WebMethods Acquires Active Software

  
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Amount:         $1.3
billion

  
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Terms:           
n/a

  
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Premium:        85%

  
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Industry:        Performance
Software

  
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Scorecard:      B-

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  NEW YORK, May 22–WebMethodsis expected
  to announce plans Monday to acquire Active Softwarein a stock deal valued at $1.3 billion, the Wall Street
  Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal would
  unite the two fastest-growing players in the enterprise-software market.
  The boards of webMethods of
  Fairfax, Va., and Active Software, of
  Santa Clara, Calif., both approved the transaction over the weekend,
  according to the paper.
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Amount:         $155
million

  
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Terms:           
cash and stock

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:       
Speed/Bandwidth

  
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Scorecard:      B

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  FRAMINGHAM, May 19–Natural MicroSystems,
  the technology leader enabling the world’s top networking and communication
  equipment suppliers to build New Network infrastructure and solutions,
  announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately held
  InnoMediaLogic, a provider of enabling technology used in Voice over
  Digital Subscriber Line (VoDSL) gateways and other New Network solutions.
  Under the terms of the agreement, Natural
  MicroSystems will issue stock and pay cash totaling $155 million of
  total consideration for all outstanding shares of InnoMediaLogic.
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Amount:         $51
million

  
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Terms:           
3.6 million shares + options

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Performance
Software

  
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Scorecard:      B-

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  SANTA CLARA, May 19–Netergy Networks, a
  leading provider of Internet protocol (IP) telephony solutions, announced
  that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire U|Force,
  a private company based in Montreal, Canada, that provides a comprehensive
  Java platform that can be customized to respond to the evolving needs of
  service providers. Netergy Networks
  and U|Force have been
  working closely together in recent months to integrate and jointly market
  their IP telephony products. Under the terms of the agreement, Netergy
  Networks will exchange approximately 3.6 million shares of Netergy Networks
  common stock for all outstanding shares of U|Force.
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Amount:        
Undisclosed

  
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Terms:           
1 million shares

  
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Premium:        n/a

  
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Industry:        Performance
Software

  
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Scorecard:      n/a

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  DALLAS, May 19–NetVoice Technologies, an emerging player in
  the VoIP industry, is pleased to announce the acquisition of
  Synetric, a networking convergence company dedicated to the
  integration of voice and data networks.
• NetVoice will benefit from the merger by
  utilizing Synetric as the
  professional services arm of the company to deploy the implementation of
  converged voice and data, unified messaging, IP telephones, IP video and
  other value added products and services into the enterprise market.
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