items tagged with Mergers Acquisitions
Aussie business intelligence firm acquired in $2.5 million deal
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-01 23:20:06
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-01 23:20:06
Hologram, an Australian-based business intelligence company, has been acquired by Northern Ireland software and consulting services provider, First Derivatives, in a non-hostile deal worth around $2.5 million.
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Linux beware: Microsoft acquires Novell, become UNIX copyright owner
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-31 08:51:30
In a shock announcement, Microsoft has today taken majority ownership of software house Novell. This immediately gives the Redmond giant control of Novell's intellectual property assets including the legal copyright over UNIX. Already Red Hat and Canonical (Ubuntu) have expressed their expectation Microsoft will aggressively seek to eradicate all distributions save for Microsoft Linux Vista, formerly SUSE. (APRIL FOOL JOKE!!)
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-31 08:51:30
In a shock announcement, Microsoft has today taken majority ownership of software house Novell. This immediately gives the Redmond giant control of Novell's intellectual property assets including the legal copyright over UNIX. Already Red Hat and Canonical (Ubuntu) have expressed their expectation Microsoft will aggressively seek to eradicate all distributions save for Microsoft Linux Vista, formerly SUSE. (APRIL FOOL JOKE!!)
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Telstra offloads Kaz for $200 million to Fujitsu
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-03-01 16:59:51
Telstra takes a hit of $130 million with its announcement that it is offloading its IT services arm, Kaz, to Fujitsu for $200 million. The announcement comes after nearly five years of Telstra trying to justify its decision to purchase what was then the biggest local IT services player.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-03-01 16:59:51
Telstra takes a hit of $130 million with its announcement that it is offloading its IT services arm, Kaz, to Fujitsu for $200 million. The announcement comes after nearly five years of Telstra trying to justify its decision to purchase what was then the biggest local IT services player.
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Hitachi expands retail storage business with Fabrik acquisition
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-02-25 15:30:04
Disk drive manufacturer Hitachi GST is extending its play for the external storage market with the purchase of Fabrik.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-02-25 15:30:04
Disk drive manufacturer Hitachi GST is extending its play for the external storage market with the purchase of Fabrik.
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VMware to bring virtualisation to mobile phones
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-12-10 03:23:23
Well-known virtualisation software provider VMware is set to break new ground with virtualisation coming to mobile phones through the new VMware Mobile Virtualisation Platform (MVP.)
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2008-12-10 03:23:23
Well-known virtualisation software provider VMware is set to break new ground with virtualisation coming to mobile phones through the new VMware Mobile Virtualisation Platform (MVP.)
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MYOB says 'yes... maybe' to Manhattan bid
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-12-09 22:04:39
A revised bid from US-Australian takeover vehicle Manhattan Software Bidco has gained qualified support from MYOB's board of directors. It now seems much more likely that the Australian financial software and services company will change hands.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-12-09 22:04:39
A revised bid from US-Australian takeover vehicle Manhattan Software Bidco has gained qualified support from MYOB's board of directors. It now seems much more likely that the Australian financial software and services company will change hands.
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M2 announces friendly takeover of People Telecom
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-12-04 20:31:59
Junior telco M2 Telecommunications Group (ASX: MTU) and struggling broadband provider People Telecom (ASX: PEO) have announced a friendly merger, which will see M2 acquire all of the smaller company's shares.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-12-04 20:31:59
Junior telco M2 Telecommunications Group (ASX: MTU) and struggling broadband provider People Telecom (ASX: PEO) have announced a friendly merger, which will see M2 acquire all of the smaller company's shares.
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MYOB shareholders urged to reject Manhattan bid
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-12-04 00:54:58
The board of financial software and services company MYOB is maintaining its opposition to the bid made by US-Australian takeover vehicle Manhattan Software. "The offer is neither fair nor reasonable," said MYOB's chairman.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-12-04 00:54:58
The board of financial software and services company MYOB is maintaining its opposition to the bid made by US-Australian takeover vehicle Manhattan Software. "The offer is neither fair nor reasonable," said MYOB's chairman.
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Microsoft’s $20 billion Yahoo deal: bogus?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-12-01 07:27:29
Looks like the Times Online’s report about Microsoft offering $20 billion to buy Yahoo was bogus, with key figures in both the Microsoft and Yahoo camps saying there’s no truth to the story. The thing is, the denials could be yet more misinformation...
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-12-01 07:27:29
Looks like the Times Online’s report about Microsoft offering $20 billion to buy Yahoo was bogus, with key figures in both the Microsoft and Yahoo camps saying there’s no truth to the story. The thing is, the denials could be yet more misinformation...
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I think Icahn push up Yahoo! stock price
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-11-30 20:02:10
Reports that billionaire Carl Icahn had bought a further $US67 million of Yahoo! stock led to a significant rise in the company's share price late last week.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-11-30 20:02:10
Reports that billionaire Carl Icahn had bought a further $US67 million of Yahoo! stock led to a significant rise in the company's share price late last week.
