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Arctic Slope To Acquire Vistronix In Deal To Expand Intel Footprint

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, August 19th, 2016

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Arctic Slope To Acquire Vistronix In Deal To Expand Intel Footprint

Data management is core capability of Vistronix. Graphic: Vistronix

Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire national security solutions provider Vistronix Intelligence & Technology Solutions in a deal that will expand its federal customer base.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Vistronix is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Enlightenment Capital.Vistronix’ key capabilities are in advanced analytics, signal processing, cloud computing, and large-scale data management.“This acquisition demonstrates ASRC’s continued commitment to diversifying and growing our government services portfolio,” Rex Rock, president…

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