COMPANY NAME/
VARBUSINESS RANK |
PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE |
ACTIVITY |
VALUE |
THE RESULT |
| Agilysys (#68) and Innovativ (2007 VARBusiness #136) |
Private |
Agilysys acquired Innovativ in July 2007. |
$100-$190 million |
Gave Agilysys a major Sun server and storage business. |
| Agilysys (#68) and InfoGenesis |
Private |
Agilysys acquired InfoGenesis in June 2007. |
$90 million |
Expanded Agilysys' enterprise-class POS business in the hospitality industry |
| Agilysys (#68) and KeyLink |
Private |
Agilysys sold its KeyLink Systems Group business to Arrow. |
$485 million |
Lets Agilysys focus on being a solution provider and paved the way for future acquistions. |
| Agilysys (#68) and Stack Computer |
Private |
Agilysys acquired Stack in April 2007. |
$28 million |
Gave Agilyssy a West Coast base and a major EMC partner. |
| Capgemini (#6) and Kanbay |
Public |
Capgemini acquired Kanbay in January 2007, but announced intent to acquire in 2006. |
$1.25 billion |
Reinforced Capgemini's financial services portfolio. |
| Capgemini (#6) and Software Architects (Sogeti) |
Public |
Capgemini acquired Software Architect, later renamed Sogeti, February 2007. |
$68 million |
Strengthened Capgemini's U.S. market for project management, architecture, technology and business requirements. |
| Citigroup-Transaction Services (#40) and Bisys Group, The (2007 VARBusiness 500 #63) |
Public |
In August 2007, the Investment Services Division of The Bisys Group became part of Citi, while its Retirement and Insurance Services divisions were combined with Crump Insurance Services to form Crump Group. |
$842 million |
The Bisys Group is now part of two larger companies. |
| CompuCom Systems (#54) and SaltSpring Software |
Private |
CompuCom acquired SaltSpring in March 2008. |
N/A |
Got Microsoft LAR (Large Account Reseller) status in Canada. |
| CompuCom Systems (#54), IIM Acquistion and Vanguard Managed Solutions (#382) |
Private |
In October 2007, IIM acquired CompuCom and Vanguard from Platinum Equity, then merged the two. |
N/A |
Combined outsourcing and managed services capabilities. |
| Datalink (#190) and Midrange Computer Solutions (2007 VARBusiness 500 #364) |
Private |
Datalink acquired MCSI in February 2007. |
$14 million |
Expanded geographic reach and services capbilities. |
| FusionStorm (#139) and Technology Services and Integration (TSI) |
Private |
FusionStorm acquired TSI in August 2007. |
N/A |
Got Cisco VoIP capbilities ad related services. |
| G&B Solutions (#493) and VSE |
Private |
VSE acquired G&B in April 2008. |
$19.5 million |
Expands professional services VSE offers its federal customers |
| Incentra Solutions (#224) and Helio Solutions (#285) |
Public |
Acquired Helio in August 2007. |
$10.3 million |
Gives Incentra a West Coast Sun Microsoft business. |
| Incentra Solutions (#224) and SSI hubcity (#433) |
Public |
Acquired SSI hubcity in September 2007. |
$6 million |
Gives Incentra a East Coast Sun Microsoft business. |
| Insight Enterprises (#28) and Calence (2007 VARBusiness 500 #412) |
Public |
Insight acquired calence in January 2008. |
$125 million |
Got a large Cisco practice. |
| Keane (2007 VARBusiness 500 #60) |
Private |
Keane was acquired by Caritor in Jne 2007, IT service provider. |
$854 million |
Global consulting, technology and outsourcing services. |
| Logicalis (#71) and Carotek |
Public |
Logicalis acquired Carotek in July 2007. |
$25 million |
Expanded Logicalis' HP business in the Southeast U.S. |
| Logicalis (#71) and Promon Tecnologia |
Public |
Logicalis acquired Brazil-based Promon in March 2008 and Promon's parent company acquired part of Logicalis' parent company. |
$160 million |
Expanded Logicalis' Latin America reach. |
| PC Mall (#60) and Sarcom (#157) |
Public |
PC Mall acquired Sarcom in August 2007. |
$55 million |
PC Mall added value-added services with the acquistion. |
| Presidio Networked Solutions (#69) and Solarcom |
Private |
Presidio acquired Solarcom in March 2007. |
$315 million |
Increased Presidio's Sun and Cisco products and services. |
| Sirius Computer Solutions (#85) and Strategic Computer Solutions (#276) |
Private |
Sirius acquired Strategic in September 2007. |
$99 million |
Brought Sirius new software and security offerings. |
| Softchoice (#78) and NexInnovations (#76) |
Private |
Softchoice acquired the technology solutions and products division of NexInnovations in october 2007. NexInnovations' break-fix services division continued under NexInnovations. |
$10 million |
Expanded Softchoice's ability to help customers select, acquire and manage software and hardware technology resources. |
| Strategic Technologies (2007 VARbusiness 500 #245) and Consonus (#261) |
Private |
The tow merged in January 2007, and was renamed Consonus in January 2008. |
N/A |
United Consonus, a high-availability data center and IT managed service provider, with STI, a provider of managed services and infrastructure solutions. |
| The TriZetto Group (#107) and Quality Care Solutions (2007 VARbusiness 500 #356) |
Public |
TriZettoo acquired QCS in January 2007. Intent to acquire announced in September 2006. TriZetto was bought by Apax Partners in April 2008 and taken private. |
$130 million |
Enhanced TriZetto's health-care payer industry solutions. |
| Wyle and RS Information Systems (#120) |
Private |
Wyle acquired RS in december 2007. |
$363.4 million |
Got a federal government integrator. |
| SOURCE: 2008 VARBUSINESS 500 |
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