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		Vulcan Ventures also is agreed to by 1.4 million common stock shares at $90 a share from directors and executives, while an additional 3.6 million from public shareholders at a $3 premium of $90.
		Vulcan Ventures Inc. is making a great bet in that it is hoping people will want interactive action from their televisions instead of just their PCs.
		Vulcan is heavy in its belief that people will want to use their cable lines and their televisions to interact on the Internet.
	oak.cats.ohiou.edu /~db387897/esp/EC1.html (1230 words)

	TechTV
		Vulcan Ventures has sold TechTV to Comcast, who merged it with the video game channel G4 in late Spring of 2004.
		Vulcan Ventures first invested in ZDTV in November 1998, acquiring a one-third interest in ZDTV from Ziff-Davis.
		In November 1999, Vulcan purchased the remaining two-thirds in a transaction that was completed on January 21, 2000.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/t/te/techtv.html (531 words)

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		Vulcan Ventures is the investment organization of Paul G. Allen.
		Vulcan Ventures has investments in over 100 companies supporting Paul Allen's vision of a "Wired World," which include many leaders in the Internet content and e-commerce sectors.
		Vulcan Ventures, Inc. of Bellevue, Washington, was founded by Paul G. Allen in 1986.
	www.algx.com /about/1999/vulcan_close_deal.jsp (475 words)

	Wired 2.08: The Accidental Zillionaire
		Bill Savoy, president of Allen's investment organization Vulcan Ventures, says that the philosophy behind Allen's investments is to invest in the ways microcomputers can become more television-like, the ways televisions can become more computer-like, and all the ways products and content can fit into that matrix.
		Through Vulcan Ventures, Savoy oversees Allen's entire investment empire, involving stocks, bonds, real estate (a ranch in Montana, the largest private island in Puget Sound's San Juan Islands), and the usual high-net-worth individual financial instruments.
		Vulcan Ventures has a staff of 24; among their other tasks is assessing the investment proposals that come Vulcan's way -- approximately 1,500 in 1993 alone.
	www.wired.com /wired/archive/2.08/allen.html?pg=2&topic= (715 words)

	Allen's Vulcan develops wireless Mini-PC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A hitherto unknown group within multibillionaire Paul Allen's Vulcan Inc. techno-empire has designed a compact, lightweight, wireless computer that is expected to debut by Christmas for between $1,200 and $1,500.
		Vulcan hopes it will attract mobile computer-users willing to pay for wirelessly transmitted movie trailers and other content -- some of it produced by companies in which Vulcan has invested heavily, including the Dreamworks SKG movie studio.
		Vulcan will license the design to computer makers, who will produce the units by this winter.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /business/103340_vulcan09.shtml (537 words)

	Sporting News Radio
		Vulcan Ventures Inc. of Bellevue, Washington was founded by Paul G. Allen in 1986 to research and implement his investments.
		Through Vulcan Ventures, Allen invests in companies that offer products, services or technologies that fit his Wired World strategy and can contribute to or benefit from the technology and strategy of other companies within the group's extensive investment portfolio.
		A Wired World Company is a trademark of Vulcan Ventures, Inc. All other brands and names are the property of their respective owners.
	radio.sportingnews.com /about/press/20001128_vulcan_tsn.html (558 words)

	For Release 9:00 a (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Those patents and their associated technologies will now be available to the new applied development venture, as well as other Vulcan portfolio companies.
		Through Vulcan Ventures, Allen invests in companies which offer products, services or technologies that fit his wired world strategy, and can contribute to or benefit from the technology and strategy of other Paul Allen companies.
		William D. Savoy is president of Vulcan Ventures, and represents Allen in his professional and personal financial transactions as well as manages the Vulcan analysts who investigate and secure investment opportunities.
	ai.stanford.edu /people/krasi/1998-072.html (461 words)

	DJC.COM: Allen to buy The Sporting News, provided by Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
		Vulcan plans to offer content from The Sporting News to customers of its cable companies through one or more of its portal services.
		"Vulcan is a growing force in the electronic media world and we are very pleased that The Sporting News will become part of Vulcan's expanding operations," he said.
		Vulcan Ventures was founded by Allen in 1986.
	www.djc.com /news/business/11004439.html (366 words)

