To meet growing demand from the magazine industry for a comprehensive technology solution for digital content publishing, industry leaders Godengo, Inc. (www.godengo.com) and Texterity, Inc. (www.texterity.com) today announced that they have joined forces to create the first unified platform that’s focused on helping publishers leverage digital, web, and mobile media.  Under terms of the completed transaction, Godengo, the largest provider of content management systems for magazine publishers, has acquired Texterity, a leading provider of digital magazines and mobile applications.  Terms of the private deal were not disclosed.

Citrix announced the acquisition of Virtual Computer, provider of enterprise-scale management solutions for client-side virtualization. Citrix will combine the newly-acquired Virtual Computer technology with its market-leading XenClient® hypervisor to create the new Citrix XenClient Enterprise edition. The new XenClient Enterprise will combine all the power of the XenClient hypervisor with a rich set of management functionality designed to help enterprise customers manage large fleets of corporate laptops across a distributed enterprise. The combined solution will give corporate laptop users the power of virtual desktops “to go”, while making it far more secure and cost-effective for IT to manage thousands of corporate laptops across today’s increasingly mobile enterprise.

Catalina Marketing Corporation, the leader in precision consumer marketing, today announced that is has completed its acquisition of Modiv Media, the industry-proven provider of mobile commerce solutions. The integration of Modiv into Catalina provides brands and retailers the ability to engage shoppers, influence their behavior, and boost loyalty with a unique mobile experience that saves shoppers time and money.

Ipswitch's Network Management Division, developers of the WhatsUp Gold suite of innovative IT management software, announced today that it has acquired iOpus Software, a leading provider of Web application performance testing and monitoring solutions from the cloud. The addition of the iOpus AlertFox and iMacros capabilities will empower application owners and IT staff customers to more effectively track and ensure optimal Web application performance, creating a better end-user experience. With this acquisition, Ipswitch's market leading and affordable IT Management solutions will now extend to every layer of web infrastructure from the cloud to the end-user.

ShopRunner, a members-only online shopping program that offers exclusive benefits, including free 2-day shipping and free returns, today announced the acquisition of Boston-based PickupZone. PickupZone operates a network of pick-up locations that offers customers the ability to shop anywhere online and get their packages when and where they want. Working across multiple retailers, PickupZone is the forerunner in making urban package pick-up easy, secure, and convenient.

Per their blog, play140 has been acquired by a stealth mode company called Oomba.  play140 is a social gaming company based in Cambridge.

All Covered, a division of Konica Minolta Business Solutions U.S.A. (Konica Minolta) focused on delivering high‐performance Managed IT Services to small‐ and medium‐sized businesses, is pleased to announce that Covisia, a Managed IT outsourcing company based in Boston has joined All Covered. With the addition of Covisia, All Covered expands its presence with a broad and talented group of professionals along with a diverse list of clients.

Decision Resources Group, one of the world’s leading research and advisory firms focusing on healthcare insights and analysis, announced today that it acquired Pinsonault, a leading provider in offering managed markets-specific business and training solutions to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. The acquisition of Mt. Olive, NJ-based Pinsonault by Burlington, Mass.-based Decision Resources Group will result in a significant expansion of Decision Resources Group’s Market Access Business Unit which currently includes Fingertip Formulary, HealthLeaders-InterStudy and PharmaStrat.

Supporting its aggressive international growth strategy and strengthening its presence in the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, Kronos Incorporated today announced that it has acquired UK-based SMART Computer Holdings and its Spanish affiliate SMART Human Logistics in cash transactions.

As per the company's blog post, AisleBuyer in Boston, MA has been acquired by Intuit.  Details of the acquisition were not disclosed.  AisleBuyer is a mobile commerce platform and app company that previously raised $11M in funding.

Visible Technologies® today announced the acquisition of Cymfony, combining the two award winning social media analytics and insight solution providers. Cymfony and Visible customers benefit by gaining access to expanded solutions with far-reaching global capabilities. The new Visible will be led by Richard Pasewark, former President of Cymfony, who steps forward as the new CEO of Visible Technologies.

Datawatch Corporation (NASDAQ-CM:DWCH), the leading global provider of report analytics products and services, today announced that it has completed the previously announced purchase of the intellectual property underlying its Monarch Report Analytics platform from Raymond Huger, d/b/a Math Strategies.

