Entegra Systems Inc., a leading provider of advanced technology, integration, and analytic solutions and services for the defense and intelligence communities, today announced the acquisition of Cruzeiro Associates Inc. d/b/a Southern Cross Engineering. The transaction closed on September 30, 2018, and terms were not disclosed.
Southern Cross Engineering, headquartered in Ellicott City, MD, develops solutions for mobile device management, satellite communications, and data analytics for U.S. government customers. The company has deep expertise in the areas of systems and communications engineering, signals analysis, software development, natural language processing and understanding, data analytics, data science, and linguistics. This acquisition significantly enhances Entegra Systems' breadth and depth of technical solutions and services.
"The solutions and capabilities offered by Southern Cross Engineering are strong complements to the innovative solutions and services offered by Entegra Systems. Southern Cross's customer base exposes us to new markets and mission-critical initiatives," said Dean Johnson, CEO of Entegra Systems. "We have tremendous respect for Entegra System's leadership team and are extremely proud to be joining them," said Renee Bishop, owner, president and CEO of Southern Cross Engineering. "Its highly respected reputation, diverse customer base and breadth of contracts will afford us many new opportunities."
"Joining Entegra Systems provides a unique opportunity for us to work with like-minded professionals on mission critical solutions for defense, intelligence and other federal government customers," said Ed Bishop, Southern Cross Engineering, senior vice president. "The larger company of 150 employees will create a broader spectrum of exciting projects for the newly-formed team."
Ed Bishop will become part of the leadership team of Entegra Systems.
About Entegra Systems
Entegra Systems Inc., based in Hanover, Maryland and established in 2005 is an innovative provider of mission-critical solutions and services to U.S. Government Defense and Intelligence customers. Entegra develops integrated solutions for Enhanced Situational Awareness, Operational Planning, Intelligence and Geospatial Analysis, and Cyber and Intelligence Operations. Entegra Systems provides a variety of technical services, including Customer Needs Analysis, Solution Architecture definition, Systems Engineering, Software Development, Product Integration, Ontology and Data Modeling and Specialized Training services. Entegra is also a leading provider of defense, intelligence, and cyber mission services, including SIGINT Development and Analysis, SIGINT Collection, Mission and Collection Management, Intelligence Analysis, Tactical and End-product Reporting, HUMINT Targeting, Operations Planning, and Support, and Social Media Research.
