DCM - Doll Capital Management Adds Carl Amdahl as Technology Partner

Business Wire, Oct 8, 2001

Business Editors

MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 2001

Silicon Valley Technology Executive Will Provide Hands-On Guidance for

Portfolio Companies and Find Emerging Opportunities for DCM

DCM, a top-performing early-stage venture capital firm, today announced that Carl Amdahl has joined the firm as a Technology Partner. Mr. Amdahl's activities as a Technology Partner will consist primarily of technology due diligence, reviewing new investment opportunities, providing technology and operational guidance to the management teams of select portfolio companies, and working with the DCM team to identify emerging technology spaces.

"Carl is among the most respected technologists and business leaders in Silicon Valley, and we believe he will add invaluable operational expertise to our portfolio companies while adding his technology vision and acumen to our efforts as a firm," commented Eric Gonzales, partner at DCM. "Having been involved in numerous technology startups, and having taken three companies public, Carl's insights are of immense value to our portfolio companies at each stage of their evolution."

"DCM has a tremendous record of success, not only in terms of producing superb returns for its investors, but also in identifying crucial new technologies and helping to build world class companies. I am delighted to join the team and I look forward to working together to continue this success," said Mr. Amdahl.

About Mr. Amdahl

Mr. Amdahl has twenty-five years of experience as a senior executive in the computer and networking industries. He was a founder of three publicly traded companies, and has participated in raising over $300 million in private and public funding.

Most recently Mr. Amdahl served as CTO of F5 Networks (Nasdaq:FFIV), where he was also a member of the Board of Directors. He was a founder of NetFRAME Systems, and served as Chairman and Chief Technical Officer from 1987 to 1996. He was a founder of Trilogy Systems Ltd., and served as Vice-Chairman and Director from 1981 to 1984. He was a founder of Magnuson Systems Inc., and served as Executive Vice President of Engineering and Director from 1976 to 1981.

Mr. Amdahl is named as an inventor on thirteen issued United States Patents. He is a Stanford Sloan Fellow and received an MS in Management from Stanford University, and a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley.

About DCM - Doll Capital Management

DCM is a top-performing venture capital firm exclusively dedicated to entrepreneurs building early-stage technology companies. Armed with over a century of operational and investing experience, DCM's six partners -- Tom Blaisdell, David Chao, Dixon Doll, Eric Gonzales, Peter Moran, and Rob Theis -- have funded some of the world's leading communications and Internet companies, including 51Net, About (acquired by Primedia), Centillion Networks, Foundry Networks (Nasdaq:FDRY), Internap (Nasdaq:INAP), IPivot (acquired by Intel), Luminous Networks, Polycom (Nasdaq:PLCM), Recourse Technologies and UUNet (acquired by Worldcom). The DCM team offers portfolio companies hands-on operational guidance, as well as access to an extensive network of resources, including close relationships with many of the Pacific Rim's leading companies and investors. DCM is actively seeking entrepreneurs building world-class information technology companies in the Communications and Internet software/services sectors. For more information on DCM, visit www.dcmvc.com or call 650/233-1400.