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Antepo Closes Series A Funding from Panzica Investments; Enterprise IM and Presence Software Provider to Expand Sales and Operations with New Financial Backing.


NEW YORK New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 -- Antepo, Inc. (www.antepo.com), a pioneer of secure, scalable enterprise Instant Messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or  (IM) and Presence technology, today announced it has closed initial Series A funding with Panzica Investments, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

LLC - Logical Link Control
. These funds will be used to expand Antepo's U.S. sales and operations and drive further market penetration Noun 1. market penetration - the extent to which a product is recognized and bought by customers in a particular market
penetration - the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women"
 for the company's award-winning Open Presence Network (OPN OPN Open
OPN Ordering Part Number
OPN Ojcowski Park Narodowy (Polish: Ojców National Park)
OPN Other Procurement, Navy
OPN Open Projects Network (IRC Network)
OPN Optical Packet Node
) System(TM).

"We are excited about adding Antepo to our portfolio. Antepo represents an appealing and unique investment profile," said Cathy Panzica, general partner of Panzica Investments. "Unlike many start-up investments, Antepo is profitable and has a mature, market-tested solution with a growing installed base that already includes Fortune 500 clients. This is impressive for a company with no previous funding."

"We happily welcome Panzica Investments into the Antepo family, and applaud its team for recognizing the market opportunity for Enterprise IM and Presence - particularly as business communications networks continue to converge and evolve," said Maxime Seguineau, chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of Antepo. "The new funding will allow us to grow our sales force and expand into new and existing marketplaces."

About Panzica Investments

Panzica Investments pursues investment opportunities by employing a rigorous evaluation of financial, operational and legal fundamentals of prospective portfolio companies. Driven by an experienced management team, Panzica portfolio companies demonstrate solid intellectual property protection, innovative technology solutions and positive cash flow. Visit http://www.panzicainvestments.com.

About Antepo

Antepo's award-winning Open Presence Network (OPN) System(TM) is a leading solution for Enterprise Instant Messaging (EIM EIM Enterprise Incentive Management
EIM Enterprise Information Management
EIM Enterprise Identity Mapping (IBM)
EIM Enterprise Instant Messaging
EIM Employee Internet Management
EIM European Institute for the Media
) and Presence - enabling real-time desktop and wireless communication and collaboration, while meeting critical business requirements for control, security, integration and compliance. Deployed as a stand-alone solution, or a flexible platform to build availability-based messaging and telephony applications, OPN System works with other IM systems, including certified, seamless connectivity to AOL Instant Messenger See AIM. (TM) (AIM(R)) and Google(TM) Talk. Antepo is a Financial Services Instant Messaging Association affiliated vendor, a 2006 eWEEK Excellence Awards finalist, and a recipient of the 2005 Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award in EIM software. More at: www.antepo.com.

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