* EMS Technologies Inc. announced diat it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Satamatics Global Ltd., a global provider of Inmarsat IsatM2M (machine-to-machine or "M2M") services, headquartered in Tewkesbury, UK. The acquisition complements die company's existing Iridium- and Inmarsat-based tracking solutions. EMS expects the acquisition to be accretive and to add EBITDA of $3 to $5 M in die first year post-acquisition. * Herley Industries Inc. announced diat it has sold its Innovative Concepts (ICI) subsidiary located in McLean, VA to Elbit Systems of America LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd., of Haifa, Israel, in a $15 M all cash transaction.

* inTEST Corp., an independent designer, manufacturer and marketer of semiconductor automatic test equipment (ATE) interface solutions and temperature management products, announced its acquisition of privately-held Sigma Systems Corp. Sigma Systems, founded in 1956, is located in El Cajon, CA, and is a manufacturer of thermal platforms, custom configured environmental chambers and other environmental test solutions for a variety of industries, including automotive, medical/pharmaceutical, electronic, aerospace/ defense and semiconductor.

* Milmega's distributor, Schmidt Equipment Asia Ltd., has successfully installed China's very first 6 GHz IEC 61000-4-3 capability at Beijing CQC Technical Services Ltd. Key to achieving this capability is die company's amplifiers that provide the necessary microwave power. This latest phase of work was an upgrade to die existing system utilizing a Milmega 2 to 6 GHz, 50 W amplifier, designed to bring the intrinsic benefits of Gallium Nitride transistor technology to the lab environment.

* AWR(R), a leader in high-frequency design software, and Rohde 6 Schwan Japan K.K., the Japanese subsidiary of Rohde & Schwarz, a leading test and measurement manufacturer, announced a partnership in Japan to deliver customized hardware/software solutions. AWR software and Rohde & Schwarz test equipment will be combined to produce solutions ranging from component characterization through sub-system and system verification. Under the terms of this partnership, the companies will provide customized platforms that combine Ronde & Schwarz test and measurement equipment with AWR s high-frequency design software to produce unique simulation and measurement solutions.

* Arrowhead Global Solutions, the government services division of CapRock Communications, announced diat it is launching die industry's first managed network services based on commercial X- band satellites.