Versar Awarded $5 Million NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office Contract

Versar, Inc. (NYSE Amex: VSR) announced today the award of a new $5 million, three-year contract from the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to provide scientific and technical support to the National Marine Fisheries Service’s Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO). Versar will provide services including habitat survey design and assessments, ecosystem restoration, fisheries modeling, ecosystem-based management, information management, and educational outreach. On-site scientific staff may provide support at a number of different facilities, including the Cooperative Oxford Laboratory in Oxford, Maryland, and at NCBO headquarters in Annapolis, Maryland.

Mr. Anthony Otten, CEO of Versar, said, “We are pleased that NOAA selected Versar to continue to assist their Chesapeake Bay Office in meeting its natural resources and environmental management responsibilities for the Chesapeake Bay.

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Eyak Technology, LLC Announces Cash Offer of $7.00 Per Share for GTSI Corp.

Eyak Technology, LLC (EyakTek) announced today that it has again made a proposal to the board of directors of GTSI Corp. (Nasdaq: GTSI) to acquire by merger all of the outstanding capital stock of GTSI at a price of $7.00 per share in cash. The proposal represents a premium of 35.1% over GTSI's closing market price on September 10, 2010 of $5.18 and a premium of 34.6% over the average closing price for the preceding 30 trading days.

The proposal, which was initially made on August 13, 2010, was reiterated in a letter sent by EyakTek today to GTSI's board of directors (which letter is included at the end of this press release) after several unsuccessful attempts to engage GTSI in substantive negotiations. GTSI rejected EyakTek's proposal in a letter dated August 30, 2010.

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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to Acquire Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. for $378 Million

Diamond Stockholders to Receive $12.50 per Share in Cash

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. (Nasdaq:DTPI - News), a strategic management consulting firm, today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Diamond for $12.50 per share in cash. The transaction represents a premium of 31% to Diamond's closing stock price of $9.54 on August 23, 2010, and values Diamond at $378 million. Diamond will join the PwC Advisory practice, which ranks among the largest providers of consulting services globally.

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HiSoft Reports Second Quarter 2010 Results

HiSoft Technology International Limited, ("HiSoft" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: HSFT), a leading China-based provider of outsourced information technology and research and development services headquartered in Dalian, China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

Second Quarter 2010 Highlights
-- Net revenues increased 63.9% year-over-year to US$34.7 million for the second quarter of 2010 from US$21.2 million for the corresponding period in 2009
-- Gross margin for the second quarter of 2010 was 37.2%, compared to 35.8% for the corresponding period in 2009

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Health Grades, Inc. Agrees to be Acquired by Affiliate of Vestar Capital Partners V, L.P.

Vestar Capital Partners V, L.P. (“Vestar”) and Health Grades, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGRD) (“HealthGrades”) today announced a definitive agreement for an affiliate of Vestar to acquire all of the outstanding shares of HealthGrades for $8.20 per share, which represents a premium of approximately 32% over HealthGrades’ 30-day average closing stock price, and a premium of approximately 29% over the closing price of HealthGrades’ common stock on July 27, 2010, the last trading day prior to today’s announcement. The aggregate purchase price for the equity of HealthGrades is approximately $294 million (which consists of approximately 35.9 million shares, inclusive of all shares of common stock outstanding, securities convertible into common stock and shares of common stock issuable pursuant to a noncompete agreement with an executive officer).

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