Salt Lake City-based Solera Networks, the developer of security, packet monitoring, and analytics tools, has been acquired by Blue Coat Systems. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Blue Coat said it will use the acquisition to...

Boulder-based amateur sports software provider TeamSnap has picked up fellow online sports site WePlay, the company said this morning. Financial terms of the buy were not announced by the companies. TeamSnap said it has acquired WePlay's te...

Chandler, Arizona-based 360 Vantage, a developer of cloud-based, customer relationship mangaement software, has been acquired by Connecticut-based IMS Health. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. IMS Health is a provider of heal...

It looks like 2012 was a great year for mergers and acquisition activity in Utah, according to local group the MountainWest Capital Network. The group--which keeps close tabs on deals in the state--said there was more than 110 M&A deals, to...

The acquisition of Fort Collins, Colorado-based Inviragen could be worth up to $250M for the company's backers, based on its milestones. Takeda Pharmaceutical and Inviragen announced the acquisition deal Tuesday, saying that Takeda will pay...

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten says that its acquisition of Salt Lake City-based MediaForge is paying off for the company, as the newly renamed Rakuten MediaForge has seen "double digit" growth for the second consecutive quarter since it...

Salt Lake City-based Fusion-io, the publicly held developer of solid state storage products, has acquired fellow data storage developer NexGen Storage, the company announced Wednesday afternoon. Fusion-io said it paid $114M in cash and appr...

Boulder-based Rally Software has officially closed its IPO, the firm said today, having sold 6,900,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $14.00 per share. The company said that included 900,000 shares of common stock issued to its un...

Englewood, Colorado-based satellite broadcaster DISH Network said this morning that it is offering up $25.5 billion in cash and stock, to acquire Sprint Nextel...

Boulder-based Rally Software saw a big bump in its IPO this morning, up more than 25% in morning trading after pricing higher than initial estimates. The firm was trading as high as $18.38 this morning, after pricing at $14.00 last night in...

Boulder-based Rally Software, the developer of Agile software development tools, has priced its IPO, offering up six million shares of its common stock at $14.00 per share. Rally is set to debut on the New York Stock Exchange as RALY. Ral...

Boulder-based Agile software developer Rally Software is expected to become the next big IPO to emerge out of the region's high tech industry Friday, and is scheduled to go public tomorrow. The firm is expected to raised around $85.9M in an...

Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar said Tuesday that it is buying Silicon Valley-based TetraSun, a developer of CdTE thin film solar power technology. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. TetraSun was formerly owned by JX Nippon Oi...

Salt Lake City-based security and IT software developer LANDesk Software has snagged an entire product line from virtualization software developer VMware, the firms said this morning. According to the two, LANDesk has acquired VMware's Prot...

Golden, Colorado-based HomeAdvisor, an online site owned by IAC which provides information on home repair and improvement projects, said today that it has acquired Werkspot.nl, a Netherlands-based site which connects homeowners with craftsm...

Englewood, Colorado-based information and consulting firm IHS has acquired another software company, the firm said today. The firm said it has acquired Fekete Associates, a software and services firm aimed at the oil and gas industry. Finan...

Boulder-based Rally Software set the pricing range for its IPO today, estimating that the firm would price its IPO at between $11.00 and $13.00 per share. The firm, which is a provider of Agile development software, is planning to list on t...

Provo, Utah-based Qualtrics has turned down a $500M acquisition offer, according to CEO Ryan Smith. In a segment on CNBC, Smith said that the firm turned down an acquisition offer of $500M, and that it expects it might receive other similar...

Englewood, Colorado-based Liberty Global said Thursday that it has acquired 12.5 percent of a cable operator in the Netherlands, Ziggo N.V.. Liberty Global paid approximately $812.26M US for the stake. Liberty Global said it expects the dea...

Phoenix-based electronics components distributor Avnet has acquired another company, this time a distributor of wireless, optical, telecom, data communications, and industrial components in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China. Avne...

Englewood, Colorado-based Swiftpage, the developer of marketing and customer relationship management software, said today that it has completed its acquisition of ACT! and Sage SalesLogix, the CRM tools owned by Sage Group Plc.. Financial t...

Laramie, Wyoming-based materials analysis software developer Firehole Composites, which develops software for the design and analysis of composite materials, has been acquired by CAD software giant Autodesk. Financial terms of the buy were ...

Denver-based business process outsourcing firm StarTek is getting into the customer experience research area, via an acquisition of a firm called Ideal Dialogue, Co., the firm announced late Tuesday. Financial terms of the buy were not disc...

Tempe, Arizona-based iTRACS, a provider of enterprise, data center infrastructure management services, has been acquired by North Carolina-based CommScope, the companies said today. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. CommScope s...

Salt Lake City-based solid state storage developer Fusion-io said Monday that it has agreed to acquire a developer of open source storage software, ID7. UK-based ID7 is on eof the key developer of the SCST SCSI Linux Target Subsystem softw...

Colorado Springs-based Chefs Catalog, the online retailer of cookware, kitchen tools and gadgets, bakeware, and other kitchen products, has been acquired by Target Corp., Target said Thursday. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. ...

Boulder-based agile software development firm Rally Software has filed for an IPO, saying Monday afternoon that it is looking to raised $70M in an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. The IPO is being underwritten by Deutsche Bank Securities...

Boulder-based private equity investor Grey Mountain Partners said this morning that it has sold off one of its portfolio companies, AQS Holdings, a developer of software for the commercial property and casualty insurance carrier market. Fin...

Rack up another successful acquisition out of a TechStars accelerator program: MetricsHub, a TechStars company run out of the Microsoft Accelerator in Bellevue, Washington, has been acquired by Microsoft, the firms said Monday evening. Fin...

The acquisition of Louisville, Colorado-based Sound Surgical Technologies, which develops ultra-sound based liposection equipment, has completed, according to buyer Solta Medical. The deal was worth $25.5M in Solta common stock, $5.0M in ca...

The Entrepreneurs Foundation of Colorado, the effort which seeks to get startup entrepreneurs to give back to the local community by pledging their future success with local nonprofits, has signed up a new company, Radish Systems. According...

Boise, Idaho-based Micron Technology has sold off a manufacturing plant in Italy, the firm said late Monday, in a deal with LFoundry. The two said they are in an agreement where LFoundry will buy Micron Technology Italia, Srl., and all of i...

First To File, a developer of electronic document management systems used for the intellectual property (IP) industry--and which has its operations in Boise, Idaho--has been acquired by CPA Global, CPA Global said Wednesday. Financial detai...

Englewood, Colorado-based digital marketing software developer Swiftpage said today that it has reached a deal with The Sage Group plc, to buy that firm's Sage ACT! contact management and Sage SalesLogix customer relationship management (CR...

Boulder-based Rally Software, the provider of Agile software development tools, is expanding its offerings today via an acquisition, of social collaboration software developer Flowdock. According to Rally, the acquisition adds unified commu...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based domain and web hosting giant Go Daddy said Monday afternoon that it has acquired M.dot, a developer of a mobile app which helps small businesses create their own, mobile websites from their phone. Financial details...

How did working on a second round of funding turn into a huge exit for Louisville's LineRate Systems (www.lineratesystems.com)? Steve Georgis, CEO of LineRate, sat down with us today to tell us about the company's rise from the research out...

Louisville, Colorado-based Linerate Systems, which develops software defined networking technology, has been acquired by F5 Networks, the developer of Internet traffic shaping appliances. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. F5 sa...

Denver-based Ennovate, a provider of energy services in Colorado, Nebraska, Montana and Wyoming, has been acquired by Massachusetts-based Ameresco, Ameresco said Thursday. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Ameresco provides ene...

Channel Intelligence, a developer of software and services to help companies list their products in Google Shopping and other online shopping engines--and which has an office in Phoenix--has been acquired by Google. The deal was worth $125...

The acquisition of Denver-based Harris Broadcast Communications completed Monday, officially spinning out the former division of Harris as an independent company. Harris Broadcast Communications was acquired by private equity firm The Gores...

Louisville, Colorado-based Envysion, the managed video-as-a-service provider headed by Matt Steinfort, has just scored some major backing from a private equity firm. Parthenon Capital Partners, a growth and private equity firm based in San ...

Louisville, Colorado-based Sound Surgical has been acquired by Silicon Valley-based aesthetic medicine firm Solta Medical, in a deal worth up to $40M. Solta Medical said that it acquired Sound Surgical, a developer of ultra-sound based lipo...

Chandler, Arizona-based Infusionsoft, the developer of sales and marketing software for small businesses, announced today that it has acquired Orem, Utah-based social media marketing software developer GroSocial. Financial terms of the buy ...

Englewood, Colorado-based Teletech Holdings, which provides management and IT consulting reported that it has acquired Technology Solutions Group (TSG), which it says provides "customer-focused communication solutions." Financial terms of ...

Englewood, Colorado-based Best Practice Systems, a provider of billing services--including electronic billing, phone billing, payment processing, and other services--has merged with private equity backed Billtrust, the two said Thursday. Fi...

Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar said today that it has acquired Solar Chile, a Santiago, Chile-based developer of solar power projects. Financial term sof the buy were not disclosed. First Solar said that Solar Chile has a portfolio of ear...

Englewood, Colorado-based DISH Network emerged as a surprise bidder for 4G wireless network developer Clearwire Tuesday afternoon, proposing to acquired Clearwire for $3.30 per share, valuing Clearwire at roughly $4.9 billion. The new bid c...

Denver-based Name.com, the domain registrar founded and headed by Bill Mushkin, has been acquired by Demand Media. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Demand Media said it will use Name.com to bolster its platform ahead of releas...

Phoenix-based electronics distributor Avnet said this morning that it has acquired TSSLink, a professional IT services organization based in San Jose, California. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. Avnet said that TSSLink had ...

Denver-based TriZetto, the provider of healthcare information technology and services, said this morning that it has acquired Healthcare Productivity Automation, a Tennessee-based provider of healthcare workflow automation products. Financi...

South Jordan-based Merit Medical Systems, a manufacturer and marketer of disposable medical products for the cardiology, radiology and endoscopy markets, said Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of Thomas Medical Products, Inc.. ...

Boise, Idaho-based semiconductor maker Micron Technology reported this morning that it has received clearance from the Japan Fair Trade Commission on its acquisition of Elpida. Micron says it still requires approval by Elpida creditors, the...

Denver-based BroadHop, a developer of policy control and serve management hardware for mobile and fixed networks, has been acquired by Cisco. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Cisco said the acquisition will help add a ...

Lindon, Utah-based Digicert, a provider of enterprise, SSL certificates and other digital security products, has scored a majority investment from private equity firm TA Associates. Size and terms of the investment were not announced by the...

Phoenix-based Avnet, the electronics distributor, said today that it is acquiring the assets of USI Electronics. Financial details of the buy were not announced. USI Electronics is a distributor of discrete semiconductor, passive and electr...

Tucson-based think film solar firm Global Solar Energy confirmed Tuesday that it has laid off 70 percent of its workforce, and is now seeking a buyer, about a week after Inside Tucson said the firm was in the midst of layoffs. Global Solar ...

Denver-based Harris Broadcast Communications has been acquired by private equity firm The Gores Group, in a deal worth $225M, the firms said Monday. Harris Broadcast Communications, which was part of Harris Corporation, develops hardware an...

A conference operator targeting Silicon Valley entrepreneurs said today that it has acquired Powder Mountain, the Eden, Utah-based ski resort, as the new headquarters for its entrepreneurial efforts. The Summit Series, which runs a series o...

Missoula, Montana-based telecommunications provider Blackfoot Telecommunications Group has acuqired the Idaho-based operations of communications and broadband provider FairPoint Communications, the two said yesterday. The deal was worth $30...

Provo, Utah-based genealogy site MyHeritage has acquired family tree site Geni.com, and raised $25M in a funding round, the firm said today. Financial details of the Geni acquisition were not disclosed. MyHeritage said the new funding round...

Boulder-based Albeo Technologies, which develops LED-based, solid state lighting fixtures, has been acquired by GE Lighting, GE said Monday afternoon. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Privately held Albeo was founded in 2004, ...

Salt Lake City-based Peterson Partners said today that the firm has closed the deal to sell its investment in Vivint to private equity firm Blackstone Capital Partners. The deal had been announced on September 19th, and was worth more than ...

EverLater, a startup developing an online service to share travel experiences, has been acquired by MapQuest, EverLater announced this week. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Everlater was a graduate of TechStars, having been p...

Boulder-based Techstars, the startup acceleration program, is holding its annual FounderCon startup conference this week, and released a few figures about the program Monday. Techstars said that so for, 175 companies out of its programs hav...

Phoenix-based Avnet, the technology distribution giant, announced today that it is selling a Chinese banking software developer, vandasoft Technology Holdings Limited, which was part of its Avnet Vanda Group. Avnet said it will sell that ba...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based security software developer Lumension said this morning that it has acquired the assets of Coretrace, a developer of application control software used for system security. Financial terms of the buy were not disclo...

Boulder-based Vico Software, a developer of software for the commercial construction industry, has been acquired by Trimble, Trimble announced Friday. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Trimble said the asset acquisition will he...

Phoenix-based Avnet said this morning that it has acquired Genilogix, a provider of IT application lifecycle management products and services. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Avnet said that GEnilogix had revenue of approxima...

JDA Software, the developer of enterprise software, is in a merger deal with Atlanta-based RedPrairie, the two said this morning. The two said that RedPrairie will acquire all of the outstanding shares of JDA's common stock for $45 in cash ...

Lafayette, Colorado-based Aegis Analytical Corp., the developer of manufacturing and process management software headed by Robert Di Scipio, has been acquired by a California company for $30M. According to San Diego, California-based Accele...

Chandler, Arizona-based Pan Am Education, a provider of online ducation services, has been acquired by Phoenix private equity firm Pivotal Group. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. Pivotal said it acquired the assets of Pan Am...

Phoenix-based electronics distributor Avnet said Friday that it has acquired two companies. The firm said it has agree dto acquire BrightStar Partners Inc. and related firm BSP Software LLC, both of whom are IBM partners and resellers. Fina...

Phoenix-based IT consulting firm iTS Solutions has been acquired by Baltimore based ERP consulting firm RPI Consultants. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. The two said the acquisition was completed in July. The firms said that ...

Provo, Utah-based Ancestry.com said this morning that it has agreed to be acquired by private equity firm Permira, in a deal worth $1.6 billion. Ancestry.com said that the deal was worth $32 per share. Spectrum Equity will remain an investo...

Louisville, Colorado-based bandwidth provider Zayo said this week that it has signed a deal to acquire First Telecom Services, a provider of bandwidth infrastructure services in the northeastern and midwestern United States. Zayo said it wo...

TechStars' David Cohen has scored a nice exit from one of his seed investments today, after navigation technology firm TeleNav said it was acquiring ThinkNear, a developer of hyper-local mobile advertising technology. TeleNav said it would ...

Colorado Springs-based Accellos, which develops supply chain management software for SMBS, has scored a major investment from private equity firm Accel-KKR. Details of the investment were not announced. According to Accel-KKR, the funding g...

That big, $90M venture funding round for Scottsdale, Arizona-based IO Data Centers this morning? Just a funding injection before an expected, 2013 IPO for the company, according to a report from FORTUNE this morning. IO announced the fundin...

Englewood, Colorado-based TeleTech Holdings, the provider of IT consulting services, said Monday afternoon that it has acquired Guidon Performance Solutions, along with its wholly owned subsidiary, Synovation Health Collaborative. Financial...

Bozeman, Montana-based biopharmaceuticals developer LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals has been acquired by Japanese firm Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Takeda said this morning. Takeda will pay $60M for LigoCyte, giving it access to LigoCyte's norovirus...

Boulder-based Full Partner, a developer of software used for hosting web-based businesses and handling e-commerce, online marketing, affiliate marketing, and much more, has been acquired by New Jersey-based Synduit. Financial terms of the b...

Hailey, Idaho-based Marketron, which provides software for the traditional media and radio industry, said it has acquired Emmis Interactive, a developer of data analytics and reporting products, from Emmis Communications Corporation. Financ...

Tempe, Arizona-based identity theft protection provider LifeLock had its IPO this morning, after pricing at $9 per share, below its initial estimated IPO range of $9.50 and $11.50 per share. The venture-backed company was trading down this ...

Provo, Utah-based Ancestry.com, the family history site, has acquired 1000memories, a San Francisco operator of a service which converts and digitizes photographs and puts them into a digital archive for users. Financial terms of the deal w...

Pleasant Grove, Utah-based Accelerated Payment Technologies, a provider of payment technology for small and medium sized companies, has been acquired by Atlanta-based Global Payments, a provider of electronic transaction processing technolo...

Englewood, Colorado-based Arrow Electronics announced this morning that it has completed its acquisition of Redemtech, a provider of electronic asset disposition services. Arrow has not disclosed terms of the buy, but said that Columbus, Oh...

Phoenix-based Avnet said this morning that it has closed on its acquisition of the Magirus Group, a European distributor of data center products and services. Financial details of the buy have not been announced by the company. Magirus was ...

In what is at least the second, high profile recognition of local software developer Rally Software, the Denver startup is the only area startup to be recognized on a list of the Top 50, U.S. venture backed startups this morning in the Wall...

Colorado Springs-based memory maker Ramtron has received a new, higher offer from Cypress Semiconductor for the company. Cypress offered up $3.10 per share for Ramtron, which values Ramtron at about $109.8M. Ramtron's board has voted unanim...

Louisville, Colorado-based GlobeImmune has reportedly delayed its IPO, according to Fortune's Term Sheet. The reason for the delay was not given, however, the report said the company had scheduled the IPO for this week. The developer of bio...

Stoneware, a developer of cloud computing software which has operations in Salt Lake City, has been acquired by computer giant Lenovo, Lenovo said Tuesday, in a deal which will bolster its product portfolio. According to Lenovo, it is addin...

Tempe, Arizona-based LifeLock, the venture backed provider of identity theft protection services, has set the estimated IPO pricing range for its initial public offering. The firm said it will offer its IPO at between $9.50 and $11.50 per s...

Provo, Utah-based home automation provider Vivint has found a buyer, saying today that it is being acquired by private equity firm Blackstone. The two said the deal is worth in excess of $2.0 billion. Blackstone is buying Vivint from its ex...

A deal to take Ancestry.com has three private equity bidders, according to a report today from Reuters. Ancestry.com, which has been in play since at least June, apparently is seeing bids around $1.5 billion, or $35 per share for the compan...

Tempe, Arizona-based LifeLock is expected to announce the hiring of Yahoo executive Hilary Schneider, according to a report Monday afternoon. AllthingsD, citing sources, said Hilary Schneider, previously one of the top executives at Yahoo, ...

myDials, a developer of online, cloud-based business dashboard and visualization software, has been acquired by Adaptive Planning, a Silicon Valley developer of corporate performance management software. Financial terms of the buy were not ...

Colorado Springs-based memory maker Ramtron has rejected the revised, hostile takeover attempt by Cypress Semiconductor this morning, saying that the unsolicited tender offer is "inadequate". Cypress offered to acquire all of the outstandin...

Provo, Utah-based Vivint, the installer of home automation, home security, and other products and services, is looking for a buyer, according to a report this morning from Reuters. Reuters said that is has hired BofA Merrill Lynch and Citig...

Louisville, Colorado-based GlobeImmune, which develops biopharmaceuticals aimed at treating cancer and infectious diseases, has set its estimated initial public offering price. The firm said in a filing that it now expects an IPo at between...

Salt Lake City-based mediaFORGE, the developer of advertising retargeting technology headed by Tony Zito, has been acquired by a unit of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten. According to Rakuten LinkShare, it has entered into a definitive agr...

Englewood, Colorado-based electronics distributor Arrow Electronics said today that it has acquired Global Link Technology, a provider of electronics asset disposition (EAD) services. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Global Li...

Albuquerque, New Mexico-based venture capital firm Flywheel Ventures has seen a big exit in its porfolio, after Astria Semiconductor Holdings, the parent firm of MicroProbe, was acquired in a $116.8M deal. FormFactor, a developer of semicon...

Nodester, a developer of Node.js platform-as-a-service software, has been acquired by AppFog, a provider of platform-as-a-service (PaaS) software tools for the cloud computing market. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Nodester'...

Tempe, Arizona-based LifeLock, the venture backed provider of identity theft protection services, has filed for an IPO, saying Tuesday afternoon that it is looking to raised $175M in its public offering. The firm said it intends to list on ...

Tucson, Arizona-based Sunquest Information Systems, which provides diagnostic and laboratory information systems to health care providers, has officially become part of Roper Industries, Roper said Thursday. Roper said the deal was worth ap...

An effort by Provo, Utah-based genealogy and family history site Ancestry.com to sell itself to a private equity firm apparently is not going as well as the company had hoped, and has been coming in for less than the company is looking for,...

Denver-based data center operator ViaWest has acquired a data center in Las Vegas from CoreLink, the company said today. Size and financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. ViaWest said the acquisition will double its total curr...

Denver-based Attolist, which develops AEC-Sync, a web-based, construction collaboration softare product, has been acquired by Newforma, the firms said this week. The two said that Newforma agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets o...

Boulder-based Rally Software, the developer of Agile software development tools headed by Tim Miller, said this morning that it has acquired Agile Advantage, a company that helps organizations maximize the financial return of Agile software...

Phoenix-based Avnet, the electronics distribution giant, said today that it has acquired an IT management and integration provider, Pepperweed Consulting. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. Avnet said that Pepperweed has had mo...

