Aether Systems Announces Close of Riverbed Technologies Acquisition.Business Editors OWINGS MILL, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2000 Aether aether: see ether, in physics and astronomy. Aether god of whole atmosphere. [Gk. Myth.: Jobes, 42] See : Air Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:AETH) a leading provider of wireless data systems and services, today announced the closing of the acquisition of Riverbed Technologies, a leader in mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings software products based in Vienna, Va. The transaction was completed according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. terms of the agreement and plan of merger entered into by the two companies on February 9, 2000. Under the agreement, Aether issued approximately 4.5 million shares of its common stock in exchange for all of the shares of Riverbed Technologies. In addition, Aether has reserved approximately 900,000 shares for issuance on exercise of options that replace outstanding Riverbed options. Riverbed will become Aether Software, the software products division of Aether Systems, with details to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. separately in the near future. |
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