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Vodafone buys Cable & Wireless for enterprise boost

...Vodafone has signed a deal to buy communications provider Cable & Wireless Worldwide for just over £1bn. Vodafone has announced... Read more

23 April, 2012 by David Meyer
Date for Facebook IPO looks set for May

Date for Facebook IPO looks set for May

...changes to Facebook's finances. He single-handedly struck a deal to buy Instagram for $1bn (£618m) in cash and stock, and then he shelled... Read more

2 May, 2012 by Paul Sloan

LinkedIn buys SlideShare presentation site

...second quarter.For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see LinkedIn buys presentation-sharing site SlideShare on CNET News. Get the latest technology news... Read more

4 May, 2012 by Steven Musil

Sony takes over Sony Ericsson in 1bn euro deal

The Japanese electronics giant is to pay Sweden's Ericsson £919m for complete control of their 50-50 joint venture for mobile phones and tablets, which it plans to integrate with PlayStation and SEN Read more

27 October, 2011 by David Meyer
Dell to <endeca_term>buy</endeca_term> Wyse for thin client cloud

Dell to buy Wyse for thin client cloud

...software as well as hardware. In some respects, Dell's move to buy Wyse will put it in competition with VMware and Citrix. Wyse has... Read more

2 April, 2012 by Larry Dignan

Best Buy closes UK stores

...Around 1,100 Best Buy employees stand to be affected by the shuttering of the technology retailer... Read more

7 November, 2011 by Jack Clark

Oracle buys FatWire for CRM and e-commerce tie-in

...such as web, mobile and social media. FatWire counts Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Ford and Pfizer among its key customers. Many of these customers are... Read more

22 June, 2011 by Larry Dignan

Lodsys extends patent offensive to Best Buy and Adidas

...the tech industry, has broadened its legal attack to include Adidas, Best Buy and other big-name companies. Lodsys's previous targets include iOS and... Read more

13 June, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Salesforce to buy cloud firm Heroku

...service quality.For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Salesforce buy Heroku for $212 million, eyes Ruby developers on ZDNet.com Read more

9 December, 2010 by Larry Dignan

Toshiba snaps up IBM's cash register business

...Toshiba plans to buy IBM's point-of-sale terminal business, which includes cash registers and... Read more

17 April, 2012 by Ellyne Phneah
Citrix <endeca_term>buys</endeca_term> Podio for collaboration tools

Citrix buys Podio for collaboration tools

...Citrix is to buy privately held Podio, a company that makes collaboration applications. Terms of the... Read more

12 April, 2012 by Larry Dignan
Cisco <endeca_term>buys</endeca_term> UK-based NDS for £3bn

Cisco buys UK-based NDS for £3bn

...Cisco has revealed plans to buy NDS, a UK-based pay-TV technology company, for approximately $5bn. Cisco... Read more

16 March, 2012 by David Meyer

Lam Research buys Novellus in $3.3bn deal

...For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Lam Research to buy Novellus Systems for $3.3B on CNET News. Get the latest technology... Read more

15 December, 2011 by Steven Musil

BlackBerry PlayBook discount sparks US sales frenzy

...Best Buy has confirmed to ZDNet UK's sister site CNET News that it... Read more

29 November, 2011 by Roger Cheng

Red Hat polishes off Gluster buy

...customers.For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Red Hat buys Gluster, eyes unstructured data management on ZDNet.com. Get the latest technology... Read more

5 October, 2011 by Larry Dignan

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