Chandler, Arizona-based semiconductor developer Microchip Technology and fellow semiconductor manufacturer SMSC said this morning that the two have completed the acquisition of SMSC by Microchip. The deal had been originally announced on Ma...

Salt Lake City-based HireVue, the developer of online and video interviewing tools headed by David Bradford, has just bolstered its technology today, buying San Francisco-based CodeEval. HireVue, which did not disclosed financial details of...

Phoenix-based Avnet, the electronics distributor, has made another acquisition, this time of an Israeli electronics components distribution business. Avnet said it has acquired the operating assets of the electronic components distribution ...

Greenwood Village, Colorado-based Ciber, the provider of information technology consulting and managed services, is selling parts of its global IT Outsourcing business to Savvis, for $7M in cash plus unspecified earnout, the firms said toda...

A new report Tuesday from the New York Times says that Provo, Utah-based Ancestry.com is nearing a deal to go private. The firm--which has been rumored to be on the block since June--apparently values the company at around $1.5 billion. Anc...

Denver-based TriZetto Group, the provider of healthcare information management services, has acquired ClaimLogic, a medical claims and payment processing company. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. TriZetto acquired Clai...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based domain name registrar and web hosting provider GoDaddy has acquired Outright, a developer of cloud-based, financial management applications, the firm said Wednesday. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. O...

Englewood, Colorado-based WOW! Internet, Cable & Phone, the residential and commercial Internet, cable, and television provider backed by private equity firm Avista Capital Partners, said Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of Kno...

Englewood, Colorado-based CSG International said this morning that it has acquired a Swedish software company, Ascade. The deal was worth approximately $19M in cash. Ascade is a developer of trading and routing software used by telecommunic...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS, the provider of research and information services, continues to go on the acquisition prowl, and has acquired a Boston-based provider of semantic search technology. IHS said it has acquired Invention Machine i...

Auction Genius, a Longmont, Colorado developer of software used for auto dealer auctions, has been acquired by Illinois-based vAuto, vAuto said today. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. vAuto is a developer of inventory manageme...

Broomfield, Colorado-based Datavail, a provider of remote database administration services, said today that it has acquired Blue Gecko, a fellow provider of remote database administration (DBA) services. Financial terms of the buy were not ...

Boulder-based market research firm Pike Research, a provider of smart grid, clean technology, and other energy related research reports and services, has been acquired by Navigant, a Chicago company in the expert services industry. Financia...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS has completed its acquisition of GlobalSpec, the provider of information search and products data for engineering, scientific, manufacturing, and other professionals. The deal was worth $135M. IHS acquired Glob...

Phoenix-based FlipChip International, the provider of semiconductor packacing technology, reported today that it has acquired a Chinese company, focused on semiconductor assembly and test. Financial details of the acquisition were not given...

Louisville, Colorado-based GlobeImmune, the developer of biopharmaceuticals aimed at treating cancer and infectious diseases, filed for an IPO Tuesday, saying it is looking to raise up to $69M on the NASDAQ Global Market. The firm is lookin...

Louisville, Colorado-based Zayo reported this week that it has closed its $2.2 billion acquisition of New York-based AboveNet. Zayo is paying $84.00 per share in cash for AboveNet, which is based in New York. AboveNet is a provider of a pri...

Phoenix-based electronics distributor Avnet said today that it is looking to acquire Japanese electronics components distributor Internix, via one of its subsidiaries. According to Avnet, it has launched a tender offer to acquire all of the...

Colorado Springs-based Ramtron, the developer of ferroelectric random access memory (RAM), said today that its board has unanimously concluded a hostile offer from Cypress Semiconductor is "inadequate". The semiconductor maker said the offe...

Boise, Idaho-based memory maker Micron said yesterday that it is paying $2.5 billion for Japanese memory maker Elpida. The deal includes $750M in cash, plus $1.75 billion in milestone payments through 2019. Micron also said that it has reac...

Englewood, Colorado-based Arrow Electronics, the electronics components distributor, said today that it has completed its acquisition of the ALTIMATE Group, a French distributor of enterprise and midrange computing products, services, and s...

Phoenix-based electronics distributor Avnet said this morning that it is in a deal to acquire the Magirus Group, a European distributor of data center solutions and services. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Avnet sa...

Tempe, Arizona-based Limelight Networks has scored an investment exit, after streaming games firm Gaikai was acquired by Sony in a deal worth $380M. Limelight invested in Gaikai in July of 2010. Gaikai was venture backed by Benchmark Capita...

Salt Lake City-based LANDesk Software announced this morning that it has acquired Wavelink, a developer of mobile device management software which is also based in Salt Lake. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. LANDesk, which is ...

Colorado Springs-based semiconductor memory maker Ramtron rejected the takeover offer from Cypress Semiconductor today, saying that the offer of $2.48 per share of common stock for Ramtron is "not in the best interest" of its stockholders. ...

Phoenix-based WebPT, which develops software-as-a-service used to manage physical therapy clinics, said today that it has acquired Health Data Solutions, a provider of physical therapy and chiropractic billing and revenue cycle management. ...

Colorado Springs-based Ramtron, a developer of memory semiconductors, reported today that it has received a unsolicited proposal from Cypress Semiconductor Corp, the acquire all of the outstanding stock of the firm at $2.48 per share in cas...

A report Friday from Reuters says that Boulder-based Rally Software is one of a number of business software companies expected to file for an IPO in the next few months. Rally, which has been hinting at "strong growth" over the last few mon...

Chandler, Arizona-based Microchip, the developer of analog and microcontroller semiconductors, said last night that it has received antitrust clearance from the U.S., in connection with its deal to acquire Standard Microsystems Corporation ...

Provo, Utah-based Ancestry.com is reportedly seeking a buyer, after hiring an investment banker to potentially sell the company or find other strategic alternatives. According to Bloomberg, the firm has hired Qatalyst Partners, an investmen...

Greenwood Village, Colorado-based investor Keating Capital says it has taken a stake in privately held, venture backed company Stoke. Stoke develops technology used for the LTE and 3G telecommunications market. According to Keating Capital,...

Boulder-based Collective Intellect, the developer of a cloud-based, social media monitoring and analytics service, has been acquired by Oracle, Oracle said this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Collective Inte...

Louisville, Colorado-based Zayo Group, the fiber and bandwidth provider headed by Dan Caruso, has acquired another company today, this time in Washington, D.C. Zayo said it has acquired FiberGate, which provides dark fiber services around t...

Denver-based Quark, the developer of desktop and other publishing software, said Tuesday that it has acquired Mobile IQ, a developer of cloud-based, digital publishing tools. Financial details of the deal were not announced. Mobile IQ has o...

Longmont, Colorado-based Reveal Systems has sold two of its products, TrueForms and Formulator, to Michigan-based Ziplogix, the two said this week. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. According to the companies, the acquisition ...

American Fork, Utah-based Certiport has been acquired by a European publisher, Pearson, in a deal worth $140M in cash. Pearson said that the buy will extend its product range and geographic reach of its professional testing business. Certip...

Salt Lake City-based online health social networking site Alliance Health Networks said Tuesday that it has acquired Medify, the operator of an online site which allowed users to learn more about disease conditions based on the experiences ...

Denver-based TriZetto Group, the developer of healthcare management software headed by Trace Devanny, is expanding today, saying that its subsidiary Gateway EDI has acquired NHXS, a software firm that helps medical practices manage physicia...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS, the provider of information analysis services and other related services, said Friday that it has acquired Arvada, Colorado-based XeDAR. IHS said it paid approximately $28M for XeDar, which is a provider of ge...

Boulder-based software development tool developer Rogue Wave Software is expanding its lineup of tools through an acquisition, the firm said Thursday, of IBM's ILOG Visualization for C++ Products line. Financial terms of the acquisition wer...

Louisville, Colorado-based Coalfire, the provider of IT audit, risk assessment and compliance management products and services, announced today that it has acquired Digital Resources Group (DRG), a California-based provider of information s...

Security software developer eEye, which has operations in Phoenix, has been acquired by fellow security software firm BeyondTrust, the firms said this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. BeyondTrust said that it ...

Longmont, Colorado-based DigitalGlobe said this morning that it has received an unsolicited offer from competitor GeoEye, to acquire the company for $17.00 per share in cash and stock. The deal is worth approximately $792M. DigitalGlobe sai...

Boulder-based cloud infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) provider Ajubeo has been acquired, by Boulder private equity firm Grey Mountain Partners, the firms said today. Financial term sof the deal were not disclosed. Grey Mountain Partners sa...

Chandler, Arizona-based microcontroller manufacturer Microchip Technology said this morning that it will pay $939M for Standard Microsystems Corporation a manufacturer of a broad set of semiconductor and electronics products. Microchip said...

SketchUp, the 3D modeling tool owned by Google--which started its life as a software product of Boulder-based @Last Software--has been sold. Google said Thursday that it is selling off the SketchUp team and technology to Trimble, a maker of...

Provo, Utah-based family history site Ancestry.com said Wednesday that it has gobbled up Archives.com, a competing family history website, for $100M in cash and assumed liabilities. Ancestry.com said the move will help it add differentiated...

Salt Lake City-based LANDesk Software, the developer of IT infrastructure management software, said today that it has acquired Managed Planet, a provider of IT asset management, business to business connectors, hardware discovery, reporting...

Comfluent, a Denver-based colocation provider providing carrier-neutral colocation services, has been acquired by data center operator Coresite Realty Corporation. According to CoreSite, it pay approximately $3M plus earn-out for Comfluent,...

Salt Lake City-based Homefacts, an online service which provides health, environmental, safety, and other information about homes, has been acquired by Realtytrac, the online service which tracks home foreclosures and properties. Financial ...

Chandler, Arizona-based Microchip Technology, the microcontroller and analog components manufacturer, said this morning that it has acquired Roving Networks, a developer of low power embedded Wi-Fi and Bluetooth products. Financial terms of...

Englewood, Colorado-based residential and commercial high speed Internet, TV, and telephone provider WOW!, which is owned by private equity firm Avista Capital Partners, said Wednesday that it has acquired Knology, a provider of interactive...

Boulder-based Precision Photonics, a developer of optical components and coatings, has been acquired by IDEX, a fluid and metering equipment firm based in Chicago, in a deal worth $20M, IDEX said Wednesday. Publicly held IDEX said that Prec...

Denver-based EffectiveUI, a provider of user experience design and web, mobile, and application development services, has been acquired by ad agency giant WPP. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed. EffectiveUI was headed by R...

Phoenix-based Avnet said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of hartford Computer Group, Inc. and subsidiary Nexicore Services. The electronics components distributor had announced the acquisition of Nexicore in December. Fin...

Boulder-based Aztek Networks, a developer of switching and IP gateway products, has been acquired by GENBAND, a manufacturer of IP telecommunications gear based in Texas. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. GENBAND said the techn...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Earth911, an online site focused on providing information on recycling and reuse of products, and oTCBB traded YouChange Holdings Corp. said today that the two hav executed a letter of intent to merge. Financial de...

Billings, Montana-based Computer Software Associates, a developer of financial management systems for schools and county governments, has been acquired. Financial details of the buy were not disclosed. Computer Software Associates was acqui...

Phoenix-based Avnet said Monday that it has agreed to buy IT consulting firm Ascendant Technology, which has operations in North America, Europe, Brazil, and India. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Avnet said that Ascendant ...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS is buying another, market research firm this morning, saying that it has acquired IMS Research, a provider of market research and consulting for the global electronics industry. IHS said it will pay approximate...

Denver-based ISYS Search Software, which develops enterprise search software, said today that it has been acquired by Lexmark International. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. ISYS said it will become part of Lexmark's Perceptiv...

Louisville, Colorado-based Zayo Group, the bandwidth provider headed by Dan Caruso, has made a huge acquisition this morning, saying it is paying $2.2 billion to buy AboveNet, Inc.. Zayo said it will pay $84.00 per share in cash for publicl...

Boulder-based Foundry Ventures might be seeing some liquidity from its recent exit success at social gaming maker Zynga, after Zynga said this week that a number of its existing investors are seeking to offload shares in a $400M, secondary ...

Tempe, Arizona-based LifeLock said Wednesday that it has acquired ID Analytics, a provider of risk and identification management services. LifeLock said that it has raised $100M in new, preferred equity as part of the acquisition. The new f...

Englewood, Colorado-based satellite TV operator DISH Network reports this morning that it has acquired two companies. It said that it acquire the reorganized DBSD North America, Inc. and substantially all of the assets of TerreStar Networks...

Ubee Interactive, a developer of cable modem and other hardware products which has its U.S. headquarters in Denver, has acquired AirWalk Communications, a manufacturer of small cell and femtocell technology. Financial terms of the acquisiti...

Greenwood Village, Colorado-based Ciber, the information technology consulting firm, reported today that it has closed on the sale of its federal division. The sale was worth $40M. CIBER had announced the sale of its Federal division to CRG...

The Colorado Springs-based unit of Maxim Integrated Products, which develops 12 Gb/s SAS expander technology, has been sold to PMC-Sierra, PMC said this morning. According to PMC, it acquired the Server Storage 12 Gb/s Expander Product Line...

Chemicals giant DuPont and specialty gases firm Air Products said today that Air Products is in an agreement to acquire all of DuPont's stake in Tempe, Arizona-based DuPont Air Products NanoMaterials (DA NanoMaterials). DA NanoMaterials is ...

Boise, Idaho-based Micron is paying approximately $600M to Intel, to acquire the stake in two of Intel's wafer factories developing NAND flash. The two announced the deal Tuesday, saying that the move would expand their NAND Flash memory jo...

Boston Life Labs, a Boston-based developer of systems for remotely monitoring patient biometric data, has moved to Phoenix as part of an acquisition by NantWorks, a firm which has been acquiring life sciences companies and other technology ...

Englewood, Colorado-based Arrow Electronics, the electronics distribution giant, said this morning that it has acquired Asset Recovery Corporation, a provider of electronics asset disposition (EAD) services headquartered in St. Paul, Minn....

Boulder-based Tendril said today that it has acquired San Francisco-based Recurve, a developer of residential energy auditing software and analytics. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Tendril said the bu included specific intel...

Salt Lake City-based LiteTouch, a manufacturer of lighting control products, has been acquired by Savant Systems, a developer Apple-based home automation and control systems. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. LiteTouch ...

Colorado Springs-based BlueFolder, a developer of field and professional service management software, has been acquired by IT software firm Quest Software. Quest announced the acquisition this morning, although it did not detail financial t...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based CellTrust, a developer of mobile messaging and SMS gateways, said this morning that it has acquired mobile marketing firm RevMobile. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Celltrust said that RevMobile foun...

An Arizona entrepreneur and investor, Mike Mueller, has acquired a division of a California-based firm, and plans to move the company's operations to Scottsdale. According to Mueller--who is best known for founding AllApartments.com, which ...

Phoenix-based electronics distributor Avnet is on an acquisition roll, saying Tuesday that it has acquired Canvas Systems, a supplier of IT hardware and services, which serves the United States, UK, and the Netherlands. Financial details of...

Phoenix-based Avnet said today that it has completed its acquisition of Pinnacle Data Syetms, a provider of reverse logistics services to the OEM market. The deal was worth approximately $22M, and had been announced in November. Avnet said ...

Salt Lake City-based ClearOne, a provider of audio conferencing equipment, said this morning that it has acquired Israeli firm VCON Video Conferencing Ltd., a developer of software video conferencing products. ClearOne said it will acquire ...

Greenwood Village-based CIBER, which provides information technology consulting and services, said this morning that it has sold its Federal Division to CRGT, Inc.. CRTG is owned by private equity firm Veritas Capital, and provides technolo...

Phoenix-based AmSafe Global Holdings, a supplier of safety and restraint equipment for the aerospace industry, has been acquired by Cleveland-based TransDigm Group, in a deal worth $750M in cash. TransDigm said it is buying AmSafe from a gr...

Phoenix-based Offsite Backup Solutions, LLC, an operator of an online, backup service, has been acquired by j2 Global, j2 said this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. j2 Global said it will use the acquisition t...

Longmont, Colorado-based InPhase Technologies, the bankrupt developer of holographics storage products and technology, is looking to sell or license its patents, according to majority shareholder Signal Lake. Signal Lake said it has retaine...

Englewood, Colorado-based Arrow Electronics said today that it has acquired TechTurn Ltd., a provider of electronics asset disposition (EAD) and recycling services. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. TechTurn, which is based in ...

Salt Lake City-basd Acteea, a developer of software-as-a-service used for e-commerce analytics, has been acquired by PivotLink, a developer of retail performance management software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Ac...

The acquisition of Bozeman, Montana-based ILX Lightwave has completed, according to buyer Newport Corporation. Newport said it paid $9.3M in cash for ILX, which had 2011 revenues of approximately $8M. Newport had said it would buy ILX at th...

Orem, Utah-based Procerus, a developer of autopilot, targeting and payload technologies for unmanned aircraft, has been acquired by Lockheed Martin. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Lockheed Martin said the acquisition will en...

Phoenix-based LeadMD, which provides marketing and lead generation services to small and medium sized businesses, said yesterday that it has acquired Marketing Engine, a company which specialized in Salesforce.com implementation. Financial ...

Tempe, Arizona-based Insight Enterprises, the technology products provider, said this week that it is acquiring Inmac, a B2B, hardware reseller based in Frankfurt, Germany. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Insight said that In...

It looks like it's finally the end for SimpleGeo, the location-based information service started by Matt Galligan and Joe Stump which was founded at Boulder-based TechStars. In a blog post to SimpleGeo's users Thursday, Urban Airship, the n...

Eagle, Idaho-based ALMSA Corporation, a developer of software used to manage electronic health record (EHR) and electronic medication administration in assisted living and long-term care communities, has been acquired by property management...

Denver-based TriZetto Group, the healthcare IT software provider headed by Trace DeVanny, said this morning that it has acquired Medical Data Express, a provider of technology and services for Medicare Advantage and Medicaid. Financial term...

Louisville, Colorado-based zColo, the colocation subsidiary of the Zayo Group, reported this morning that it has acquired the data center business of MarquisNet. Financial terms of the buy were not announced. The colocation provider is the ...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Toolbox.com, an online community for enterprise IT professionals, has been acquired Ziff Davis. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Ziff Davis said it acquired Toolbox.com from the Corporate Executive Bo...

ILX Lightwave, a developer of high performance, test and measurement equipment for laser diodes and other photonics equipment, has been acquired by California-based Newport Corporation. Newport said it paid $9.3M in cash for ILX, which is e...

The shareholders of Bozeman, Montana-based RightNow have approved that firm's $1.5 billion merger with Oracle, the firm said Friday. Oracle said in October that it would pay $43 per share in cash for RightNow, which developer customer relat...

Gogo, the provider of inflight wireless services which has operations in Broomfield, Colorado, has filed for an IPO. Gogo said it is looking to raise up to $100M in its IPO, and is hoping to trade as GOGO. The firm has not yet selected an e...

Boulder-based Foundry Venture Capital scored a huge win Friday for its 2007 fund, Foundry Venture Capital 2007, as one of its portfolio companies, Zynga, hit the public markets. Zynga debuted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on Friday at ...

Phoenix-based Avnet, the electronics distributor, said today that it has acquired ROUND2 Technologies, a provider of electronics recycling services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Round2 provides electronic testing a...

Phoenix-based Avnet, the electronics distributor, said today that it has picked up the assets of Nexicore Services, a provider of computer repair and installation services. Nexicore was in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and was based in Simi Valley...

Denver-based P2 Energy Solutions, a provider of software, geospatial data, and other tools and services to the energy industry, said this week that it has acquired Beyond Compliance, a Canadian firm providing automated compliance management...

Grey Mountain Partners, a Boulder-based private equity firm, said this morning that it has acquired Stratix Corporation, a Georgia-based developer of enterprise mobile software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Grey Mo...

Denver-based The Breakaway Group, a developer of web-based technology used for training healthcare provider of electronic medical records (EMR) software, has been acquired by IT outsourcing firm ACS, a subsidiary of Xerox. Financial terms o...

Boulder-based Clovis Oncology, a developer of cancer treatments, had its IPO Wednesday, raising $130M for the company in its first day as a public company. The firm is trading on the NASDAQ Global Market as CLVS. The firm debuted at $13.00 ...

Boulder-based Clovis Oncology, the developer of anti-cancer drugs, has priced its IPO, saying Tuesday evening that it is offering up 10,000,000 shares of its common stock at $13.00 per share. Clovis will debut on the NASDAQ Global Select Ma...

Boulder-based Clovis Oncology, a developer of anti-cancer drugs, is expected to debut in an IPO on the market this week on the NASDAQ Global Market, under the ticker symbol CLVS. Clovis--which set its initial pricing range at between $13.00...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS has acquired a provider of market research and advice to the oil and gas industry, Purvin & Gertz, the firm said this morning. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Purvin & Gertz, which employes aroun...

Phoenix-based electronics distributor Avnet said Thursday that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire Pinnacle Data Systems, a provider of application specific hardware and support to OEMs. Avnet said it will pay approximately $22M, or ...

Avon, Colorado-based RTP, a developer of software used to manage ski resort ticket sales, activities, and rentals, has been acquired by online sports and events registrations firm Active Network. Active Network announced the acquisition Thu...

Salt Lake City-based Fusion-io, the developer of solid state disk drives, said today in a filing with the SEC that it is looking to offer approximately $100M more in common stock. In addition, the firm said that its existing shareholders ar...

Salt Lake City-baseed Radiate Media, a newly formed company which is the combination of Matchbin and the NAVTEQ Broadcast Media Division, said today that it has raised $22M in a first institutional financing. The deal included $10M in equit...

