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Why are Indian outsourcing companies such bashful suitors?
Comment That number is larger than most potential acquisition targets. So why are Indian outsourcing firms acquisition-shy? There is a clear feeling that it's cheaper for firms to grow organically than to spend... [06 Nov 2009]
Microsoft is learning to share - but not soon enough?
Comment If Microsoft does go the acquisition route, integration could still take a while. Jive, an enterprise-focused social software company, has a catchy tagline: it says it's going to "liberate SharePoint content". [20 Oct 2009]
The benefits of IBM. The savings of open source.
White Paper Initially, deployment environments like JBoss® have an advantagezero initial software acquisition costs. Recently, Open Source Software has been gaining in popularity due to the ability it provides users to view and... [20 Oct 2009]
BlackBerry Storm2: RIM's second touchscreen - this time with wi-fi
News We announced recently the acquisition of Torch Mobile and whilst we're not talking about future product releases that obviously states our intent as a company to continue to invest and improve our browsing experience. [15 Oct 2009]
Buyers Guide to Endpoint Protection Platforms
White Paper Finally, learn how Sophos's acquisition of Utimaco affects the security and data protection market. Traditional markets for dedicated endpoint security products have been eclipsed by endpoint protection platforms. [02 Oct 2009]
Protection of Sensitive Information for a Mobile Workforce
White Paper The presenter discusses the Raytheon project from solution acquisition through deployment and operation. Raytheon chose the PGP Encryption Platform to manage the protection of this information on its laptops, sensitive... [02 Oct 2009]
Forestar Group Inc. Reduces IT Support by 40% With Self-Service Document Output Management Tools
White Paper Forestar Group Inc.wanted to replace a legacy document system inherited from the parent company with a cost-effective, integrated solution that would support company growth and support the real estate business segment with document... [02 Oct 2009]
The Future Role of ICT in Meeting Operational Challenges in Energy Utilities: Shifting by Degrees to a Modern World
White Paper The key take-away points of this whitepaper are market dynamics are shifting as a result of merger and acquisition activity, government policy and changing consumer behavior, considerable ongoing debate regarding climate... [02 Oct 2009]
Former MySQL boss joins Benchmark Capital
News Mickos joined MySQL in 2001, stayed through Sun's 2008 acquisition, and left earlier this year. Marten Mickos, the one-time chief executive of MySQL who left about a year after Sun Microsystems acquired the open source... [01 Oct 2009]
SpecView Protects Software With Sentinel Hardware Keys
White Paper SpecView is the leading European developer of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software. The company creates applications that are used for operator interfaces (HMI's), data acquisition,... [01 Oct 2009]
PGS Implements Sentinel RMS to Increase Efficiency, While Enhancing Customization for Customers
White Paper PGS provides an extensive range of seismic services and products for the petroleum industry including data acquisition, processing, reservoir analysis and interpretation. Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) is a leading... [01 Oct 2009]
Rupert Murdoch
AS Profile The digital question is also hanging over Murdoch in the form of the future of its 2005 acquisition, MySpace. Rupert Murdoch is one of the most powerful men in the media - when the News Corp butterfly flaps its wings, a... [30 Sep 2009]
Larry Ellison
AS Profile And 2009 was no exception as Oracle secured its biggest acquisition in the shape of a $7.4bn megadeal for server and software maker Sun Microsystems. One Agenda Setters panellist said: "Ellison's vacuum cleaner approach... [29 Sep 2009]
Xerox snaps up ACS in $6.4bn deal
News Xerox said Monday it will buy Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) in a cash and stock deal valued at $6.4bn. The move is a big bet to transform Xerox into a services company that does everything from collecting tolls and installing... [28 Sep 2009]
Dell buys Perot Systems in $3.9bn deal
News Once the acquisition is complete, Perot will become Dell's services unit and be led from Plano by Peter Altabef, the current Perot Systems chief executive officer. Dell says it has agreed to buy the IT services company... [22 Sep 2009]