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Microsoft offers US $20 billion for Yahoo: report
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-11-30 07:08:10
Did anyone really believe Ballmer when he said that he wasn't still interested in buying Yahoo? Well, truth be told, Ballmer always said he'd be interested in doing a deal for Yahoo's search business. Looks like the money dancer is firing his latest shot!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2008-11-30 07:08:10
Did anyone really believe Ballmer when he said that he wasn't still interested in buying Yahoo? Well, truth be told, Ballmer always said he'd be interested in doing a deal for Yahoo's search business. Looks like the money dancer is firing his latest shot!
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MYOB sells US business, leaves China
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-11-27 18:47:35
In a move that signals a return of MYOB to its core operations, the accounting software company has divested itself of its US business and pulled out of China after a fruitless three years. MYOB has sold its US operations including the development of its Mac accounting software to its local distributor, Acclivity.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2008-11-27 18:47:35
In a move that signals a return of MYOB to its core operations, the accounting software company has divested itself of its US business and pulled out of China after a fruitless three years. MYOB has sold its US operations including the development of its Mac accounting software to its local distributor, Acclivity.
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IBM buying Apple's virtualisation partner
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-11-19 16:47:24
IBM is buying Transitive, the company behind cross-platform technology used by a range of IT vendors including Apple and IBM itself.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-11-19 16:47:24
IBM is buying Transitive, the company behind cross-platform technology used by a range of IT vendors including Apple and IBM itself.
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Symantec completes aquisition of MessageLabs, bolsters SaaS
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-11-17 07:41:38
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-11-17 07:41:38
Early last month Symantec announced their intention to acquire global anti-spam, anti-virus mail-filtering company MessageLabs. The due diligence and legalities have finalised with Symantec today announcing the acquisition has completed. With this comes the news of a new Symantec Software as a Service (SaaS) arm.
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Ballmer says no to Yahoo, slams Google search
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-07 01:18:36
At a business lunch in Sydney Australia, Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer firmly ruled out any Yahoo acquisition, suggested a search partnership might still be possible and heaped scorn on search competitors, suggesting Microsoft might “reinvent the whole darn thing”. Really?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-11-07 01:18:36
At a business lunch in Sydney Australia, Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer firmly ruled out any Yahoo acquisition, suggested a search partnership might still be possible and heaped scorn on search competitors, suggesting Microsoft might “reinvent the whole darn thing”. Really?
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Symantec to acquire MessageLabs, bolster SaaS
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-10-08 18:01:30
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-10-08 18:01:30
Symantec Corporation, producer of the popular Symantec Anti-Virus corporate suite and of the less-than-popular Norton consumer product, has today announced its intention to acquire global e-mail-filtering company MessageLabs. The move signals Symantec's growth as a provider of SaaS.
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EFTel engulfs Concept
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-09-08 02:18:31
Australian Internet provider EFTel has acquired the operations of the Concept group of companies in Australia and Malaysia. Concept was previously a supplier to EFTel.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-09-08 02:18:31
Australian Internet provider EFTel has acquired the operations of the Concept group of companies in Australia and Malaysia. Concept was previously a supplier to EFTel.
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Lodestone points the way ahead for Phase III
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-08-27 21:25:10
Following a merger, Canberra SAP business consultancy Phase III Solutions is now the Canberra office of Switzerland-based Lodestone Management Consultants.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-08-27 21:25:10
Following a merger, Canberra SAP business consultancy Phase III Solutions is now the Canberra office of Switzerland-based Lodestone Management Consultants.
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Giant HP/EDS merger one step closer: a $13.9 billion story
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-08-26 16:44:22
Shareholders in HP and EDS have approved the IT industry's second largest merger and acquisition, with HP set to gobble up global outsourcing giant EDS for a whopping $US13.9 billion. It's a deal that's only exceeded by HP's other major merger of the 21st century: the $US25 billion acquisition of Compaq. What remains for the deal to truly be sealed?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-08-26 16:44:22
Shareholders in HP and EDS have approved the IT industry's second largest merger and acquisition, with HP set to gobble up global outsourcing giant EDS for a whopping $US13.9 billion. It's a deal that's only exceeded by HP's other major merger of the 21st century: the $US25 billion acquisition of Compaq. What remains for the deal to truly be sealed?
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MYOB beefs up hosting operations with SmartyHost buyout
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-08-21 00:42:21
Business software provider MYOB has acquired web hosting company SmartyHost for a reportedly price of $A7 million. Both companies are based in Melbourne, Australia.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Listed Techs
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-08-21 00:42:21
Business software provider MYOB has acquired web hosting company SmartyHost for a reportedly price of $A7 million. Both companies are based in Melbourne, Australia.
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