IHS To Buy Seismic Micro-Technology For $500M Cash

IHS Inc. (IHS) signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held geoscience software company Seismic Micro-Technology for $500 million in cash, as the data provider looks to boost its offerings in the energy segment.

SMT provides software products for the upstream exploration and production ...

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