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SAP to acquire Business Objects
News SAP plans to acquire Business Objects in a cash deal valued at slightly more than $6.8bn (£3.3bn), SAP announced on Sunday. The acquisition, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2008, will be SAP's largest acquisition.
[October 8, 2007, 10:54]
CA to acquire Eurekify
News CA on Thursday announced plans to acquire Israel-based Eurekify, in a move to expand its identity- and access-management software portfolio. The IT-management software company aims to use Eurekify's analytics engine to reduce the time and effort it...
[November 14, 2008, 13:33]
EBay to acquire Half.com in stock deal
News eBay said late Tuesday that it will acquire Half.com in a stock deal signaling the online auctioneer's first foray into a fixed-price business model.eBay said it will issue between 4.6 million and 5.5 million shares for all outstanding shares of...
[June 14, 2000, 9:37]
Panasonic to acquire Sanyo Electric
News Panasonic announced on Friday that it plans to acquire Sanyo Electric in a deal valued at ¥800m (£6m), giving the electronics giant a boost in the rechargeable-battery business. The deal, which earlier this week reportedly had edged closer to...
[December 22, 2008, 10:16]
NBC to acquire NBCi
News Network giant NBC on Monday said it has entered into an agreement to acquire all of NBCi, an Internet portal and media company, for about $85m. NBC executives said the decision to acquire the company's former subsidiary is a response to market...
[April 9, 2001, 14:16]
McAfee to acquire data-leakage firm
News Security vendor McAfee has revealed plans to acquire Reconnex, a company that specialises in data-leakage prevention. Reconnex would be the second such firm McAfee has acquired in as many years. McAfee claimed Reconnex's technology helps define...
[August 1, 2008, 10:23]
Kodak DC220-DC260 Digita Desktop Acquire Module
Downloads Available in this download is the new Digita Desktop Acquire module that makes it possible for you to connect your Kodak DC220 and DC260 Zoom Universal Serial Bus (USB)-compatible cameras to your iMac or PowerPC.
[January 4, 1999, 23:51]
NetScreen to acquire Neoteris
News Network security company NetScreen is to acquire Neoteris, a security software specialist, in a deal likely to spark off a wave of consolidation in the security industry. NetScreen, known for its network firewall products, has signed an agreement...
[October 7, 2003, 15:35]
Oracle to acquire ClearApp
News Oracle on Tuesday announced plans to acquire applications-management software maker ClearApp. The acquisition, which is expected to close by the end of the year, aims to enhance Oracle's lineup of Enterprise Manager products.
[September 3, 2008, 8:12]
IBM to acquire Micromuse for $865m
News IBM announced on Wednesday it plans to acquire network management software maker Micromuse in a $865m (£491m) cash deal. The transaction is designed to enhance IBM's Tivoli software portfolio with Micomuse's network management offerings.
[December 21, 2005, 14:40]
Brocade to acquire McData in $713m deal
News Earlier this year, Iomega acquired managed-services company CSCI, while last year, storage giant EMC announced plans to acquire Rainfinity. Brocade Communications Systems announced on Tuesday that it plans to buy switch maker McData in a stock deal...
[August 9, 2006, 17:10]
InfoSpace digs deep to acquire Go2Net
News InfoSpace easily topped analysts' estimates in its second quarter Wednesday and announced it will pay a hefty premium to acquire Internet content aggregator Go2Net in a stock deal valued at more than $4bn.
[July 27, 2000, 9:21]
NetScreen to acquire Neoteris
News Network security company NetScreen is to acquire Neoteris, a security software specialist, in a deal likely to spark off a wave of consolidation in the security industry. NetScreen, known for its network firewall products, has signed an agreement...
[October 6, 2003, 14:10]
Oracle to acquire Demantra
News Oracle announced Thursday plans to acquire supply chain developer Demantra, marking its latest effort to expand its footprint in the applications market. Demantra, a 10-year-old company based in Waltham, Massachussetts, develops supply chain...
[June 1, 2006, 15:55]
Symantec to acquire data-security company
News Security company Symantec is to acquire Vontu for $350m (£168m). Vontu makes technology which is designed to detect and prevent the unauthorised transmission of information outside an organisation. Security companies — Trend Micro, McAfee and...
[November 6, 2007, 17:10]
Nortel set to acquire Alteon
News Nortel Networks will acquire Alteon WebSystems in a stock deal worth $7.8bn. The acquisition would be Nortel's largest to date. The acquisition would be a big boost to its position in the content switching market, which research firm IDC predicts...
[July 28, 2000, 14:11]
HP in talks to acquire PwC consulting
News Hewlett-Packard is in talks to acquire the consulting arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers in a cash and stock deal worth $17bn to $18bn (£11.96bn to £12.67bn). HP said in a release Monday that it still has significant issues to work about before a deal...
[September 11, 2000, 12:48]
IBM to acquire Transitive
News IBM didn't say how much it would pay to acquire Transitive, which is headquartered in California and also has development efforts in Manchester. Transitive, the company best known for powering the emulation layer that helped ease Apple's transition...
[November 19, 2008, 8:39]
Microsoft set to acquire Navision
News Editor's note: Tim Landgrave, a weekly columnist for CIO Republic, was recently asked how the acquisition of Navision would affect consultants and the midmarket ERP accounting software landscape. He spoke with Microsoft about the issue.
[May 31, 2002, 21:00]
