Acquisitions
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Analysts: Acer-Gateway move puzzling
News Taiwanese PC maker's decision to use Gateway--mostly known for consumer PCs--as a business brand in Europe "doesn't make sense", say analysts based in Asia.
Tags: Personal Computers, Acquisitions, Branding, Sales/revenue, Acer Inc., Packard Bell NEC, China Market Research, Sales, Notebook, Lenovo Group Ltd.
Symantec seeks cloud boost in MessageLabs
News Acquisition of messaging and Web security specialist for US$695 million is expected to enhance Symantec's security offerings in the cloud.
Tags: Acquisitions, Mergers, Network security, Security applications/tools, Security Management, MessageLabs Ltd., Security, remote access, Symantec Corp., network
Yahoo files proxy, road show can begin
News Against the backdrop of Microsoft's once-upon-a-time offer, the company wants investors to re-elect its current board, while Carl Icahn pushes a dissident slate.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Search, Microsoft Corp., Stockholder, Yahoo! Inc., Advertisement, monetization, Carl Icahn, Jerry Yang
Micro Focus buys Borland in US$75M deal
News British application-management company buys U.S. rival Borland and, in a separate deal, spends US$80 million on application testing and software quality products from Compuware.
Tags: Acquisitions, Business applications, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., lifecycle management, software, enterprise application, acquisition, Business applications, Acquisitions
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.
M&A prospects better for small companies, new media
News Reports released this week show that small technology deals and ones related to nontraditional media are likely to fare better during this recession year.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Business, M&A, Database, online media, JEGI, Media, financial, marketing
Tech M&A down 40 percent in 2008
News Next year will likely bring just as few mergers and acquisitions in the industry, but with more twists, according to a study by research firm The 451 Group.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Continuation, Foundry Networks Inc., M&A, IPO, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., financial industry, housing market, research company
HCL eyes spot in India's top tech circle
News In borrowing the cash to take over Axon Group, HCL Technologies is challenging the cozy worlds of SAP installation and Indian tech finance.
Tags: Business development/management, Business applications, Services, Acquisitions, HCL Technologies, IBM Corp., SAP AG, India, Accenture Ltd., Axon Group
Oracle to buy Sun in US$7.4B deal
News After weeks of speculation about whether Sun was for sale, it turns out the buyer isn't IBM, but software heavyweight Oracle.
Tags: Acquisitions, Java, IBM Corp., Database, non-GAAP, Sun Microsystems Inc., middleware, Hardware, software, Oracle Corp.
Oracle delivers Fusion 11g updates
News Oracle's updated middleware suite slots into its vision of an integrated software stack that pulls together not only a customer's operations but also the software company's many acquisitions.
Tags: Network infrastructure, Databases, Acquisitions, SOA, Database, Tool, middleware, Environment, social networking, Oracle Corp.
Pondering Dell's data center, services targets
Techguide Dell would go far in becoming more relevant in the hardware replacement cycle if it can cement the shift in its business mix.
Tags: Servers, Data centers, Acquisitions, Services, Microsoft Windows 7, Market Capitalization, Data Center, Sales, Acquisition, Dell Computer Corp.
Oracle/BEA: 12 months on
News Database maker Oracle finally captures BEA making it a key middleware player, but are results showing?
Tags: Database management, Database, Acquisitions, Servers, App servers, Portal, Sun Microsystems Inc., middleware, Database, BEA Systems Inc.
Targets for Google's merger machine
News What's next on Google's mergers and acquisitions list? Head of corporate development lists search, advertising and mobile services as "top priorities".
Tags: Search, Google Inc., David Lawee, JumpTap, Twitter Inc., advertisement, CEO, network, mobile, Search Result
India's global M&A boom
News Indian corporations, established at home and seeking new markets, are flush with cash and spending it abroad. But have they gone overboard?
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, India, M&A, Indian Company, Tata Steel Ltd., technology company, food, shareholder, asset
How Wall Street's mess will hurt high tech
News news analysis Consolidation and financial uncertainty at the nation's largest securities firms will close some doors to tech companies aiming to go public, slow the process for M&A deals, and add more worry lines to tech investing.
Tags: Venture capital, Mergers, Acquisitions, Legal, Financial, Bank Of America Corp., Security, Google Inc., M&A, IPO
