Broadbase Software (BBSW) to acquire Servicesoft

   *  Amount:         $631 million

   *  Terms:            35.1 million shares

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Performance software

   *  Scorecard:      B

MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 18--Broadbase Software , a provider of customer-focused analytic and marketing automation applications, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Servicesoft, a provider of intelligent e-service solutions. With the Servicesoft acquisition, Broadbase reaches a new level of leadership in intelligent customer interactions by creating the industry's first integrated eCRM suite that provides a single analytic and operational solution.

 

 VIA NET.WORKS (VNWI) acquires Meridian Microtech srl

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        ISPs/Access providers

   *  Scorecard:      C+

RESTON, Va., Sept. 18--VIA NET.WORKS, an international single-source provider of Internet access and services focusing on businesses in Europe, Latin America and the United States, announces the acquisition of its first Internet services provider in Italy, Meridian Microtech srl. Founded in 1979, Meridian Microtech provides a full complement of business-focused Internet services from its base in Milan, Italy and will enable VIA NET.WORKS to enter the Italian market with a strong foundation for growth. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

 

 SERENA Software (SRNA) acquires UltiMIS

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Performance software

   *  Scorecard:      B-

BURLINGAME, Calif., Sept. 18--SERENA Software , a supplier of e-business infrastructure change management solutions, announced the acquisition of UltiMIS Corporation, a provider of data center performance and programmer productivity software products which are used during the analysis, testing, and operations phases of the software application change life cycle. The UltiMIS acquisition speeds SERENA's time to market for StarSuite, a group of collaborative products which will be packaged as a complete suite. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

 

 Listen.com to acquire WiredPlanet

   *  Amount:         Undisclosed

   *  Terms:            n/a

   *  Premium:        n/a

   *  Industry:        Content/Communities

   *  Scorecard:      A-

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 18--Listen.com, a comprehensive Internet guide to online music, has agreed to buy WiredPlanet, a provider of customizable streaming MP3 stations. The WiredPlanet acquisition indicates a shift in Listen.com's business strategy toward becoming a private-label content syndicator. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.