Hardware & Systems

Novinium, Inc. acquired UtilX Corporation, a company which develops power cable life-extension technologies worldwide.

Alternate Energy Inc. acquired Risource Energy Inc., a company which sells and installs copper, indium, and selenium photovoltaic panels for homeowners in Hawaii.

GK Software AG (DB:GKS) acquired Data Business Systems, Inc., Retail Business Unit, a company which provides point-of-sale products and services in the areas of payment processing, customer engagement, and loyalty.

MKS Instruments, Inc. (NasdaqGS:MKSI) acquired Precisive, LLC, a company which designs, manufactures and sells non-contact, optics-based instruments for chemical composition monitoring in liquid, gas and solid samples.

Microsemi Corporation (NasdaqGS:MSCC) acquired Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. (NasdaqGM:VTSS), a company which designs, develops, and markets various semiconductor products for carrier and enterprise networking applications worldwide.

Gas Analytical Service Inc. acquired Legacy Measurement, Certain Assets for Gas Analysis, Chart Interpretation & Field Service Business, a company which manufactures engineered measurement equipment for gas and liquids analysis and interpretation.

AgJunction Inc. (TSX:AJX) acquired Novariant, Inc., a company which manufactures and supplies precision location and machine control solutions for the agriculture market.

Motorola Solutions Venture Capital acquired CyPhy Works Inc., a company which develops robots.

Summitview Capital; Huaqing Jiye Investment Management Co., Ltd.; Hua Capital Management Ltd.; eTown MemTek Ltd. acquired Integrated Silicon Solution Inc. (NasdaqGS:ISSI), a company which designs and markets integrated circuits.

Sochule, Inc. acquired Anonabox, a company which develops a hardware router for online privacy and anonymity.