The $8.5 million purchase was funded through the combination of a $4.0 million subordinated note with warrants from Massachusetts Capital Resource Company, $1.5 million of a $2.0 million working capital loan from Silicon Valley Bank and Datawatch's cash balances. The transaction is expected to be accretive from a cash point of view as the savings in royalty payments should exceed the cash interest and additional costs. From an earnings perspective, the amortization of the intellectual property purchase and the non-cash interest expense from the warrants will result in an annual non-cash charge to earnings of $1.8 million during the 5 year amortization period of the intellectual property.

Vivox Inc., a leader in social communications, today announced its acquisition of Droplet Inc., a developer of unique, patented technology to deliver a high-quality video chat experience on mobile networks. Vivox will integrate Droplet's mobile video software into its VoiceEverywhere™ platform, which serves more than 80 million fans generating 3.5 billion minutes of voice chat each month.

The Droplet acquisition will augment Vivox's cross-platform communication capabilities, strengthening its video chat solution for mobile while minimizing the bandwidth, processing resources and power needed from the mobile network and device itself. Consumers with mobile broadband network connections will be able to harness the new video technology through Vivox's VoiceEverywhere platform.

EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC) today announced it has acquired San Francisco-based Pivotal Labs, a privately-held provider of agile software development services and tools. The all-cash transaction is not expected to have a material impact to EMC GAAP or non-GAAP EPS for the full 2012 fiscal year.

Per an open letter from Likewise's CEO Barry Crist, Likewise has been acquired by the Isilon Storage Division of EMC.  Likewise is based in Bellevue, WA and was founded nearly seven years ago with a focus on providing an easy method for organizations to manage access and data across Windows, Linux & Unix, and Mac environments.

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire Kiva Systems, Inc., a leading innovator of material handling technology.

"Amazon has long used automation in its fulfillment centers, and Kiva’s technology is another way to improve productivity by bringing the products directly to employees to pick, pack and stow,” said Dave Clark, vice president, global customer fulfillment, Amazon.com. “Kiva shares our passion for invention, and we look forward to supporting their continued growth.”“For the past ten years, the Kiva team has been focused on creating innovative material handling technologies,” said Mick Mountz, CEO and founder of Kiva Systems. “I’m delighted that Amazon is supporting our growth so that we can provide even more valuable solutions in the coming years.”

Following the acquisition, Kiva Systems’ headquarters will remain in North Reading, Massachusetts.

Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by Kiva’s stockholders, Amazon will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Kiva for approximately $775 million in cash, as adjusted for the assumption of options and other items. Subject to various closing conditions, the acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2012.

3BL Media (http://3blmedia.com), the leading distributor of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability news and content, has announced the acquisition of SocialEarth (http://socialearth.org), the leading web-based community for social innovation, social entrepreneurship and social enterprise content and thought leadership. This acquisition further expands 3BL Media’s news and content distribution network, and gives additional reach to more than 160 contributing writers and bloggers from 25 countries around the globe who already contribute to SocialEarth.

We are pleased to announce that RIM has acquired Paratek Microwave Inc.  As a part of RIM, a technology leader and pioneer in the smartphone category, Paratek will continue to innovate and to bring leading edge adaptive tuning solutions to the industry. We are very excited about this transaction and the opportunity to serve RIM and realize our vision.

GreenPages Technology Solutions, a national cloud and virtualization consulting and integration firm, announced today that it is has acquired Atlanta-based LogicsOne—a virtualization, storage, and cloud technology consulting and management provider. The move accelerates GreenPages’ virtualization and cloud management growth strategy and brings the company’s total number of cross-trained engineers to more than 60.

With Transcend, Nuance will accelerate access to and expand its customer base within the small- to mid-size hospital market, which comprises approximately 90 percent of hospitals in the U.S. and increasingly demands cost effective, voice-enabled, clinical documentation solutions to achieve Meaningful Use and the transition to ICD-10. With Nuance’s voice-enabled and Clinical Language Understanding technologies and deep electronic health record (EHR) integration, combined with Transcend’s high-quality transcription and editing services, hospitals can make clinical documentation and workflow more productive and cost efficient and extract greater value from clinical information.

Model N, Inc., the leader in Revenue Management, today announced the immediate availability of a powerful Business Intelligence (BI) offering, Revenue Management Intelligence, targeted at Life Sciences and High Tech manufacturers. The offering includes a new set of cloud-based BI applications that aligns Sales and Marketing spend with market-driven revenue outcomes coupled with comprehensive internal and external market data capabilities and services.

