Amiga Computing learnt of the shock announcement that Escom were to se!) Amiga Technologies to VtScorp, dove!- opens of set-top box technology. A binding ietter of understanding has been signed between the companies and it States that VtScorp would acquire Amiga Technotogies, inducting the inteüectuat properties of the Commodore Business Machines. The transaction value is around $ 40 mittion $ 10 mittion more than Escom bought Commodore for just over a year ago. The acquisition is subject to approval by both companies' board of directors and terms were not disclosed. HOCK Acquisition OF AMIGA TECHNOLOGiES BY ViSCORP Gittes Bourdin, PR Manager for Amiga Technotogies explained: "We have changed Mother companies because of the financial position of Escom. They were not in a position to hotel Amiga Technotogies and so we have a found a company that are more devetopment-orientated an Amiga-oriented company." When asked whether this is definite he commented: We are quite sure this is going to happen." tn January, Escom posted tosses of 72 DM mittion and in March they revised that to 125 DM Mittion. Atthough primarily the acquisition is to give VtScorp fut) access to Amiga Technology for its set-top box, they have stated that support of the A!200 and A4000 wiü continue. Heimut Jost, now Chief Executive of Escom AG (see separate story) commented: "VtScorp anticipâtes the support of ongoing European sates of popular models such as the A4000T and the Al 200 as weü as the current developments and future reteases of Amiga Technotogies." At the press conférence at the World of Amiga show, they outtined their plans further. Wittiam Buck, VtScorp's CEO, commented on the rumoured offer of $ 40 mittion when Escom bought Amiga Technotogies for only $ 10 mittion, "People are saying that these guys are crazy... remember though that money was spent subsequentty. What we are buying is an asset An asset that involves the inventoty of finished goods, inventoty of components which we can use to do what was being done but we can a!$ o use them to do what we want to do. Ptus we re getting the inteüectuat properties. We think we're getting a great deaf.