Boulder-based SimpleGeo, the developer of location-based APIs for acquiring information about physical locations, businesses, and more, has been acquired by Urban Airship. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed, although the deal was...

Bozeman, Montana-based RightNow Software, the developer of customer relationship management and support software, has been acquired by database giant Oracle, the firms said today, in a deal worth $1.5 billion. Oracle said it would acquire R...

Tempe, Arizona-based Windsor Management Group, a developer of financial and human resources management software for the K-12 education market, has been acquired by Texas-based software firm Tyler Technologies. Tyler said that it paid $23.5M...

Denver-based Accuvant, a provider of information security services, said today that it has acquired V3rity ltd., a UK-based company developing database forensics and analysis software. Accuvant said the asset deal will add database security...

Denver-based Hosting.com, a provider of managed hosting and cloud hosting services, said today that it has acquired fellow managed hosting firm Neospire. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. Hosting.com said the acquisition will ...

Louisville, Colorado-based Zayo Group said Friday that it has agreed to acquire 360networks Holdings (USA) Inc., a Seattle-based fiber network and telecom services provider. Zayo did not disclose financial terms of the deal. According to Za...

Boulder-based Lijit, the blog widget and Internet advertising network, was sold for just under $100M in stock, according to reports. Fortune cited "multiple sources" on the figure. Federated Media and Lijit announced that Federated would bu...

Boulder-based Lijit, the online ad network and blog widget developer, announced this morning that it has been acquired by Federated Media, the online advertising rep firm headed by John Battelle. Financial terms of the acquisition were not ...

Boulder-based BackupMyTree, a provider of on automatic, online backup service for family tree data, has been acquired by Tel Aviv, Israel-based MyHeritage.com. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. MyHeritage.com said the b...

Boulder-based Market Force Information, the developer of business and market intelligence software and services headed by Karl Maier, said this morning that it has acquired a UK-based customer experience and mystery shopping provider, Retai...

Golden, Colorado-based CoorsTek, a manufacturer of technical ceramics, said Thursday that it has acquired the advanced ceramics business of BAE Systems. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. CoorsTek said it acquired the pu...

Provo, Utah-based Zinch, an online site which connects prospective college and graudate students to scholarships, has been acuqired by Chegg, the online education site, Chegg said Thursday. Financial terms of the buy were disclosed. Zinch i...

Boulder-based OneRiot, the social media targeting and advertisement network, has been acquired by Walmart, the firms said late Tuesday. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. According to Walmart, OneRiot becomes part of its Walmart...

Logan, Utah-based Frontier Scientific Services, a provider of chemical compounds and services, said today that it has acquired the assets of ASDI, Inc., a provider of chemical services to the pharmaceutical and industrial industry. Financia...

Provo, Utah-based Seven Peaks, the operator of the Seven Peaks Waterparks and Trafalgar Fun Centers, said Monday that it has acquired online daily deals site CityDeals. Financial terms of the asset acquisition were not disclosed. Seven Peak...

Phoenix, Arizona-based AFS Technologies, a developer of ERP software for the food and beverage industry, said Thursday afternoon that it has received a new equity financing led by Goldman, Sachs & Co. The firm said the recapitalization will...

Fort Collins, Colorado-based HEIT, a provider of cloud-based managed compliance, security, and IT services, has been acquired by Paducah, Kentucky-based Computer Services, Inc.. Financial details of the buy were not announced. Computer Serv...

Tempe, Arizona-based Limelight Networks said this morning that it has sold its EyeWonder rich media advertising unit to DG, in a deal worth $66M in cash. Limelight asid that DG plans to combine EyeWonder and MediaMind to create a provider o...

Boulder, Colorado-based ProStor, the developer of archival backup systems and technology, has been acquired by Imation, a provider of data storage products, Imation announced this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announc...

Phoenix, Arizona-based SNTech, a venture backed firm developing highly energy efficient electric motors, said Wednesday that it has acquired the electric motor product line from Regal Beloit Corporation (RBC). Financial details of the deal ...

Tempe, Arizona-based APS Energy Services Company, a provider of integrated energy efficiency and renewable energy services to institutional customers, has been acquired by Ameresco. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. APS...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based PracticeMax, a provider of revenue cycle management and software services for the healthcare industry, said today that it has acquired American Billing Services, of Portland, Oregon. Financial terms of the acquisit...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS said today that it has completed its acquisition of Seismic Micro-Technology, a developer of geoscience software used in the oil and gas industry. The acquisition was worth $500M in cash, and is the biggest eve...

Denver-based page layout software developer Quark has been acquired by private equity firm Platinum Equity, the private equity firm said this morning. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to the firms, Platinum E...

Salt Lake City-based Fusion-io, the developer of flash-based disk drive technology, said Thursday aftenroon that it has entered into a definitive agreement to buy IO Turbine, a developer of caching products for virtual environments. Fusion-...

Denver-based Sharper Agent, a developer of online and print marketing for real estate agents, has been acquired by real estate marketing software developer Market Leader. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. SharperAgent's president...

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Phoenix-based electronics distributor Avnet said today that it has acquired two Asian distribution firms. Avnet said it acquired Prospect Technology, an electronics components distributor in Taiwan with 70 employees, and J.C. Tally Trading ...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS Inc. said Tuesday afternoon that it is acquiring Seismic Micro-Technology, a developer of geoscience software, for $500M in cash. IHS said the acquisition is the largest in its history. Seismic Micro-Technology...

Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar, the manufacturer of thin film solar power panels, said over the weekend that it has sold a 10MW solar power plant near Zamora, Spain. The firm said it sold the 9.9 megawatt solar power plant to the European...

Park City-based Skullcandy, the maker of headphones and other electronics gear, was flat in its IPO Wednesday. The firm priced at $20.00, and closed at the same price, $20.00. The firm's pricing was above its earlier, expected range of $17 ...

Salt Lake City-based Skullcandy, the audio headphone and electronics accessories maker, has upped its IPO size, ahead of an expected IPO on Wednesday. Skullcandy said Monday in a filing that it has increased its offering to 8,489,825 shares...

Denver-based SocialBios, the developer of social search and business referral software, has been acquired by real estate website operator Move. Move, which is based in Silicon Valley, did not disclosed financial details of the acquisition. ...

St. George, Utah-based GoLocal.biz, a provider of Internet-based, local business directory, coupon, movie, and entertainment information to broadcasting firms, has been acquired by publicly held broadcaster Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.....

In a sign that IPO plans at Salt Lake City-based Skullcandy are progressing, the maker of audio headphones and accessories indicated that it plans to sell 8,333,334 shares of its common stock in an IPO at between $17.00 and $19.00 per share...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Go Daddy Group, the domain name registrar headed by Bob Parsons, said late Friday that it was acquired by three private equity firms. The firm said it will receive a strategic investment and enter into a partnershi...

Phoenix-based Avnet, the electronics distributor, said today that it has acquired a French firm, Amosdec SAS. Avnet did not disclose financial terms of the acquisition, but did say that Amosdec had revenues of approximately $90M in calendar...

San Francisco-based social games make Zynga filed for an IPO Friday, in what could be potentially one of the biggest paydays for Boulder-based Foundry Venture Capital. Zynga said it is looking to raise up to $1 billion in its IPO, which is ...

Chandler, Arizona-based SoftHotel, a developer of web-based, hotel property management systems, has been acquired by travel booking giant Sabre Holdings. Sabre Holdings announced the deal Wednesday, but did not disclose financial details of...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Alanco Technologies, which previously provided wireless and RFID tracking systems, has merged with a social networking firm, YuuZoo Corporation, the firm said Wednesday morning. Alanco--which had essentially divest...

Two Colorado venture capital and investment firms -- Centennial Ventures and Meritage Funds, have scored an exit at portfolio firm Masergy Communications. According to Masergy, a provider of secure, virtual network services based in Texas, ...

Orem, Utah-based LanSchool Technologies, which develops classroom management software, said today that it has been acquired by Stoneware, a Philadelphia-based developer of private cloud and virtual web desktop tools. Financial terms of the ...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based GoDaddy, the domain name registrar headed by Bob Parsons, is set to sell itself to a number of private equity firms, according to reports today. The firm is reportedly being acquired for $2.5B by KKR & Co., Silver ...

Post Falls, Idaho-based TriGeo, a developer of event and log management software, has been acquired by IT management firm SolarWinds. SolarWinds said it will pay $35M in cash for TriGeo, to bolster its portfolio of software offerings. TriGe...

Boulder-based Clovis Oncology, a developer of anti-cancer drugs, has filed for an IPO, saying that it is looking to raised up to $149.5M on the public markets. The firm has applied to list on the NASDAQ GLobal Market as CLVS. The firm's IPO...

Ogden, Utah-based TechMediaNetwork has acquired LAPTOP and LaptopMag.com, online publications focused on mobile technology. Financial terms of the asset acquisition were not disclosed. TechMediaNetwork said the deal is expected to close in ...

Salt Lake City-based ZAGG, the manufacturer of protective skins for consumer electronics products, said Tuesday evening that it has acquired iFrogz, an audio and mob ile device accessory firm. The deal was worth approximately $105M. iFrog d...

Littleton, Colorado-based Zerigo,a provider of virtual private servers, managed DNS services, and monitoring tools for cloud-based servers, has been acquired by 8x8, a Silicon Valley cloud computing firm. Financial terms of the acquisition ...

Longmont-based Intrado, the developer of 9-1-1 and public safety equipment, said this morning that it has acquired Contact One, a provider of 9-1-1 geographic information systems (GIS). Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed....

Orem, Utah-based Fishbowl, the developer of Quickbooks inventory management software, said today that the firm's management team has acquired the entire ownership of the firm from a former, majority shareholder. Name of that shareholder, an...

Salt Lake City-based Fusion-io was up 18 percent in its IPO Thursday, after pricing at $19.00. The firm closed its first day on the NYSE, trading as FIO, at $22.50 a share. Fusion-io had estimated its IPO pricing at between $16.00 to $18.00...

A reported acquisition of New York-based online advertising firm AdMeld by Google would be a huge exit for Boulder-based venture capital firm Foundry Group, if confirmed. The acquisition has not yet been announced by either of the firms, bu...

Salt Lake City-based Fusion-io, the developer of solid state disk drives (SSD), surged in its IPO this morning, soaring as high as $29.65 a share, after pricing at $19.00 per share last night. The firm, whose flash-based memory devices are ...

Salt Lake City-based Fusion-io, the developer of flash-based, solid state storage devices for the enterprise market, priced its IPO Wednesday evening, at $19.00 per share. The firm priced above its $16.00 to $18.00 per share pricing range -...

Denver-based NewsGator said this morning that it has spun off a new company, Sepia Labs. According to NewsGator, the new company is manned by the team which developed both iPhone software development app TapLynx, and the iPhone, iPad, and M...

Salt Lake City-based Fusion-io, which develops flash-based, solid state memory products, has bumped its IPO offering range, saying in a filing this morning that it now expects its offering of 12.3M shares of its common stock to price at bet...

Salt Lake City-based Fusion-io, the developer of flash-based, data storage devices, is set to have its IPO Thursday on the NYSE. The firm has applied to list as FIO. Fusion-io is venture backed by Accel Partners, Andreessen Horowitz Fund, ...

Hewlett Packard has sold a data center in Boise to real estate firm and high tech investment firm The Benaroya Company. According to Benaroya, it has purchased the 60,252 square foot Boise Data Center from HP, which was sold by HP as part o...

Boulder-based Push IO, which develops mobile push notification services, said Thursday that it has acquired TapLynx, s platform for creating iPone and iPad apps, from NewsGator. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Push IO...

Tempe, Arizona-based Test Advantage, a provider of automated test equipment (ATE) for the semiconductor industry, said today that it has acquired Phillippines-based Microstats, LLC, a provider of hardware repair services for the automated t...

Englewood, Colorado-based TeleTech Holdings said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of the Integrated Contact Solutions (ICS) business unit of eLoyalty. The deal had originally been announced in March. Financial details of t...

Salt Lake City-based Printelligent, a provider of managed print services, has been acquired by HP, HP announced Tuesday afternoon. HP said it is acquiring "substantially all" of Printelligent in an asset deal. Financial terms of the buy wer...

Salt Lake City-based Fusion-io, the developer of high speed, flash-based memory storage, has set details of its IPO, saying today that it will be offering up 12,300,000 shares of its common stock on the NYSE as FIO. The firm also set its pr...

Denver-based Intermap, the provider of 3D mapping data, reported today that it has scored a $600,000 order from a customer in France. The order came from an existing customer. The firm said the data will be used to provide terrain data alon...

Billings, Montana-based MyTopo, an online provider of topographic maps, has been acquired by Silicon Valley-based Trimble. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. MyTopo's web site allows users to order up waterproof topographic, sat...

Westminster, Colorado-based Tandberg Data announced Thursday that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the RDX business from Prostor Systems. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to Tandberg Data, it will acq...

CVI Melles Griot, a manufacturer of specialty lasers, light sources, electro-optical components, and other related products, which is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has been acquired by IDEX Corporation. IDEX said it will pay $400M in ca...

Phoenix-based Flypaper Studio, the develeoper of web-based, interactive presentation creation software, is being acquired by Cincinnati-based Trivantis Corporation. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Trivantis said it has agreed...

Phoenix-based Flypaper Studio, the develeoper of web-based, interactive presentation creation software, is being acquired by Cincinnati-based Trivantis Corporation. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Trivantis said it has agreed...

Boulder-based TechStars, the startup mentoring and acceleration program run by David Cohen, has scored its first exit in its Boston 2009 class, the firm said this week. TechStars said that Sensobi was acquired by GroupMe. Financial terms of...

Tempe, Arizona-based content delivery network Limelight Networks said today that it has acquired AcceloWeb, an Israeli provider of web application acceleration technology. Financial terms of the deal, which included both Limelight Networks ...

Englewood, Colorado-based information and analyst firm IHS is on an acquisition roll, saying today that it has acquired Chemical Market Associates, Inc. (CMAI). CMAI is a provider of advisory services for the petrochemical, specialty chemic...

Denver-based ePlan Services, a provider of recordkeeping services for 401(k) providers, has been acquired by payroll firm Paychex. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. ePlan Services was founded in 1999, and was co-founde...

Tempe, Arizona-based Limelight Networks said Tuesday that it has acquired Clickability, a developer of web content management software-as-a-service. Limelight said the deal was worth approximately $10M in a combination of its common stock a...

Park City, Utah-based Skullcandy, the maker of audio headphones and accessories, revealed that it has acquired gaming headphones maker Astro Gaming, in a deal worth $10.8M. Skullcandy, which is in the process of an IPO, said it acquired Ast...

One of the investments of Boulder-based Mobius Venture Capital, RFID chip maker Impinj, has filed for an IPO. Impinj, which is based in Seattle, said Thursday afternoon in an IPO filing that it is looking to raised $100M on the markets. Mo...

Englewood, Colorado-based Evolving Systems, which provides services to the telecommunications industry, said today that it is selling its Numbering Solutions business to Neustar, in a deal worth $39M in cash. The firm's Numbering Systems bu...

Grand Junction, Colorado-based Efficient Workflow Solutions, a developer of software for the moving and storage industry, has been acquired, according to Toronto, Canada-based Constellation Software. Constellation Software said that its who...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS said today that it has acquire ODS-Petrodata, a provider of data to the offshore energy industry. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. IHS said the ODS-Petrodata would be an "excellent fit" within its...

Broomfield, Colorado-based Level 3 Communications announced this morning that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Global Crossing, in a deal worth approximately $3.0 billion. The firm said it will provide 16 shares of its ...

Arvada, Colorado-based PrimeStar Solar, a developer of thin film photovoltaic solar technology, has been acquired by GE, GE said today. GE said the acquisition came after advancements at PrimeStar resulted in a record-setting, photovoltaic ...

Englewood, Colorado-based satellite broadcaster DISH Network has acquired the assets of bankrupt video rental chain Blockbuster, in a deal worth $320M, DISH said Wednesday morning. After adjustments for cash an inventory, DISH said it will ...

Mozy, the data storage service owned by EMC and which has operations in Pleasant Grove, Utah, has become part of VMware, the firms said last night. VMware said it has hired the team and acquired the assets of the Mozy cloud-based data prote...

The U.S. payment systems business of Scottsdale, Arizona-based Hypercom has been sold to Ingenico S.A, according to VeriFone Systems. VeriFone, which recently acquired HyperCom, said it will receive $54M in cash for Hypercom's payments busi...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Insys Therapeutics, a developer of pharmaceuticals focused on cancer supportive care, has filed for an IPO, saying Tuesday that it is looking to raise up to $55M in an IPO on the Nasdaq Global Market. The firm is look...

Boulder-based Market Force Information, the developer of software for business intelligence tools for retailers, said this morning that it as acquired Canadian firm Tell Us About Us (TUAU), a provider of web and interactive voice response s...

Englewood, Colorado-based TeleTech Holdings said Thursday afternoon that it has acquired the Integrated Contact Solutions Business unit of eLoyalty. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. TeleTech said the unit had revenues ...

Salt Lake City-based Fusion-io, the developer of solid state disk drives, has filed for an IPO, saying today that it is looking to raise up to $150M on the public markets. The firm's IPO is being underwritten by Goldman, Sachs & Co., Morgan...

Louisville, Colorado-based ENCRYPTX Corporation, a developer of encryption software for removable storage devices and media, has been acquired by Imation. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to Imation, it will transfe...

Salt Lake City-based AdvancedMD Software, which develops practice management and electronic health record software to the health industry, has been acquired by Automatic Data Processing, according to Francisco Partners, the private equity o...

Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor reported this morning that it has completed its acquisition of the CMOS Image Sensor business unit of Cypress Semiconductor. The deal was worth $31.4M in cash. ON Semiconductor said the buy would solidify its ...

Scottsdale-based Hypercom Corporation, a provider of electronic payment products and services, said this morning that its stockholders have approved the firm's acquisition by VeriFone Systems. The two firms had announced the acquisition in ...

Denver-based Byers Peak, a manufacturer of medical devices for the OEM and emerging technology market, has been acquired for $4.35M by Sparton Corporation. Sparton said its wholly owned subsidiary, Sparton BP Medical Denver will acquire ce...

Greenwood Village, Colorado-based TriZetto Group reported this morning that it is in a deal to acquire Gateway EDI, a provider of healthcare revenue cycle management services. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Gateway EDI is ba...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Carefx, a provider of patient information systems and software, has been acquired by Harris Corporation. Harris said it will pay $155M in cash for Carefx. Carefx was founded in 2002, has nearly 250 employees, and w...

Lindon, Utah-based DirectPointe, a provider of managed IT services, is looking to sell its managed services business, according to a report from MSPmentor. The report says that DirectPointe has hired Redwood Capital Group to assist with the...

Englewood, Colorado-based EchoStar said today that it is acquiring satellite communications provider Hughes Communications, Inc. in a deal worth approximately $2 billion. EchoStar said it would acquire all of the outstanding equity of Hughe...

Boulder-based venture capital firm Foundry Group has scored a portfolio exit this morning, via the acquisition of Gist by Research In Motion, the developer of the BlackBerry smart phone. Financial terms of the deal were not disclsoed. Gist ...

Salt Lake City-based Numira Biosciences, a contract research organization focused on high resolution, 3D imaging services, said this morning that it has acquired the Efficacy Pharmacology operating unit of Ricera Biosciences, LLC. The firm ...

Denver-based MapQuest, the online mapping unit of AOL, has become part of a new content unit at AOL, the firm said last night, after it acquired The Huffington Post. AOL said it paid $315M for The Huffington Post, which is headed by Arianna...

Englewood, Colorado-based M2M Data Corporation, which provides remote monitoring services for the oil and gas market, said this week that it has acuqired the operating assets of Implicit Monitoring Solutions. Implicit develops software and ...

Englewood, Colorado-based satellite TV operator DISH Network said that it is buying DBSD North America, a communications firm which provides hybrid satellite-terrestrial communications, in a deal worth $1 billion. DISH purchased DBSD out of...

Park City-based SkullCandy has filed for an IPO, saying Friday that it is looking to raise up to $125M in an offering on the Nasdaq Global Market as SKUL. The firm develops headphones and other audio products for the consumer electronics ma...

Boise, Idaho-based M2M Communications, a developer of wireless energy management products, has been acquired by EnerNOC, an energy management firm based in Boston. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. M2M was founded in Boise in...

Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor announced today that it has acquired the CMOS image sensor business unit from Cypress. The deal was worth $31.4M in cash. The business unit develops custom and standard CMOS image sensors, used in digital phot...

Denver-based SafetyWeb, the provider of personal security products, said today that it has acquired iHound Mobile and myID.com. Financial terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. iHound is a mobile application for the iPhone, iPad, and...

Boulder-based Advanced Thin Films, a provider of optical components and coatings, has been acquired in a deal worth $32M, according to acquiring firm IDEX Corporation. IDEX said it will pay $32M in cash for Advanced Thin Films (ATFilms), an...

Englewood, Colorado-based Gevo, which develops biofuels technology, has set its expected offering range for its IPO. In a filing with the SEC Wednesday, the firm said it is looking to sell 7,150,000 shares of its common stock at between $13...

Adobe Systems said Tuesday afternoon that it is further bolstering its Online Marketing Suite, powered by Omniture, with the acquisition of data management software firm Demdex. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Demdex helps p...

