MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

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BEA to acquire portal solutions company

BEA Systems Inc. will acquire enterprise portal solution provider Plumtree Software Inc. for about $200 million in cash.

SAIC to acquire engineering firm

Science Applications International Corp. is buying Geo-Centers Inc., an 1,100-employee engineering and professional services firm.

Radiance acquires open source intelligence provider

Defense contractor Radiance Technologies Inc. has acquired Open Source Publishing Inc., a provider of open source intelligence support services, said Radiance officials.

Veritas to acquire troubled MZM

The private equity firm Veritas Capital has made another move into the government IT market by picking up beleaguered Top 100 company MZM Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

General Dynamics makes play for mobile computing company

Defense contractor General Dynamics Corp. acquired Tadpole Computer Inc. for an undisclosed amount.

Lockheed bolsters U.K. presence

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s U.K. subsidiary plans to buy Insys Group Ltd., a British supplier of military communications and weapon systems and advanced analysis services.

'A new foundation'

How does a company with revenue of less than $1 million per year acquire a company with revenue reaching nearly $430 million a year? The small company has something the big company wants.

Call to action

The Allied Defense Group Inc. isn't just about bombs and bullets.

ACS to acquire Ascom's transportation revenue division

Affiliated Computer Services Inc. will acquire the transport revenue division of Ascom AG for roughly $100 million.

QinetiQ makes move into the Top 100, creates U.S. IT platform

$300 million deal for Apogen Technologies Inc. will push British defense company QinetiQ Plc into the Top 100 of government IT providers.

Market Watch: International transactions fuel rise in M&A volume

Transaction volume in the aerospace, defense and government services market is on pace in 2005 to exceed the record levels achieved in 2004.

M&A roundup

Perot Systems Corp. of Plano, Texas, has bought safety, environmental and engineering services company PrSM Corp. for $7.2 million.

M&A roundup

Perot Systems Corp. of Plano, Texas, has bought safety, environmental and engineering services company PrSM Corp. for $7.2 million.

HyperSpace acquires Top 100 PC maker

HyperSpace Communications Inc. has completed the acquisition of PC maker MPC Computers LLC in an all-stock deal.

IBM to acquire PureEdge

IBM Corp. has entered into an agreement to acquire PureEdge Solutions Inc., a provider of electronic-forms-based business process management software and services.

Perot Systems makes deal for DOE supplier

Perot Systems Corp. has purchased safety, environmental and engineering services company PrSM Corp. for $7.2 million in cash.

VeriSign buys iDefense

VeriSign Inc. has acquired Reston, Va.-based security intelligence firm iDefense for about $40 million in cash.

Ciber closes Knowledge Systems acquisition

Ciber Inc. has completed its $2.5 million acquisition of Knowledge Systems Private Ltd.

SRA finishes Galaxy Scientific purchase

SRA International Inc. has completed its acquisition of Galaxy Scientific Corp., the company announced.