NETIQ, apecialised in electronic commerce infrastructure management, has announced the acquisition of WEBTRENDS, company specialised in analyzing flows in Internet sites and electronic commerce systems, in a merger transaction estimated at $1 bn. According to the terms of the agreement, WEBTRENDS shareholders will receive 0.48 shares for each of their own. At the end of the operation, NETIQ shareholders will hold a some 76% stake in the group to emerge from the merger, and those of WEBTREND...