Create alert4195 results for "Acquisitions"
Former Grokster exec pulls out of Pirate Bay acquisition
News Less than two weeks after being hired to obtain legal content for Global Gaming, Wayne Rosso walks away over "strong doubts" about whether a deal can be completed.
Tags: Content management, Grokster Ltd., attorney, Swedish company, movie, payment, founder, licensing deal, CNET Networks Inc., acquisition
Google-AdMob acquisition 'a good fit'
News Internet giant's purchase of mobile advertising firm will "bring benefits to both sides" but shouldn't be made exclusive on Android platform, say Ovum analyst.
Tags: Mobile advertising, Internet advertising, Google Inc., Ovum, AdMob, advertisement, mobile, Mobile Advertising, monetization, Google Android
Lenovo explores investments, acquisitions
News Coming off a weak quarterly performance, PC maker confirms that it is in "preliminary" discussions regarding an investment or acquisition.
Tags: Investments, Desktops, Notebooks and tablets, PC Company, Investment, Fujitsu Siemens, Lenovo Group Ltd., Dow Jones & Company Inc., agreement, business investment
Is Cisco fattening its wallet for acquisitions?
News Cisco Systems said this week it plans to raise US$4 billion in cash to fill its coffers, leaving many industry watchers to speculate about potential acquisitions.
Tags: Acquisitions, Web sites, Investments, Skype Technologies S.A., Linksys Inc., eBay Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., EMC Corp., VMware Inc., Scientific-Atlanta Inc.
Yahoo enters Arab market with Maktoob acquisition
News Internet giant unveils plans to buy largest Arabic Web portal, Maktoob.com, as part of company's bid to expand into lucrative Middle Eastern market.
Tags: Web sites, Acquisitions, Online Advertising, Emerging Market, Yahoo Search, U.A.E., Internet, merger, Internet company, Joel D. Pinaroc
Pirate Bay acquisition still on track
News Apparently, much was made about legal boilerplate but Global Gaming is more "certain than ever" that a deal will get done.
Tags: Acquisitions, Legal, BitTorrent, Grokster Ltd., Investor, Swedish company, Music Industry, copyright violation, computer, founder
New HP Thai chief optimistic after EDS acquisition
News Despite the economic downturn, Hewlett-Packard Thailand plans to aggressively penetrate the software and outsourcing services markets, and is optimistic about business growth in 2009.
Tags: Business applications, Services, Service level management, Storage, Servers, Hewlett-Packard Co., Outsourcing, Thailand, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Storage
Yahoo confirms acquisition of Xoopit
News Web pioneer purchases the start-up to add new photo features to Yahoo Mail.
Tags: Networking, Google Picasa, Yahoo! Inc., photograph, Yahoo! Mail, online photo, Web Address, Flickr, blog posting, financial terms
Keane's latest acquisition
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Dell looking at acquisitions
News Dell Computer executives are debating whether to acquire storage, server and services companies to increase its business in those faster-growing markets, said Kevin B Rollins, Dell's co-president.
Chartered to seek acquisitions
News Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd, the third-biggest maker of custom chips, is looking for acquisitions to expand its customers and technology, chief executive Barry Waite said.
Razorfish jumps on acquisitions
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EMC completes VMware acquisition
News Storage technology specialist EMC has completed its acquisition of server software maker VMware, announcing Friday the final purchase price of US$625 million in cash.
EDS eyes Indian acquisition
News EDS is looking to boost its offshore outsourcing capability by buying assets in a medium-sized IT or business process outsourcing company in India.
Tags: Offshoring
Verizon: No new acquisition target
News But a senior company executive doesn't rule out acquisitions of professional services players in the future.
Tags: Infrastructure/architecture management
