items tagged with Acquisitions
Cisco to acquire Flip video camera maker
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-03-19 19:22:37
Networking giant Cisco has announced its intention to acquire Pure Digital Technologies, manufacturer of the Flip series of handheld video cameras.
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Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-03-19 19:22:37
Networking giant Cisco has announced its intention to acquire Pure Digital Technologies, manufacturer of the Flip series of handheld video cameras.
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MySQL forks: Monty splits from Sun
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-25 07:38:11
Sometimes open source projects "fork." Disagreements over direction cause a splinter group to hive off and maintain their own separate code base. This is going to happen with well-known heavyweight FOSS staple, MySQL, after the original author quit Sun Microsystems earlier this month.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-25 07:38:11
Sometimes open source projects "fork." Disagreements over direction cause a splinter group to hive off and maintain their own separate code base. This is going to happen with well-known heavyweight FOSS staple, MySQL, after the original author quit Sun Microsystems earlier this month.
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Read my lips: no new Yahoo bid, says Microsoft's Ballmer
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-11-19 16:25:55
The pending departure of Jerry Yang from the CEO's chair at Yahoo! brought fresh speculation that Microsoft could launch a fresh bid for the company. But Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has hosed that one down.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-11-19 16:25:55
The pending departure of Jerry Yang from the CEO's chair at Yahoo! brought fresh speculation that Microsoft could launch a fresh bid for the company. But Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has hosed that one down.
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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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Through the Looking-Glass, and What Cisco Found There
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-09-20 09:57:47
Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe; all mimsy were the borogoves, and then Cisco bought the IM babe. Actually, I doubt Lewis Carroll would have put it quite like that, as the Cisco Systems purchase of open protocol Instant Messaging software outfit Jabber is far from nonsensical.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2008-09-20 09:57:47
Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe; all mimsy were the borogoves, and then Cisco bought the IM babe. Actually, I doubt Lewis Carroll would have put it quite like that, as the Cisco Systems purchase of open protocol Instant Messaging software outfit Jabber is far from nonsensical.
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del.icio.us 2.0 announced as Digg deal eats dirt for Google
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-27 09:20:36
Social media is meant to break the news, but of late has been making the news instead. Hot on the heels of Google apparently walking away from a potential $200 million acquisition of Digg, comes the news that one of the old men of social media might be heading back into the spotlight with the launch of del.icio.us 2.0
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-07-27 09:20:36
Social media is meant to break the news, but of late has been making the news instead. Hot on the heels of Google apparently walking away from a potential $200 million acquisition of Digg, comes the news that one of the old men of social media might be heading back into the spotlight with the launch of del.icio.us 2.0
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Microsoft plans to pick up Portuguese phone program provider
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-06-26 22:45:24
Microsoft plans to add a Portugal-based software company to its family, beefing up its mobile communications business.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-06-26 22:45:24
Microsoft plans to add a Portugal-based software company to its family, beefing up its mobile communications business.
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Microsoft furthers advertising assault with Navic acquisition
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-06-19 02:36:22
Not content with just bolstering its web advertising operation, Microsoft has acquired Navic Networks, an interactive advertising provider. The move once again signals the seriousness of Microsoft's intention to diversify its operations away from its traditional desktop cash cow businesses.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-06-19 02:36:22
Not content with just bolstering its web advertising operation, Microsoft has acquired Navic Networks, an interactive advertising provider. The move once again signals the seriousness of Microsoft's intention to diversify its operations away from its traditional desktop cash cow businesses.
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Microhoo dead? Microsoft and Yahoo part ways – for now
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-04 02:35:19
Microsoft has decided to withdraw from its bid to buy Yahoo, with Steve Ballmer citing Yahoo's demand for US $37 per share as just too much – but is the deal really dead?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-05-04 02:35:19
Microsoft has decided to withdraw from its bid to buy Yahoo, with Steve Ballmer citing Yahoo's demand for US $37 per share as just too much – but is the deal really dead?
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AOL acquires contextual search specialist Sphere Source
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-04-17 18:43:53
AOL has acquired Sphere Source, a provider of contextual-search tools which offers related content to publishers. Sphere will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL as part of the company's programming division.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-04-17 18:43:53
AOL has acquired Sphere Source, a provider of contextual-search tools which offers related content to publishers. Sphere will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL as part of the company's programming division.
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Commander attempts to get back on track with Nexon sale
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-03-31 07:29:42
Troubled junior telco Commander Communications (ASX:CDR) is to sell call centre solutions provider Nexon Asia Pacific back to its founders for what amounts to $2.6 million less than what it paid for it 12 months ago. The sale is being touted as a non- core asset divestment in line with the company's turnaround plan.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology Industry
Category: Deals and Wheels - Mergers & Acquisitions
2008-03-31 07:29:42
Troubled junior telco Commander Communications (ASX:CDR) is to sell call centre solutions provider Nexon Asia Pacific back to its founders for what amounts to $2.6 million less than what it paid for it 12 months ago. The sale is being touted as a non- core asset divestment in line with the company's turnaround plan.
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