Bozeman, Montana-based RightNow, the developer of customer relationship management (CRM) software, said Tuesday afternoon that it has acquired European software firm Q-Go. RightNow said it will pay $34M in cash to acquire all of Q-Go's stoc...

Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar, the manufacturer of photovoltaic power modules, said Friday that it has acquired RayTracker, a developer of solar tracking technology. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. First Solar said that R...

Englewood, Colorado-based Echostar and American Fork, Utah-based Move Networks said Thursday afternoon that Echostar has acquired the assets of Move Networks. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Echostar said that the acquisitio...

Larkspur, Colorado-based Innovative Technology Systems, a provider of technology products for the intelligence, defense, and government market, has been acquired by Virginia-based A-T Solutions. Financial terms of the deal were not disclose...

Boulder-based Applied Intelligence Solutions, a developer of software focused on retailers, has been acquired, according to Silicon Valley-based DemandTec. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. DemandTec said it has acquired subst...

Phoenix-based Avnet said this morning that it has sold one of its business units, New Prosys Corp., to an affiliate of Applied Computer Solutions. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. New Prosys Corp. is a value added reseller an...

Salt Lake City-based Printelligent, a provider of printing services, said today that it has acquired Lindon, Utah-based DirectPointe's Printing and Imaging Group. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Printelligent said the buy in...

Phoenix-based Avnet said Monday evening that it has completed its acquisition of itX Group Limited, an Australian value added distributor of IT software, hardware, and services. The deal was worth $791.M. Avnet said the acquisition will sig...

Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of the SANYO Semiconductor subsidiary of SANYO Electric. The deal was worth $144M in cash, plus a draw down of approximately $378M in a loan agreement wi...

Golden, Colorado-based CoorsTek, a major manufacturer of ceramics, said today that it has completed the purchase of the advanced ceramics business of Saint-Gobain. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. CoorsTek said the buy...

Lakewood, Colorado-based Mesa Labs said this week that it has acquired a unit of Apex Laboratories, a North Carolina-based supplier of biological indicators for hydrogen peroxide vapor systems. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed...

Salt Lake City-based EZWatch Pro, a provider of video surveillance and camera systems, has been sold to Generations3 Capital LLC, according to Generational Equity, a provider of mergers and acquisitions advisory services. Financial terms of...

Englewood, Colorado-based Ascent Media said late Friday that it has acquired Monitronics, a provider of security monitoring services for homes and businesses. The deal was worth approximately $1.2 billion. Ascent Media is controlled by John...

Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Mechatronic Solutions, a provider of mechanical engineering and other consulting services, has been acquired by California-based National Technical Systems. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Nation...

Denver-based Spectrum Human Resource Systems Corporation, a developer of human resources management software, has been acquired by a California-based firm, Epicor. According to Epicor, it will pay $16M in cash for Spectrum. Epicor said that...

Salt Lake City-based Myriad Genetics said this week that it has signed an agreement to acquire proprietary technology from California-based Melanoma Diagnostics, used for the diagnosis and prognosis of malignant melanoma. Financial details ...

Kaysville, Utah-based TimeShareWare, a developer of timeshare and real estate management software, has been acquired, according to acquiring firm SS&C Technologies. SS&C is based in Windsor, Connecticut. Financial terms of the buy were not ...

Salt Lake City-based Medicity, a provider of health information exchange technology, has been acquired by Aetna, Aetna said Tuesday. According to Aetna, it will pay approximately $500M for Medicity, which provides health information exchang...

Denver-based ViaWest, a provider of colocation and managed services, announced this morning that it has acquired Salt Lake City-based SingleEdge, a colocation and managed services firm. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. ViaWest...

Englewood, Colorado-based Liberty Global said today that it is acquiring Polish cable operator Aster Sp., Z.o.o., which provides services to 368,000 video, 177,000 Internet, and 70,000 fixed telephony subscribers in Poland. Liberty said it ...

Novell has been acquired by Attachmate, a Texas firm developing IT management software, in a deal worth $2.2 billion, Attachmate said this morning, According to Attachmate, it will pay $6.10 per common share in cash for Novell, which makes ...

Phoenix-based Hypercom, a provider of electronic payment services, has been acquired by VeriFone Systems in a deal worth approximately $485M in stock. According to San Jose-based VeriFone Systems, which also provides secure electronic payme...

Chandler, Arizona-based Microchip Technology announced Thursday evening that it has decided to retain the RF and Superflash Memory units of Silicon Storage Technology, the firm Microchip acquired in April. The company--which said at the tim...

Everon Technology Services, a managed IT service provider with offices in Broomfield, Colorado, has been acquired by PlumChoice, a remote technical services provider. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Everon provides ma...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS said today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquired iSuppli Corporation, a provider of technology research and advisory services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to...

Provo, Utah-based Ancestry.com, which operates an online family history and genealogy site, said today in a filing with the SEC that it has proposed a secondary public offering of its common stock. The firm said its shareholders are looking...

Boulder-based Internet security software firm Webroot said Monday that it has acquired Prevx, a UK-based developer of anti-malware products. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Webroot said it will integrate Prevx's techn...

Two, Denver-area investors have had one of their portfolio firms file for an IPO today. Centennial Ventures and Meritage Funds together own most of Plano, Texas-based Masergy, which said this morning it has filed for a $100M IPO on the NYSE...

Denver-based Electronic Legal Software, LLC, a developer of legal document review software, has sold its flagship software, E.L. Native Review, to Orlando, Florida-based Wave Software. Wave, a provider of early case assessment, litigation s...

Provo, Utah-based Ancestry.com said Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of iArchives, Inc. and its branded Web site, Footnote.com. Ancestry.com said it would issue approximately 1.022 million shares of its common stock as part of...

Boulder-based Tendril, a maker of energy management systems, said Tuesday that it has raised $23M in a funding, and acquired GroundedPower, a Massachusetts firm which develops energy management and efficiency software. Financial terms of th...

Cody, Wyoming-based Eleutian Technology, a provider of English teachers to students via the internet, has merged with Chinese firm Idapted Ltd.. According to the two firms, they have merged to become Eleutian Technology Inc. The firm is ven...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based iGo, the manufacturer of electronic device accessories, said late Thursday that it has acquired AERIAL7, a designer of headphones for the mobile electronics and professional audio markets. The deal was worth $3.34...

Denver-based Instant Software, a developer of vacation rental management software, has been acquired by vacation rental marketplace firm HomeAway. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. According to HomeAway, ISI has approximately 1...

Salt Lake City-based Neutron Interactive said Monday that it has acquired EnticeLabs, which develops online recruitment software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. EnticeLabs, which was based in Provo, was backed by Fir...

Boulder-based Rogue Wave Software, a developer of cross platform, embedded software development tools, announced this morning tha tit has acquired Acumem, a developer of memory optimization software. Acumem is based in Sweden. Financial ter...

Denver-based ViaWest, a provider of colocation and managed services, reported today that it has acquired the data center assets of Salt Lake City-based Consonus, a provider of colocation services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not...

Englewood, Colorado-based Dynamic Card Solutions, a developer of software used by banks, credit unions, and retailers to issue PIN numbers, has been acquired. According to Minnetonka, Minnesota-based Datacard Group, it has acquired Dynamic ...

Broomfield, Colorado-based eSoft said Wednesday afternoon that it has sold off the assets associated with its UTM Internet security appliance (InstaGate, ThreatWall, ThreatPaks and SoftPak Director) to a new firm, eSoft Acquisition Limited....

Hailey, Idaho-based Marketron said today that it has acquired Denver-based mSnap, a provider of mobile SMS advertising products. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to Marketron, mSnap is the largest, broadcast-...

The acquisition of Salt Lake City-based LANDesk Software has completed, according to private equity buyer Thoma Bravo. Financial terms of the acquisition--which was originally announced in August--have not been disclosed. Thoma Bravo said t...

Provo, Utah-based Ancestry.com announced this morning it has acquired Salt Lake City-based iArchives, Inc., the owner of Footnote.com, in a deal worth $27M in cash, stock, and assumption of liabities. According to Ancestry.com, the buy will...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS Inc., which supplies health and safety information to companies, said today that it has acquired two other companies, Atrion International and Syntex Management Systems. IHS said it spend a combined $80M on the...

Denver-based Accuvant, which is owned by Sverica International, said today that it has acquired Ciphent, a provider of cyber security products based in BAltimore, Maryland. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. According to Sverica...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based domain name registrar GoDaddy.com appears to be for sale, according to a report Friday from the Wall Street Journal. According to the WSJ, investment banking firm Qatalyst Partners, run by Frank Quattrone, is shopp...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS said Tuesday that it has acquired the chemical and energy portfolio assets of Access Intelligence LLC a provider of B2B information owned by private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson. Financial terms of the ...

Greenwood Village-based Xtensible Solutions, a provider of information management software for the smart grid market, has been acquired by EXCO Technologies Inc., a developer of smart metering applications for the electric, gas, and water i...

Salt Lake City-based venture capital firm EPIC Ventures has scored an exit with one of its portfolio firms, TriCipher, a developer of single-sign on software. According to virtualization giant VMware today, it acquired TriCipher, along with...

Denver-based Stratavia, a developer of run book and IT automation software used for managing database and applications, has been acquired by HP, HP announced this morning. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to HP, the...

Salt Lake City-based LANDesk Software, the developer of IT services management software, announced this morning that it is in a deal to be acquired by private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. L...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Sparkplug Communications, a provider of fixed wireless broadband services for businesses, has merged with fellow fixed wireless provider Airband, which is based in Dallas. Financial terms of the merger were not dis...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Alanco Technologies said today that it has completed a divestiture of its subsidiary, Alanco/TSI PRISM, which develops RFID inmate tracking technology for the correctoins market. The firm said it sold TSI PRISM's a...

Accubid Systems, a developer of project estimating, project management, and service management software for the electrical and mechanical contracting market, has been acquired. The firm, which has U.S. offices in Denver, was acquired by Tri...

Phoenix-based electronics distributor Avnet is continuing its acquisition roll, saying this morning that it has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding shares of itX Group Limited, an Australian value added distributor. The deal is worth $...

Englewood, Colorado-based Gevo, a developer of renewable chemicals and biofuels technology, has filed for an IPO. According to the firm's S-1, which was filed with the SEC Thursday, the firm is looking to raise up to $150M on the Nasdaq Glo...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based iGo, a manufacturer of power management accessories, said today that it has acquired Adapt Mobile Ltd., a London-based marketer of electronics accessories. The deal was worth $900,000 in cash. iGo said that Adapt M...

Shaumburg, Illinois-based Sparton Corporation, a supplier of electronics and electro-mechanical subassemblies to the medical, defense, security, and aerospace market, said today that it has completed its acquisition of Sparton Medical Syste...

Tempe, Arizona-based Limelight Networks, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) services, said today that it has acquired Delve Networks, a provider of cloud-based video publishing and analytics services. Financial terms of the buy we...

Lindon, Utah-based AccessData said today that it has completed its merger with CT Summation. According to the firms, they have become AccessData Group LLC. Both firms provides e-discovery software used for legal litigation and other related...

Flagstaff, Arizona-based Southwest Windpower, a designer and distributor of small wind turbines for the energy generation market, said today that it has acquired Deerpath Energy, a venture backed provider of site analysis and deployment for...

Phoenix, Arizona-based ON Semiconductor said late Wednesday evening that it has agreed to acquire SANYO Semiconductor, a subsidiary of SANYO Electric, in a deal worth approximately $366M in cash and stock. ON Semiconductor said that SANYO S...

Boulder-based Rally Software, a developer of Agile software management tools, announced today that it has acquired ScrumAway, an application for the iPhone, and made it a part of its offerings. Rally said the software--which has been rename...

Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar said Monday that it has acquired NextLight Renewable Power, a solar development firm owned by private equity firm Energy Capital Partners. The deal was worth $297M in cash. First Solar said that the buy now ...

Denver, Colorado-based Delphi Medical Systems, a manufacturer of OEM medical devices for the therapeutic device market, is selling off its contract manufacturing business to Sparton Corporation, Sparton said today. Illinois-based Sparton sa...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Zog Media, a digital marketing firm, said this morning that it has sold of its site ZooLoo.com to a group of private investors. Financial terms of the deal, and investors, were not disclosed. ZooLoo.com is an onlin...

Denver-based SafetyWeb, a provider of Internet safety services for parents, said Tuesday that it has acquired online security firm Odojo. Financail terms of the buy were not disclosed. Odojo develops technology which helps parents to monito...

Boulder, Colorado-based Webroot, a developer of Internet security tools, said today that it has acuqired BrightCloud, a web content classification and security services provider. FInancial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Webroo...

A new report released this morning from PricewaterhouseCoopers says that U.S. IPO activity nearly tripled in the second quarter. According to PwC, IPO deals nearly tripled in the second quarter, compared to last year, with 39 IPOs raising $...

Louisville-based Zayo Group said Thursday afternoon it has closed on its acquisition of AGL Networks, a provider of dark fiber bandwidth in Atlanta, Phoenix and Charlotte. The firm said the acquisition adds approximately 850 route miles of ...

Move Networks, the video streaming technology provider started by Novell founder Drew Major, confirmed Wednesday evening that it is looking for a buyer, and has laid off staff. The firm also said that its President and CEO, Roxanne Austin, ...

Louisville, Colorado-based Zayo Group said today that it is buying another firm, American Fiber Systems Holdings Corporation. Zayo, which provides bandwidth and colocation services, said the acquisition will both augment and expand its fibe...

Online marketplace firm eBay has acquired RedLaser, the barcode scanning application for the iPhone from Boulder, Colorado-based Occipital. eBay announced Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to eBay, it acqu...

Greenwood Village, Colorado-based CIBER, a provider of information technology consulting, said today that it has acquired the assets of Denmark-based Segmenta A/S, a provider of SAP consulting serviecs. Financial terms of the deal were not ...

Salt Lake City-based Fatpipe Networks, the venture backed provider of WAN optimization hardware, has dropped its plans for an IPO in India, according to reports from Indian financial publications. The firm, which had been looking to raise $...

Provo, Utah-based Ancestry.com announced Monday afternoon that it has acquired a Swedish firm, Genline.se, in a deal worth $6.7M in cash. Genline.se operates an online, Swedish family history site, and is publicly traded on the Stockholm ex...

Salt Lake City-based CrimeReports.com said Wednesday that it has acquiredTipSoft, a developer of software used for gathering police tips and intelligence. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. TipSoft's software is used by law enf...

Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor said this morning that it has acquired Sound Design Technologies, a Canadian supplier of DSP technology used for hearing aids and other audio processing applications. The deal was worth $22M in cash. ON Semico...

Salt Lake City-based Fatpipe Networks, a developer of WAN optimization hardware, is in the midst of an IPO in India, according to reports from Indian business publications. Fatpipe, which is venture backed by Draper & Associates, vSpring, W...

Phoenix-based electronics distributor Avnet said this morning that it is looking to acquire Unidux, a Japanese electronic components distributor. Avnet said that Unidux had 2009 revenues of approximately $370M. Financial terms of the acquis...

Denver-based colocation and managed IT services firm Viawest said this morning that it has completed its acquisition by private equity firm Oak Hill Capital Partners. Financial terms of the deal have not been announced. Viawest had said in ...

Chandler, Arizona-based Microchip Technology said this morning that it has sold certain assets of its Silicon Storage Technology (SST) subsidiary. Microchip said it sold its NAND Drive, NAND controller, smart card IC, combo memory, concurre...

A report released Thursday by the Mountain West Capital Network (MWCN) tallies up $663M in investments in Utah during 2009, as the state saw 94 venture capital, angel, and seed stage deals, 31 mergers and acquisitions, and one public offeri...

Boulder-based DailyBurn, which operates an online community and site focused on weight loss and fitness, has sold a majority stake in the firm to Mindspark/IAC. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed. DailyBurn, which is a TechStars...

Denver-based Associated Content, the content publishing firm founded by Luke Beatty, has been acquired by Yahoo, Yahoo announced Tuesday afternoon. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, however, some reports place the acqui...

Salt Lake City-based Franklin Covey Co. is selling the rights to the firm's PlanPlus product line to COMPLETE XRM, the company said today. Franklin Covey, which developed its PlanPlus products in a partnership with COMPLETE XRM, did not dis...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS said this morning that it has acquired Quantitative Micro Software (QMS), a developer of Windows-based econometric and forecasting software. The deal was worth $40M. QMS develops EViews, used for economics simu...

Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Unirac, a manufacturer of photovoltaic solar panel mounting hardware, has been acquired by Hilti Group, based in Liechtenstein. According to Hilti Group, the acquisition will broaden its product portfolio and e...

Fort Collins, Colorado-based Advanced Energy Industries said Monday afternoon that it has completed its acquisition of PV Powered, a manufacturer of grid-tied PV inverters for the photovoltaic (solar) market. The deal was worth $50M, made u...

Tempe, Arizona-based Limelight Networks said today that it has completed its acquisition of EyeWonder, which operates a video advertising network. Financial terms of the buy, which was originally announced in December, were not disclosed. L...

Phoenix-based Avnet said today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Tallard Technologies companies, a distributor of products to Latin America. Tallard is part of Itautec S.A. - Grupo Itautec. Financial terms of th...

Tempe, Arizona-based solar module manufacturer First Solar said today that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire NextLight Renewable Power, a San Francisco-based developer of utility scale solar projects. First Solar said it would pay ...

Denver-based Qwest Communications is in a deal this morning to be acquired by CenturyLink, in a deal worth approximately $10.6 billion. According to the two firms, CenturyLink will acquire Qwest in a stock-for-stock transaction, worth appro...

Denver-based ViaWest, a provider of colocation and managed data center services, has been acquired by private equity firm Oak Hill Capital, according to the company. ViaWest, which is already owned by private equity firms Trinity Equity Inv...

Denver-based Rockwest Technology Group, a provider of identification and security products, is now part of Identive Group, Identive said today. Identive said it paid 2.6 million shares of its common stock for Rockwest, in a deal worth appro...

Durango, Colorado-based Mercury Payment Systems, a provider of payment processing services, has received a strategic growth investment from private equity firm Silver Lake, the firms said today. According to the two, Silver Lake will acquir...

Boulder-based Rally Software announced this morning that it has acquired AgileZen, a developer of a visual project collaboration tool for Agile products. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. According to Rally, the acquisition wil...

Chandler, Arizona-based Microchip Technology said late Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of Silicon Storage Technology. The firm said approximately 90.9 percent of the shares of SST were voted in favor of the merger agreement, ...

Phoenix-based electronics distributor Avnet is continuing its acquisition roll, saying today that it has acquired an Indonesian firm, to help it grow in Asia. According to Avnet, it acquired certain assets of PT Datamation Purwana Utama and...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based iGo, a manufacturer of chargers accessories for computer laptops and consumer electronic devices, reported today that the firm has decided to stay independent, after undergoing a review of strategic alternatives. T...

The acquisition of Boulder-based Smallfoot, a developer of wireless control products for the commercial energy market last week by EnerNOC, was worth $250,000 in equity, according to regulatory filing by EnerNOC today. EnerNOC, which annou...

Centennial, Colorado-based Reaction Web, a developer of custom web sites and marketing for the commercial real estate industry, has been acquired by San Francisco-based Loopnet. Loopnet, a big online commercial real estate marketplace, said...

Denver-basd RockWest Technology Group, a supplier of ID management and security products, has been acquired by Identive Group, Identive said today. Financial details of the stock-based transaction were not disclosed. RockWest supplies photo...

Phoenix-based Avnet announced this morning that it is acquiring Bell Microproducts, in a deal worth approximately $594M. According to Avnet, it will pay $7.00 per share in cash for Bell Microproducts, with an equity value of approximately $...

Louisville, Colorado-based Zayo Group, the bandwidth and network provider run by Dan Caruso, said late Wednesday that it has reached a definitive agreement to purchase AGL Networks, a provider of fiber services in Georgia, Arizona, and Nort...

Boulder, Colorado-based SmallFoot, a developer of wireless control products for the commercial energy market, has been acquired by EnerNOC, a developer of energy management products. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Ac...

South Jordan, Utah-based Provo Craft & Novelty, a developer of software and electronics products for the arts and crafts market, announced today that Salt Lake City-based Sorenson Capital has sold a majority equity interest in the firm to p...

Aurora, Colorado-based Advanced Circuits, a quick turn PCB manufacturer, said this week that it has acquired Circuits Express, a Tempe, Arizona-based PCB manufacturer. The deal was worth $15.6M. Advanced Circuits is a subsidiary of holding ...

Boulder, Colorado-based Market Force Information, a provider of customer and market information services for retailers, announced today that it has acquired the Ted Costas Group, a provider of film print checking and digital quality control...

Denver-based Rentbits.com, which operates an online site to help renters search for houses, condos, and apartments, announced today that it has acquired ApartmentFrog.com, an online site focused on multi-family rentals. Financial terms of t...

Boulder-based Webroot, a developer of Internet security products, said today that it has acquired Email Systems Scandinavia (ESS), a provider of corporate Internet security in the Nordic region. Financial terms of the acquisition were not d...

Chandler, Arizona-based semiconductor firm Microchip Technology has bumped up its offer for Silicon Storage Technology, the firm said today, to $3.05 per share in cash, compared to its prior offer of $3.00 per share. According to MicroChip,...

Longmont, Colorado-based COPAN Systems, a developer of data storage devices which used power-managed disk drives to replace backup tape, has been purchased by SGI. The deal was worth $2M in cash. SGI said that it will use the buy to expand ...

