Create alert4618 results for "Acquisitions"
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
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.
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
EC formally objects to Oracle buying Sun
News European regulators have formally objected to Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Oracle vows to fight the conclusion.
Tags: Acquisitions, Open source, Open Source, Database, Commission, Database Product, software, European Commission, U.S. Department Of Justice, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Fujitsu buys Aust SAP consultancy firm
News Fujitsu has made its second Australian acquisition in two months, buying Australian SAP consultancy, Supply Chain Consulting.
Tags: Acquisitions, SAP AG, IT Services, Philippines, Consulting, Qantas Airways Ltd., Telstra Corp., Fujitsu Ltd., supply chain, desktop
US Justice Dept extends investigation into Oracle-Sun deal
News The Department of Justice wants more time to consider Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems, but Oracle is confident deal will still go through without problem.
Tags: Acquisitions, IBM Corp., U.S. Department Of Justice, Class Action, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., SEC, shareholder, merger, Java
EDS termination HP's loss
Insight commentary Hewlett-Packard's contemptuous termination of the 47-year-old EDS brand in a five-paragraph statement filled with marketing spin is a colossal mistake and one the company will live to regret.
Tags: Outsourcing, Acquisitions, Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Technology, Ross Perot, EDS Termination HP, IT Services, Electronic Data Systems Corp., Hardware, marketing
With AdMob, Google seeks mobile edge
News The most dominant online advertising company has long had its sights set on the mobile market, and US$750 million purchase of AdMob gives it a strong position.
Tags: Mobile advertising, Acquisitions, Google Inc., AdMob, advertisement, network, mobile, Online Advertising, mobile ad, DoubleClick Inc.
Intel CEO says Sun was shopped around
News In the past few months, Sun was beating the bushes looking for a buyer to acquire the entire company, or its pieces, says Intel CEO Paul Otellini during an employee Webcast.
Tags: Acquisitions, IBM Corp., Intel Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Paul Otellini, Sun Sparc, Sun Microsystems Inc., CEO, SEC, Linux
After IBM, what now for Sun?
News news analysis The decision to end takeover talks with IBM leaves Sun Microsystems and its CEO, Jonathan Schwartz, with a complex problem.
Tags: Acquisitions, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Stock, Sun Microsystems Inc., computer, Server, antitrust, computer company, corporate computing
MySQL ex-CEO tells EU to let Oracle buy Sun
News Marten Mickos urges EU antitrust regulators to approve Oracle's Sun acquisition, arguing that delay hurts customers and that Oracle won't sink Sun's MySQL group.
Tags: Open source, Business applications, Acquisitions, Regulations, Open Source, Database, Commission, European Commission, Business applications, MySQL ex-CEO
Analysts: Dell-Perot buy limited in reach
News Latest acquisition puts hardware maker in big leagues with the likes of HP, says Dell executive, but analysts are less optimistic about its impact.
Tags: Acquisitions, Service level management, Business, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Asia, Asia-Pacific, Small And Medium Business, analyst, Dell Computer Corp.
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
Cisco to buy cloud security firm for US$183M
News Cisco Systems plans to buy U.K. Web-based security software company ScanSafe, marking the third announced acquisition this month.
Tags: Network security, Security applications/tools, Web services, LANs and WANs, Acquisitions, Starent Networks Corp., ScanSafe, Security, software, Cisco Systems Inc.
