GeCAD clarification
Talkback The story as it was indicated that Microsoft acquired the whole of GeCAD - when in fact it only bought the IP and technology assets - as you rightly point out. We have amended the story to make that clear.thanks
[March 19, 2007, 9:31]
IBM acquires source code-scanning tools
News IBM said on Tuesday that it has acquired Ounce Labs, a maker of enterprise tools for detecting software flaws during the development process, for an undisclosed sum. Earlier this year, IBM released Rational AppScan, designed to scan Flash and Ajax...
[July 29, 2009, 16:47]
BMC Remedy Knowledge Management
White Papers As the market share and growth leader in service desk software, BMC has acquired KMXperts as part of its strategy to expand what is already the most comprehensive service desk solution in the market. BMC Software now offers a full-featured...
[January 19, 2006, 23:00]
Tech Talk - XP to Vista, the Problem Details
Blog Comment I to recently acquired HP laptop that came with preinstalled Vista on it and made my working day a hell. Problems with Vista on HP laptop-I hear you loud and clear. But my machine had non what so ever problems operating under Vista, all things went...
[December 3, 2007, 7:01]
Faster Backup, Faster Recovery
White Papers Acme Bank acquired another bank, taking over its entire technology infrastructure. One special area of interest is the other bank's data warehouse database, which has been recently upgraded to Oracle Database 10g.
[October 11, 2006, 1:00]
Web Mining for Web Personalization
White Papers Web personalization is the process of customizing a Web site to the needs of specific users, taking advantage of the knowledge acquired from the analysis of the user's navigational behavior (usage data) in correlation with other information...
[July 13, 2007, 2:37]
Acacia increasing patent arsenal
News Eleven of the patent portfolios being acquired have been at least partially used in licences and have generated more than $40m in revenue, the company said. In the streaming media business, a letter from Acacia Research usually means one thing: the...
[December 17, 2004, 15:45]
How Cisco IT Integrates WebEx Conferencing With IP Telephony
White Papers Cisco began investigating how to combine the capabilities of WebEx and Cisco Unified MeetingPlace even before it acquired WebEx in March 2007. Cisco IT began investigating ways to provide WebEx services that would preserve the user experience while...
[May 16, 2009, 1:17]
American Medical Response Turns to Salesforce, Achieves 500% ROI During the First Year
White Papers Since 1992, American Medical Response (AMR) has acquired over 250 ambulance services to create a comprehensive emergency and non-emergency transport solution for hospitals, government, and private companies across the country.
[August 31, 2009, 1:22]
Making Your Java Applications More Successful: What You Need to Know About Java Application Management and J2EE
White Papers For organizations facing the challenge of integrating applications from acquired companies, interfacing applications to the Web, or accessing a legacy database, J2EE is a powerful solution with a standard application programming approach.
[May 18, 2007, 1:00]
CJ CableNet Effectively Manages Distributed Multi-Site Contact Centers With the Avaya IP Contact Center Solution
White Papers When CJ CableNet acquired several local System Operators (SOs) with different contact center systems, it also assumed the challenge of finding the right IP contact center solution that would centralize the network management of its distributed...
[September 5, 2006, 0:00]
Mobitel Finds Clear Path From 2G to 3G
White Papers Having acquired a 3G license in 2001, Slovenian operator Mobitel wanted to ensure the smooth roll-out of its 3G network. Mobitel is the leading GSM operator in Slovenia, renowned for its high performance standards and its technology-led approach.
[March 14, 2005, 23:00]
Smiths Medical Improves Customer Service, Optimizes Global Supply Chain and Drives Growth
White Papers Smiths Medical wanted to evolve from stand-alone businesses into a global operation and consolidate disparate systems across multiple divisions and acquired companies to streamline operations and share best practices across the diverse global...
[July 30, 2009, 1:21]
Mandriva acquires Lycoris Linux assets
News Mandriva, the Linux seller formed by Mandrake's acquisition of Conectiva earlier this year, said on Wednesday it has acquired assets from another smaller company in the same business, Lycoris. Lycoris CEO Joseph Cheek will join Mandriva to develop...
[June 16, 2005, 17:45]
Cisco acquires Jabber
Blog Networking giant Cisco has acquired open standards IM company Jabber, Cisco announced on Friday. Cisco plans to "embed presence and messaging services 'in the network'", and to incorporate the technology into its existing IM product.
[September 19, 2008, 17:05]
Mobile Video Surveillance With Low-Bandwidth Low-Latency Video Streaming
White Papers Videos are acquired from a fixed camera at 10 fps and QVGA resolution, compressed at 5 or 20 kbit/s with H.264, and streamed to a remote site, where they get processed by an automatic video surveillance system.
[October 22, 2008, 1:01]
Publisher Simplifies IT, Improves Productivity by Switching to Microsoft Collaboration
White Papers Wolters Kluwer, a leading multinational publisher and information services company, had an IT infrastructure with varied components that had been acquired over years of growth and several mergers. In particular, multiple enterprise messaging and...
[November 23, 2006, 0:00]
Orbicon A/S: Consultancy Firm Strengthens Competitive Advantage by Improving Communication With Clients
White Papers Off late, Orbicon has acquired a number of companies. These companies used their financial systems differently, so there was a need to establish a single, shared information system for the entire company, supplying coordinated information to both...
[September 6, 2007, 1:00]
BMC Remedy Knowledge Management
White Papers As the market share and growth leader in service desk software, BMC has acquired KMXperts as part of its strategy to expand what is already the most comprehensive service desk solution in the market. BMC Software now offers a full-featured...
[November 9, 2005, 23:00]
Integrated Microsoft Platform a Safe Bet for Online Gaming Company
White Papers When global online wagering and gaming company Centrebet was acquired in 2003, it inherited a server environment that was difficult to manage and maintain and was based mainly on open source software.
[January 11, 2008, 0:01]