Denver-based MidTech Partners, a provider of IT services to the health care industry, has been acquired by Washington firm Evolute Consolidated Holdings, the firms said yesterday. The firms did not disclose financial details of the acquisit...

Chandler, Arizona-based Microchip Technology announced this morning that it has upped its offer to buy Silicon Storage Technology, to $3.00 per share in cash. The offer is up from an earlier, $2.85 per share offered by the firm. Microchip s...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Hypercom Corporation, a provider of electronic payment services, and investment firm The McDonnell Group, announced yesterday that the two have closed on the formation of a joint venture. The two said they are deve...

Englewood, Colorado-based Liberty Global reported late Thursday evening that it has completed its sale of its subsidiaries which hold its interest in Jupiter Telecommunications Co. Ltd (J:COM). The firm sold the entities to KDDI Corporation...

Boulder-based Graphic.ly, an online community focused on comic publishers, fans, and creators, said today that it has acquired site iFanBoy. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. According to Graphic.ly, iFanBoy will become a divis...

Intelliden, a venture-backed maker of network automation and management software, has been acquired by IBM, IBM said this morning. Intelliden was started and maintains operations in Colorado Springs, but now has its headquarters in Silicon ...

South Jordan, Utah-based FundingUniverse, the online networking and deal search site for angel investors and entrepreneurs run by Brock Blake, said Thursday that it has acquired TwitJump, an online social media startup. Financial terms of t...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS said Wednesday that it has acquired Emerging Energy Research, a provider of advice covering the emerging energy sector. IHS said the deal was worth approximately $18M. Emerging Energy Research provides advisory...

Boise, Idaho-based memory maker Micron said Tuesday that it is buying European DRAM manufacturer Numonyx Holdings B.V., in a deal worth approximately $1.27 billion. According to MIcron, the acquisition is made up of 140 million shares of it...

Chandler, Arizona-based Microchip Technology, a manufacturer of microcontrollers and analog components, is on an acquisition roll, and is buying Silicon Valley firm SST (Silicon Storage Technology). According to SST, Microchip will pay $2.8...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based JDA Software reported Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of i2 Technologies. The acquisition was worth approximately $604M. J2 said it paid $19.79 per common share for i2, a supplier of supply chain man...

Post Falls, Idaho-base dPondera Engineers, a developer of software and services for designing and siting high voltage power transmission and distribution lines, has been acquired by Silicon Valley firm Trimble. Trimble announced the deal th...

Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor said today that it has completed its tender offer for California Micro Devices, with approximately 90.5 percent of the outstanding shares of CAMD, or 21,257,315 shares, tendered in the offering. The firm said ...

Denver-based CloudSync, a developer of mobile device management software, has been acquired by California-based Good Technology, Good said today. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to Good Technology, it will u...

Denver-based NewsGator announced Wednesday that it has acquired Tomoye, a developer of enterprise collaboration and social computing software. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to NewsGator, the Tomoye team,...

Englewood, Colorado-based IP5280 Communications, a provider of VoIP and data communications, is buying fellow Colorado firm CEWest Consulting, the firm said Tuesday. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to IP52...

Tempe, Arizona-based solar panel manufacturer First Solar has acquired a number of solar power projects in California and the Southwest, the firm said today. According to First Solar, it has completed acquisition of a portion of Edison Miss...

Salt Lake City-based MediConnect Global, a provider of medical records retrieval, scanning and storage, said this morning that it has acquired PassportMD, a developer of software for creating and maintaining personal health records. Financi...

Chandler, Arizona-based Microchip Technology said today that it has acquired ZeroG Wireless, a startup based in Sunnyvale, California, developing embedded Wi-Fi semiconductors. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. ZeroG ...

Boulder, Colorado-based Filtrbox, a developer of social media and news monitoring tools for brands, has been acquired by Jive Software, a developer of social networking software for businesses. Jive did not disclose financial terms of the a...

Salt Lake City-based AdvancedMD Software, a developer of software-as-a-service tools for medical practice management, announced today that it has acquired PracticeOne, a provider of electronic health record software. Financial terms of the ...

Database giant Oracle said Tuesday that it is buying Westminster, Colorado-based Silver Creek Systems, a developer of data integration and quality products. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. According to Oracle, the buy is expe...

The acquisition of Kalispell, Montana-based Semitool, a maker of electrochemical plating and wafer surface preparation equipment for the semiconductor industry, has completed, Applied Materials said Monday. Applied Materials, based in Santa...

Tempe, Arizona-based Limelight Networks is in a deal to acquire EyeWonder, a developer of a video advertising serving platform. Limelight said it would pay approximately $110M, in a combination of $62M in cash plus 12.74 million shares of i...

Broomfield, Colorado-based Incentra, a provider of data center infrastructure and services, has been acquired by Minnesota-based Datalink, Datalink said Thursday. The deal was worth $8.8M in cash. Datalink said that Incentra's technology, c...

Denver-based photo sharing site PhotoBucket, which is now a part of News Corp., has merged with Seattle-based mobile applications developer Ontela, the firms said Wednesday afternoon. According to the firms, they will merge their operations...

Denver-based Associated Content, which operates an online content aggregation site, was in talks to be acquired by AOL, according to a report today from the Business Insider. The Insider, quoting a "source familiar with the talks" said the ...

Draper, Utah-based DAZ 3D, a publisher of 3D models and 3D software, said today that it has merged with Israeli software provider Gizmoz. The two said the merger will create an online marketplace for high-quality, and inter-compatible digit...

Greenwood Village, Colorado-based satellite Internet communications provider WildBlue Communications is now officially part of ViaSat, the firms said Tuesday afternoon, as ViaSat's acquisition of WildBlue officially completed. Viasat said i...

Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor, a provider of power and other semiconductor products, said today that it is in a definitive merger agreement to buy California Micro Devices. The deal is worth approximately $108M, or $4.70 per share in cash....

Salt Lake City-based TheraDoc, a developer of hospital informatics systems used for infection control, has been acquired by Illinois-based Hospira, Hospira said Wednesday. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Hospira said ...

Phoenix-based Avnet, a distributor of electronics products, said late Monday evening that it has completed its acquisition of certain assets of Vietnamese firm Sunshine Joint Stock Company. The firm said that Sunshine had revenues of approx...

Phoenix-based AFS Technologies, a developer of enterprise software for the food and beverage market, said today that it has acquired certain assets of Softrax Corporation, a provider of revenue management and billing solutions. Financial te...

Kalispell, Montana-based Semitool, a developer of electrochemical plating and wafer surface preparation equipment for the semiconductor industry, has been acquired by Silicon Valley firm Applied Materials, Applied said today. AMAT said it w...

Englewood, Colorado-based Liberty Global said late Thursday that it is in a deal to acquire Unity Media S.C.A., Germany's second largest cable operator. Liberty Global said the deal is worth approximately $3.0 billion. The firm said it is a...

Salt Lake City-based Prospect9, a developer of client management and marketing software, has been acquired by Florida-based Blue Frog Solutions. Blue Frog did not detail financial aspects of the acquisition. Prospect9 develops I-Relay, a we...

Tempe, Arizona-based redPear, a developer of web site, iPhone, and other custom software, said earlier this week that it has acquired Mesa, Arizona-based OpenRain, a developer of Rub on Rails and Android software. Financial terms of the acq...

Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Advent Solar, a developer of technology for crystalline silicon (c-Si) photovoltaic cells, has been acquired by Silicon Valley's Applied Materials in a cash acquisition. Applied Materials announced the acquisit...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based JDA Software said today that it is acquiring i2 Technologies, a maker of supply chain management software, in a deal worth approximately $434.4M. The two companies said the acquisition will create a new company wit...

Salt Lake City-based ClearOne, which develops and sells audio conferencing systems, said Tuesday that it has acquired NetStreams, a Texas firm developing digital media networking hardware based on Internet Protocol (IP) technology. ClearOne...

Westminster, Colorado-based NextAction, a provider of marketing, data, and analytics for marketers and advertisers, said today that it has scored a "large" private equity investment, and rebranded itself as DataLogix. The firm said the fund...

Colorado Springs-based Energy Billing Systems, a provider of utility management services for the multifamily housing industry, has been acquired by a California firm. Yardi Systems, a developer of real estate management software, said it ac...

Ogden, Utah-based TopTenREVIEWS, an operator of comparison shopping and news web sites, has acquire a slate of Internet media properties from Imaginova Inc., the firm said today. According to TopTenREVIEWS, it acquired the Consumer Media Di...

The acquisition of Orem, Utah-based web analytics provider Omniture by Adobe Systems is expected to complete today, according to Adobe. Adobe said that it compelted its tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Omnit...

Denver-based Critigen, a new company providing technology consulting services, said today that it has spun out of CH2M Hill's engineering business. According to Critigen it will serve both public and private sector clients, including govern...

Laramie, Wyoming-based Firehole Technologies, a developer of composite analysis and simulation software, announced today that it has acquired CompositePro, a software product used for composite design and analysis, from Arvada, Colorado-bas...

Phoenix-based Avnet said today that it has acquired a controlling interest in a provider of IT solutions and services in China, Hong Kong, and Macau. According to Avnet, it acquired a controlling interest in Vanda Group from Hutchinson Wham...

Phoenix-based AFS TEchnologies, a developer of software for the food and beverage industry, said Monday that it has acquired Becton Schantz, an Atlanta-based provider of integrated administrative solutions for sales agencies serving those m...

Fort Collins, Colorado-based Inviragen, a developer of vaccines for infection disease, said this week that it has merged with SingVax, and raised $15M in a Series A investment. According to the firm, the investment came from Charter Life Sc...

Golden, Colorado-based Medical Imaging Holdings, the private-equity backed firm focused on medical imaging equipment, said Monday that it has acquired Sonora Medical Systems from Misonix, Inc. According to Medical Imaging Holdings--which is...

Loveland, Colorado-based Colorado vNet, a manufacturer of automation and control systems, has been acquired by Russond, which is based in New Hampshire. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Colorado vNet will remain in Loveland, t...

Greenwood Village, Colorado-based WildBlue Communications, a provider of satellite broadband services, has been acquired by California-based ViaSat, ViaSat said this morning. The deal is worth $568M in cash and stock. According to ViaSat, t...

Golden, Colorado-based Medical Imaging Holdings, a new firm created by private equity firm Galen Partners, said yesterday that it has acquired two firms in the medical imaging equipment market. Medical Imaging Holdings said it acquired Barr...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS Inc. reported late Thursday that it has acquired Tempe, Arizona-based Environmental Support Solutions, a developer of environmental, health, and safety software. The deal was worth approximately $59M. According...

Bozeman, Montana-based RightNow reported Wednesday afternoon that it has completed its acquisition of Boulder-based HiveLive, a developer of social networking and community software. The sale had been announced on September 8th. HiveLive wa...

American Fork, Utah-based RecruitHire, which operates a site which connects employers to recruiters, said yesterday that it has acquired the online recruiting marketplace of Dayak. Dayak, which is based in San Diego, California, operates an...

Orem, Utah-based web analytics provider Omniture is being acquired by Adobe Systems, in a deal worth $1.8 billion, Adobe said Tuesday afternoon. Adobe said it would pay $21.50 per share in cash for Omniture, which develops web analytics and...

Denver-based Vericept, a provider of data loss prevention software, has been acquired by Trustwave, a provider of security and payment card industry compliance management software, Trustwave announced Thursday. Financial terms of the deal w...

Louisville, Colorado-based Zayo Group has completed its acquisition of FiberNet Telecom Group, FiberNet said late Wednesday. The deal was worth $90.7M. The acquisition was originally announced in May. FiberNet was a New York-based operator ...

Boulder, Colorado-based HiveLive, a developer of social networking and community software, announced Tuesday afternoon that it has been acquired by Bozeman, Montana-based RightNow Technologies. The deal is worth $6M in cash. According to Hi...

Boulder-based MD-IT, a provider of medical documentation services and software to physicians, said Friday that it has acquired Colorado Springs-based Pikes Peak Transco, Inc.. Financial details on the acquisition were not disclosed. Transco...

Denver-based Examiner.com, the local news firm owned by The Anschutz Company, said yesterday that it has acquired NowPublic, a Vancouver-based firm operating a user-generated, local news network. Financial terms of the buy were not disclose...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS, a publisher of research, data, and software, said today that it has acquired LogTech (Canda) Ltd., a developer of software and services for the petroleum industry. The deal was worth CA$3.3M. The firm said the...

Boulder, Colorado-based WildCharge reports that the firm is in a deal with Pure Energy Visions Corporation, where the two will jointly develop, market, and sell WildCharge's battery charging technology. The firm said that the deal is expect...

Broomfield, Colorado-based MWH Soft, a developer of software used for hydraulic modeling in the water and wastewater industry, said this week that it has merged with UK-based Wallingford Software. Financial terms of the merger were not disc...

Salt Lake City-based SEO.com, a provider of search engine marketing and optimization services, said today that it has acquired Graphics.net, a web site design and development firm based in Maryland. Financial terms of the acquisition were n...

Venture capital firm Boulder Ventures has scored an exit for one of its portfolio firms, Everest Software, which was acquired Friday. Everest Software, a developer of business operations software for small and mid-sized companies based in V...

Provo, Utah-based Ancestry.com has filed for an IPO, saying in a filing late Monday that it is looking to raise up to $75M in a public offering on either the Nasdaq Global Select Market or the New York Stock Exchange. The IPO is being under...

Denver-based website software firm The Fuel Team has been acquired by news release firm PR Newswire, PR Newswire said this morning. The Fuel Team develops the software used by PR Newswire for its online newsroom and investor tools. Financia...

Denver-based MX Logic is being acquired by security giant McAfee, McAfee announced Thursday. According to McAfee, it will pay approximately $140M in cash for MX Logic, plus up to $30M in cash in earn-out dependent on performance targets. MX...

Salt Lake City-based Sparxent confirmed Tuesday that it has acquired Cemaphore Systems, a provider of email synchronization and replication services. Financial terms of the deal, which first came to light last week, were not disclosed. The ...

Phoenix-based Telesphere, a provider of business phone and Internet services, said today that it has agreed to acquire the VoIP business of Denver-based Unity Business Networks. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Unity provides ...

Boise, Idaho-based memory products manufacturer Micron, and semiconductor developer IDT announced this morning that the two firms are in a strategic alliance. According to the two, they will jointly develop PCI Express-based, Solid State di...

Tempe, Arizona-based Acme Aerospace, a subsidiary of Actuant Corporation which produces nickel cadmium batteries and power conversion equipment for the Boeing 777 and other aircraft, has been sold to Cleveland-based TransDigm Group. TransDi...

Salt Lake City-based Alpha Bay, a developer of software for the retail market, said late Thursday that it is looking to acquire companies, and has hired on an investment banker as part of the effort. According to Alpha Bay, it has engaged W...

Cemaphore, a developer of email synchronization software which has its development offices in Provo, Utah, has reportedly been acquired, according to a report in industry publication eWeek. No details on the acquisition have been announced ...

Boise, Idaho-based M2E Power, a developer of power recharging devices that use kinetic energy and movement, has been acquired, according to reports. M2E Power was a spinout of Boise National Labs, and was backed by @Ventures, Highway 12 Ven...

Salt Lake City-based Sparxent reported Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of Colorado Springs-based XAware, a developer of open source, XML data integration software. Financial terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed. Sp...

Tucson, Arizona-based Knowledge Computing Corporation, which provides software to the law enforcement industry, said late last week that it has completed its merger with i2, a provider of visual analytics software. Financial deals of the me...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based JDA Software Group, a developer of supply chain management software, said Thursday that the firm has acquired 49 percent of Germany-based Strategix Enterprise Technology GmbH, and related Polish firm Strategix Ente...

Salt Lake City-based Sparxent, which has been on an acquisition roll in the last few months of IT consulting firms, has raised around $24.4M which it put into two of its acquisitions, according to regulatory filings from the firm. According...

Salt Lake City-based Allegiance, a developer of feedback management software, said this morning that it has acquired online survey software provider Inquisite, which is based in Texas. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Inquisit...

Hoku Materials, the firm which is looking to build a polysilicon factory in Pocatello, Idaho, said late Friday that the firm has slowed down its construction and has engaged Deutsche Bank Securities as an advisor in a possible sale of the f...

The acquisition of New York-based FiberNet Telecom Group by Louisville, Colorado-based Zayo Group is back on, after a competing offer from RCN Corporation was withdrawn Thursday. FiberNet Telecom said yesterday that it is continuing to proc...

Tallika Corporation, a provider of design engineering services for the semiconductor industry which has operations in both Phoenix and Chennai, India, has been acquired, according to New York-based SMSC. SMSC, which provides design services...

Salt Lake City-based Contexo Media, a provider of medical coding and reimbursement books and software for the medical billing industry, has been acquired by a Maryland firm. According to Rockville, Md.-based Access Intelligence LLC, it has ...

Boise, Idaho-based Telemetric, a developer of communications equipment and software for power utility and other smart grid communications products, has been acquired by North Carolina's Sensus. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed....

Phoenix-based White Electronic Designs Corporation, a developer of multi-chip, semiconductor packaging technology, said today that it has dropped its "strategic alternatives" process, finding that its sharedholders will be better served run...

Salt Lake City-based Informatix Laboratories Corporation, a developer of revenue cycle management software for healthcare centers, has been acquired by a Florida firm. According to Florida-based Document Storage Systems, it has acquired ILC...

Salt Lake City-based Sparxent, a provider of IT consulting and business services, said today that the firm has acquired Arbyte Group, an IT service provider based in Moscow; in a related move, the firm said that Arbyte has acquired RIkkon, ...

Informatix Laboratories, a healthcare management and billing services provider headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, has been acquired by a Florida-based competitor, the purchaser announced Monday. Financial terms of the transaction were n...

Denver-based Qwest Communications reported today that the firm has decided it will not sell its long distance network assets, after received an unsolicited request for purchase of the assets. According to Qwest, it determined that the asset...

A California firm, Newport Corporation, is selling its high-power, diode laser manufacturing operations in Tucson, as part of a corporate swap with another California company, Oclaro, the firms said today. According to Newport Corporation a...

Boise, Idaho-based computer memory manufacturer Micron Technology Inc. announced Monday that it has agreed to sell a controlling interest in its imaging solutions business to a pair of private equity firms headquartered in California's Sili...

Aurora, Colo.-based printed circuit board manufacturer Advanced Circuits Inc. announced today that it has acquired fellow PCB maker Circuit Board Express Inc. of Haverhill, Mass. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Advanced Circ...

Louisville, Colorado-based Zayo Group is on an acquisition roll, saying Thursday that it is in a deal to buy New York-based FiberNet Telecom Group. According to FiberNet, the definitive agreement and plan of merger with Zayo Group is worth ...

Colorado Springs-based Configuresoft, a developer of server management and configuration tools, has been acquired by data storage giant EMC, EMC said Wednesday. According to EMC, it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ConfigureSoft...

IQNavigator (www.iqnavigator.com) develops software used to manage outsourced projects, contractors and other services. Headquartered in the Denver suburb of Centennial, Colo., the company has grown immensely since its inception. We recentl...

Tempe, Arizona-based content delivery network provider Limelight Networks announced today that it has acquired Kiptronic, a provider of content delivery optimization and monetization technology. Financial terms of the acquisition were not d...

Denver-based HostMySite a provider of web hosting and application hosting services, said Tuesday that it has acquired Hosting.com, a Louisville, Kentucky-based firm providing colocation and other services. Financial terms of the acquisition...

Broomfield, Colorado-based ColdSpark, a developer of email infrastructure software for the enterprise, has been acquired by a data backup software firm, BakBone Software. According to BakBone, it willl pay approximately $15.9M in a combina...

Boulder-based WildCharge, a developer of technology used for recharging portable devices, is in a effort to merge its efforts with Canadian firm Pure Energy Visions. According to Pure Energy Visions, it is negotiating with WildCharge to joi...

Salt Lake City-based IT consulting firm Sparxent said Wednesday that it has acquired Colorado Springs-based XAware, developer of open source, XML-based data integration software. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. According to S...

American Fork-based Move Networks has raised $7.783M in funding, according to a regulatory filing by the firm today. Source of the funding was not given, however, the firm's filing said the funding came in connection with the firm's acquisi...

Boulder, Colorado-based Rogue Wave Software announced today that the firm has acquired Houston, Texas-based Visual Numerics, a developer of analytics software. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Visual Numerics develops software...

American Fork, Utah-based Move Networks, a provider of high definition video streaming technology, announced today that it has acquired U.K.-based Inuk Networks. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. According to Move, Inuk...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based security software maker Lumension Security announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire Securityworks Inc., a Texas-based publisher of compliance and risk management applications. Financial terms of the transacti...

Salt Lake City-based outsourced software development agency ACULIS announced Thursday that it has acquired an offshore facility in Chennai, India. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to James Stone, ACULIS' chief execu...

Boulder, Colorado-based Incentra Solutions, a provider of IT consulting and outsourcing, has been sold in a bankruptcy sale, according to buyer Incentra LLC. According to Incentra LLC, it acquired Incentra Solutions, inc. out of bankruptcy ...

Denver-based Primus Geographics, a provider of location based software and data, has been acquired by a Canadian firm. KOREM, which develops web-based mapping and geographic information systems, said Wednesday afternoon that it acquired Pri...

Orem, Utah-based Avinti, a developer of malware security software, has been acquired by Marshal8e6, a Southern California security software firm. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Marshal8e6 said that Avinti's team will...

Boise, Idaho-based Micron said this week that it will raise $450M in a combination of stock and convertible notes, which it says will be used for working capital, capital expenditures, and potential acquisitions and strategic transactions. ...