	Press Release: April 19, 2000
		About Vulcan Ventures Inc. Vulcan Ventures Inc. of Bellevue, Washington was founded by Paul G. Allen in 1986 to research and implement his investments.
		Through Vulcan Ventures, Allen invests in companies which offer products, services or technologies that fit his Wired World strategy and can contribute to or benefit from the technology and strategy of other companies within the group's extensive investment portfolio.
		William D. Savoy is president of Vulcan Ventures and represents Allen in his professional and personal financial transactions as well as manages the Vulcan investment analysts who investigate and secure investment opportunities.
	www.bluenile.com /pressreleases/04_19_2000.asp (684 words)

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		In September 1999, Vulcan Ventures purchased 1.5 million shares of Allegiance common stock from AllegianceÕs existing private equity investors and certain other investors at $50 per share.
		Vulcan Ventures has investments in over 100 companies, which include many of the leaders in the Internet content and e-commerce sectors.
		Through Vulcan Ventures, Allen invests in companies that offer products, services or technologies that fit his wired world strategy.
	www.algx.com /about/1999/vulcan.jsp (484 words)

	Vulcan gets a grip on mini-PCs \| CNET News.com
		The investment company, set up and funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is showing at the Consumer Electronics Show here a design for a shrunken notebook PC that would weigh about a pound and rest comfortably in two hands.
		Vulcan is negotiating to license the design and associated software to major PC manufacturers, said Michael Agostino, technology analyst for the company.
		Vulcan won't manufacture the devices but will instead license the design and software to PC manufacturers, who will add their own customizations, said Agostino.
	news.com.com /2100-1040-979761.html (785 words)

	CCH II CAPITAL CORP Securities Registration: Business Combination (S-4/A) CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
		Vulcan Ventures also agreed to make, through January 24, 2004, certain additional contributions through DBroadband Holdings, LLC to acquire additional equity in Digeo as necessary to maintain Charter Ventures' pro rata interest in Digeo in the event of certain future Digeo equity financings by the founders of Digeo.
		Pursuant to an amended version of this arrangement, in 2003, Vulcan Ventures contributed a total of $29 million to Digeo, $7 million of which was contributed on Charter Ventures' behalf, subject to Vulcan Ventures' aforementioned priority return.
		Prior to the dissolution of the joint venture in 2001, Charter Communications Ventures received management fees of $1 million for the year ended December 31, 2001, which is included in other revenues in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.
	sec.edgar-online.com /2004/05/05/0000950123-04-005798/section29.asp (8281 words)

	Vulcan Capital
		Vulcan Capital is the private investment group of Vulcan Inc., the organization founded by Paul G. Allen in 1986 to manage his personal and professional endeavors.
		Vulcan Capital oversees a multibillion-dollar portfolio across diverse industry sectors and investment asset classes.
		Our investments range from early stage venture investments to public equity value investing, leveraged buyouts, acquisitions, and distressed situations.
	capital.vulcan.com (223 words)

	TheStreet.com: Vulcan Ventures Buys Remaining Stake in ZDTV From Ziff-Davis
		The sale means Vulcan furthers its massive expansion effort into cable TV as it now owns nearly all of ZDTV -- Vulcan bought 33% of the company nine months ago.
		Under the direction of Allen, the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft (MSFT:Nasdaq - news), Vulcan has made its name acquiring a wide variety of companies in multiple industries, but a strong focus has been cable TV businesses like Charter Communications (CHTR:Nasdaq - news), the fourth largest in the nation.
		Vulcan's new purchase is offered through 88 cable operators and reaches more than 14 million U.S. homes and should hit 16 million by the end of the year.
	www.thestreet.com /brknews/media/823612.html (365 words)

	Canaan Partners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Led by Canaan Partners, a national venture capital firm that invests in a range of technology-based companies, the round also includes Chase Capital Partners, which has extensive media and broadcasting holdings, Motorola, a global leader in providing integrated communications solutions, embedded electronic solutions and automotive telematics systems, and Todd US Ventures.
		TI Ventures is a worldwide venture capital fund established in 1996 by Texas Instruments, the world leader in digital signal processing and analog technologies, and H&Q Venture Associates, a leading venture capital firm.
		William D. Savoy is president of Vulcan Ventures and represents Allen in his professional and personal financial transactions as well as manages the Vulcan Ventures investment analysts who investigate and secure investment opportunities.
	www.canaan.com /releases/2000/pt_20000124.html (1372 words)