As part of the launch, Model N also announced the acquisition of LeapFrogRx, a pioneer and emerging leader in industry BI solutions for Pharma and Biotech. Founded in 2002, LeapFrogRx has strong capabilities in Brand Marketing, Sales Performance and Managed Markets; syndicated market data aggregation and delivery; cloud-based analytical software applications; and strategic analytic consulting services. LeapFrogRx marquee customers include multiple top 50 specialty and biopharma franchises and blockbuster brands.

SoundBite Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:SDBT), a leading global provider of cloud-based customer communications solutions, today announced the acquisition of 2ergo Americas, which had been wholly owned by 2ergo Group plc (AIM:RGO). 2ergo Group is an international mobile business and marketing solutions company leveraging a unique blend of innovative technology and professional services.

The 2ergo Americas acquisition extends SoundBite's client base to include leading companies in the telecom, media and consumer packaged goods industries while enhancing SoundBite's existing mobile marketing offering with self-service SMS, mobile coupons, QR code and mobile web platforms, as well as carrier-grade scalability and Latin American connectivity. The acquired business operates principally in North America and brings SoundBite a talented, committed team with deep mobile marketing expertise.

Silverback Enterprise Group, which acquires and builds industry-leading enterprise software companies, announced today the acquisitions of PowerSteering Software, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based enterprise project and portfolio management (PPM) software, and Tenrox, Inc., the leading provider of cloud-based, workflow-driven project workforce management software. With over 500 active enterprise customers and 150,000 active users in more than 50 countries worldwide, the combination of these two companies creates the largest pure-play cloud PPM provider in the $1.3 billion PPM software industry. The new, combined company will be called PowerSteering Software.

Three of the nation’s leading Blue health plans that work with more than 70,000 physicians and hospitals to deliver care to more than 11 million people announced today they are partnering with health IT provider Lumeris Corp. to acquire NaviNet. NaviNet is the nation’s largest real-time communication network for physicians, hospitals, and health insurers.

Lumeris and the three Blues — Highmark, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey (Horizon), and Independence Blue Cross (IBC) — have signed an agreement to acquire NaviNet for an undisclosed price. The transaction is expected to close within 30 days, subject to customary closing conditions.

Prime View International (“PVI”) (8069.TW), the world’s largest supplier of ePaper display modules, today announced it has amended its merger agreement with E Ink Corporation, the leader in electronic paper display materials and intellectual property.

In addition to the $215 million cash consideration unveiled on June 1, 2009, the revised agreement includes consideration for E Ink shareholders based on the combined company’s stock performance over a three-year period. The consideration will be granted in the form of 120 million convertible preferred shares that can be converted into common shares as the stock climbs from NT$50 to NT$80. At the end of the three year period, any unconverted preferred shares will be cancelled.

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) announced today that it has acquired Blaze Software Inc., a provider of frontend optimization (FEO) technology, in a cash transaction. The acquisition is expected to complement Akamai's market-leading site acceleration solutions with technology designed to optimize the speed at which a web page is rendered, regardless of end user device.

Kenexa (NYSE:KNXA), a global provider of business solutions for human resources, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with  privately-held OutStart, a leading provider of Software as a Service (SaaS) e-learning solutions and services.  The closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions, including the receipt of stockholder consent.  Kenexa expects to close the transaction on Monday, February 6, 2012.  This acquisition, when consummated, will expand Kenexa’s reach into the e-learning market and enable Kenexa to provide a broader and deeper suite of talent management solutions. Kenexa will integrate OutStart’s Learning Management Suite, which includes award-winning social and mobile learning solutions, with Kenexa’s Global Talent Management solutions including its Performance Management suite.

InnoCentive, Inc., the pioneer in open innovation and crowdsourcing, today announced its acquisition of UK-based OmniCompete Limited. Best known for its annual Global Security Challenge, OmniCompete has executed nearly two dozen high-profile Challenges throughout its history in the areas of security, energy, healthcare, and cloud computing. Adding to InnoCentive’s recent successes in Grand Challenges – awarding a winner for the $1 million Prize4Life Challenge and the partnership with Life Technologies for its multi-million dollar Life Grand Challenges program – this acquisition further establishes InnoCentive as the global standard for high value competitions and Challenges whose solutions have far-reaching consequences in the areas of human health, public safety, education, the environment, and energy.