Software and systems giant in the making Misys Plc has bagged another acquisition – this time it is strengthening its commitment to the DEC market where it already has a toehold with Coulson Heron Associates, a Digital Authorised Solution Provider, which has hitherto sat somewhat uncomfortably alone within the Misys empire (CI No 1,120). The acquisition this time is of Enterprise Systems Group Ltd based in Thames Ditton, Surrey which specialises in the sale of DEC computer systems in the manufacturing industry. The group has been bought for UKP1.6m in cash. Enter-prise, which used to be a systems development company, has now geared up to become a sales and marketing company with such customers as Marley Building Products, Racal Electronics and Dowty International Systems. All of Enterprise’s 40 staff will be retained and will remain for the time being at the Thames Ditton premises. Misys is saying that this acquisition is heading it in the right direction to reach its goal of becoming, among other things, the leading DEC Complementary Solutions Organisation in the UK. Misys was last heard beating the Unix drum when it acquired TIS Ltd and Mentor Systems Plc in May (CI No 1,176).
