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United states : TeleCommunication Systems Inc. buying Solvern Innovations Inc. in cash-and-stock dealBaltimore Business Journal - by Scott Dance Staff.


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TeleCommunication telecommunication

Communication between parties at a distance from one another. Modern telecommunication systems—capable of transmitting telephone, fax, data, radio, or television signals—can transmit large volumes of information over long distances.
 Systems Inc. is acquiring Baltimore County technology company Solvern Innovations Inc. for an undisclosed sum of cash and stock.

Solvern is expected to immediately boost earnings for TCS (Transportation Control System) A widely used integrated information system for railroad transportation developed by the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was later implemented by Union Pacific when the companies merged. , which has already been having a banner year. Solvern is expected to bring in $7 million in revenue and $850,000 to $1 million in profit in the fourth quarter.

The acquisition boosts Annapolis-based TCS s secure satellite and wireless communication businesses. TCS (NASDAQ NASDAQ
 in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations

U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on
: TSYS TSYS Total System Services, Inc. ) profit and stock price have both risen as the company has grown its work with wireless telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications.  firms and the government.

Solvern employs 100 in its offices at the University of Maryland, Baltimore University of Maryland, Baltimore, (also known as UMB) was founded in 1807. It is one of the oldest universities in the United States and comprises some of the oldest professional schools in the nation and world.  County s research park in Catonsville. It was ranked as the No. 121-fastest growing company in the country by Inc. Magazine this year, growing from $844,000 in revenue in 2005 to $12.8 million in revenue in 2008. It has focused on software systems for the federal government s intelligence community.

TCS expects that industry to grow with President Barack Obama s focus on cybersecurity. The company cited figures showing that federal spending on cybersecurity is expected to grow from $9.2 billion in 2010 to $12.7 billion in 2014, and to total $54 billion over the next five years.

TCS posted a 96 percent spike in profit in its most recent quarter, ended Sept. 30.

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