Kansas City-based mobile content and delivery firm Handmark will acquire Astraware, a developer and publisher of casual games for smartphones. UK-based Astraware will add titles such as Astraware Sudoku and Astraware Solitaire to Handmark’s existing catalog. The goal is to create synergies between Astraware’s collection of games and Handmark’s distribution capabilities. Handmark’s key offering is its Pocket Express mobile portal, which brings together search, news, ringtones and other services. Terms of the acquisition, which is expected to close later this month, were not disclosed. Release.

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