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Applied Insight Acquires Zavda Technologies

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, January 9th, 2024

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Applied Insight Acquires Zavda Technologies

Federal technology services provider Applied Insight on Monday said it has acquired Zavda Technologies, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business that expands Applied Insights customer base in the national security space and adds expertise in systems engineering, security, data analysis, and software development in support of the intelligence community. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Applied Insight, which is backed by the investment firm Acacia Group, said the acquisition is part of Acacia’s strategy to build a strong cloud-centric product…

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