Big fish Comverse gobbled up Netcentrex yesterday for $164 million in cash. Comverse does a little over $1 billion annually in sales, the bulk of which come from its multimedia billing, content and messaging solutions. A tasty bite for Comverse, Netcentrex is a top application provider in the converged services market. Company executives cited Netcentrex’s VoIP and FMC expertise as the reason for the acquisition. Netcentrex web site also describes them as a leader in residential VoIP services, citing customers like AOL Germany, amongst others.
Customers, technology, management. Netcentrex has all three, which is why this is such a good deal for both parties.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry maker Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
