General Automation to Sell Database Unit

General Automation Inc., an Irvine firm restructured into an electronic commerce operation, said Monday that it has tentatively agreed to sell its database business for $6.5 million.

The company said in a press release that the sale to Pick Systems, also in Irvine, should be complete by mid-June.

The move is a step by General Automation in its strategy to provide its customers with a migration path to the Internet.