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Amsterdam, October 1, 2012 – Gemalto, a leading provider of digital security, today announces that it has closed the acquisition of Ericsson Internet Payment Exchange AB (IPX), with the exception of operations in USA, from Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (NASDAQ: Ericsson), the global communications technology and services provider.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Marketwire) — Constellation Software Inc. (CSU.TO) has announced that its wholly-owned division Volaris Group has acquired SpecTec Group Holdings Ltd. SpecTec is an international provider of marine software and remote asset management solutions for the shipping, off-shore oil and gas, and naval defence industries.

Boston, Massachusetts, USA (BUSINESS WIRE) — GE has announced the acquisition of PRESENS, a provider of pressure, temperature and flow measurement solutions. The acquisition expands GE’s portfolio of sensing solutions and will be part of the company’s Boston-based Measurement & Control business

Telogis, a platform for location intelligence, has announced the acquisition of Navtrak — a leader in mobile resource and fleet management solutions.

Levallois, France and Boston, USA. June 19, 2012 — Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, has completed the acquisition of the leading Boston based mobile payments company MoreMagic for an undisclosed sum.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. June 18, 2012 — Sierra Wireless today announced it has entered into an exclusivity agreement for the acquisition of Sagemcom’s machine-to-machine (M2M) business. Sierra Wireless has submitted a binding offer to acquire substantially all of the assets of the business for €44.9 million in cash

Zurich, Switzerland – ABB, the power and automation technology group, has agreed to acquire Tropos Networks Inc., a Silicon Valley-based company that develops and markets wireless technologies and products for distribution area communication networks.

Lisbon, Portugal / London, UK / Washington DC, USA. May 1, 2012 – WeDo Technologies, a specialist provider of revenue and business assurance solutions, today announced the acquisition of US-based Connectiv Solutions, which provides management of telecommunications network usage expenses.

Analysts agree that enterprises will benefit from the planned acquisition of Cable & Wireless Worldwide (CWW) by mobile network operator Vodafone Global Enterprise. Corporate customers could be among the winners if the operator’s M2M service delivery costs are cut as a result.

Tokyo, Japan & Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. March 22, 2012 — NEC Corporation today surprised the markets by announcing a definitive agreement to acquire Convergys Corporation’s Information Management (IM) business. The deal is valued at US$449 million and covers all of Convergys IM’s business, including Smart Revenue Solutions, across industry verticals such as communications, utilities, and