WebMethods Acquires Active Software

 WebMethods (WEBM) to acquire Active Software
(ASWX)

  
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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-

NEW YORK, May 22–WebMethods is expected
to announce plans Monday to acquire Active Software in 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.




 

 Natural MicroSystems (NMSS) to acquire
InnoMediaLogic

  
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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

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.




 

 Netergy Networks (NTRG) to acquire
U|Force

  
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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-

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.




 

 NetVoice Technologies acquires
Synetric

  
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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

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.