Cisco snaps up high-end rival Procket

Weeks after launching its new high-end routing platform, Cisco Systems Inc. spent $89 million to acquire Procket Networks Inc. of Milpitas, Calif.

Dimensions International, Sentel form "one-stop shop"

Dimensions International Inc., an IT and logistics firm serving the Defense Department and the Federal Aviation Administration, has acquired Sentel Corp.

General Dynamics to buy wireless company

General Dynamics Corp. has agreed to acquire TriPoint Global Communications Inc., a supplier of satellite and wireless communications products.

Another deal done, more on the way for Essex

Essex Corp. is considering more acquisition candidates this year.

Sensytech, Argon make deal to become one

Sensytech Inc. and Argon Engineering Associates Inc., defense and intelligence technology companies, have agreed to merge.

Harris picking up Orkand Corp. for $66 million

Harris Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Orkand Corp., provider of technical services and information technology for federal agencies.

Robust market sparks satellite acquisitions

The U.S. military's huge demand for satellite services is driving a wave of acquisitions among large providers trying to capitalize on the growing federal market.

PeopleSoft urges rejection of latest Oracle offer

Software company's board says $21 a share 'is inadequate.'

VeriSign adds wireless portal provider

VeriSign Inc. signed a definitive agreement to purchase German wireless Internet portal Jamba in a $273 million deal.

Harris telecom units being sold

Danaher Corp. paying about $50 million for the telecom tools, test sets and test systems product lines of Harris Corp.

Prisoner scandal shouldn't delay Titan sale to Lockheed, officials say

Allegations that its employees were involved in the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal likely won't cause further delays in Titan Corp.'s sale to Lockheed Martin Corp.

CGI, CACI finish AMS deal

The deal dividing American Management Systems Inc.'s assets between CGI Group Inc. and CACI International Inc. closed May 3.

Huntsville: Another cotton pickin' tech town? Hardly

Huntsville, Ala., was a sleepy cotton town until U.S. leaders discovered during World War II that the city's geography made it an ideal location to manufacture munitions.

The Top Ten: Past and Present

Listing the past years' Washington Technology Top 100 companies.

Familiar faces mask a changing market

Lockheed Martin Corp. began its 10-year streak as the No. 1 company on the Washington Technology Top 100 in 1995.

11th annual Top 100

If you want to be a top dog in the federal IT market, you've got to act like one. That's the lesson from the rising stars on Washington Technology's <b>2004 Top 100</b> list. We talk with the Top 100's established players and steady climbers to uncover the latest trends, biggest opportunities and secrets for growing a federal business. <br><a href="http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/19_3/special-report/23418-1.html">? Overview story</a><br><a href="http://www.washingtontechnology.com/top-100/2004/">? The List</a>

CGI and CACI close AMS acquisition

American Management Systems Inc. ceased to exist today as an independent company. The deal that divided the business between CGI Group Inc. and CACI International Inc. has closed.

Siebel Systems buys Eontec

Siebel Systems Inc. has acquired Eontec Ltd., a provider of multichannel retail banking solutions, in a cash deal worth at least $70 million.

Justice inquiry puts brakes on Lockheed-Titan merger

The proposed $2.2 billion merger of defense giants Lockheed Martin Corp. and Titan Corp. will depend on the outcome of a Justice Department inquiry into bribery allegations against Titan, the companies said.

CACI nears closing on purchase of AMS division

Although still awaiting government approvals, CACI International is on track to complete its acquisition of the defense assets of American Management Systems next month, an executive says.