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News The IPO of RFID kit maker Alien Technologies, announced last week, will be a mixed blessing for the industry, Gartner has predicted. Gartner also reports that even if the IPO falls flat, it may still prove a boon to the RFID market by encouraging... [21 Apr 2006]
Red Hat and JBoss to merge
News Two weeks ago, JBoss founder and CEO Marc Fleury said that given the company's strong finances, the next step for the company "will probably be equity for an IPO or the right M&A". Linux distributor Red Hat said on Monday that it signed an... [10 Apr 2006]
'We're ready for IPO' says NetSuite founder
News On-demand business software vendor NetSuite has confirmed it is on target for an IPO around the turn of the year, which it hopes will see the company valued at $1bn. Evan Goldberg, chairman, founder and CTO of NetSuite, told silicon.com: "We're... [07 Apr 2006]
JBoss CEO criticises "riot mentality" around possible buyout
News To get to the next level, it will probably be equity for an IPO or the right M&A," Fleury said, referring to a merger and acquisition. Months after a media frenzy over a rumoured Oracle acquisition, JBoss continues to field buyout offers and... [04 Apr 2006]
Dell flip-flops into Alienware acquisition
News Alienware had considered raising capital through an IPO but came to realise that being acquired by Dell would allow it to raise more money and to take advantage of Dell's supply chain and procurement expertise, Gonzalez said. [23 Mar 2006]
Security industry M&As under the spotlight
News A number of security companies are turning to a buyout, rather than going public, as a means to pay back initial investors, the panellists noted, pointing to NetScreen Technologies' 2002 IPO as the last "meaningful" public offering of a security... [16 Feb 2006]
Analyst house Ovum set for £7.5m IPO
News Analyst house Ovum intends to float on the AIM index, a move that could see it raise £7.5m. Ovum plans to float in March, with shares offered to new and existing institutional shareholders. The funds raised would be used to support growth of the... [13 Feb 2006]
Vonage heads for $250m IPO
News Internet phone provider Vonage is going public, hoping to raise $250m in new investments. On Wednesday the company filed documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), registering to become a public company. [09 Feb 2006]
3 CEO: UK's operators will suffer 3G miseries
News Fuller's comments came as he announced an update to 3's strategy, amid growing speculation that an IPO will be part of the company's not too distant future. Bob Fuller, CEO of mobile operator 3, has warned the problems that dogged the UK's first... [18 Oct 2005]
Two more online games sites prepare to go public
News Online games site Gameaccount is also planning its own IPO, which could value the company at around £100m, according to reports. Following the recent IPOs of 888.com and Partygaming.com earlier this year, two more online gaming websites are looking... [10 Oct 2005]
The Weekly Round-Up: 30.09.05
Round-Up Sergey Brin and Larry Page, founders of the internet search giant are each worth $11bn, thanks to their successful IPO which rocketed them up the list to 16th spot. We all remember our first pay cheque - that feeling of taking an important step... [03 Oct 2005]
888.com wavers on stock market debut
News Online poker site 888.com has made a shaky debut on the London stock exchange on its first day of trading.com priced its stock at 175p for its IPO, earning the company more than £550m. However, the figure is still a far cry from its hoped-for... [30 Sep 2005]
Richard Segal
AS Profile Richard Segal led PartyGaming.com to a multibillion dollar float on the London Stock Exchange earlier this year - setting off a surge of interest in the online casino sector which sees fellow online gaming site 888.com preparing for an IPO. [23 Sep 2005]
S Ramadorai
AS Profile Ramadorai is the man who has led TCS to the top spot since he took over as CEO in 1996 - after starting at the company as a junior engineer - and oversaw an IPO on the Indian Stock Exchange that raised $1.17bn despite a choppy financial market. [23 Sep 2005]
Eric Schmidt
AS Profile The company's bankers will point to last year's hot IPO. Eric Schmidt was setting agendas in the tech world long before taking one of the hottest jobs around in 2001. His prior time at Novell, Sun - where he led the Java charge - and Xerox Parc... [23 Sep 2005]
