BDNA to acquire PS’Soft
BDNA Corp., a provider of IT infrastructure inventory and analysis products, acquired PS'Soft, European provider of IT asset and service management solutions. The merger will give BDNA the opportunity to offer its IT inventory and analysis solutions to PS’Soft’s significant client base, especially in Europe. BDNA serves its enterprise and public sector customers across North America and Europe through its direct sales force and network of partners. PS’Soft serves its European clients through offices in France.
Announcement Date: December 23, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
Axeda acquires Questra
Axeda, the on-demand remote service software company, acquired the technology and related assets of Questra Corporation. Today, more than 100 of the world's leading product manufacturers, including EMC, GE Healthcare, NetApp, Philips and Siemens, rely on Axeda and Questra to power their remote service initiatives. This critical mass of customers is indicative of the trend away from costly break / fix service toward delivering products with smart services built-in. Questra innovations such as a flexible SOA, and highly extensible Service Agent combined with Axeda innovations including On-Demand delivery, industry leading security, and deep-featured applications will accelerate Axeda customers' ability to provide the next generation of service to their customers.
Announcement Date: December 16, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
Architel acquires Atlas Technology Group
Dallas-based Architel said that it bought AtlasTG assets including ATG US, Tribeworks Inc., Atlas Group Holdings Limited, BLive Networks and Atlas Technology Group NZ. The new company formed from AtlasTG assets will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Architel. AtlasTG, headquartered in Seattle, provides outsourced application software support services and software for clients worldwide. The company specializes in remotely supporting custom-built applications and networks using proprietary process, monitoring, and management systems.
Announcement Date: November 12, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
ILS Technology acquires ComBrio
ILS Technology, LLC, an industry player in enabling intelligence through connectivity, has acquired substantially all the operating assets of ComBrio, Inc., a provider of Remote Product Services (RPS) software for mission-critical remote data center management. ComBrio’s virtual IP infrastructure is used to monitor and manage devices for RPS providers and their enterprise customers. The acquisition enables ILS Technology to expand its footprint in the Managed Service Provider market by capitalizing on ComBrio’s Virtual Service Infrastructure (VSI) that provides simple, secure monitoring and access to a wide variety of information technology devices and systems. Integrated into ILS Technology’s portfolio, VSI will significantly strengthen the company’s ability to provide seamless communication between intelligent devices in the plant and enterprise applications.
Announcement Date: November 5, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
Acresso Software acquires Tracker product technology from LinkRight Software
Acresso Software, a privately held company of Thoma Bravo (announced last week to be acquired by Intraware), has acquired the Tracker product technology from LinkRight Software, building on the forecasting and analysis capabilities within Acresso's Flexnet Manager Suite to deliver a more comprehensive software usage profile for enterprise IT. This addition also extends the range of complex technologies that Flexnet Manager Suite can address, including CATIA, the company said. With the current economic slowdown, 'do more with less' is a louder mantra for IT organizations than ever before.
Announcement Date: October 28, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
Novell to acquire Managed Objects
Novell is acquiring business service management leader Managed Objects. The acquisition will extend Novell's portfolio of data center solutions by adding tools to provide a unified view of all information and workloads. As a result, both IT and business managers will have improved visibility into how their information systems deliver business services across physical and virtual environments, so managers can make better decisions to ensure availability and quality of service while improving agility and lowering the total cost of data center management. The acquisition of Managed Objects by Novell illustrates Novell's commitment to an expanded management strategy and makes them a strong competitor in the service management market. Managed Objects is a recognized player in BSM and has a proven track record with some of the largest companies in the world. The Managed Objects’ products complement and extend Novell's existing workload management and virtualization solutions by adding flexible service modeling, leading Configuration Management Data Base (CMDB) technology, advanced analytics and unique Web 2.0-based visualization technology.
Announcement Date: October 14, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed