BroadSoft acquires Sylantro
BroadSoft, Inc., provider of Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications to the telecommunications industry, has acquired Sylantro Systems Corporation, a provider of VoIP applications. Sylantro has been a strong competitor of BroadSoft for 10 years. The acquisition extends BroadSoft's leadership in VoIP applications. Sylantro's Synergy multiplay platform and Synapps Web Services provide a carrier-grade, feature-rich, web services-enabled common capability for creating new converged experiences for businesses and consumers. To serve its growing customer base, BroadSoft now has development and customer operations centers in Montreal, Canada; Dallas, Texas; Bangalore, India; Sydney, Australia; Belfast, Northern Ireland; and Gaithersburg, Maryland. BroadSoft and Sylantro have long histories of helping telecommunications service providers deliver IP communications services to businesses and consumers around the world. By joining forces, the two companies are in a position to create a market leading global entity with a shared vision and infrastructure.
Announcement Date: December 29, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
Mer Telemanagement Solutions to acquire AnchorPoint LOB
Mer Telemanagement Solutions Ltd. (Israel), a global provider of business support systems (BSS) for comprehensive telecommunication management and customer care & billing solutions, is acquiring the telecom expense management business of AnchorPoint, Inc. Upon completion of the transaction, MTS will integrate its telecommunication management and billing solutions with AnchorPoint's telecommunications expense management (TEM) solutions. This transaction is in line with Mer’s business objectives and it is an important step in carrying out its strategy to improve its market position and product offerings, accelerate growth and profitability. The merger complements Mer’s TEM offerings which, with an immediate return on investment to customers, are important management tools during a period of slowdown and an unstable economic environment.
Announcement Date: December 23, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
Tecnomen to acquire Lifetree Convergence
Finnish telecom software firm Tecnomen has acquired Delhi-based Lifetree Convergence Pvt Ltd, an IT and OSS billing solutions provider to telecom companies. The new entity will be called Tecnomen Lifetree. The acquisition comes as a surprise as Lifetree just got a commitment of $20 million investment from International Finance Corp (IFC), the private equity arm of the World Bank. The funds from IFC were raised by Lifetree for potential acquisitions and it was evaluating various targets. Initially, Lifetree was exploring a buyout of Tecnomen with a private equity fund, but financing became difficult after financial meltdown started. The two firms have very limited overlap in their customer base and Tecnomen could market all of Lifetree's products through its global sales network. The products of the two companies are also a good match and will expand the product offering of Tecnomen.
Announcement Date: December 15, 2008
Deal Value: $46 Million (Cash and stock)
Voxeo acquires VoiceObjects
Voxeo, the world's leading provider of standards-based voice application platforms and hosted services, announced it has acquired VoiceObjects, the world's leading provider of self-service application development and analytics solutions. VoiceObjects enables organizations to enhance each user experience, integrate phone self-service into comprehensive customer service strategies and manage phone self-service applications residing on VoiceXML-based IVR platforms. Voxeo is an employee-owned company with headquarters in Orlando, Beijing, Cologne and London. The company's Prophecy Platform has been downloaded more than 30,000 times since its launch in 2006 and its standards-based IVR hosting platform is the largest in the world and the only one backed by a 100% uptime guarantee. VoiceObjects is the second acquisition Voxeo completed in 2008, following the acquisition of Beijing-based Micromethod, a SIP-based communications and collaboration software provider, in August.
Announcement Date: December 9, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
Modavox to acquire Augme Mobile
Modavox, Inc., an Internet broadcasting pioneer and holder of several patented technologies, is acquiring a majority of Augme Mobile, a provider of mobile marketing solutions and services. Augme Mobile offers the first and only comprehensive web-based marketing platform that provides marketers, brands and advertising agencies the ability to create, deliver, manage and track interactive marketing campaigns targeting mobile consumers through traditional print advertising channels. Augme Mobile’s fully integrated mobile marketing platform fulfills the advertiser’s need to offer interactive multimedia mobile content, while simultaneously satisfying the consumer’s desire for easier and more robust mobile connectedness. Despite the mass adoption of sophisticated mobile devices and the hype around mobile commerce, marketers have struggled to find an effective way to navigate the maze of wireless carriers, mobile phones, operating systems and disparate technical components required to launch successful mobile marketing campaigns. Augme Mobile solves this “mobile marketing puzzle” through an integrated solution that delivers interactive marketing content through traditional media channels to the mobile consumer on-demand. Recent research suggests that what is now a $1 billion market will reach between an estimated $10 to $19 billion market by 2011.
Announcement Date: December 2, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
Providea acquires Videré Conferencing
Providea, Inc. has acquired Boston-based Videré Conferencing, Inc. The acquisition nearly doubles the size and resources of the combined video conferencing company which will operate under the name of Providea Conferencing, LLC. Providea, Inc. is a provider of comprehensive video conferencing solutions comprised of best-in-class hardware, managed services, network and multipoint conferencing. Videré Conferencing, Inc. offers a full suite of video conferencing software, audiovisual and networking solutions with extensive experience in high-definition (HD) video conferencing environments and custom integration. The acquisition of Videré is highly complementary geographically, bringing the combined company to 13 locations across the U.S.
Announcement Date: December 2, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
Callis Communications acquires Odyssey Networks
Callis Communications, a leading regional provider of hosted telephony and managed Voice-over-IP services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), announced the acquisition of Odyssey Networks. By adding the Odyssey's IT capabilities to the Voicepath Hosted PBX service, Callis demonstrates their ability to effectively deliver unified communications to small and medium sized businesses in the Gulf Coast. Odyssey Networks is a Gold Certified Microsoft Partner that has helped many mobile companies affordably take advantage of technology. They see this acquisition as an opportunity to scale their offering to everyone in the Callis network. Callis's growth is gathering national attention. They were ranked the 32nd fastest growing Telecommunications company in the 2008 Inc. 5000 list. Recently, TelephonyOnline, TMCnet, and Smallbiztechnology.com highlighted Callis's "green" solutions with their stories about Callis's 802.3af technology to power all phones from a central source to reduce power consumption by 50%.
Announcement Date: November 13, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
Antenna Software Acquires Strategic Assets of Vettro
Antenna Software, provider of business mobility to the enterprise, has acquired strategic assets of Vettro Corporation, a privately held company that specialized in mobile applications for the field service industry. In the deal, Antenna acquired assets that include Vettro's products and intellectual property, select customers and related customer contracts, and alliance and channel partnerships. The acquisition builds on Antenna's decade-long expertise in mobility and brings additional expertise across several industry sectors including IT service management/help desk, local delivery and courier companies, transportation and logistics, utilities and the broader field service space. The acquisition also reinforces the long-term viability of Antenna's platform-based mobility approach and further strengthens the company's position in the mobile enterprise application platform market.
Announcement Date: November 10, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
Interspire & Ergo-Brains merge
Ergo-Brains Inc (Japan) agreed to merge with Interspire Inc, a majority-owned unit of Digital Advertising Consortium Inc, and a provider of advertising services via cell phones. Interspire Inc, is engaged in advertising and planning advertisement, operating various websites including shopping via cellular phone terminal, and providing business consulting services. Ergo-Brains Inc is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with a domestic branch office in Osaka. The Company's principal activity is the provision of effective advertising service on Internet. The operations are carried out through the following divisions: Marketing and E-Commerce. Marketing division carries out all marketing activities like direct e-mails, HTML magazines and target research. E-commerce division provides a dream catalogue for online shopping.
Announcement Date: October 30, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
Homeland Integrated Security Systems acquires DirectView Video
Homeland Integrated Security Systems, Inc. acquired DirectView Video Technologies Inc., provider of high-quality video conferencing solutions and services that enable its clients to conduct remote meetings by linking participants in geographically dispersed locations. The Company distributes award-winning video conferencing products and peripherals to many different organizations including professional service firms, state and local government agencies and other domestic and multinational companies. It also provides enabling technologies such as multipoint video and audio conferencing, video conferencing over IP, document conferencing and visual presentations. The company is seeking to bolster its product portfolio through the acquisition of DirectView assets in order to increase revenue, reach multiple vertical markets and improve shareholder value.
Announcement Date: October 30, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
H1 Communication AB to acquire Call in One AB
Swedish customer relationship management company, H1 Communication AB, has agreed to acquire Call in One (CIO) AB. CIO offers switchboard and answering services and provides customer services solutions to some 100 companies. The company has 20 employees at offices in Helsingborg and Stockholm. H1 Communication, headquartered in Ostersund, Sweden, is a newly established provider of outsourced CRM services.
Announcement Date: October 28, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
Enghouse (Syntellect) acquires Envox Worldwide
Enghouse Systems Limited (Canada) and its subsidiary Syntellect Inc. acquired the assets of Envox Group AB. With more than 40 years combined experience, Syntellect and Envox have a strong tradition of expertise and experience serving the Interactive Voice Response and Contact Center industries. The complementary product portfolios enable the delivery of truly open contact center solutions. The acquisition of a well known industry leader like Envox will allow Syntellect to continue its global presence and expand to new territories in APAC and Europe. The combined organization’s capabilities and product portfolio will be able to address the full spectrum of market opportunities in the contact center space.
Announcement Date: October 21, 2008
Deal Value: $14 Million (Cash)
Fonfun Corp. acquires Accel Corp.
Fonfun Corp is acquiring Accel Corp, a provider of telecommunication services, in a stock swap transaction. Accel Corp, headquartered in Tokyo, provides mobile contents, communication, and business solution services. The company provides Ekispert transportation information services, through mobile phones. fonfun Corp, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a contents provider for DoCOMo's I-appli. This offering mainly consists of Remote Mail service that transmits email between cellular phones, homes and offices.
Announcement Date: October 13, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
MobUI acquires Action Engine
MobUI, a Redmond, Wash.-based mobile applications development startup, has acquired Action Engine Corp., a Bellevue, Wash.-based mobile apps company that had raised over $60 million in VC funding. MobUI plans to use the funds, along with Action Engine’s patented technology, to deliver upon the company’s mission to rapidly create beautiful iPhone, mobile web, and downloadable applications for major consumer brands. The round of funding was led by GlobalNET Mobile Solutions, a leading wireless application services provider in Latin America. Using their ‘speed of wow’ development approach, MobUI slices projects into multiple, bite-sized deliveries which shorten the mobile development cycle and place prototypes in their customers’ hands sooner. This enables their content company customers to provide feedback earlier and wireless consumers to enjoy beautiful mobile experiences faster.
Announcement Date: October 13, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed
Broadcaster acquires Eyecandy
Broadcaster, Inc. has acquired Eyecandy Inc., a multimedia company in China with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Nanjing and Guangzhou. Eyecandy Media provides cellphone applications to China Mobile and is expected to provide additional media applications and content such as casual games to the future 3G cell phone subscribers in China. Eyecandy has an agreement with a mainland Chinese hardware and systems integrator that has deployed its technology applications to a major carrier in China and through whom Eyecandy anticipates gaining access to these carriers. Broadcaster intends to build the Eyecandy brand in Asia in part by utilizing the recently acquired LampLighter Studios game development capacity.
Announcement Date: October 8, 2008
Deal Value: Undisclosed