Investments
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Investors Bet $16 Million on Growth in Application Delivery Market
Fri, January 27, 2012 - When investment firm Edison Ventures decided to contribute the majority of a recent $16 million round of funding for application delivery controller provider Kemp Technologies, investment manager Lenard Marcus acknowledged that some initial risk was incurred.
Japan's Mitsui to Invest in U.S. Tres Amigas Smart Power Grid Project
Wed, December 28, 2011 - The massive conglomerate will invest US$12 million, hoping to gain know-how for Asian and European expansion.
Google Invests in More Renewable Energy Production Capacity
Tue, December 20, 2011 - With private equity fund KKR, Google has acquired 88MW of generating capacity around Sacramento, California
New Clearwire Funding Won't Guarantee LTE Plan
Thu, December 15, 2011 - The WiMax carrier raised $734M this week but needs more before it can commit to deploying LTE
IBM System Monitors Food Supply Chains in China
Wed, December 14, 2011 - The system will monitor the food supply chain in China's Shandong Province
Microsoft, GE Forming Healthcare Joint Venture
Thu, December 08, 2011 - Microsoft will contribute some of its intellectual property to the joint venture
Clearwire Plans $300 Million Stock Offering for LTE
Mon, December 05, 2011 - The WiMax carrier could also raise $45 million through another sale and score additional funding from Sprint
Sprint, Clearwire Lay Out Deals on LTE, WiMax, Funding
Thu, December 01, 2011 - The companies will cooperate on continued WiMax service and future LTE buildouts
Renesas Plans Upgrade for Japan Chip Production to Handle Major Earthquakes
Thu, December 01, 2011 - The Japan firm, which makes chips for the Wii and Xbox 360, will spend hundreds of millions to quakeproof its lines.
SAP to Invest US$2 Billion in China Expansion
Tue, November 15, 2011 - Investment will almost double SAP's employee numbers in China
Huawei Buys Out Symantec in Joint Venture
Mon, November 14, 2011 - Hong Kong-based Huawei Symantec makes storage and network appliances with security
PayPal Sets Up Global Operations Center in Malaysia
Wed, November 02, 2011 - The PayPal center will have up to 500 staff by 2013
Groupon's China Venture Posts US$46M Loss
Tue, October 25, 2011 - Revenues for Groupon's China business in the past nine months were $2.1 million
India's Bharti, Softbank Form Mobile Internet Joint Venture
Thu, October 20, 2011 - The joint venture will focus on social networking, gaming, and e-commerce


