SpikeSource
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SpikeSource is a company that specializes in providing business-ready open source solutions. They choose to provide open source software because they believe such software offers lower total cost of ownership (TCO), ease of acquisition, deployment, and maintenance, mitigates risk, and delivers dependable and high-performance solutions.
The company was incubated in 2003 at VC firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers by Ray Lane, and launched its first products in April 2005. Series A and B investors include Intel Capital, co-led by Matthew Fix, and Fidelity Ventures.
Kim Polese, a well known and prominent Silicon Valley executive, assumed position of CEO on January 2006.