Mergers/Acquisitions
Everything you need to know about mergers & acquisitions, including which companies are making deals, downsizing, and outsourcing IT, and how you can bring together corporate cultures for smoother transition.
Google to Commit to Offer Some Motorola Patents on FRAND Terms
'Acquire or Be Acquired': CFO M&A Expectations Strong for Mid-Market Tech
Thu, February 02, 2012 - Three of four expect an increase in dealmaking for 2012, a BDO survey of tech finance executives shows, but revenue projections are tempered
Rhapsody Acquires Napster Operations in UK, Germany
Thu, January 26, 2012 - Rhapsody said the Napster brand will be retained in Europe
Growth-Market M&A: a Risky Necessity
Mon, January 23, 2012 - Companies wanting to use deals as a way to enter growth markets, or build their presence when they're already there, this year face risks and rewards well worth contemplating.
Net Optics Acquires NMetric, Targets Network Intelligence
Mon, January 23, 2012 - In a move to broaden its offerings for the growing network intelligence and diagnostics market, telecom equipment manufacturer Net Optics recently announced the acquisition of network analytics software provider nMetric.
Juniper Acquires BitGravity Content Technology, Engineers
Mon, January 23, 2012 - Juniper Networks has acquired technology and personnel from BitGravity, the content delivery networking (CDN) subsidiary of Tata Communications.
Micron to Acquire PCIe Virtualization Vendor Virtensys
Fri, January 20, 2012 - Micron Technology on Friday announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Virtensys Ltd., a U.K.-based provider of PCIe-sharing products. No financial details on the deal were released.
The Hidden Gems That Make RIM Worth Buying
Thu, January 19, 2012 - The BlackBerry OS and devices may not be attractive to suitors, but RIM has other assets that are worth acquiring.
Bada Merger with Tizen OS Not Definite, Says Samsung
Wed, January 18, 2012 - A Samsung executive had previously said the company would merge its bada platform with the Intel-backed Tizen OS
Apple Confirms Acquisition of Flash Memory Maker
Wed, January 11, 2012 - Apple has confirmed to the Reuters news service that it has purchased Anobit Technologies, an Israeli company that makes solid state drives out of consumer-grade flash.
Timeline: the Birth and Death of the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger
Wed, December 21, 2011 - In retrospect, it's not hard to see why AT&T thought its proposed $39 billion merger with T-Mobile would sail through with relatively few issues.
RIM is So Popular! Amazon, Microsoft, Nokia have All Mulled Buyout
Wed, December 21, 2011 - Separate reports Wednesday morning show that Research in Motion, despite being battered this year for everything from outages to late products to lost market share, hasnt been without its admirers.
Mozilla, Google Seal New Firefox Search Deal
Tue, December 20, 2011 - Mozilla and Google today said that they had struck a new search deal that will provide "significant revenue" to the maker of Firefox.
Nuance to Acquire Mobile Speech Software Provider Vlingo
Tue, December 20, 2011 - Vlingo will provide Nuance with the technologies and personal to advance its own natural langauge recognition software
Apple Reportedly Buys Israeli SSD-Maker Anobit
Tue, December 20, 2011 - Apple has purchased solid-state drive (SSD) maker Anobit, an Israeli start-up that makes storage products for data center use out of consumer-grade NAND flash memory.


