> I think it is safe to say that A-Eon and Varisys have not been idle
Apropos Varisys:
"Ultra announces that it has acquired Varisys Limited ("Varisys") for an initial cash consideration of £16m. Additional payments of up to £2m will be payable subject to performance over the next two years. [...] Varisys is a privately-held British company based in High Wycombe, UK, and was acquired from its founders, Paul Gentle and Adam Barnes; both will remain with the business under Ultra ownership. The acquisition of Varisys will be financed using Ultra's existing facilities and is expected to be earnings enhancing in 2013. Varisys will continue to operate from its current location as part of Ultra's existing Controls business within the Aircraft & Vehicles Systems Division." http://www.ultra-electronics.com/press_releases/299_Ultra_acquires_Varisys_-June_2013.pdf
"Varisys Ltd has been acquired by Ultra Electronics and is now a part of the growing Group. Varisys will join the Ultra-Controls business unit whilst continuing to operate out of its office in High Wycombe. The move allows Varisys to utilise Ultra's specialist capabilities in order to build on its successes in the Military, Aerospace and Commercial markets. Varisys' increased capabilities will allow it to deliver on more complex and technically demanding projects whilst adding more value to customers throughout the development process itself. Varisys will continue to design and manufacture products for high performance embedded computing applications and offer commercial-off-the-shelf products through our partnerships with leading manufacturers including GE Intelligent platforms, North Atlantic and SECO." http://www.varisys.co.uk/news/varisys-ltd-acquired-by-ultra-electronics
Furthermore:
"Before working at Varisys, Adam Barnes (my business partner) and I worked for a company called Transtech Parallel Systems. [...] Before that I worked for Ultra Electronics." http://obligement.free.fr/articles_traduction/itwgentle_en.php
Edit: A-Eon press release:
"Following the news that Varisys, our hardware partner and designers of the Nemo motherboard, had been acquired by Ultra Electronics, we have been in close communication with regards current and ongoing development projects. Adam Barnes, Technical Director commented: "We are looking forward to continuing our relationship with A-EON and the Amiga community. We always hoped to develop IP for embedded applications through the A-EON projects, and that has not changed one bit." Paul Gentle, General Manager added: "Adam and I are staying with the business, and are excited by the future prospects and opportunities that will arise." A-EON Technology Director Matthew Leaman commented, "We wish to congratulate Varisys on their acquisition by Ultra Electronics and look forward to strengthening our close working relationship with them on future exciting hardware developments"." http://www.a-eon.com/news/16-06-2013.html