	PROJECT HALO \| HOME
		Aristotle, the ancient Greek teacher, scientist and philosopher, had an extraordinary command of all the scientific disciplines of his day, as well as an ability to teach that knowledge to his students in a way they could understand.
		Project Halo is an effort by Vulcan Inc. towards the development of a “Digital Aristotle”—a staged, long-term research and development initiative that aims to develop an application capable of answering novel questions and solving advanced problems in a broad range of scientific disciplines.
		The Digital Aristotle is being developed with a focus on two primary functions: as a tutor capable of instructing and assessing students in the sciences, and as a research assistant with broad, interdisciplinary skills to help scientists in their work.
	www.projecthalo.com (259 words)

	Paul Allen
		Starting in 2003, Vulcan Ventures began funding Project Halo, an attempt to apply Artificial Intelligence techniques to the problem of producing a digital Aristotle that might serve as a mentor, providing comprehensive access to the world's knowledge.
		Allen runs a venture capital firm, Vulcan Ventures, and has created the Experience Music Project, a museum of music history, in Seattle, Washington.
		Vulcan Ventures is founded by Paul Allen to manage his investments.
	www.thocp.net /biographies/allen_paul.htm (1007 words)

	Vulcan Ventures passes on Datek - Jul. 22, 1999
		NEW YORK (CNNfn) - Vulcan Ventures, the investment firm run by Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen, canceled plans to invest millions in Datek Online Holdings Inc. this week after developing last minute concerns in its due diligence process.
		An undetermined portion of the $195 million will be invested in that venture, Datek officials said.
		Brown admitted it was unusual for Vulcan to announce a deal before completing a thorough investigation of the company, but said Vulcan decided to proceed with the announcement because the corresponding federal approval needed to complete the deal could drag on for months.
	money.cnn.com /1999/07/22/companies/datek (738 words)

	Metricom Secures $600 Million Investment from MCI WorldCom and Vulcan Ventures, Inc. to Fund National Wireless Data ...
		Under the terms of the deal, MCI WorldCom and Vulcan Ventures, Inc. will purchase 60 million new convertible preferred shares of Metricom stock, priced at $10 per share.
		The investment underscores Vulcan Venture Inc.’s ongoing endorsement of Metricom and the Ricochet technology.
		By teaming with Vulcan Ventures, Inc. and a strategic partner with the national presence and reputation of MCI WorldCom, we gain the resources and expertise to accelerate the availability and adoption of our Ricochet service on a nationwide basis."
	www.mobic.com /oldnews/9906/metricom_secures_.htm (971 words)

	Vulcan Ventures buys 64 percent stake in ZDTV \| CNET News.com
		Ziff-Davis today said Vulcan Ventures, an investment company headed by Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen, has taken a 64 percent stake in the company's ZDTV business unit.
		Today's investment made by Bellevue, Wash.-based Vulcan Ventures follows the company's earlier investment of 33 percent nine months ago in ZDTV, a 24-hour cable TV channel and integrated Web site focused on technology news.
		Vulcan Ventures is an investor in CNET, publisher of News.com.
	news.com.com /2100-1023-233297.html?legacy=cnet (610 words)

	Vulcan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Vulcan is the name of several different things, derived from the name of the Roman god of (The act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy) fire and (A mountain formed by volcanic material) volcanoes, who made (Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting) weapons for the other gods.
		Vulcan processor, a type of (Someone who processes things (foods or photographs or applicants etc.)) processors
		(additional info and facts about Vulcan (volcano)) Vulcan (volcano), a (A mountain formed by volcanic material) volcano in (A Pacific island north of Australia; the 2nd largest island in the world; governed by Australia and Indonesia) New Guinea
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/v/vu/vulcan.htm (396 words)

