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.
Sprint Hikes Bid for Clearwire to Counter Dish's Offer
Sprint Gets Softbank Clearance to Negotiate with Dish
Mon, May 20, 2013 - SoftBank maintains that its offer for Sprint Nextel is the better one
Report: Yahoo board approves deal to buy Tumblr for $1.1B
Sun, May 19, 2013 - Rumors that Yahoo might be in talks to acquire the blogging site emerged last week
Yahoo Calls Press Conference Amid Tumblr Acquisition Rumors
Fri, May 17, 2013 - Yahoo invited media to an event in New York on Monday but gave no details
Dell profit dives 79 percent on falling PC sales
Thu, May 16, 2013 - Dell reported another weak quarter as its founder fights to make it a private company
Dell Board Warns Icahn Bid Could Leave the Company Short of Cash
Mon, May 13, 2013 - Dell's board has told activist investor Carl Icahn it needs more information in order to evaluate his latest bid
Yahoo Acquires Loki Studios As Part of Acquisition Spree
Mon, May 13, 2013 - Yahoo acquired three companies last week alone
Wall Street Beat: Rise in Markets Could Fuel Tech M&a
Fri, May 10, 2013 - Confidence in the economy will help companies value bigger deals
Salesforce.com to buy Clipboard, shutting down service
Thu, May 09, 2013 - The Clipboard service will be discontinued on June 30
What Could Microsoft Gain From Buying Nook?
Thu, May 09, 2013 - More than a year ago, Microsoft invested $300 million in Barnes & Noble's plan to spin-off its Nook business. At the time, the deal promised a few tablet-centric possibilities. Would Nook tablets dump Android in favor of Windows? Would the Nook catalog be part of an entertainment-centric device like the still-mythical Xbox Surface?
Intel Acquires Two Software Companies
Thu, May 09, 2013 - The acquisitions will help manage APIs and generate income for service partners
China's Baidu Expands Online Video Business with $370 Million Acquisition
Tue, May 07, 2013 - China's online video market is fragmented, and competition has been fierce
Clearwire Lays Out its Case for a Sprint Buyout
Mon, May 06, 2013 - In a letter to shareholders, Clearwire's chairman said the alternatives don't look good
Dell Boosts Cloud Portfolio with Enstratius Buy
Mon, May 06, 2013 - Dell continues to add to its portfolio of systems management software


