Today's Deals: Via Net.Works Moves Into Germany

 Pivotal (PVTL) to acquire Project One Business Technologies

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Internet services

   *  Scorecard:      B-

VANCOUVER, B.C., Oct. 5--Pivotal Corporation announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Project One Business Technologies, a privately held provider of Internet solutions specifically designed for the healthcare industry. Pivotal enables large and medium-sized businesses worldwide to make, serve, and manage customers with superior speed and efficiency by providing XML-based demand chain networks that deliver personalized customer experiences across every touch point in real-time, and will incorporate Project One's solutions and expertise into a vertical operating unit that will deliver demand chain network solutions for the healthcare industry.

 

 Centillium Communications (CTLM) acquires vEngines

   *  Amount:         $43 million

   *  Terms:            100% stock

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Internet services

   *  Scorecard:      B-

FREMONT, Oct. 5--Centillium Communications announced the acquisition of privately held vEngines, which develops high-density voice processing semiconductor products which bridge circuit switched voice and data networks, for total consideration of approximately $43 million of newly issued Centillium common stock and stock options. With the vEngines acquisition, Centillium strengthens its position as the market leader in supporting true convergence of circuit switched voice networks with Asymmetric Transfer Mode (ATM), Internet Protocol (IP) and Frame Relay networks.

 

 VIA NET.WORKS (VNWI) acquires Highspeed-Server-Internet Verwaltungs GmbH

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        ISPs/Access providers

   *  Scorecard:      B

RESTON, Va., Oct. 5--VIA NET.WORKS, an international single-source provider of Internet access and services focusing on businesses in Europe, Latin America, and the United States, announces the acquisition of Highspeed-Server-Internet Verwaltungs GmbH, headquartered in Forcheim and provider of high quality shared, dedicated and managed Web hosting services to business customers in Germany. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

 

 Simtek (SRAM) acquires WebGear wireless technology

   *  Amount:         $4.5 million

   *  Terms:            5 million shares

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Speed/Bandwidth

   *  Scorecard:      C+

COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. 5--Simtek Corporation , manufacturer of high performance nonvolatile memory and logic products, has purchased key wireless technology assets from WebGear of Dublin, CA as part of its strategy to target high-growth emerging, wireless markets. The addition of WebGear's wireless intellectual property will complete Simtek's ability to develop products for the highly regarded Bluetooth market. The transaction consists of purchasing patents and trade secret technology properties in return for 5,000,000 shares of Simtek common stock plus 1,875,000 shares of WebGear common stock that Simtek previously acquired through investment.

 

 Flexxtech (FLXT) acquires 80% stake in OpiTV.com

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Internet services

   *  Scorecard:      C

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 5--Bob Eubanks, spokesperson and shareholder of Flexxtech announced that they have acquired an 80% stake in OpiTV.com, an I-commerce technology company that is engaged in the business of marketing and distributing a Set-Top-Box device on a rental basis targeted to a demographic based on a value-added experience. The acquisition consisted of a share exchange in common stock between OpiTV.com and Flexxtech.

 

 eTravelserve.com (TSER) acquires All Seasons Travel

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        E-tailers

   *  Scorecard:      C

BOCA RATON, Oct. 5--Paul Johnson, President/CEO of eTravelserve.com announced the acquisition of All Seasons Travel, a division of Rohl, Inc. This represents the last of the outstanding "travel firm" acquisitions that were previously announced, putting the cumulative gross travel industry sales for eTravelserve.com now at approximately $20 million.