13F-HR 1 brightfieldcapital093005.txt UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2005 Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number: This amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: Brightfield Capital Management Address: 780 3rd Avenue 45th Floor New York, NY 13 File Number: 28-10020 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct, and complete, and and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: Kenneth Epstein Title: General Partner Phone: Signature, Place and Date of Signing: Kenneth Epstein New York, NY October 18, 2005 Report Type (Check only one.): [ X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. [ ] 13F NOTICE. [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Number of Other Included Managers: 0 Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 67 Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 162004 FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTHORITY NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP x($1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DISCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE ------------------------------ ---------------- --------- -------- -------- --- ---- -------- --------- -------- -------- -------- D 3COM CORP COM COMMON STOCK 885535104 3003 736000 SH SOLE 736000 0 0 D ACTIVCARD CORP COMMON STOCK 00506J107 1732 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0 D ACTUATE CORPORATION COM STK COMMON STOCK 00508B102 2693 1064231 SH SOLE 1064231 0 0 D ANALOG DEVICES INC COM COMMON STOCK 032654105 3714 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0 D ANSWERTHINK CONSULTING GP COMMON STOCK 036916104 2342 601988 SH SOLE 601988 0 0 D APPLIX INC COM COMMON STOCK 038316105 663 106020 SH SOLE 106020 0 0 D ARIBA INC COMMON STOCK 04033V203 1407 246880 SH SOLE 246880 0 0 D ART TECHNOLOGY INC COM COMMON STOCK 04289L107 1682 1649200 SH SOLE 1649200 0 0 D ASPEN TECHNOLOGY INC COMMON STOCK 045327103 3125 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0 D ASYST TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON STOCK 04648X107 3728 800000 SH SOLE 800000 0 0 D ATMEL CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 049513104 495 240100 SH SOLE 240100 0 0 D AVANEX CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 05348W109 1127 1162323 SH SOLE 1162323 0 0 D AVIC SYSTEMS INC COMMON STOCK 05367L802 240 52672 SH SOLE 52672 0 0 D BINDVIEW DEVELOPMENT CORP COM COMMON STOCK 090327107 1240 354212 SH SOLE 354212 0 0 D BROADWING CORP COMMON STOCK 11161E101 2121 425000 SH SOLE 425000 0 0 D BROOKS AUTOMATION INC COMMON STOCK 114340102 3333 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0 D CALIFORNIA MICRO DEVICES CORP COMMON STOCK 130439102 2509 325000 SH SOLE 325000 0 0 D CENTILLUM COMMS COM STK COMMON STOCK 152319109 1483 393384 SH SOLE 393384 0 0 D CIRRUS LOGIC INC COM COMMON STOCK 172755100 3416 450000 SH SOLE 450000 0 0 D COGENT COMM GROUP INC NEW COMMON STOCK 19239V302 2791 571900 SH SOLE 571900 0 0 D CONEXANT SYSTEMS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 207142100 2998 1675000 SH SOLE 1675000 0 0 D COVAD COMMUNICATIONS GROUP COM COMMON STOCK 222814204 530 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0 D CREDENCE SYS CORP COM COMMON STOCK 225302108 3995 500000 SH SOLE 500000 0 0 D DDI CORP COMMON STOCK 233162304 4351 5371207 SH SOLE 5371207 0 0 D DIAMOND CLUSTER INTL COM COMMON STOCK 25278P106 1895 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0 D DIGITAL RIVER INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 25388B104 1192 34200 SH SOLE 34200 0 0 D ELOYALTY CORP SHS COMMON STOCK 