Wind River (WIND) acquires ICESoft

   *  Amount:         $25 million

   *  Terms:            100% cash

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Internet services

   *  Scorecard:      B

ALAMEDA, Calif., Aug. 27--Wind River Systems , a provider of embedded development software and services for the Internet era, and ICESoft AS of Bergen, Norway, announced that Wind River has acquired ICESoft, a developer of innovative embedded Internet browsing technologies for intelligent devices. Through the acquisition, Wind River will enable manufacturers of consumer electronic products, including Internet appliances such as Web pads and screen phones, Digital TVs, set-top boxes and Web-based business terminals, to incorporate Web browsing and secure transaction functionality into their products. Wind River acquired ICESoft for $25 million in cash.

 

 Sabre (TSG) to acquire GetThere (GTHR)

   *  Amount:         $757 million

   *  Terms:            100% cash

   *  Premium:        90%

   *  Industry:        Internet services

   *  Scorecard:      B+

FORT WORTH, Texas and MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 28--Sabre Holdings, the world leader in travel marketing and distribution, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire GetThere in an all cash tender offer valued at $757 million. The GetThere acquisition will bring together the top two players in the online business-to-business corporate travel channel and the business-to-consumer e-commerce channel for airlines, travel suppliers and travel agencies. GetThere will be combined with the Sabre Business Travel Solutions unit.

 

 Alteon WebSystems (ATON) to acquire Bluetail AB

   *  Amount:         $152 million

   *  Terms:            100% stock

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Speed/Bandwidth

   *  Scorecard:      B+

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Aug. 28--Alteon WebSystems announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Bluetail AB, a Swedish-based Internet startup for approximately $152 million in a stock-for-stock shareholder exchange. Bluetail manufactures and markets content-intelligent traffic management software for high-volume Web computing environments and will play a key role in Alteon's Webworking framework. Each Bluetail shareholder will receive .62995 shares of Alteon WebSystems common stock for every share of Bluetail common stock.

 

 HeadHunter.Net (HHNT) acquires MiracleWorkers.com

   *  Amount:         $8.6 million

   *  Terms:            1.44 million shares

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Content/Communities

   *  Scorecard:      C+

ATLANTA, Aug. 28--Atlanta-based HeadHunter.Net , the #2 online recruiting site on the Internet, announced it had acquired the #1 healthcare recruiting site on the Web MiracleWorkers.com. The combined partnership will offer 35,000 healthcare jobs, giving Headhunter.net an instant leadership role in providing eRecruiting services to the 1.2 trillion dollar healthcare industry. In the all-stock deal Headhunter.net exchanged 1,437,500 shares for all the outstanding shares of MiracleWorkers.com.

 

 Adobe Systems (ADBE) to acquire Glassbook

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Performance software

   *  Scorecard:      B-

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28--Adobe Systems announced a definitive agreement to acquire Boston-based Glassbook, a developer of consumer and commercial software for the e-book market, automating the supply chain for publishers, booksellers, distributors and libraries. The Glassbook acquisition advances Adobe's strategy of leveraging its publishing heritage to bring simplicity and ease of use to all aspects of the eBook experience. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

 

 Bottomline Technologies (EPAY) acquires Checkpoint Holdings, Flashpoint

   *  $90 million

   *  Terms:            $19.5 million cash/remainder in stock

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        E-commerce enablers

   *  Scorecard:      B-

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Aug. 28--Bottomline Technologies , a provider of Web-enabled billing, payment and electronic banking solutions, announced two key acquisitions, Checkpoint Holdings and Flashpoint. Based in Reading, England, Checkpoint is a leading eCommerce and electronic payments software provider for the UK; its transaction is valued at $78 million. Flashpoint is a Web-based software development organization based in Boston, MA; its transaction is valued at approximately $12 million, consisting of $4.5 million in cash and $7.5 million in stock. With these two acquisitions, Bottomline expects to significantly accelerate its growth, extend the reach of its technology solutions, and provide further resources for its global customers and worldwide channel partners.

 

 TechRepublic acquires ITRadar.com

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        E-commerce enablers

   *  Scorecard:      B

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 28--TechRepublic, an online destination developed exclusively for IT professionals by IT professionals, announced its acquisition of ITRadar.com, an emerging business-to-business information technology marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of information technology services. TechRepublic is an independent subsidiary of Gartner Group. The ITRadar.com acquisition will provide TechRepublic's 800,000 registered members easy access to its established network of 3,800 IT services firms offering IT implementation, consulting, and staffing solutions in more than 50 local markets across the United States and Canada. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.