VentureWire awarded 10 start-up technology companies that are best positioned for long-term success in the data communications industry.

• Actelis Networks, Fremont, Calif., which provides technology to boost the speed, range, and reliability of copper local loop facilities
• BitBand Technologies, Netanya, Israel, which develops and markets Appliances for streaming video and audio over IP networks
• Callipso, Santa Ana, Calif., which provides VoIP services to telecommunications carriers and prepaid card providers
• DataPower Technology, Cambridge, Mass., which provides network infrastructure to improve XML performance and security
• Force10 Networks, Milpitas, Calif., which develops Gigabit and 10 Gigabit Ethernet switching and routing equipment for business
• Ikanos Communications, Fremont, Calif., which develops silicon products for broadband communications over copper wiring
• Nimcat Networks, Ottawa, Ontario, which provides embedded call processing software
• P-Cube, Sunnyvale, Calif., which provides products that enable network access providers to bill based on services and applications used on their networks
• Pedestal Networks, Fremont, Calif., which develops infrastructure to enable DSL over any local loop
• my favorite Vonage, Edison, NJ, which provides voice-over-IP services