Microcontroller and analog semiconductor manufacturer Microchip Technology announced Wednesday that it has acquired R&E International Inc. Financial terms of the deal, which Microchip said was finalized on March 31, were not disclosed. Head...

Isonics Corp., a developer of silicon wafers and homeland security products, has sold one of its divisions, Isonics Semiconductor Group, to a Silicon Valley firm, WRS Materials. Isonics, which trades on the OTCBB, previously was based in Go...

Denver-based Brightkite, a provider of mobile, social networking applications, said today that it has combined with Silicon Valley-based Limbo. Financial terms of the merger were not disclosed. According to the two firms, they will combine ...

Phoenix-based technology equipment recycling specialist GreenAssetDisposal has been acquired by CloudBlue Technologies Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga., CloudBlue announced today. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Randy Altschuler, CloudBlue's c...

Denver-based Adventure Central, an online web site which allows consumers to find and book adventure travel packages, has been acquired. According to competitor AdventureLink, which is based in Los Angeles, it is acquiring Adventure Central...

Louisville, Colorado-based NetDevil, a game development studio founded in 1997, has become part of Gazillion Entertainment, a Silicon Valley-based firm focused on massively multiplayer online games. Silicon Valley-based Gazillion Entertainm...

Englewood, Colorado-based QuickPen International, a developer of software used for modeling heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), mechanical construction and plumbing building projects, has been acquired by California-based Trim...

Chandler, Ariz.-based microcontroller and semiconductor manufacturer Microchip Technology Inc. announced Monday that it has acquired HI-TECH Software of Brisbane, Australia. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. HI-TECH pro...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Blippr, an online web site which allows users to create short, 160-character recommendations on web applications, books, games, movies, and music, has been acquired by blog firm Mashable. Financial terms of the acq...

Phoenix-based AFS Technologies Inc., a publisher of operations software for the food and beverage industry, announced today that it has concluded its acquisition of Interactive Management Systems Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. H...

Tucson, Arizona-based IMV Publishing, a online publisher of news and information for the dental market, said Wednesday that it has acquired Salt Lake City-based ProBusiness Online, which provides online continuing education for dental profe...

Chandler, Arizona-based semiconductor maker Microchip Technology said late Tuesday that the firm is terminating its bid for Atmel Corporation. According to Microchip, the firm pulled the bid, and is pulling its nomination of directors, due ...

Superior, Colo.-based StillSecure, a maker of network infrastructure security software, announced Monday that it has acquired ProtectPoint Security Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded more than seven years ag...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based in-home health care services provider Univita Health Inc. announced Tuesday that it has acquired ENURGI Inc., a Florida-based Web services firm. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Headquartered ...

Greenwood Village, Colorado-based system integration outsourcing and consulting firm CIBER Inc. announced Monday that its acquisition of Canon U.S.A. Inc.'s Canon Technology Solutions subsidiary is official. Financial terms of the deal were...

Golden, Colorado-based ServiceMagic Inc., operator of a comparison-shopping Web site for domestic services, announced Thursday that it has acquired Market Hardware Inc. Financial terms of the transaction, which closed Jan. 23, were not reve...

Centennial, Colorado-based Groople, the group travel arrangement site funded by Arrowpath Venture Capital, Fatty Tuna, Flywheel Ventures, and Vista Ventures, has quietly been sold to Short's Travel Management. The sale was first reported by...

Lindon, Utah-based Alianza Inc. announced Tuesday that it has agreed to sell its GetFon LLC subsidiary to Alestra, a Mexican telecommunications provider jointly owned by AT&T Inc. and Grupo ALFA. Financial terms of the transaction were not ...

Phoenix-based electronics distributor Avnet Inc. announced Tuesday that it has acquired Abacus Group PLC, a distributor of electronic components and embedded systems located in the United Kingdom. According to Avnet, the final purchase pric...

Sony Online Entertaiment said Monday that it has acquired the online strategy game PoxNora from Tucson, Arizona-based Octopi LLC. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to Sony, it has acquired PoxNora and other ke...

Colorado Springs-based Alliance Storage Technologies has acquired all of the assets of ill-fated optical storage maker Plasmon, the firm said this week. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Alliance said that the asset acquisitio...

Medicity Inc. announced Wednesday that it has merged with Novo Innovations Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. However, Medicity said the combined company will operate under the Medicity name and its official corporate headqua...

JDA Software Group Inc., a publisher of supply chain and revenue management applications, revealed Tuesday that a French specialty retailer has adopted JDA solution suites in hopes of improving sales and customer service levels. The financi...

CIBER Inc., a provider of system integration consulting and outsourcing, announced Monday that it has finalized its acquisition of Iteamic Private Ltd., a Bangalore, India-based firm that specializes in developing software applications for ...

Boulder, Colorado-based Rally Software announced this morning that it has acquired the assets of 6th Sense Analytics, a developer of analytics and metrics tools for development organizations. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. A...

Sunquest Information Systems Inc., a Tucson, Ariz.-based publisher of laboratory and diagnostic information applications, announced Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of a software suite from Pathology Associates Medical Laborat...

Colorado-based CSG Systems International Inc., a provider of billing and customer relationship management software and related services, announced Tuesday that it has concluded its acquisition of Quaero Corp. The $15 million cash deal was o...

Center 7 Inc., a regional provider of colocation and managed hosting services, announced Tuesday that it has finalized its acquisition of fellow hosted infrastructure provider Tier Four Inc. Financial terms of the transaction were not discl...

Colorado Springs-based Unique Software Solutions, a maker of software used for managing environmental, health, and safety operations, has been acquired. PureSafety, based in Nashville, Tennessee, did not disclose financial terms of the deal...

Phoenix-based electronics distributor Avnet is buying into an IT distribution business in the country of Turkey, the firm announced Friday, saying it will acquire 50.01 percent interest in a new joint venture with Sanko Holding Group in the...

Tuscon, Ariz.-based Sunquest Information Systems Inc., a publisher of laboratory and diagnostic information applications, announced Thursday that it has agreed to acquire a business management suite from Pathology Associates Medical Laborat...

Fiserv Inc. announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire i_Tech Corp. from First Interstate BancSystem Inc., a $6 billion banking services organization headquartered in Billings, Montana. According to Fiserv, the $40 million transaction ...

Colorado-based CSG Systems International Inc., a provider of billing and customer relationship management software and related services, announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire Quaero Corp., a marketing services provider headquartere...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based JDA Software and i2 Technologies have called off their merger plans, according to i2. According to i2 Technologies, it has terminated its Agreement and Plan of Merger with JDA Software, which was originally announc...

Phoenix-based electronics distributor Avnet said Sunday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a Japanese distributor of electronic components, Nippon Denso Industry Co., Ltd. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Accord...

Provo, Utah-based Wi5Connect, a provider of online software for operating social networking communities, said Monday that the firm has split the company into two new entities. According to Wi5Connect, it will split into Wi5Connect, which wi...

Phoenix and Chandler, Arizona-based ON Semiconductor said Tuesday that it is nixing its bid for Atmel Corporation. According to ON SEmi, it is withdrawing from its joint proposal with Microchip Technology Incorporated, due to the "unforseen...

EMC, the parent firm of Utah-based data storage service Mozy, said today that it has merged Mozy with a new company. According to EMC, Mozy has been merged with another business to create a firm, Decho Corp., that will focus on helping cons...

Orem, Utah-based web analytics firm Omniture announced Wednesday afternoon that it has completed its buy of the business assets of Mercado, a provider of search and merchandising software. Omniture had announced earlier in October that it w...

Chandler, Ariz.-based enChoice Inc. announced Wednesday that it has acquired CYA Technologies of Shelton, Conn. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close in January, were not disclosed. enChoice, which develops enterprise content...

Louisville, Colo.-based biopharmaceutical firm Replidyne Inc. announced Tuesday that it will merge with Cardiovascular Systems Inc. of St. Paul, Minn., in an all-stock transaction. According to Replidyne, CSI shareholders will own 83 percen...

Denver-based Jabber, a provider of instant messaging and presence software, has officially become part of Cisco, Cisco said Monday. Cisco said it will use the acquisition to embed presence and messaging service "in the network" through its ...

Chandler, Arizona-based Microchip Technology and Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor have been rejected by Atmel in their bid to buy the California-based maker of semiconductors. According to a statement released by Atmel, it is rejecting the of...

Tucson, Ariz.-based Sunquest Information Systems Inc. announced today that it has agreed to acquire Anglia Healthcare Systems Ltd., a privately held provider of software and support for primary and secondary care trusts. Terms of the deal w...

Colorado Springs-based Plasmon Holdings LLC said Thursday taht it has completed a management buyout and organizational restructuring of assets from UK-based Plasmon PLC. According to the new firm, it has acquired Plasmon Inc. in the US, and...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Syntellect, a provider of technology for the contact center market, said today that it and Enghouse Systems Limited have acquired the assets of Envoy Group AB. The firms said they paid $14M for Envox, which develops i...

Chandler, Arizona-based semiconductor firm Microchip Technology Incorporated said Wednesday that it has acquired Hampshire Company, Inc., a maker of touch screen controllers. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. microchip said th...

Orem, Utah-based web analytics provider Omniture said late monday that it has acquired certain assets of Mercado, a provider of search and merchandising software. Omniture said it would pay $6.5M in cash and assumption of certain related op...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS Inc. said today that it has completed its acquisition of Global Insight, Inc., in a deal that was worth $118M in cash and approximately 1.3 million share of IHS common stock. Global Insight provides economic fo...

Phoenix-based Avnet said Friday that it plans to acquire Abacus Group PLC, a distributor of electronic components in Europe, for approximately $73M. According to Avnet, it has offered £0.55 per share for Abacus Group, which had $497M in sal...

Phoenix, Arizona-based ON Semiconductor said Friday that it has completed its acquisition of Catalyst Semiconductor. The deal was worth around $115M, and was announced in July. Catalyst Semiconductor produces analog, mixed-signal and non-vo...

Boulder, Colorado-based Architectural Energy Corp., a engineering firm which offers services to optimize the energy and environmental performance of buildings, has been acquired by UTC Power. Connecticut-based UTC Power, a unit of United Te...

Fort Collins-based Woodward Governor, a provider of energy control systems, said earlier this week that it has acquired MotoTron Corporation, a provider of software used for developing control systems for the marine, power generation, indus...

Boulder-based enableTV, a new startup focused on the cable industry, has purchased the Boulder Engineering Center and test lab of Solekai Systems Corporation. California-based Solekai said that its engineering center will be combined with t...

Chandler, Arizona-based Microchip Technology and Phoenix-based ON Semiconductor have made a bid for semiconductor firm Atmel, saying Thursday morning that they are looking to acquire Atmel for $5.00 per share. The deal is worth approximatel...

Boulder, Colorado-based LeftHand Networks has been acquired by HP, in a $360M deal, HP announced Wednesday morning. HP said Wednesday that it will acquire LeftHand Networks in an all-cash deal, for LeftHand's iSCSI SAN technology. LeftHand'...

Colorado-based Accellos, a provider of logistics management software, said Tuesday that it has raised $28.5M in a Series B funding and acquired a software firm. Accelos said the funding came from funds affiliated with Monitor Clipper Partne...

Broomfield, Colorado-based ARCA biopharma, a privately funded, late-stage developer of cardiovascular therapies, said today that it is merging with California-based Nuvelo, Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The firms said...

Multiple sources reported Tuesday that blog-sharing software developer madKast is about to be acquired by a competitor. Details are scarce, but news of the would-be deal circulated Tuesday at TechStars's Demo Day conference in Mountain View...

Boulder-based IntenseDebate, a provider of blog commenting tools, said today that it has been acquired by Automattic, a maker of blogging software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to IntenseDebate, the firm will te...

TechStars startup Gyminee said today that it has acquired Exertrack, an online provider of fitness tracking software and programs. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Gyminee, which is one of this summer's slate of 10 startups i...

Denver, Colorado-based Jabber, a maker of instant messaging and presence software, has been acquired by networking giant Cisco, Cisco said Friday morning. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Cisco said that Jabber will ...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS said Thursday afternoon it has acquired Global Insight, a provider of global macroeconomic information, analysis and consulting services to corporations, financial institutions and governments. According to IHS...

Tempe, Arizona-based residential high-speed data service provider Convergent Broadband Communications Inc. has been acquired by Ygnition Networks, Ygnition announced Thursday. Terms of the deal, which includes service agreements and equipme...

Phoenix, Arizona-based NetPro Computing, a developer of software for managing Microsoft Active Directory, Exchange, SharePoint and SQL Server environments, has been acquired by Quest Software for $78.7M. Quest announced the all-cash deal la...

Denver-based TheAppleBlog, the Apple Computer focused blog site run by Josh Pigford, said today that the firm has been acquired by Silicon Valley blogging outfit Giga Omni Media. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. TheAppleBlog ...

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. announced Monday that it has completed its tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Simtek Corp.'s common stock. Cypress announced that it was acquiring Simtek for $46M in August. Cypress said its tender...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS said Thursday that it has acquired Documental Solutions LLC, a provider of market intelligence and analysis tools for the defense and aerospace industry. According to IHS, it paid $24.5M in cash for Documental,...

Broadweave Networks announced Tuesday that its acquisition of iProvo, the nation's largest municipal fiber-to-the-home network, is complete. The Salt Lake City, Utah-based company said the $40.6 million transaction, which was first reported...

AFS Technologies Inc., a developer of software applications for the food and beverage industry, announced Tuesday that it has raised $13M in an equity funding, and acquired two software firms. AFS said taht the funding round was led by CIBC...

Information technology consulting startup Sparxent Inc. announced Monday that it has acquired one IT outsourcing firm and has agreed to buy another. Sparxent, which was recently founded by software and semiconductor industry veterans Steve ...

Littleton, Colorado-based Unicircuit, a manufacturer of printed circuit boards for the military and aerospace market, has been acquired. New York-based Anaren said it would pay approximately $22.5M for Unicircuit, which had sales of approxi...

Boulder-based Socialthing, which is developing a social networking management services, confirmed its acquisition by AOL Thursday. In a post on the firm's blog, Matt Galligan, the firm's CEO and founder, confirmed that the deal has closed, ...

Denver-based Useful Networks, a developer of technology for the location-based services market, said today that it has acquired KnowledgeWhere, a Canadian firm providing mobile games, location-based advertising, and other products. Financia...

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based supply chain applications developer JDA Software Group Inc. announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire competitor i2 Technologies Inc. of Dallas for some $346 million in cash. JDA said the merger will result in o...

Denver-based IT consulting firm Global Technology Resources Inc. announced Monday that it has acquired Anyware Network Solutions Inc. of Englewood, Colo., a provider of wireless networking integration services for the Rocky Mountain region....

Denver-based FIMAC Solutions LLC, a developer of risk management and profitability applications for the banking industry, announced recently that it has agreed to acquire Profitdesk Software Inc.'s SmartRate deposit price optimization softw...

Workflow management software publisher Authentidate Holding Corp. has agreed to acquire Boulder, Colo.-based Parascript LLC, a developer of image analysis and pattern recognition software, Authentidate announced Wednesday. The Berkeley Heig...

Colorado Springs-based Simtek Corp, a manufacturer of nonvolatile static random access memory, was acquired late Friday by Cypress Semiconductor. The deal was worth $46M in cash, or $2.60 per share of Simtek common stock. According to Cypre...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Avnet said Thursday that it has acquired Ontrack Solutions Pvt. Ltd, a Mumbai, India-based systems integrator. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ontrack provides systems integration services in the area ...

Boulder-based E Source, a provider of analyst services for the energy industry, said Thursday that it has acquired EnergyWindow, a fellow Boulder-based provider of online tools and services focused on energy-sourcing decisions. Financial te...

Denver-based Fluensee, a publisher of RFID-enabled asset-tracking software, announced Monday that it has acquired fellow asset management software developer TrenStar Tracking Solutions. Terms of the deal, which included TrenStar's North Ame...

Denver-based ePayments Corp., a provider of online payment-processing and support services, announced Tuesday that it has acquired ACH Technologies Inc. of Hastings, Minn. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. ePayments sai...

Denver, Colorado-based RouteSmith, a provider of software for optimizing driver routes for deliveries, has been acquired by Wisconsin-based Runzheimer International. Financial terms were not disclosed. According to Runzheimer, Matt DeWolfe,...

Golden, Colorado-based Affinity BioReagents, a provider of antibodies, peptides, proteins and other reagents for life science research, has been acquired by a Waltham, Mass. firm. Thermo Fischer Scientific said Thursday that it acquired Aff...

Denver-based Quark Inc. said Thursday that it has acquired the asset sof In.vision Research Corporation, a firm which develops an XML authoring add-on for Microsoft Word. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. In.vision, which is b...

Phoenix-based embedded integrated circuit manufacturer ON Semiconductor Corp. announced Thursday that it has agreed to purchase Catalyst Semiconductor in an all-stock transaction estimated to be worth some $115 million in equity. Headquarte...

Phoenix, Arizona-based BKM Technology Partners, LLC, has purchased a product line from a semiconductor equipment manufacturer, Rudolph Technologies, Inc. Rudolph said today that it sold its lead scanner assets and licensed related intellect...

The O'Neil Group Co., a Colorado Springs, Colo.-based organization that specializes in strategic acquisitions, announced Monday that it has acquired Braxton Technologies Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The O'Neil Group said Braxt...

Insight Enterprises Inc., a provider of information technology hardware, software and services to private and public companies, announced Thursday that it has purchased MINX Ltd., a U.K.-based European Network integrator with Cisco Gold Par...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS, a provider of energy and other data, said today that it has acquired the current inventory of digital log and raster image assets of Reservoir Visualization, a consultancy focused on data for the oil and gas i...

Tempe, Arizona-based Ensynch, a provider of IT consulting and staffing services, said Monday that it has reached an agreement to acquire eBI Solutions, a IT consulting firm based in Southern California. Financial terms of the deal were not ...

Denver-based Indigio, a providing web application development, web design, and other services, has been acquired by Bridgeline Software, a Boston-based software developer, Bridgeline announced Tuesday. Bridgeline said that it paid $6M for I...

Denver, Colorado-based Solidware, a provider of software bug detection and software code quality products, has been acquired by Coverity, a San Francisco-based firm. Financial terms of the deal were not announced. Coverity announced the buy...

Phoenix-based Avnet, a electronics distributor, said Monday that it has acquired New Hampshire-based Source Electronics Corporation, a provider of custom programming services for integrated circuits. Financial terms of the deal were not dis...

Phoenix-based electronic components and computer products distributor Avnet Inc. announced Monday that its $156.1 million offer to purchase Horizon Technology Group PLC has been unconditionally accepted. Headquartered in the United Kingdom,...

Englewood, Colorado-based Liberty Media said Thursday afternoon that it is acquiring Celebrate Express, a Kirkland, Washington-based online retailer of party supplies and costumes. The firms said that Liberty will pay $31M in cash, or $3.90...

Denver, Colorado-based IQNavigator, a developer of software for managing outsourced labor, has been sold to private equity firm GTCR Golder Rauner, LLC, and the management of IQNavigator. Baker Capital, a private equity firm which owns 40 p...

Phoenix-based Flypaper Studio, a firm which develops web-based, interactive presentation software, said Tuesday that the firm has soled its e-Learning services business to The GMarie Group. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Fl...

Centennial, Colorado-based iQmetrix said this week that it has acquired Work Software Systems, a developer of retail management software for the wireless industry. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. According to iQmetrix...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Medicis said Monday that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Seattle-based LipoSonix, in a deal worth $150M in cash. Medicis and LipoSonix said that Medicis will acquire LipoSonix, a developer of...

Broomfield, Colorado-based Level 3 Communications said Thursday that it has completed its sale of its advertising distribution business of Vyvx LLC, to DG FastChannel. The deal was worth approximately $129M in cash. Level 3 said it retains ...

Denver-based Center Line Data Corp., a privately held developer of well log digitizing software, has sold virtually all of its assets to TGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co., TGS announced Monday. TGS, a seismic imaging software publisher headquartere...

Denver, Colorado-based Sorrento Networks said this morning that it has made an asset purchase of Redfern Broadband Networks, an Australian manufacturer of optical networking equipment. The company did not disclose financial details of the b...

Salt Lake City, Utah-based Alpha Bay Corporation, a developer of software for retailers, said Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of Avorcor, a Virginia-based firm which develops service oriented architecture (SOA) software for t...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Avnet said Friday morning that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Ontrack Solutions Pvt. Ltd of India. Ontrack Solutions, which is based in Mumbai, is a systems integrator focused on security, networking...

Salt Lake City, Utah-based FranklinCovey said Thursday afternoon that it is in an agreement with investment firm Peterson Partners, to create a new company called Franklin Covey Products, LLC. The new company will purchase FranklinCovey's C...

Provo, Utah-based Chair Entertainment, a game development studio that develops "Empire," a computer game based on the novel of the same name by Orson Scott Card, has been acquired by Epic Games. Epic Games said Tuesday that Chair Entertainm...

Iron Mountain Inc., a Boston-based provider of data protection and storage software and related services, announced Monday that it has acquired DocuVault, a records management and disposal services provider headquartered in Denver. Terms of...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Radyne, a manufacturer of communications and satellite equipment, said Monday that it has agreed to be acquired by Comtech Telecommunications Corp., in a deal worth approximately $195.0M. According to Radyne, the defi...

Phoenix-based Web conferencing software developer iLinc Communications Inc. announced Monday that it has sold the majority of its audio conferencing assets for $4.1 million in cash. Specifically, iLinc said it sold its reservationless and o...