	RCN deal worht $1.65B - Oct. 4, 1999
		The investment is in addition to a 4.5 percent stake in RCN that Vulcan already owned.
		"This is a great opportunity to immediately demonstrate synergy between RCN, Charter, and Go2Net," William Savoy, president, Vulcan Ventures, said in a statement.
		Vulcan and RCN have also agreed that Vulcan will not increase ownership in RCN.
	money.cnn.com /1999/10/04/companies/allen (251 words)

	A Call for G4/Comcast to Hire Leo Laporte from Vulcan Ventures Petition
		What Vulcan Ventures had attempted to do, forcing him to relinquish his shares in the company [Vulcan Ventures] in order for his contract to be renewed, was nothing short of flmail and hostage negotiations -- holding his contract as hostage unless he [Leo Laporte] gives up his shares.
		We the viewers of TechTV have signed this petition to indicate our dissatisfaction on how the matter was handled by Vulcan Ventures and would like said future owners [G4/Comcast] of TechTV to hire Leo Laporte, as we view this as a wise move to maintain the viewership numbers of TechTV.
		The A Call for G4/Comcast to Hire Leo Laporte from Vulcan Ventures Petition to Comcast/G4 was created by and written by John T. Wu.
	www.petitiononline.com /LP040401/petition.html (230 words)

	CRM News: News: Allen's Vulcan Ventures Pumps $1.65 Billion Into RCN
		With the investment, Allen's Vulcan Ventures has raised its stake in RCN from four to 27 percent.
		Vulcan Ventures also announced today that it is forming a joint venture with RCN, Go2Net (Nasdaq: GNET), Charter Communications and High Speed Access (Nasdaq: HSAC) to provide broadband portal services to customers of RCN and Charter.
		The new company will be called Broadband Partners and will be majority-owned by Vulcan Ventures.
	www.crmbuyer.com /story/1353.html (611 words)

	Vulcan on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Chiefly a god of destructive fire, Vulcan seems to have originated as a god of volcanoes.
		Allegiance Telecom Closes Deal With Vulcan Ventures to Purchase 1.5 Million Shares of Allegiance Common Stock.
		Vulcan Inc. Hires Lance Conn as Executive Vice President, Investment Management; Former AOL Executive Joins Company to Help Oversee Diverse Multibillion Dollar Portfolio.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/V/Vulcan2.asp (426 words)

	Streamingmedia.com: FVC.COM Gets Big Bucks From Paul Allen
		Vulcan has purchased $27.4 million of preferred stock, convertible into approximately 3.4 million shares of FVCX common shares at a price of $8.00 per share.
		Vulcan will also receive warrants to purchase an additional 850,000 shares of common stock at $7.00 per share.
		William Savoy, president of Vulcan Ventures was quoted as saying “Two-way video services such as FVC.COM's Click to Meet will become an important application, extending the communications function of the Internet…”Our new investment in FVC.COM will help to develop and distribute these services to customers of Vulcan's broadband cable and DSL systems.”
	www.streamingmedia.com /article.asp?id=5599 (223 words)

	EDP Weekly's IT Monitor: Ziff-Davis To Sell Zdtv Interest To Vulcan Ventures For $204.8 Million - Company Business and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Big IT publishing firm Ziff-Davis Inc. has agreed to sell its 64 percent interest in ZDTV to Paul Allen's Vulcan Ventures Inc. investment organization for $204.8 million.
		"Vulcan Ventures understood the potential of ZDTV early on, having acquired a 33 percent stake in the cable channel nearly nine months ago.
		"ZDTV is a tremendous addition to Vulcan's portfolio of companies," says William Savoy, president of Vulcan Ventures.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0GZQ/is_45_40/ai_57650412 (427 words)

	Vulcan Ventures' Paul Allen Invests $25 Million More
		The state of the art may have changed since the publication date.
		Allen increased his stake from 8 percent to 22 percent, as VaxGen conducts a late-stage clinical trial of its AIDSvax vaccine.
		VaxGen noted that Allen's investment, which was made through his firm Vulcan Ventures, will allow the company to start investigating other versions of the vaccine to help protect against strains of the virus found elsewhere in the world.
	www.aegis.com /news/ads/1999/AD991728.html (400 words)

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