Acquisition
Radware to acquire Nortel’s Layer 4-7 Application Delivery Business
Radware, a provider of integrated application delivery solutions for business-smart networking, has signed an asset purchase agreement with Nortel to purchase certain assets related to Nortel’s Layer 4-7 Application Delivery Business. Nortel added the application switch product line in October 2000 by acquiring Alteon WebSystems. As part of the intended acquisition, Radware would take on [...]
TI acquires Ciclon Semiconductor
Texas Instruments (TI) has acquired Bethlehem, PA-based Ciclon Semiconductor, a designer of high-frequency analog power management semiconductors. The acquisition is expected to expand TI’s capability to improve energy efficiency in end-equipment designs, including high-power computing and server systems. TI believes that combining Ciclon’s technology with TI’s power management semiconductor portfolio will give the company an [...]
RIM to acquire Certicom
Certicom has entered into an arrangement agreement with Research In Motion (RIM) under which RIM will acquire all of Certicom’s issued and outstanding common shares at a cash price of C$3.00 per Common Share. The RIM transaction is to be completed by way of statutory plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act. The [...]
Nokia to acquire Bit-side
Nokia and Bit-side have signed an agreement for Nokia to acquire substantially all assets of Bit-side. Bit-side is a privately owned Berlin-based professional services and software company with 39 employees. By acquiring the company Nokia hopes to strengthen and accelerate its mobile development for Nokia Maps. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and [...]
Warner Bros acquires Snowblind Studios
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group has acquired Snowblind Studios, an independent game development studio specialising in action and fantasy-based games. The acquisition is expected to strengthen Warner Bros’ presence as a full scale games publisher. Located outside of Seattle in Bothell, Washington, Snowblind Studios specialises in action role-playing games, Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, Champions of [...]
Accuity acquires CB.Net
Accuity, a provider of payment routing data, AML screening software and services, has acquired 100% of London-based CB.Net, a reference data provider for the global banking community. The acquisition, which is effective immediately, is expected to bolster Accuity’s existing customer base of over 15,000 clients in 150 countries and create a comprehensive payment data provider [...]
Modavox to acquire Augme Mobile
Modavox, an internet broadcasting company, has executed a purchase agreement to acquire a majority share of Augme Mobile, a player in mobile marketing solutions and services. Augme Mobile will continue to operate its interactive mobile marketing platform for top global consumer brands. The company, based in New York City, offers a Web-based marketing platform that [...]
BroadSoft acquires Sylantro
BroadSoft, a provider of Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications, has acquired Sylantro Systems, a provider of VoIP applications based in Campbell, California. The acquisition is expected to help boost BroadSoft’s position in VoIP applications. To serve its customer base, BroadSoft now has development and customer operations centres in Montreal, Canada; Dallas, Texas; Bangalore, India; Sydney, Australia; [...]
Dassault Aviation to acquire Alca-Lu stake in Thales
Alcatel-Lucent and Dassault Aviation have signed a definitive agreement regarding the acquisition by Dassault Aviation of Alcatel-Lucent’s shares in Thales, namely 41,262,481 shares. This transaction will be based on a price of E38 per share, representing a total value of about E1.57 bn. The closing of the transaction, foreseen for spring 2009, is in particular [...]