Denver, Colorado-based Clear Technology, a developer of business process automation software for the financial services and insurance industry, has been acquired. Texas-based Versata Enterprises did not disclose financial details of the dea...

Denver-based VoipReview.org, a comparison-shopping Web site for broadband phone service, reported this morning that it has been sold to an undisclosed buyer. In addition to not naming its new owner, the company also declined to disclose the...

CSG Systems International Inc., an Englewood, Colo.-based provider of outsourced customer care and billing services, announced today that its acquisition of DataProse Inc. has closed. According to CSG's initial April 17 announcement, the co...

Denver-based First Data Corp. said Monday that it has agreed to acquire InComm, a marketer, distributor, and provider of technology for the stored value and gift card market. Financial terms were not disclosed. According to First Data, InCo...

Phoenix-based electronics components distributor Avnet Inc. announced Friday that it has made a cash offer to acquire the Horizon Technology Group PLC, an Ireland-based distributor and integrator of information technology products. Avnet sa...

Englewood-based 180 Connect, a provider of installation, integration, and fulfilmment for the home entertainment and communications market, has been acquired by satellite TV provider DIRECTV. DIRECTV said Friday that it would pay $1.80 per ...

CSG Systems International, an Englewood, Colo.-based provider of outsourced customer interaction services, announced Thursday that it has agreed to acquire DataProse Inc., a statement presentment and direct mail services provider headquarte...

Streakwave Wireless Inc., a value-added distributed of wireless broadband solutions, announced Wednesday that it has acquired EchoTech Wireless LLC, a wireless connectivity reseller and distributor headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. Ter...

EMCORE Corp., a manufacturer of semiconductor components and subsystems, announced Thursday that it has agreed to acquire the enterprise and storage assets of chip producer Intel Corp.'s Optical Platform Division. EMCORE said it will also g...

Fort Collins, Colorado-based Indicative Software, a developer of software for application performance monitoring, has been acquired by Silicon Valley-based firm Nimsoft. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Indicative Software, w...

Boulder, Colorado-based startup Umbria has been acquired by J.D. Power and Associates, a California firm which provides customer satisfaction surveys for the automotive and other industries. Financial terms of the acquisition were not discl...

Insight Enterprises Inc., a provider of information technology hardware, software and services, announced Tuesday that its acquisition of Calence LLC has closed. The proposed merger was first reported on Jan. 24. Insight said the $129 milli...

Electronics parts distributor Avnet Inc. announced Tuesday that its acquisition of U.K.-based semiconductor supplier Azzurri Technology Ltd. has closed. Terms of the deal, which was first reported Jan. 10, were not disclosed. Headquartered ...

Fourteen40, a Salt Lake City-based firm which develops the Web 2.0 social networking site CafeScribe, has been acquired by Follett Corporation, Follett said Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed. CafeScribe is an online web site focuse...

Denver-based AVO Group, a digital marketing and communications firm, said last week that it has merged with California-based The1stMovement, a provider of multimedia advertising. Financial terms were not disclosed. The firms said that the m...

Denver-based collocation and managed services provider ViaWest announced Tuesday that it has acquired Dataside, a Dallas-based supplier of data center infrastructure and managed network services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ViaWes...

ON Semiconductor Corp., a Phoenix-based manufacturer of integrated circuits for power supplies and other electronic devices, announced Wednesday that its stockholders and those at AMI Semiconductor have approved ON Semiconductor's proposed ...

A Houston-based human resources firm reported Wednesday that it has purchased a majority interest in HourDoc.com, a time-and-labor management technology company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Terms of the transaction were not reported. Hour...

Ping Identity Corp., a Denver-based publisher of secure Internet sign-on software, announced Tuesday that it has acquired various identity and access management applications and related properties from Sxip Identity Corp. Terms of the deal ...

IHS Inc., a provider of product lifecycle management and environmental analysis and information, announced Monday that it has acquired one environmental data company and has agreed to purchase another for a combined transaction amount of $4...

Louisville, Colorado-based Zago Group said Monday that it has closed its acquisition of Citynet Fiber Network. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Zayo Group had said in December that it was acquiring Citynet Fiber Networ...

Bluffdale, Utah-based Linux Networx, a developer of high performance computing (HPC) technology focused on Linux clusters, has been acquired by California-based computing firm SGI. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. SGI ...

Hypercom Corp., a Phoenix-based provider of electronic payment devices and related software, announced Wednesday that it has agreed to purchase the e-transactions business of French electronics and defense firm Thales S.A. Hypercom said the...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Adtron, a designer and manufacturer of solid state flash disk drives, has been acquired. SMART Modular Technologies, which is based in Fremont, California, said Wednesday that it is paying $20M in cash plus up to an a...

Memory chip manufacturer Simtek Corp. revealed Wednesday that it has hired an investment bank to advise its board regarding Cypress Semiconductor Corp.'s expressed desire to acquire the company. Cypress--which now owns nearly 19 percent of ...

PPG Industries, a Pittsburgh-based manufacturer of paints, coatings, chemicals, optical products and fiberglass, announced Monday that it has acquired the assets and intellectual property of NanoProducts Corp., a producer and developer of n...

Denver, Colorado-based ACI Electronics LLC, a independent distributor of electronic components, has been acquired by Arrow Electronics. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. According to Arrow, ACI has approximately 60 empl...

Consumer research firm Market Force Information Inc. announced Wednesday that it has acquired Certified Marketing Services Inc., a national provider of merchandising and on-site research services. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Marke...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Radyne, a developer of wireless communications products, said Tuesday afternoon that it is looking to possibly sell the company and has hired an investment bank. Radyne said it has retained Needham & Company as its fi...

Copper Conferencing, a provider of audio-, Web- and video-conferencing services, announced Tuesday that it has purchased The Conference Depot, a publisher of audio- and Web-conferencing software. Copper Conferencing said it financed the $11...

Greeley, Colorado-based Excelsior Software, which provides software used by educators to track student grades and attendance, has been acquired by Bellevue, Washington-based GlobalScholar.com. Financial terms of the acquisition were not dis...

Salt Lake City, Utah-based AxisPointe, which provides a suite of offerings for post-construction services for homebuilders, said today that it has acquired Asset Evolution, a provider of technology for the real estate sector. Financial term...

Boise, Idaho-based MobileDataforce said today that it has acquired Treetop Technologies, a fellow Boise provider of database and web design, development, and integration services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Mobil...

Denver-based Stratavia, a publisher of data center automation software, announced Wednesday that it has sold its managed services business to Datavail Corp., a start-up automation applications developer. Stratavia said it will also license ...

Lijit Networks Inc., a publisher of blog search and statistics tools, revealed today that it has acquired BigSwerve, a blog indexer analyzes and sorts blog comments. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Also established in 2006, Lij...

Insight Enterprises Inc., a provider of information technology hardware, software and services, reported Thursday that it has agreed to buy independent IT services provider Calence LLC for $125 million in cash. Insight noted that the final ...

Roche, a Swiss-based manufacturer of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics, announced Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire Ventana Medical Systems of Tucson, Ariz., for $89.50 per share of common stock. Roche said the amount represents a 4.5 per...

Orem, Utah-based Omniture announced Thursday that its acquisition of competing web analytics provider Visual Sciences has completed. The deal, which was worth approximately $394M in stock and cash, was originally announced in October. Accor...

Salt Lake City, Utah-based AdvancedMD Software said Thursday that the firm has been acquired by private equity firm Francisco Partners. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to AdvancedMD, John Trzeciak of Francisco Part...

Chandler, Arizona-based Network Analysis, a developer of software for thermal modeling, has been acquired by MSC.Software, a California firm in the simulation software business. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. MSC.Sof...

Englewood, Colorado-based Fluensee, a developer of RFID tracking and management software, has sold its Mobitrac fleet management business to Canadian firm Descartes Systems Group. Descartes Systems announced the deal Thursday, saying it pay...

Louisville, Colorado-based Global Healthcare Exchange, a provider of products for automating healthcare company operations, has sold its ClaimRight data validation software business to I-Many. New Jersey-based I-many announced the deal Thur...

Phoenix-based Avnet said today that it has agreed to acquire Azzurri Technology Ltd., a distributor of semiconductors and embedded systems products in the UK. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Avnet said that it wil int...

Englewood, Colorado-based Liberty Media said Monday that it has acquired Meridian, Idaho-based Bodybuilding.com. Bodybuilding.com is an Internet retailer of bodybuilding and fitness related products. Financial terms of the acquisition were ...

Boulder, Colorado-based RegOnline and Lindon, Utah-based WingateWeb have both been acquired by a California-based provider of online sports registration and community services, The Active Network. San Diego-based The Active Network did not ...

Englewood-based colocation and managed hosting provider Data393 has been acquired, according to Managed Data Holdings. Managed Data Holdings, which is based in Irvine, California, did not disclose financial terms of the deal. Brett Jones ha...

Phoenix, Arizona-based ON Semiconductor said Wednesday morning that it has completed its acquisition of the voltage regulation and thermal monitoring products for computing applications from Analog Devices, Inc. The deal, which was announc...

Phoenix, Arizona-based electronics distributor Avnet said this morning that it has acquired YEL Electronics Hong Kong Ltd., a distriubtor of electronics components in the Asia region. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, h...

Phoenix-based Hypercom Corp., a developer of secure electronic payment software, reported Thursday that it has agreed to purchase the e-Transactions business unit of Thales SA, a European publisher of secure card payment applications. Hyper...

Lindon, Utah-based IT outsourcing firm DirectPointe said today that it has acquired iTOK, a provider of remote PC management software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. iTOK is based in Provo, Utah, and developed software for ...

EMCORE Corp., a semiconductor manufacturer for the communications and solar energy industries, announced Tuesday that it has agreed to pay $85 million for the telecommunications portion of silicon heavyweight Intel Corp.'s Optical Platform ...

Petaluma, California-based Turin Networks and Boulder-based Carrier Access Corporation said this morning that Turin Networks will acquire Carrier Access for $92.7M in cash. Carrier Access is a provider of wireless and wired communications n...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Avnet said this morning that it has completed its acquisition of the IT Solutions Divison of Acal plc. Acal's IT Solutions division is a European value added distributor (VAD) for storage area networking, networking, ...

Orem, Utah-based Omniture said Thursday that it has completed its acquisition of Offermatica. Omniture, which provides web analytics software and services, had announced the deal in September. The deal was worth $65M. Offermatica is a provi...

ON Semiconductor Corp. announced today that it has agreed to acquire AMIS Holdings Inc., the parent company of integrated circuit manufacturer AMI Semiconductor. ON Semiconductor said the all-stock transaction was worth an estimated equity ...

Information technology consulting firm Edgewater Technology Inc. reported Monday that has completed its acquisition of Colorado-based Vertical Pitch LLC, a provider of corporate performance management services. Edgewater said the deal is wo...

PCT International Inc., a manufacturer of "last-mile" computer networking equipment, announced Monday that it has acquired Canada-based Think Broadband Solutions from Wi-LAN Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. However, PCT said the t...

Orem, Utah-based Omniture said Wednesday afternoon that it has received early termination of the firm's waiting period for its acquisition of San Diego-based Visual Sciences. The deal is worth approximately $372M. The U.S. Federal Trade Com...

Logan, Utah-based Frontier Scientific said this morning that it has acquired Salt Lake City's Echelon Biosciences, Inc., from Aeterna Zentaris, Inc. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Frontier is a chemical developer, manufactu...

Electronic trading platform operator MarketAxess Holdings Inc. reported Wednesday that it has acquired financial software publisher Trade West Systems LLC of Salt Lake City, Utah. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Under the "ProO...

Security software developer Webroot Software Inc. announced Tuesday that it has merged with Email Systems, an England-based provider of security software-as-a-service. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. However, Webroot said bo...

Lindon, Utah-based DirectPointe said this morning that it has acquired Mesa, Arizona-based Sweet Spot Solutions (S3). Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sweet Spot Solutions makes software which resides an a portable, USB flash...

Regional broadband Internet service provider Zayo Bandwidth announced Monday that it has acquired a retail voice-over-Internet-Protocol service provider and formed a new business unit called Zayo Managed Services from that company. Terms of...

Phoenix-based integrated circuit manufacturer ON Semiconductor Corp. announced Thursday that it has agreed to acquire Analog Devices Inc.'s CPU voltage-regulation and PC thermal-monitoring business. ON Semiconductor said that the total cons...

Louisville, Colorado-based Zayo Bandwidth said this morning that it has finalized its acquisition of Onvoy, a Minneapolis, Minn.-based telecommunications provider. The deal had been announced in August. Financial terms of the acquisition ha...

Computing peripherals and gaming devices manufacturer Logitech International announced Thursday that it has agreed to acquire WiLife Inc., a Utah-based producer of economical home-monitoring systems. The deal, Logitech said, is worth some $...

Phoenix-based electronic components distributor Avnet Inc. revealed Wednesday that it has concluded its acquisition of Betronik GmbH, a German passive components supplier. Avnet originally announced its intention to purchase the company on ...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Avnet said Thursday that it has acquired ChannelWorx Pty Ltd, a Melbourne, Australia-based distributor of networking and security products. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, however Avnet said tha...

Orem, Utah-based web analytics provider Omniture said late Thursday that it is acquiring San Diego, California-based competitor Visual Sciences. The deal is worth approximately $394M in stock and cash. Omniture said it will pay $2.39 in cas...

Orlando, Florida-based Connextions, a provider of business process outsourcing, said Thursday that it has acquired a minority interest in Denver, Colorado-based Aha! Software LLC. Aha! Software is a provider of predictive analytics software...

Lindon, Utah-based information technology consulting and outsourcing firm DirectPointe Inc. announced Wednesday that it has acquired TechnologyWorks and its client base. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2003, TechnologyWorks...

Salt Lake City, Utah-based Oakley Networks has officially become part of Raytheon, Raytheon said Tuesday. The company said that it has completed its buy of Oakley Networks, which will become a new, wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon, withi...

First Data Corp., a provider of electronic commerce and payment services, announced Monday that it has purchased Deecal International, an Ireland-based publisher of digital payment-processing software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ...

Denver, Colorado-based eToys Direct and BabyUniverse said today that the firms have completed their previously announced merger. The $276M deal was originally announced in March. The firms said that the combined company will be located in D...

System integration consultants Ciber Inc. announced Monday that it has acquired Condevor AB, a Swedish SAP consulting firm. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Ciber said its wholly owned subsidiary, CIBER Sweden AB, will absorb Co...

Jersey City, New Jersey-based ISO, a provider of risk management services and databases, said today that it has acquired Salt Lake City-based HealthCare Insight LLC. HealthCare Insight is a provider of automated modeling and profiling tools...

Tempe, Arizona-based Amtech Systems Inc., a manufacturer of solar cell and semiconductor production and automation equipment, announced Tuesday that it has purchased R2D Ingenierie, a French solar cell and semiconductor automation equipment...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Avnet said today that it has completed its acquisition of Magirus Group, a European distributor of computing products. Terms of the deal have not been disclosed, however Magirus has approximately $500M in annual reven...

Orem, Utah-based FreeLinc, a provider of wireless communications accessories for two-way radios, said today that it has acquired Aura Communications Technology. Aura develops integrated circuits in the area of magnetic induction technology....

Berkeley Data Systems, the American Fork, Utah-based firm which operates the popular Mozy online storage backup service, confirmed this morning that it has been acquired by EMC Corporation. Josh Coates, the firm's founder and CEO, said that...

Louisville, Colorado-based communications firm Zayo Bandwidth said today that it has acquired Indiana Fiber Works. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Indiana Fiber Works is a provider of fiber interconnections in Indiana...

CVI Melles Griot, a supplier of optical systems and components, announced Monday that it has acquired Coherent Imaging Optics Ltd., a provider of critical infrared optical components for advanced thermal imaging. Terms of the deal were not ...

Motorola and Emerson said today that Emerson is acquiring Motorola's Tempe, Arizona-based Embedded Communications Computing (ECC) business, in a $350M deal. Emerson and Motorola said that the all-cash deal will make Motorola's ECC business ...

EchoStar Communications Corp., a distributor of satellite television programming and equipment, announced Tuesday that its board of directors has advised the executive staff to consider separating the company into two distinct, publicly tra...

Englewood, Colorado-based satellite television operator EchoStar said late Monday evening that it is acquiring Sling Media, a maker of digital "place-shifting" devices, for approximately $380M in cash and EchoStar options. Sling Media's dev...

Data storage giant EMC is reportedly in the midst of acquiring American Fork, Utah-based online storage service Mozy, according to rumors reported by the technology blog TechCrunch. The deal is rumored to be worth $76M. Devin Knighton, a sp...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Avnet Inc., a marketer and distributor of electronics components, announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire Betronik GmbH, a Berlin-based passive components distributor. Terms of the deal, which is subject to app...

Salt Lake City-based Radix International and Radix Corporation, a developer of rugged handheld computers and peripherals, has been acquired, according to Kansas-based Elecsys Corporation. Elecsys said yesterday that it acquired Radix for $2...

Denver, Colorado-based IT consulting firm BoldTech Systems, Inc., has been acquired. Austin, Texas-based Perficient, a publicly traded IT consulting firm, said Friday morning that it has acquired BoldTech in a $20.8M cash and stock deal. Pe...

Computer hardware manufacturer MPC Corp. revealed Wednesday that federal antitrust authorities will not block the company's pending acquisition of Gateway's professional business division. MPC originally reported its intent to purchase the ...

Denver, Colorado-based Sphera, a provider of software-as-a-service software for hosting companies, has been acquired by SWsoft, SWsoft said Tuesday. Herndon, Va.-based SWSoft did not disclose financial terms of the deal. Sphera's products a...

Fujifilm Electronic Materials said Thursday that it has acquired a unit of Air Products and Chemicals, based in Tempe, Arizona. Fujifilm, which operates a manufacturing and research operating in Mesa, Arizona which supplies photoresists, d...

Denver, Colorado-based MacDermid Inc., a provider of specialty chemicals and technical services, has sold its printing subsidiary, MacDermid ColorSpan, to HP. HP said this morning that it has signed an agreement with MacDermid Inc. to acqui...

Boulder, Colorado-based Cluster File Systems, Inc., developer of the Lustre distributed file system, has been acquired by Sun Microsystems. Sun said today that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire Cluster File Systems, in a deal that ...

Orem, Utah-based Omniture said Friday morning that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire Offermatica, a provider of A/B testing and multivariate testing. The deal is worth $65M. Offermatica's products are used by companies to test the ...

Nampa, Idaho-based MPC Corporation said today that it has acquired computer manufacturer Gateway's Professional business, in a deal worth approximately $90M. Gateway Professional provides computer products to businesses, government agencies...

TriQuint Semiconductor, a manufacturer of wireless communications products, has concluded its acquisition of Boulder's Peak Devices Inc., a fabless semiconductor company that specializes in discrete radio frequency transistor technology, Tr...

Englewood, Colorado-based IHS Inc., a provider of critical technical information and decision-support tools and services, revealed Monday that it has purchased PCNAlert, formerly a SupplyEdge Inc. property, for $10 million in cash. PCNAlert...

Zayo Bandwidth Inc., a fiber optics-based bandwidth provider to carriers, Web-oriented companies, governments and private enterprises, has purchased PPL Telcom, a subsidiary of PPL Corp., for $60 million, PPL Corp. reported Friday. PPL Corp...

TriQuint Semiconductor, a manufacturer of wireless communications products, revealed Tuesday that it has agreed to purchase Peak Devices Inc. of Boulder, Colorado. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. However, TriQuint said it expects the ...

IT outsourcing and consulting firm Incentra Solutions Inc. announced today that it has acquired Helio Solutions Inc., a provider of IT and data center services, for some $10.3 million. Incentra said the final sales price consisted of $5 mil...

Supply chain management specialist Accellos Inc. announced last week that it has acquired Maximum Data Solutions, a provider of data collection and warehouse management technology services for Microsoft Dynamics. Terms of the deal were not ...

RF Micro Devices said Monday that it has acquired Broomfield, Colorado-based Sirenza Microdevices. The deal is worth approximately $900M, made up of $300M in cash plus the balance in stock. Sirenza Microdevices is a manufacturer of radio f...

CSG Systems International Inc., a provider of customer care and billing services, revealed Monday that it has finalized its purchase of Prairie Voice Services Inc. CSG originally announced its intent to acquire the company July 30. Terms of...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Apollo Group, the parent firm of the University of Phoenix, said Wednesday that it has acquired online advertising network Aptimus, in an all-cash deal worth approximately $48M. Aptimus provides Internet advertising a...

SPADAC Inc., a provider of predictive and geo-intelligence analysis products and services, has purchased SANZ Inc.'s EarthWhere business unit, SANZ's parent company reported Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. EarthWhere is an ap...

Denver, Colorado-based Thought Equity Motion, a provider of content for the creative and production industry, said Tuesday that it has acquired FilmWorld, an Australian provider of film and video content. Financial terms of the acquisition ...

Video-over-Internet software developer Helius Inc. reported Wednesday that it has completed its purchase of PointeCast Corp., a provider of rapid communication and online training software. Helius originally announced its intent to acquire ...

Honeywell said Tuesday afternoon that it has completed its $260M acquisition of Enraf Holding B.V., a Netherland-based provider of measurement and controls products for the oil and gas industry. Enraf is becoming part of Honeywell's Phoeni...

Digital marketing firm iCrossing Inc. reported Monday that it has acquired Web development agency Proxicom Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. iCrossing recently raised $62 million in a round of venture capital financing last week fr...

