Merger Talk
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Sun rejects IBM offer, IBM withdraws bid
News Big Blue withdraws offer after Sun Microsystems rejected IBM's formal buyout bid and terminated its right to exclusive negotiations, says new report.
Tags: Acquisitions, IBM Corp., Merger Talk, Sun Microsystems Inc., Wall Street Journal, merger, Acquisitions, Journal
Taiwan govt rules out memory merger
News Consolidating six local DRAM companies is "too complicated", Taiwanese government says, leading to some affected players seeking other alternatives.
Tags: Memory, Processors, Mergers, Nanya Technology Corp., Powerchip Semiconductor, Chip, Chip Company, Bloomberg L.P., Sales, Government
Sun: We're not late in cloud game
News Dismissing industry comments that it's late in announcing strategy for the platform, Sun Microsystems says cloud movement is only just starting.
Tags: Cloud computing, Database management, Data centers, IBM Corp., Virtualization, Red Hat Inc., Open Source, Asia-Pacific, Service, Sun Microsystems Inc.
Could NetApp suit throw a wrench in Sun-IBM talks?
News NetApp's patent suit against Sun Microsystems could pose a challenging hurdle for Sun in its reported merger talks with IBM, reports American Lawyer's AM Law.com site.
Tags: Acquisitions, Servers, Open source, Business applications, IBM Corp., File System, Storage, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., NetApp
Microsoft files for debt offering
News The big question is what Microsoft, already flush with cash, might do with the money.
Tags: Funding, Microsoft Corp., SAP AG, Debt, software company, working capital, business software company, business software, SEC, merger
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
Google rises at Yahoo's expense
News Two years ago, the biggest search companies were about the same size. Now Google is twice as large and growing fast. What happened?
Tags: Search, Web services, Financial, Growth strategies and tools
Fewer choices if Alcatel, Lucent merge
News If it goes ahead, the merger would leave customers--mainly service providers--with a smaller bag to pick from, says analyst.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, TCP/IP, Networking technology, VoIP/IP telephony, Mergers
StarHub, SCV in merger talks
News StarHub, the island's No 2 telco, and its only cable TV operator, Singapore Cable Vision (SCV), are said to be in merger talks.
Vivendi, Sony could make Duet a trio
News Vivendi Universal and Sony may take on a third partner in their joint venture to sell music on the Internet, an analyst said, citing Vivendi chairman Jean-Marie Messier.
StarHub, SCV confirm merger talks 
News StarHub Pte Ltd has confirmed that it is in merger talks with Singapore Cable Vision Pte Ltd (SCV), the island's sole cable TV operator.
Microsoft documents detail SAP buyout plan
News Nothing has caused more of a sensation during the Oracle antitrust trial than Microsoft's merger talks with SAP.
PeopleSoft, Oracle talked merger in detail
News Oracle president says the companies were thinking of combining before the hostile takeover attempt was launched.
WorldCom may be on auction block
News WorldCom, the US long-distance telephone provider, may be up for sale, according to a report citing unidentified people close to chief executive Bernard Ebbers
Lucent reorganizes to revitalize sales
News The telecommunications equipment maker forms two main product divisions, part of the struggling company's effort to revitalize sales.
