<s>
PowerCloud	B-Device
Systems	I-Device
was	O
a	O
cloud	B-Architecture
networking	I-Architecture
company	O
located	O
in	O
Palo	O
Alto	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
designed	O
and	O
manufactured	O
cloud-powered	O
Wi-Fi	O
systems	O
for	O
businesses	O
,	O
carriers	O
and	O
consumers	O
and	O
was	O
a	O
corporate	O
spin-off	O
from	O
the	O
Palo	O
Alto	O
Research	O
Center	O
(	O
PARC	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Xerox	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerCloud	B-Device
Systems	I-Device
was	O
incorporated	O
in	O
2009	O
and	O
was	O
spun-out	O
as	O
an	O
independent	O
firm	O
in	O
2010	O
with	O
investment	O
from	O
Walden	O
Venture	O
Capital	O
and	O
Javelin	O
Ventures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
at	O
PARC	O
's	O
40th	O
anniversary	O
celebration	O
,	O
PowerCloud	O
showcased	O
its	O
first	O
product	O
,	O
the	O
CloudCommand	O
online	B-Architecture
software	I-Architecture
platform	O
for	O
network	B-Protocol
equipment	I-Protocol
providers	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
platform	O
enabled	O
network	B-Protocol
equipment	I-Protocol
vendors	I-Protocol
and	O
communications	O
service	O
providers	O
to	O
introduce	O
Wi-Fi	O
networking	B-Architecture
products	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
managed	O
from	O
the	O
cloud	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
has	O
subsequently	O
evolved	O
and	O
PowerCloud	O
now	O
offers	O
a	O
portfolio	O
of	O
cloud-managed	O
wireless	B-Device
access	I-Device
points	I-Device
and	O
a	O
Web-based	O
management	O
dashboard	O
that	O
are	O
both	O
white-labeled	O
by	O
communications	O
service	O
providers	O
and	O
are	O
marketed	O
directly	O
to	O
businesses	O
through	O
managed	O
service	O
providers	O
that	O
wish	O
to	O
manage	O
their	O
clients	O
wireless	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
PowerCloud	B-Device
Systems	I-Device
announced	O
it	O
had	O
secured	O
$6	O
million	O
in	O
Series	O
B	O
funding	O
in	O
a	O
round	O
that	O
was	O
led	O
by	O
Qualcomm	O
Ventures	O
and	O
included	O
participation	O
from	O
its	O
existing	O
investors	O
–	O
Walden	O
Venture	O
Capital	O
,	O
Javelin	O
Venture	O
Partners	O
and	O
PARC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2013	O
,	O
PowerCloud	B-Device
Systems	I-Device
officially	O
entered	O
into	O
the	O
consumer	O
Wi-Fi	O
market	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Skydog	O
,	O
a	O
combination	O
Wi-Fi	B-Device
router	I-Device
,	O
cloud	B-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
and	O
HTML5-based	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
PowerCloud	B-Device
Systems	I-Device
announced	O
on	O
the	O
homepage	O
of	O
Skydog	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
acquired	O
,	O
and	O
retail	O
sales	O
of	O
Skydog	O
router	O
had	O
ceased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Comcast	O
confirmed	O
to	O
Tech	O
Crunch	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
acquired	O
PowerCloud	B-Device
Systems	I-Device
,	O
as	O
speculated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	B-Device
Abramowitz	I-Device
founded	O
PowerCloud	B-Device
Systems	I-Device
and	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
president	O
and	O
CEO	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
was	O
director	O
of	O
Wireless	O
Product	O
Management	O
at	O
3Com	O
where	O
he	O
spearheaded	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
wireless	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
efforts	O
and	O
its	O
first	O
wireless	O
initiative	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
serving	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
representative	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
of	O
the	O
Wireless	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
Association	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
,	O
he	O
helped	O
to	O
introduce	O
the	O
first	O
CMOS	B-Device
Wi-Fi	O
chipset	O
,	O
first	O
single	O
chip	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
and	O
first	O
802.11g	O
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
entrepreneur-in-residence	O
at	O
Xerox	O
PARC	O
he	O
spun	O
out	O
PowerCloud	B-Device
Systems	I-Device
and	O
served	O
as	O
the	O
founder	O
,	O
CEO	O
and	O
chairman	O
of	O
the	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andrea	O
Peiro	O
co-founded	O
PowerCloud	B-Device
Systems	I-Device
and	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
CTO	O
and	O
chief	O
product	O
officer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CloudCommand	O
Enterprise	O
is	O
a	O
Wi-Fi	O
system	O
that	O
consists	O
of	O
Wi-Fi	B-Device
access	I-Device
points	I-Device
that	O
can	O
be	O
deployed	O
,	O
secured	O
and	O
managed	O
via	O
a	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
management	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
method	O
of	O
instantiating	O
a	O
wireless	O
network	O
does	O
not	O
require	O
onsite	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
LAN	I-General_Concept
controller	I-General_Concept
hardware	O
;	O
as	O
the	O
access	O
points	O
are	O
managed	O
via	O
the	O
cloud	B-Architecture
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skydog	O
is	O
a	O
combination	O
802.11n	O
Wi-Fi	B-Device
router	I-Device
,	O
cloud	B-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
and	O
HTML5-based	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skydog	O
's	O
capabilities	O
represent	O
a	O
break	O
from	O
historical	O
use	O
of	O
Wi-Fi	B-Device
routers	I-Device
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
primarily	O
used	O
to	O
provide	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
to	O
a	O
household	O
's	O
Internet	O
connection	O
and	O
little	O
else	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Skydog	O
claimed	O
their	O
cloud	B-Architecture
solution	O
integrated	O
parental	O
controls	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
granular	O
control	O
over	O
specific	O
devices	O
,	O
users	O
,	O
and	O
applications	O
connecting	O
to	O
the	O
home	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerCloud	B-Device
Systems	I-Device
marketed	O
the	O
solution	O
primarily	O
to	O
families	O
with	O
children	O
using	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
allows	O
parents	O
to	O
better	O
understand	O
and	O
manage	O
how	O
their	O
kids	O
use	O
the	O
Web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
PowerCloud	B-Device
Systems	I-Device
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
shipped	O
Skydog	O
on	O
time	O
to	O
its	O
1000	O
Kickstarter	O
backers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerCloud	B-Device
Systems	I-Device
made	O
Skydog	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
19	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
PowerCloud	O
announced	O
WebRover	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
Skydog	O
cloud	B-Architecture
service	I-Architecture
,	O
that	O
provided	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
1,000	O
sitesrated	O
for	O
age-appropriate	O
content	O
and	O
educational	O
quality	O
by	O
Common	O
Sense	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
