Today’s Deals: Via Net.Works Moves Into Germany

 Pivotal (PVTL) to acquire Project One Business
Technologies

  
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      B-

VANCOUVER, B.C., Oct. 5–Pivotal Corporation announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire
Project One Business Technologies, a privately held provider of
Internet solutions specifically designed for the healthcare industry. Pivotal enables large and medium-sized
businesses worldwide to make, serve, and manage customers with superior
speed and efficiency by providing XML-based demand chain networks that
deliver personalized customer experiences across every touch point in
real-time, and will incorporate Project One’s solutions and
expertise into a vertical operating unit that will deliver demand chain
network solutions for the healthcare industry.




 

 Centillium Communications (CTLM) acquires
vEngines

  
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Amount:         $43
million

  
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Terms:           
100% stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      B-

FREMONT, Oct. 5–Centillium Communications announced the acquisition of privately held vEngines,
which develops high-density voice processing semiconductor products which
bridge circuit switched voice and data networks, for total consideration of
approximately $43 million of newly issued Centillium common stock and stock
options. With the vEngines
acquisition, Centillium strengthens
its position as the market leader in supporting true convergence of circuit
switched voice networks with Asymmetric Transfer Mode (ATM), Internet
Protocol (IP) and Frame Relay networks.




 

 VIA NET.WORKS (VNWI) acquires
Highspeed-Server-Internet Verwaltungs GmbH

  
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        ISPs/Access
providers

  
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Scorecard:      B

RESTON, Va., Oct. 5–VIA NET.WORKS , an
international single-source provider of Internet access and services
focusing on businesses in Europe, Latin America, and the United States,
announces the acquisition of Highspeed-Server-Internet Verwaltungs
GmbH, headquartered in Forcheim and provider of high quality shared,
dedicated and managed Web hosting services to business customers in
Germany. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.




 

 Simtek (SRAM) acquires WebGear wireless
technology

  
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Amount:         $4.5
million

  
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Terms:           
5 million shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Speed/Bandwidth

  
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Scorecard:      C+

COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. 5–Simtek Corporation , manufac

turer of high performance nonvolatile memory and logic
products, has purchased key wireless technology assets from WebGear
of Dublin, CA as part of its strategy to target high-growth emerging,
wireless markets. The addition of WebGear’s wireless intellectual property
will complete Simtek’s ability to
develop products for the highly regarded Bluetooth market. The transaction
consists of purchasing patents and trade secret technology properties in
return for 5,000,000 shares of Simtek common stock plus 1,875,000 shares of
WebGear common stock that Simtek previously acquired through investment.




 

 Flexxtech (FLXT) acquires 80% stake in
OpiTV.com

  
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Internet
services

  
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Scorecard:      C

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5–Bob Eubanks, spokesperson and shareholder of
Flexxtech announced that they have acquired an
80% stake in OpiTV.com, an I-commerce technology company that is
engaged in the business of marketing and distributing a Set-Top-Box device
on a rental basis targeted to a demographic based on a value-added
experience. The acquisition consisted of a share exchange in common stock
between OpiTV.com and Flexxtech.




 

 eTravelserve.com (TSER) acquires All Seasons
Travel

  
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        E-tailers

  
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Scorecard:      C

BOCA RATON, Oct. 5–Paul Johnson, President/CEO of
eTravelserve.com announced the acquisition of
All Seasons Travel, a division of Rohl, Inc. This represents the
last of the outstanding “travel firm” acquisitions that were previously
announced, putting the cumulative gross travel industry sales for eTravelserve.com now at
approximately $20 million.