M&A

NetApp to Acquire Bycast



NetApp will acquire Bycast, a privately held storage software maker
headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in an all-cash

transaction. Bycast develops object based storage software designed to manage

petabyte-scale, globally distributed repositories of images, video, and records

for enterprises and service providers. Founded more than ten years ago, Bycast

has helped more than 250 customers worldwide improve their operational

efficiency.

MphasiS Buys Fortify



MphasiS will acquire 100% stake in Fortify Infrastructure Servicesa global
provider of offshore based remote IT operations & management servicesin an

all-cash transaction. The base consideration of the deal is $15.5 mn. The

acquisition will give MphasiS access to marquee customers, an experienced

management team, and a proven platform to provide ROM services.

Sierra Buys Baytree



Sierra Atlantic has acquired Baytree Associates, a US based Oracle solutions
provider. The all-cash deal also included 50% of earn out through a three-year

period. The acquisition would give Sierra sixty employees who would be absorbed

into the company. Baytree Associates current revenues are put at $12-15 mn.

Rolta Acquires OneGIS



Rolta has acquired OneGIS, a consulting, development and systems integration
firm implementing geospatial and IT solutions. Rolta has acquired OneGIS

intellectual property, including the OneView Mobile solution, that allows field

personnel to apply specific work related actions to help automate their daily

work assignments through its unique, user configurable, Action Framework.