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Cisco Completes Acquisition of Pure Networks

Cisco Completes Acquisition of Pure Networks
Today, Cisco completed its acquisition of Pure Networks. The press release on the definitive agreement can be found here.

I started Pure Networks in July, 2002 right before Katherine was born in November. In the same year, I started a company and had my first child. It was quite a balancing act as I felt passionate about both endeavors. At Pure, I had the opportunity to work with some great people and companies. I learned a lot about building companies and investing in people and relationships. I wouldn’t trade this experience for anything.
It’s hard to believe this chapter is my life is over. I turned 40 last October and I think I have at least one more startup in me after the kids get involved with school full time.

I’m currently working in Microsoft Research as a Software Development Engineer for Susan Dumais. I’m having a great time writing code and learning about search related technologies so I have no immediate plans to do something else.

Cisco Acquires Pure Networks

Cisco Acquires Pure Networks

This was quite an eventful week for the BushChang Family.  Today, Cisco announced that it was acquiring Pure Networks for $120 million.  Pure Networks is the company Steve co-founded in 2002.  This is a great exit for Steve, the Pure Networks team and Pure’s investors.  Linksys/Cisco is a good technology match for Pure and the Pure team will remain in Seattle.

Network Magic 2.0 Released!

Network Magic eliminates the hassles of setting up, managing and protecting your home network. It is powerful software that lets you set up file and printer sharing between all your home computers with just a few mouse clicks. And its intuitive and informative network management and protection features will keep your network running smoothly and your files secure.

Set up, Manage and Protect Your Home Network
  • View & manage your network from one screen
  • Advanced features for power networkers
  • Enhanced file & printer sharing set up
  • Helps protect your network from intruders
  • Networks PCs, printers & devices in minutes

Network Magic, CES Day 2

Network Magic, CES Day 2

Today was quite an eventful day at CES for Pure Networks and Network Magic.  We demoed Network Magic at the D-Link booth and several of our industry partners stopped by to check it out.  Marty, Brett, and Sherman did a great job demoing Network Magic to visitors at the booth.  We left our wireless AP open so we had plenty of intruders poping on the network.

In the afternon, Steve spoke at a Park & Associates panel on Making the Home Network Work: The Role of Managed Network Services. The panel went really well and we successfully positioned Network Magic as the simple solution to making home networks work for consumers.  There were 50 or so people in the audience, mainly partners and members of the participating companies.

In the evening, we found out that Network Magic got nominated as finalist for Next Big Thing Award for CES 2005. This is a huge accomplishment and validation that Network Magic is truly delivering on a clear customer need for simple home networking.  Kudos to the team for building a compelling product and getting the word out there.

Network Magic Goes Public Beta Today

Today, Pure Networks announced the Public Beta of Network Magic at CES. Network Magic is the product that I and Pure Networks have been working hard on for the last year to make home networking simple. I encourage you to download it, try it out, and send me any feedback.

Home Networking Made Simple

Network Magic is the only software that makes the day-to-day use of your home network easy, intuitive and enjoyable. With Network Magic, you can:

  • Set up Windows home networking in just a few steps
  • Add new devices in minutes instead of hours
  • Get automatic repairs made to your network
  • Share pictures, files, printers and more securely, reliably and effortlessly
  • The Network Map lets you view and manage your entire network from a single screen.