In a move that could present targets for technology companies seeking to shore up their product portfolio with new purchases, SunGard, a conglomerate which sells integrated software and processing products for financial services and provides information availability services, has agreed to be bought by a consortium of investment companies in a deal valued at $11.3 billion. Although Sungard officials said the company will remain intact, questions have been raised about whether the company will be sold in pieces as separate businesses. Sungard’s multiple software businesses or its disaster recovery and business continuity services, offering security and man-aged hosting of storage would make attractive targets for buyers. Due to the acquisition, the board of directors of SunGard said it would not implement the previously announced plan to spin off SunGard’s Availability Services business, which compete with IBM. The acquiring consortium was organized by Silver Lake Partners and includes Bain Capital, The Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., Providence Equity Partners and Texas Pacific Group. In a conference call, Cristóbal Conde, president and chief executive officer of SunGard, said the deal was not designed to be able to split up the company.“This transaction offers great value to our stockholders and represents an en-dorsement of our business model, industry leadership and financial strength. Our customers and employees should know that it is business as usual, now and following the completion of the transaction,” he said in a prepared statement before the conference call. “The new investors in SunGard are world-leading pri-vate equity firms. They have a long-term view towards growing the businesses in which they invest and an excellent track record of working in partnership with management to build great companies.” Mr. Conde continued, “This transaction would not have been possible without the hard work of all our employees. They should be assured that the success of the transaction will depend on growing the business rather than eliminating jobs or reducing service levels. Upon completion of the transaction, our current senior management team will continue to lead the company, with corporate headquarters remaining in Wayne, Pa.” Technology Industry