux server

"A small company from Utah (no, not that one) has announced the BlackDog USB-powered Linux server. It includes a fingerprint reader, a 400MHz PowerPC, 64MB of DRAM and 256MB or 512MB of flash and it runs Debian. The host PC sees it as a CD-ROM drive." http://www.realmsys.com/ http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/08/10/HNusbserver_1.html http://www.groklaw.net/comment.php?mode=display&sid=20050808123259231&title=Anderer's+Realm+raises+a+fresh+%249+million&type=article&order=&hideanonymous=0&pid=347656#c347665 Realm Systems has secured an additional $9 million dollars in funding on July 12, 2005. The paper SEC filing, describing the new funding has been secured by the indefatiable MinorCannon is available at this address. $7.5 MM came from a single unnamed individual. Realm Systems employees Michael E. Anderer as CTO. Realm has offices in Salt Lake City and near Seattle. It is developing a embedded PowerPC Linux appliance that uses a USB port to parasitize a desktop computer. The device communicates with a remote server, permitting the device owner to use any computer as a thin client without configuration. Frank Artale, an ex-M$FT VP, was appointed chairman of the board of Realm in January , when Realm had secured a previous $8 million dollar investment. Frank Artale and Michael Anderer's stories first entertwined over Entirenet. Entirenet is a Redmond and Bellevue, Washington based Windows documentation company. Anderer served as CEO of Entirenet in the 2001- 2003 timeframe. Artale, serving as Veritas VP for Windows had purchased Entirenet for Veritas in March 2001 for an undisclosed ammount. Acquisition Press release Anderer, acting as CEO of Entirenet, announced the acquisition of the South Carolina M$FT training firm, HunterStone, in November, 2002. Artale had left Veritas by March 2003 when his next venture "Consera Software" was announced. Consera had venture funding from Ignition Partners, a Seattle venture outfit staffed with ex-M$FT VP's, including Cameron Myhrvold. Anderer left Entirenet about this time. Frank Artale has continued to work with Ignition Partners. He was appointed Chairman of the Board of Rendition Networks in Sept 2004, as part of a $6 million dollar Ignition investment. Rendition was sold in Dec, 2004. PR for Artale appointment Other Artale ventures include Therion , sold in May 2005. He has recently added to the Kenai Software board in July 2005 . Kenai's executives, e.g. David Mock and Byrren Yates (CFO) overlap Realm's executives and public investors. Artale is considered an expert on the profitable exit sale of start ups, as shown by this Seattle entrepeneurial seminar. Other Frank Artale endeavors inclue advisory roles at Zenprise, Centrify, Accel Partners, and formerly a board position at Level 8. Michael Anderer's continuing relationship with the Seattle-area venture capital organized by highly placed ex-M$FT VP's indicates his reputation has survived the Halloween memo release. http://www.groklaw.net/search.php?query=Mike+Anderer&keyType=phrase&datestart=&dateend=&topic=0&type=all&author=0&mode=search http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000383053938/ IBMs Soulpad