CSG Systems International Inc., a developer of customer care and billing software, announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire Prairie Voice Services Inc., a provider of interactive messaging services, for $39 million. CSG said the purch...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Polymicro Technologies, a manufacturer of silica capillary tubing and optical assemblies, has been acquired by Illinois-based electronic components firm Molex. Molex said late Tuesday that it acquired Polymicro, as a ...

Tucson, Arizona-based Apex Microtechnology has been acquired by Cirrus Logic. Cirrus Logic said Tuesday that it has completed its acquisition of Apex, in a deal that was worth approximately $42M in cash. Apex is a manufacturer of high-power...

Broomfield, Colorado-based Level 3 Communications, said Wednesday that its operating subsidiary has acquired Servecast Limited, a Dublin-based provider of live and on-demand video management and streaming services. The deal is worth 33M eur...

MasterControl Inc., a developer of document management software for life sciences companies, reported Tuesday that it has agreed to purchase AMG IT Systems Ltd., a provider of quality assurance software for the pharmaceutical industry. Term...

Online shoe retailer Zappos.com Inc. announced Monday that it has agreed to purchase 6pm.com from Denver-based eBags Inc., an online seller of luggage and other items. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close within the next thr...

The acquisition of Denver, Colorado-based Photobucket by Fox Interactive Media completed today, Fox Interactive Media announced this morning. Photobucket is a provider of online storage for photos, videos, and other multimedia, and is used ...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Radyne said Thursday that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire AeroAstro, a firm that designs microsatellites, in a deal worth approximately $18M. Radyne said that it will pay approximately $17.25M in cash, plus...

Mainstream Data Inc., a global digital media content provider, revealed Friday that it has acquired fellow content provider Newscom LLC from its previous joint owners, Tribune Media Services and The McClatchy Company. Terms of the transacti...

Boulder, Colorado-based Storage Markets, a firm operating a predictive marketplace for predicting movement in the storage industry, said in an email to its users Thursday that it is looking for a buyer. According to the email, the firm is l...

Colorado Springs-based Photo Stencil, a manufacturer of printed circuit board assembly and inspection tools, has been acquired in a leveraged buy-out by private equity firm Kachi Partners, Kachi reported Tuesday. Details of the transaction ...

Denver, Colorado-based Tier1 Innovation, an IT consulting firm providing services for the Oracle market, has been acquired. Perficient, an Austin, Texas-based company that serves the Global 2000, said that it will pay $14.25M, in a combinat...

Aerospace and electronics manufacturer Honeywell International announced today that it has agreed to pay $260 million for Enraf Holding B.V., a division of Dutch firm Delft Instruments. Honeywell said Enraf Holding consists of six groups—En...

Connextions Inc., a business process outsourcing firm, announced Wednesday that it has acquired Boulder, Colorado-based bConnected Software Inc., a developer of applications for the health care industry. Terms of the deal were not disclosed...

PatchLink Corp., a developer of enterprise security software, announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire SecureWave SA, a provider of endpoint security software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. However, PatchLink said the transact...

Isonics Corp., a manufacturer of materials and products for the homeland security and semiconductor markets, announced Monday that it has completed the sale of its Life Sciences division to an undisclosed buyer for $850,000. Isonics said it...

Zorch Inc., a developer of enterprise software for the life sciences industry, has been acquired by First Consulting Group Inc., FCG reported Monday. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, although FCG said it is acquiring ...

Boulder, Colorado-based Global Energy Decisions, a provider of software, data, and advisory services for the electric utility industry, has been acquired by Atlanta-based Ventyx. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ventyx said T...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based consumer electronics distributor DBL Distributing, has been acquired by Ingram Micro, an electronics distributor, for $96M. According to Ingram Micro, it will continue operating DBL Distributing as a wholly owned s...

Lafayette, Colorado-based Farragut Systems, a developer of software for the geographic information systems market, has been acquired by Austin, Texas-based Hart InterCivic. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Hart InterCivic dev...

Denver, Colorado-based InterData Software, a company that develops software for the IP video market, has been acquired. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Origin Digital, a New York-based provider of broadcast services a...

CSG Systems International Inc., a provider of customer care and billing services, revealed Monday that it has agreed to pay $23.5 million in cash for ComTec Inc., a privately held firm that handles print and electronic statement processing....

Mesa, Arizona-based YP Corp., a provider of Internet Yellow Pages and related services, said Thursday that it acquired California-based LiveDeal, a provider of online local classifieds, in a deal worth approximately $12M in stock. YP Corp. ...

Salt Lake City, Utah-based Allegiance, a provider of enterprise feedback management services, said today that it has acquired two Virginia-based companies in the ethics and compliance hotline service area. Allegiance said that Virginia-base...

Denver, Colorado-based Photobucket, an online photo sharing web site used by Internet users for posting their photos to social networking and other web sites, has been acquired by Fox Interactive Media, the parent firm of MySpace. Financial...

Sydney, Austrlia-based PC Tools, a maker of malware security software, said Tuesday that it has acquired a security software package from Novatix, a Boulder-based firm. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. PC Tools said it...

Internet Protocol television provider Helius Inc. revealed Wednesday that it has agreed to acquire online communications and training specialist PointeCast Corp. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in the next quarter, were not di...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Sparkplug said today that it has acquired Renaissance Networking, inc. (RNi), a Tempe, Arizona-based provider of wireless business broadband services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. RNi provide...

Phoenix, Arizona-based IPOWER Inc., a major provider of internet services for small and medium businesses, has merged with The Endurance International Group, the firms reported Wednesday. Terms of the deal, which closed May 4, were not reve...

Curtiss-Wright Corp. said Tuesday that it has acquired Idaho Falls, Idaho-based instrument and controls systems manufacturer Scientech LLC for $57.8 million. Scientech provides nuclear power instrumentation, electrical components, process c...

Liberty Media Corp. has agreed to acquire online outdoors retailer Backcountry.com, the companies revealed Monday. Financial terms were not disclosed. The transaction is subject to regulatory oversight and is expected to close this quarter....

Albuquerque, New Mexico-based optical equipment manufacturer CVI has agreed to purchase laser technology provider Melles Griot from Barloworld Scientific Ltd., CVI revealed Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not revealed, but CVI said the tr...

Englewood, Colorado-based Local Insight Media, which operates both print and Internet-based telephone directories, said Tuesday that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire Hawaiian Telcom Yellow Pages. Financial terms of the deal were n...

Malmo, Sweden-based Thule, a provider of bicycle racks, trailers, and other transportation products, said Monday that it has acquired Longmont, Colorado-based Case Logic. Financial terms were not disclosed. Case Logic designs CD/DVD cases, ...

DealerTrack Holdings, a provider of software and data for the automotive industry, and South Jordan, Utah-based Arkona, a provider of dealer management systems for auto dealerships, said this morning that they are in an agreement where Deal...

Salt Lake City, Utah-based Overstock.com announced today that it has sold its OTravel.com subsidiary to Castles Travel, in a $17.0M deal. OTravel provides on-line travel and vacation packages, primarily for ski packages in the U.S. and Cana...

Palo Alto, California-based HP said Tuesday afternoon that the firm has acquired Lindon, Utah-based Arteis, which operates the online Logoworks logo and graphics design service. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. HP said...

Boulder, Colorado-based Intela announced this morning that it has acquired CrispAds, a firm that operates a blog advertising network. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Intela, a provider of media and marketing services, said i...

Power adapter manufacturer Mobility Electronics Inc. has completed its liquidation of nearly all assets from its PCI expansion and docking business, the company announced Wednesday. Mission Technology Group acquired the division's hard asse...

Fortune Industries Inc. has completed its acquisition of Salt Lake City-based Employer Solutions Group, Fortune reported Monday. The company added that it will pay $11.2 million in cash and stock for ESG. The transaction marks Fortune’s sec...

TeleDirect International, a provider of customer-interaction-management software, has merged with Wygant, a developer of call center-optimization tools, TeleDirect reported Wednesday. The companies, which have partnered in producing integra...

Lindon, Utah-based Altiris announced Wednesday afternoon that its stockholders have approved the firm's acquisition by Symantec. The deal, which is worth approximately $830M, is expected to close on Friday, April 6th. The deal was approved ...

Boulder, Colorado-based Market Force Information said Tuesday that it has acquired Speedmark Information Services, a provider of mystery shopping services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Houston, Texas-based Speedmar...

Photobucket, the online photo and media sharing web site which was founded in Denver, is reportedly up for sale and may command $300M to $400M, according to reports on the online blog site TechCrunch. According to the report, PhotoBucket ha...

First Data Corp. will be acquired by an affiliate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., First Data announced Monday. According to First Data, the transaction is worth approximately $29 billion. First Data shareholders will receive $34 in cash f...

Quovadx Inc., a global software and vertical solutions company headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado, has sold its CareScience division to Premier Inc. for $34.9 million, Quovadx announced Monday. In turn, the remainder of the compan...

DirectPointe, an IT outsourcing services provider based in Lindon, Utah, has acquired print services management firm System Technology Inc., DirectPointe reported Thursday. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. However, DirectPointe ...

TruePosition, a wireless location-tracking provider and subsidiary of Liberty Media Corp., announced Thursday that it has obtained a controlling interest in Useful Networks, a Broomfield, Colo.-based startup that specializes in acquiring an...

Denver, COlorado-based ReddShell Corp. has been acquired by AmbironTrustWave of Chicago, AmbironTrustWave announced Wednesday. Terms of the deal, which is effective immediately, were not disclosed. Both companies specialize in data security...

CellTrust Corporation of Scottsdale, Arizona, has acquired Canada's PrimeMessage, CellTrust reported Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but CellTrust did say that PrimeMessage will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary and will r...

Two wireless computer-manufacturing firms, JLT Mobile Computers of Tempe, Arizona., and DAP Technologies Ltd. of Quebec City, Canada, have merged to form Roper Mobile Technology, the companies reported Tuesday. Both companies are subsidiari...

Wisper Telecommunications Inc., also known as WisperTel, has acquired KLNT Enterprises LLC, WisperTel reported Monday. Under the name of BroadSpoke, KLNT provides wireless Internet service in the Morrison and southwest Littleton areas of Co...

Broomfield, Colorado-based Mesoscopic Devices, a developer of solid oxide fuel cell technology, has been acquired. Southborough, Mass.-based Protonex Technology said this morning it will pay $12.4M, consisting of $3.2M in cash plus the bala...

Avanquest Software USA has entered the online photo-sharing market thanks to the acquisition of a Web site and related software from SendPhotos Inc., Avanquest revealed Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Avanquest, a Denver-based...

Englewood, Colorado-based Local Insight Media and CBD Media said today that the firms have completed the combination of their businesses. CBD Media is a publisher of print and online yellow pages directories; Local Insight is a provider of ...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Submitawebsite.com, a search engine optimization firm, has been acquired by publicly held Website Pros. According to Website Pros, the acquisition is expected to be complete March 31st. Financial terms were not dis...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based iCrossing said today that it is acquiring Salt Lake City, Utah-based Sharp Analytics, a provider of business intelligence software. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. iCrossing said that the mov...

Denver, Colorado-based The Indigio Group said Wednesday afternoon that it has finalized its acquisition of Current Wisdom, a search engine marketing firm. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Indigio said that the acquisition wil...

BabyUniverse, an online provider of pregnancy, baby, and toddler products, said today that it has merged with Denver, Colorado-based eToys Direct, the online toy retailer formed from a buyout of KB Toys. Financial terms were not disclosed, ...

Salt Lake City, Utah-based ZEVEX International annoucned today that its shareholders have approved the merger of the firm with a wholly owned subsidiary of Moog. ZEVEX is a medical device company that develops sensors, surgical tools, and m...

Tempe, Arizona-based Realink, a provider of services for the appraisal and mortgage banking indutries, has been acquired. Realink was acquired by Zaio Corporation, which said it paid $3.4M for the assets of the firm. The deal includes both ...

Evergreen, Colorado-based Wisper Telecommunications said late Thursday that it has acquired Path / Broadband Services, a provider of wireless Internet service in Colorado. Financial terms were not disclosed. Path provides wireless Internet ...

Salt Lake City, Utah-based Altiris announced this morning that it has set a date for its stockholder vote on the acquisition of the firm by Symantec. The firm said that the vote will occur on April 4th. Altiris is in the midst of a $830M ac...

Denver, Colorado-based Intermap Technologies has acquired a Czech provider of GIS applications software, the firm said Tuesday. Intermap has acquired MultiMedia Computer s.r.o. The deal includes MMC's customer base and software platform. Fi...

San Diego, California-based Life Sci Technologies, a reseller of Oracle and NetSuite software, announced today that it has merged with Lohmueller and Associates, which maintains operations in both Salt Lake City, Ttah and Raliegh, North Ca...

Louisville, Colorado-based Picolight, a maker of optical transceivers for the networking market, has been acquired by JDSU. JDSU said this morning that it will buy Picolight for $115M in stock plus $10M in cash, in a deal that is expected t...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based PatchLink announced today that it has acquired the STAT Guardian Vulnerability Management Suite from Harris Corporation. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. PatchLink said that the acquisition wi...

Denver, Colorado-based First Data Corp. said today that it has acquired the assets of Datawire Communications Networks, a provider of Internet-based transaction delivery. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Datawire is a ...

Orem, Utah-based Omniture said Wednesday that it is acquiring London-based Touch Clarity, a provider of automated behavioral targeting software, in a deal worth $51.5M. $16.5M of the deal is cash, plus $3.0M in earnout, with the remaining $...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Hypercom Corporation, a provider of electronic payment solutions, said today that it has acquired the assets of ACG Group Pty Limited, a provider of installation, technical support and help desk services for point-of-...

Salt Lake City, Utah-based Visual Influence, which develops rendering and image analysis software for the medical imaging and scientific data area, has merged with Numira Biosciences, based out of Irvine, California, the firms said Friday. ...

Anthem, Arizona-based Aventa Learning, a firm that provides online learning content and services for the K-12 educational market, was acquired Tuesday by KC Distance Learning. KC Distance Learning said it acquired the assets of Aventa, but ...

Cupertino, California-based Symantec said this morning that it is in a definitive agreement to acquire Salt Lake City, Utah-based Altiris, a provider of IT management software. The deal is worth approximately $830M in cash. Symantec said th...

Brocade Communications and Broomfield, Colorado-based Brocade announced last night that the stockholders of both firms have approved Brocade's acquisition of McData. The firms said that the acquisition is expected to close on Monday, Januar...

IBM said today that it is spinning off the firm's Boulder, Colorado-based Printing Systems division as part of a joint venture with Ricoh. IBM said that Ricoh will acquire 51 percent of the joint venture, which will be called InfoPrint Solu...

San Jose, California-based Brocade Communications Systems and Broomfield, Colorado-based McData said today that the United States Federal Trade Commission has closed its antitrust review of Brocade's acquisition of McDATA. The two also said...

Hyperion, a provider of business performance management software, announced this afternoon that it has acquired Denver, Colorado-based Decisioneering. Financial terms were not disclosed. Hyperion said that it will operate Decisioneering as ...

Salt Lake City, Utah-based Consonus and North Carolina-based Strategic Technologies, Inc. said today that the two firms have merged. Both companies provide high-availability data centers and managed IT services. The companies will merge int...

Orem, Utah-based Omniture today said that it has acquired Instadia, a European provider of web analytics. Financial terms were not disclosed. Omniture said that it would add over 30 personnel to its EMEA client services, sales, and marketin...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Hypercom, a provider of payment terminals, said today that it has acquired TPI Software, a Redmond, Washington-based provider of PC and server-based software for check processing. Financial terms of the deal were not ...

Longmont, Colorado-based DigitalGlobe has acquired GlobeXplorer, a provider of geographic information systems information. Financial terms were not disclosed. Digitalglobe acquired GlobeXplorer from Stewart REI Group. DigitalGlobe is a prov...

Boise, Idaho-based Dedicated Devices, a manufacturer of systems for the home electronics market, has been acquired. Campbell, California-based Home Director said Thursday that it is acquiring Dedicated Devices as an extension of its product...

Denver, Colorado-based ePayments, a provider of electronic payment processing and support services, said Wednesday that it has acquired Mobile, Alabama-based Automated Check Recovery (ACR). Financial terms were not disclosed. ACR provides ...

Mincon Limited, an Australian firm which maintains its U.S. headquarters in Englewood, Colorado, said today that it has acquired the customer information and billing systems business of Conversant, Inc., a Missouri-based provider of softwar...

Broomfield, Colorado-based Level 3 Communications has completed its acquisition of Broadwing Corporation, the firm said yesterday. The deal is worth approximately $1.4B in cash and stock. The deal was originally announced in October. Austi...

Golden, Colorado-based CoorsTek, a provider of ceramics and components for the high tech market, said today that it has acquired Gaiser Tool Company, a high-quality ceramic precision tooling manufacturer based in Ventura, California. Gaiser...

Compuware has acquired Denver, Colorado-bsed Proxima Technology in a deal worth approximately $31M. Proxima is a supplier of IT software used for managing service delivery. The firm's software is used by managing SLAs, and IT business servi...

Technology firms raised $1.95B in 20 IPOs, the largest number of technology IPOs since 2000, according to a report released by DowJones VentureOne this morning. According to Dow Jones, there was $3.72 billion in initial public offerings in ...

Littleton, Colorado-based Arrow Industrial Ltd. said today that it has acquired Littleton, Colorado-based Accutronics. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Accutronics is a provider of manufacturing support for the medical, compu...

Abacus, a division of Doubleclick, the Internet advertising firm, has been acquired, according to Dallas, Texas-based Alliance Data Systems. Alliance, a provider of transaction, credit, and marketing services, said late last week that it ha...

Broomfield, Colorado-based Level 3 said Tuesday that it has acquired the content delivery network (CDN) unit of SAVVIS, in a deal worth $135M in cash. The asset deal includes 50 employees based in Thousand Oaks, California, as well as parts...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Avnet said today that it has received regulatory approvals for its acquisition of Access Distribution. Avnet said that it received clearance from the US Federal Trade Commission, the Canadian Anti-Competition Bureau a...

Denver, Colorado-based On Command Corporation, a provider of video on demand systems for the hospitality industry, has been acquired by competitor LodgeNet Entertainment. LodgeNet said today that it has entered into a definitive agreement w...

Denver, Colorado-based StorePerform, a provider of retail performance management software, has been acquired by Milwaukee-based RedPrairie. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The firms said that StorePerform will continu...

Los Gatos-based SonicSwap said today that it has acquired earFeeder.com, a Web 2.0 RSS music news service based in Boulder. earFeeder provides a service that creates an RSS feed, using a users's iTunes listening habits to determine which mu...

Boise, Idaho-based Micron Technology said Monday afternoon that it has acquired the imaging sensor business of San Jose, California-based Avago. The deal was worth $53M, plus contingent payments. According to Micron, the team joining Micron...

Salt Lake City, Utah-based MacroMed, a drug development and manufacturing firm, said this afternoon that it has been acquired by UK-based Protherics PLC. The deal is worth $25M in stock. Protherics is a biopharmaceutical development firm. M...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Axway, a subsidiary of Paris-based Sopra Group, said yesterday that it is acquiring the German B2B software business of Atos Origin. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Both firms develop collaborative ...

Sage Software's Scottsdale, Arizona-based ACT! unit said Monday that it has acquired software from VerticalFalls Software, in order to deliver compliance and document tracking for its ACT! contact and customer management software. Financial...

Chandler, Arizona-based Inilex announced this morning that the firm has acquired Advantra International, a manufacturer of data messaging devices. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Advantra develops vehicle tracking dev...

Scottsdale, Arizona-based iCrossing, a digital marketing agency focused on the search business, said today that it has acquired San Francisco-based NewGate Internet, a search marketing agency. Financial terms of the acquisition were not dis...

Albuquerque, New Mexico-based Zia Laser, a manufacturer of semiconductor lasers, has been acquired by a German firm. NL Nanosemiconductor, based in Dortmund, Germany, said today that it has acquired Zia Laser, but did not disclose financial...

Redwood Shores, California-based Electronic Arts said today that it has acquired Utah-based video game developer Headgate Studios. Financial terms were not disclosed. EA said that Headgate Studios will remain in Bountiful, and work on devel...

California-based Oakley, Inc. said today that it is buying the assets of Sun Valley, Idaho-based Eye Safety Systems, a provider of protective eyewear for military, law enforcement, and firefighting uses. The deal is worth $110M in cash. Acc...

Akamai is buying Nine Systems, a provider of rich media production and publishing tools which has its network operations center in Denver, Colorado, in a deal worth approximately $160M. The companies said today that Akamai will pay 3.1M sha...

Salt Lake City, Utah-based Allegiance said Tuesday that the firm has acquired National Hotline Services, a provider of ethics hotline services. Financial terms were not disclosed. Allegiance said that the acquisition will provide the firm w...

Oce N.V., a provider of digital document management software, said Tuesday that it has acquired Salt Lake City, Utah-based CaseData. CaseData is a provider of electronic discovery and litigation support services for law firms. Oce said that...

Phoenix, Arizona-based Avnet announced today that it is in a $412.5M cash deal to purchase Access Distribution, a value added distributor of computing products. Avnet is purchasing the business from MRA Systems, which is a subsidiary of Gen...

Private equity firm Thoma Cressey Equity Partners announced today that it has acquired Salt Lake City, Utah-based iTera, and will combine the firm with California-based Vision Solutions. Financial terms were not disclosed. Thoma Cressey sai...