Aether Systems Inc. hopes that its recent acquisition of RTS Wireless, a developer of software connecting the Internet to wireless devices, will round out its product and service offerings to carriers and ISPs.

Signing a definitive agreement to purchase the New York-based company, for $111-million in stock and cash, Aether Systems will be able to leverage a host of new products and resources.

• RTS’s carrier-class wireless Internet infrastructure products and services.
• Technologies for messaging services including two way short messaging services, instant messaging, and unified messaging.
• RTS’ Advantage® System that provides Web content transformation and delivery services to virtually any wireless device.
• A customer based that includes AOL, Alltel Communications, Ameritech, Ericsson, EirCell, Motorola, Verizon, and Voicestream.
• A team of 120 wireless engineers among RTS’ 200 employees, all with expertise in wireless application development.
• RTS’ presence in Europe and Asia Pacific, with engineering and sales resources.

"The RTS Advantage System brings new capabilities that fit perfectly into our product roadmap as we build a complete mobile computing platform," said Aether’s chairman and CEO Dave Oros. "And, the engineering resources we gain, when combined with out existing base of 350 world-class wireless engineers, gives Aether an outstanding concentration of talent."