UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Amendment No. __)*
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
VIXEL CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
928552 10 8
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(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 1999
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[X] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
Page 1 of 15 pages
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<CAPTION>
CUSIP No. 928552 10 8 Page 2 of 15 Pages
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<S> <C>
(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
Menlo Ventures VI, L.P.
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 1,453,216
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power -0-
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power 1,453,216
(8) Shared Dispositive Power -0-
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,453,216
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.3%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 2 of 15 pages
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CUSIP No. 928552 10 8 Page 3 of 15 Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
Menlo Entrepreneurs Fund VI, L.P.
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 21,827
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power -0-
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power 21,827
(8) Shared Dispositive Power -0-
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
21,827
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
.1%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 3 of 15 pages
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CUSIP No. 928552 10 8 Page 4 of 15 Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
MV Management VI, L.P.
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 1,475,043
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power -0-
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power 1,475,043
(8) Shared Dispositive Power -0-
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,475,043
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
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(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.4%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
PN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 4 of 15 pages
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CUSIP No. 928552 10 8 Page 5 of 15 Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
H. DuBose Montgomery
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power -0-
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power 1,475,043
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,475,043
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,475,043
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.4%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
Page 5 of 15 pages
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CUSIP No. 928552 10 8 Page 6 of 15 Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
Thomas H. Bredt
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power -0-
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power 1,475,043
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,475,043
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,475,043
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.4%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
IN
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<FN>
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
</FN>
</TABLE>
Page 6 of 15 pages
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<CAPTION>
CUSIP No. 928552 10 8 Page 7 of 15 Pages
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<S> <C>
(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
Douglas C. Carlisle
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power -0-
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power 1,475,043
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,475,043
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,475,043
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.4%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
IN
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<FN>
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
</FN>
</TABLE>
Page 7 of 15 pages
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
CUSIP No. 928552 10 8 Page 8 of 15 Pages
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<S> <C>
(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
John W. Jarve
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power -0-
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power 1,475,043
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,475,043
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,475,043
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.4%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
IN
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<FN>
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
</FN>
</TABLE>
Page 8 of 15 pages
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<CAPTION>
CUSIP No. 928552 10 8 Page 9 of 15 Pages
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<S> <C>
(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
Michael D. Laufer
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power -0-
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power 1,475,043
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,475,043
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,475,043
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.4%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
IN
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<FN>
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
</FN>
</TABLE>
Page 9 of 15 pages
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<CAPTION>
CUSIP No. 928552 10 8 Page 10 of 15 Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
Sonja L. Hoel
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power -0-
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power 1,475,043
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,475,043
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,475,043
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.4%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
IN
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<FN>
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
</FN>
</TABLE>
Page 10 of 15 pages
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<CAPTION>
CUSIP No. 928552 10 8 Page 11 of 15 Pages
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<S> <C>
(1) Names of Reporting Persons. SS or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above Persons
Mark A. Siegel
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(2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (a)
(b) X
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
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Number Of Shares (5) Sole Voting Power -0-
Beneficially Owned
By Each Reporting (6) Shared Voting Power 1,475,043
Person With
(7) Sole Dispositive Power -0-
(8) Shared Dispositive Power 1,475,043
(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person
1,475,043
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(10) Check If The Aggregate Amount In Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares*
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(11) Percent Of Class Represented By Amount In Row (11)
6.4%
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(12) Type Of Reporting Person
IN
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<FN>
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
</FN>
</TABLE>
Page 11 of 15 pages
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Vixel Corporation ("Issuer")
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
11911 Northcreek Parkway South
Bothell, Washington 98011
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing:
Menlo Ventures VI, L.P. ("MV VI")
Menlo Entrepreneurs Fund VI, L.P. ("MEF VI")
MV Management VI, L.P. ("MVM VI")
H. DuBose Montgomery ("HDM")
Thomas H. Bredt ("THB")
Douglas C. Carlisle ("DCC")
John W. Jarve ("JWJ")
Michael D. Laufer ("MDL")
Sonja L. Hoel ("SLH")
Mark A. Siegel ("MAS")
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
3000 Sand Hill Road
Building 4, Suite 100
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(c) Citizenship/Place of Organization:
Entities: MV VI - Delaware
MEF VI - Delaware
MVM VI - Delaware
Individuals: HDM - United States
THB - United States
DCC - United States
JWJ - United States
MDL - United States
SLH - United States
MAS - United States
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number: 928552 10 8
Item 3. Not applicable.
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Item 4. Ownership.
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<CAPTION>
MV VI MEF VI MVM VI HDM THB DCC JWJ MDL SLH MAS
- ------- ----------- --------- -------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
(a) Beneficial 1,453,216 21,827 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043
Ownership
- ------- ----------- --------- -------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
(b) Percentage 6.3% .1% 6.4% 6.4% 6.4% 6.4% 6.4% 6.4% 6.4% 6.4%
of Class
- ------- ----------- --------- -------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
(c) Sole 1,453,216 21,827 1,475,043 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0-
Voting
Power
- ------- ----------- --------- -------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
Shared -0- -0- -0- 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043
Voting
Power
- ------- ----------- --------- -------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
Sole 1,453,216 21,827 1,475,043 -0- -0- -0- -0- -0- -0-
Dispositive
Power
- ------- ----------- --------- -------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
Shared -0- -0- -0- 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043 1,475,043
Dispositive
Power
- ------- ----------- --------- -------- ---------- --------- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ----------
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
Not applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
Holding Company.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
No reporting person is a member of a group as defined in Section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H) of the Act.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
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Item 10. Certification
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct. By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection
with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
Date: December 31, 1999
MENLO VENTURES VI, L.P. MV MANAGEMENT VI, L.P.
By: MV Management VI, L.P.
its general partner
By: /s/ H. DuBose Montgomery By: /s/ H. DuBose Montgomery
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Managing Member
MENLO ENTREPRENEURS FUND VI, L.P.
By: MV Management VI, L.P.
its general partner
By: /s/ H. DuBose Montgomery
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Managing Member
/s/ H. DuBose Montgomery /s/ John W. Jarve
-------------------------------- -------------------------------
H. DuBose Montgomery John W. Jarve
/s/ Thomas H. Bredt /s/ Michael D. Laufer
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Thomas H. Bredt Michael D. Laufer
/s/ Douglas C. Carlisle /s/ Sonja L. Hoel
-------------------------------- -------------------------------
Douglas C. Carlisle Sonja L. Hoel
/s/ Mark A. Siegel
--------------------------------
Mark A. Siegel
Page 14 of 15 pages
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EXHIBITS
A: Joint Filing Statement
EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT OF JOINT FILING
We, the undersigned, hereby express our agreement that the attached
Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of us.
Date: December 31, 1999
MENLO VENTURES VI, L.P. MV MANAGEMENT VI, L.P.
By: MV Management VI, L.P.
its general partner
By: /s/ H. DuBose Montgomery By: /s/ H. DuBose Montgomery
-------------------------------- -------------------------------
Managing Member
MENLO ENTREPRENEURS FUND VI, L.P.
By: MV Management VI, L.P.
its general partner
By: /s/ H. DuBose Montgomery
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Managing Member
/s/ H. DuBose Montgomery /s/ John W. Jarve
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H. DuBose Montgomery John W. Jarve
/s/ Thomas H. Bredt /s/ Michael D. Laufer
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Thomas H. Bredt Michael D. Laufer
/s/ Douglas C. Carlisle /s/ Sonja L. Hoel
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Douglas C. Carlisle Sonja L. Hoel
/s/ Mark A. Siegel
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Mark A. Siegel
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