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Netscape feared MS would kill merger
News Lacovara apparently hoped to show that Netscape and AOL thought their proposed merger would reinvigorate the company his client is accused of trying to exterminate. Those documents suggested the deal was an "industry-defining" merger for Internet...
[April 29, 1999, 9:51]
Ascend to buy Cascade in new mega-merger
News Agreed over the weekend, the deal will be accounted for as a stock-for-stock trade.
[April 1, 1997, 10:05]
EC approves Oracle-PeopleSoft merger
News During courtroom testimony, Steven Goldby, a PeopleSoft director, said the merger was all about the price tag. European antitrust regulators ruled on Tuesday that Oracle can proceed with its hostile takeover bid for PeopleSoft, clearing the last...
[October 26, 2004, 15:45]
US Report: Key issues for the Netscape-AOL merger
News The government is likely to give this merger a close look. Since we're primarily concerned with the bottom line, here's something that should be jumping out at you right away -- it's an all-stock deal.
[November 24, 1998, 5:29]
Gateway, Compaq merger talk sounds spurious
News "I know nothing about these rumours; it's probably caused by Compaq's statement they will sell direct," said John Shepheard, UK general manager at Gateway. I can see the upside in the direct selling model for them in terms of controlling inventory...
[April 15, 1997, 11:46]
3Com, US Robotics in $6.6b merger
News The huge collision produces a company that will span networking and communications products from internetworking hardware through modems and palmtops. A 3Com UK spokeswoman said the company will make a formal announcement in an international...
[February 27, 1997, 9:16]
PeopleSoft reveals JDE merger detail
News PeopleSoft disclosed financial details of its $1.8bn (£1.12bn) exchange offer for J.D. Edwards on Wednesday; one of the most closely watched software mergers in years. The Californian software maker said 104.8 million J.D.
[July 24, 2003, 10:44]
AOL merger may cost CompuServe jobs
News CompuServe shareholders approved the sale of the company to WorldCom on Friday, paving the way to the sale of the online division to AOL.
[February 2, 1998, 11:28]
Digital discusses Alpha, Merced and Compaq merger plans
News Working under the strain of uncertainty and the fluidity of the current circumstances, Copperman nonetheless remains excited about the merger. Copperman said that while initial plans called for a post-acquisition Digital to be operated as an...
[April 1, 1998, 10:43]
US Report: Ericsson in merger talks with networking firms
News "We're in negotiations with three companies, each worth several hundred million dollars," Anders Igel, executive vice president at Ericsson in charge of its telecommunications business, told the Journal in an interview.
[June 22, 1998, 6:25]
Cisco rubbishes Nokia merger rumours
News Cisco chief executive John Chambers has poured cold water on reports that the networking equipment vendor might buy mobile giant Nokia. Speaking after Cisco announced a rise in profits, Chambers insisted that it was "extremely unlikely" that his...
[August 10, 2005, 17:10]
HP to announce post-merger iPaqs
News Hewlett-Packard is set to announce the first newly developed handheld devices to use the iPaq name since the company completed its acquisition of Compaq Computer and the iPaq line. The company will announce two new handhelds, the Compaq iPaq 3970...
[June 21, 2002, 8:35]
Untangling T-Mobile’s merger with Orange
Blog The merger represents issues for these virtual operators, who may or may not be happy sharing network capacity with each other. The merger may also trigger change of ownership clauses allowing these virtual operators to walk away into the waiting...
[September 8, 2009, 15:35]
IBM plans huge internal merger
News IBM plans to announce that it will merge its microprocessor and server groups in an effort to improve the company's own chips, CNET News.com has learned. The combined unit will be called the Systems and Technology Group and will be jointly led by...
[January 29, 2004, 7:30]
Beyond the Headlines: a Survey of Lessons Learned from Merger and Acquisition Activity
White Papers Andersen recently conducted a survey of executives from some of the largest companies in the technology, media and communications market segments involved in mergers, acquisitions and other similar transactions to bring to light the lessons...
[September 2, 2008, 7:35]
Cisco ditches Scottish factory merger
News Cisco has denied claims that its decision not to merge two Glasgow factories into one operation will cost thousands of high-tech jobs, at a time when Scotland's IT sector is still recovering from last year's bloodbath of redundancies.
[January 28, 2002, 17:42]
EC gives green light to HP-EDS merger
News A proposed acquisition by HP of computer services company EDS has won approval from the European Commission. In May, HP announced it would buy EDS for $25 (£12.50) per share, or $13.9bn. Under the deal, EDS will operate as a new business unit...
[July 28, 2008, 12:00]
Global IT Services Provider Gains Comprehensive Merger and Acquisition Integration Expertise
White Papers Wipro Ltd.wanted to acquire external companies in new markets and geographies. The challenge was to develop an integration strategy to accelerate returns from acquired entities and create sustainable, repeatable integration processes.
[March 5, 2008, 0:02]
XML merger standards on the way
News With the publication of a new specification, the Web's leading standards organization promised XML authors a simpler way to merge documents. W3C on Monday recommended XInclude Version 1.0, a specification designed to replace awkward workarounds for...
[December 21, 2004, 11:05]
Messaging Server Consolidation Results in Company Merger Efficiencies for HP
White Papers When HP merged with Compaq, HP's IT group needed to swiftly integrate HP's 100,000 mailboxes with the 90,000 Compaq mailboxes. This was a challenge because HP was running Microsoft Exchange Server version 5.5 and Compaq was running Exchange 2000...
[July 4, 2007, 3:48]
