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Report: Microsoft mulls bid for Yahoo

...citing anonymous sources, reported on Wednesday that Microsoft is weighing a potential bid for Yahoo, and may enlist a partner to help close the deal... Read more

6 October, 2011 by Roger Cheng

Apple gets green light for Nortel patents bid

...US antitrust regulators have given Apple the green light to make a bid on 6,000 Nortel patents and patent applications. The decision, reported on... Read more

24 June, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

BT joins forces with Arqiva, Detica for smart meter bid

...BT is to bid for the communications part of the UK's smart-metering infrastructure, in... Read more

19 July, 2010 by David Meyer

Report: Microsoft signs up to peek into Yahoo's books

...to sign a non-disclosure agreement with Yahoo as it considers a bid for the struggling internet giant, according to The New York Times. The... Read more

24 November, 2011 by Jay Greene

RIM to outbid Google on Nortel patents, says report

...report on Friday, Research In Motion (RIM) is considering putting its own bid on the 6,000 wireless patents belonging to fellow Canadian company Nortel... Read more

18 April, 2011 by Erica Ogg

Dell trumps HP with winning 3Par bid

...3Par has accepted Dell's revised acquisition bid, the California-based storage specialists announced on Thursday. The winning bid, which... Read more

26 August, 2010 by Ben Woods

Report: Nortel patent buyers face scrutiny

...Sony, beat Google, Intel and others with a $4.5bn (£2.7bn) bid for ownership of the portfolio in June. The portfolio contains some 6... Read more

1 August, 2011 by Josh Lowensohn

Nortel delays patent auction due to 'significant' interest

...interest. In other words, Google got the go-ahead from regulators to bid on Nortel's patents, but may wind up paying a lot more... Read more

17 June, 2011 by Larry Dignan

Google gets approval for Nortel patents buy, says report

...The US Department of Justice's antitrust authorities have approved Google's bid for 6,000 Nortel patents and patent applications, according to a report... Read more

15 June, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

British Library seeks bids for IT development

The organisation has put out a tender notice for application developers to work on 'ad hoc' projects updating its legacy systems Read more

9 June, 2011 by Staff

DoJ to probe Nortel patents sale, says report

...the agency's antitrust division is reviewing Google's $900m (£548m) opening bid for the patents, though it has found nothing to take action over... Read more

6 June, 2011 by Jay Greene

Oracle loses bid to throw out Google's 'fair use' defence

The judge in the Oracle-Google trial has rejected a motion by Oracle to throw out Google's 'fair use' defence, but a number of key questions remain Read more

10 May, 2012 by Rachel King

Is buying a .brand domain worth it? Nine questions to ask before you bid for .yourcompany

...a specific .word, that might help shape your thinking about whether to bid for that .word yourself. You should also be aware that Icann is... Read more

30 September, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

Parliament opens bids for IT network

The Houses of Parliament has opened bids to manage and support its IT and telecommunications networks, in contracts likely... Read more

9 January, 2012

Manchester wins bid to lead smart cities project

...chosen to lead a £2m Europe-wide 'Smart Cities' internet initiative. A bid led by the city council has won European funding to involve the... Read more

17 December, 2010 by Kable

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