290151307 2678 382500 SH SOLE 382500 0 0 D ENTERASYS NETWORKS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 293637104 5296 3952200 SH SOLE 3952200 0 0 D EXTREME NETWORKS INC USD COM COMMON STOCK 30226D106 6230 1400000 SH SOLE 1400000 0 0 D FINISAR CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 31787A101 891 650000 SH SOLE 650000 0 0 D FOUNDRY NETWORKS INC COM COMMON STOCK 35063R100 1722 135600 SH SOLE 135600 0 0 D FUNDTECH LTD COM STK COMMON STOCK M47095100 806 74914 SH SOLE 74914 0 0 D GLOBECOMM SYSTEMS INC COMMON STOCK 37956X103 3532 449900 SH SOLE 449900 0 0 D HARMONIC INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 413160102 1455 250000 SH SOLE 250000 0 0 D HI/FN INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 428358105 1003 180650 SH SOLE 180650 0 0 D INTERWOVEN COM COMMON STOCK 46114T508 4289 525000 SH SOLE 525000 0 0 D KULICKE & SOFFA INDS INC COM COMMON STOCK 501242101 2175 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0 D MAGMA DESIGN COMMON STOCK 559181102 3405 419321 SH SOLE 419321 0 0 D MERIX CORP COM COMMON STOCK 590049102 3164 565000 SH SOLE 565000 0 0 D MICROMUSE INC COM COMMON STOCK 595094103 3467 440000 SH SOLE 440000 0 0 D MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC COM COMMON STOCK 595112103 3990 300000 SH SOLE 300000 0 0 D MICROSOFT CORP COM COMMON STOCK 594918104 3216 125000 SH SOLE 125000 0 0 D MICROTUNE INC COM COMMON STOCK 59514P109 3363 539830 SH SOLE 539830 0 0 D MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON R COMMON STOCK 604567107 2732 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0 D NAPSTER INC COMMON STOCK 630797108 800 200102 SH SOLE 200102 0 0 D NETMANAGE INC COM NEW COMMON STOCK 641144308 2012 400000 SH SOLE 400000 0 0 D NETWORK EQUIP TECHNOLOGIES COMMON STOCK 641208103 2239 485700 SH SOLE 485700 0 0 D NOKIA CORP ADR SHRS EACH ADRS STOCKS 654902204 1691 100000 SH SOLE 100000 0 0 D NOVELLUS SYSTEMS INC COM COMMON STOCK 670008101 1756 70000 SH SOLE 70000 0 0 D PEMSTAR INC COMMON STOCK 706552106 1243 1140247 SH SOLE 1140247 0 0 D PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGIES INC COMMON STOCK 71376K102 1474 207575 SH SOLE 207575 0 0 D PLANAR SYSTEMS INC COM COMMON STOCK 726900103 3083 375000 SH SOLE 375000 0 0 D PLUMTREE SOFTWARE INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 72940Q104 2008 367800 SH SOLE 367800 0 0 D PLX TECHNOLOGY INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 693417107 861 103200 SH SOLE 103200 0 0 D POWER-ONE INC COM COMMON STOCK 739308104 3075 555000 SH SOLE 555000 0 0 D PROGRAMMERS PARADISE INC COM COMMON STOCK 743205106 1570 166452 SH SOLE 166452 0 0 D QUICKLOGIC CORP COM STK COMMON STOCK 74837P108 4259 1210000 SH SOLE 1210000 0 0 D RAINDANCE COMM COM COMMON STOCK 75086X106 1529 659165 SH SOLE 659165 0 0 D RF MICRO DEVICES INC COMMON STOCK 749941100 3108 550000 SH SOLE 550000 0 0 D SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY COMMON STOCK G7945J104 4359 275000 SH SOLE 275000 0 0 D STRATEX NETWORKS COMMON STOCK 86279T109 4406 1694500 SH SOLE 1694500 0 0 D TEGAL CORP COM COMMON STOCK 879008100 270 408393 SH SOLE 408393 0 0 D TUT SYSTEMS INC COM STK COMMON STOCK 901103101 2100 652046 SH SOLE 652046 0 0 D VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC COM COMMON STOCK 922417100 1853 115519 SH SOLE 115519 0 0 D VIGNETTECORP COMMON STOCK 926734401 3182 200000 SH SOLE 200000 0 0 D VIRAGE LOGIC CP COM STK COMMON STOCK 92763R104 426 54922 SH SOLE 54922 0 0 D XILINX INC COM COMMON STOCK 983919101 3481 125000 SH SOLE 125000 0 0 S REPORT SUMMARY 67 DATA RECORDS 162004 0 OTHER MANAGERS ON WHOSE BEHALF REPORT IS FILED