Alpha Microsystems Acquires Seller of Computers for Dentists

Alpha Microsystems said Monday that it has substantially acquired all the assets of a longtime customer that specializes in selling computers to dentists.

Terms of the purchase of Alpha HealthCare of Eugene, Ore., were not disclosed.

Chairman Douglas J. Tullio of Alpha Microsystems, a computer maker based in Santa Ana, said the acquisition will help involve his company in sales as well as manufacturing. He noted that Alpha HealthCare, with annual revenue of about $4.2 million, has 1,200 installations serving about 3,000 dentists nationwide.

An Alpha Microsystems spokesman said that Alpha HealthCare will keep its 40 employees, and its headquarters will remain in Oregon.

In Monday’s NASDAQ trading, Alpha Microsystems’ stock closed at $2.69 a share, up 6.25 cents.