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RSS mega-mergerMega International Commercial Bank (MICB) Turns to Intel vPro Technology Capabilities to Realize Full-Scale Remote Management of Is Distributed IT Resources
White Paper After a successful merger in 2006, MICB's total assets leapt to the top of Taiwan's banking sector, along with a third ranking market capitalization. To effectively manage its massive distributed IT assets, MICB needed... [01 Jan 2009]
Top 10 outsourcing stories of the year
News This photo story showing the Infosys mega-campus in Bangalore's Electronics City shows just how big the tech industry is becoming in India. In September, silicon.com reported on the end of a major outsourcing deal when... [18 Dec 2007]
Outsourcing sparks contractor pay hike
News According to Atsco, the increase in merger and acquisition activity in the UK has also pushed demand for external consultants to record levels. Swain said companies rarely have the internal resources to manage the hugely... [21 Mar 2007]
AT&T-BellSouth merger gets FCC green light
News The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved the roughly $86bn mega-merger between AT&T and BellSouth, ending a partisan standoff. The Commission, which had been split between Democrats... [02 Jan 2007]
AT&T-BellSouth merger set for deciding vote
News The head lawyer for the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has paved the way for commissioner Robert McDowell to break the deadlock on the mega-merger between AT&T and BellSouth, despite his... [11 Dec 2006]
No 'rubber-stamp' for US telco mega-merger
News A federal judge in the US has warned that he was no intention of "rubber-stamping" the merger of AT&T-SBC Communications and Verizon-MCI. At the beginning of an afternoon hearing in Washington, which lasted more than two... [01 Dec 2006]
Why AMD is putting its chips in one basket
Comment What lies behind the microprocessor mega-merger of AMD and ATI? silicon.com sister site CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos explains the key to the deal is a move towards integrated chipsets. Why is AMD... [25 Jul 2006]
Tech brands getting a sporting chance
Comment What do tech companies get out of sports sponsorships - and is this link-up a trend that's likely to last? Will Sturgeon investigates. Anybody watching any one of this summer's major sporting events will be well aware that sport and... [24 Jul 2006]
AMD to buy ATI for $5.4bn
News Following the merger, AMD will have the capability to optimise ATI's chipset with its microprocessor, Gomberg noted. He said: "Their merger lends to our strategy nicely. Intel, meanwhile, is evaluating... [24 Jul 2006]
US telco mega-mergers under scrutiny
News The Bush administration's approval of the mega-mergers of telcos AT&T and SBC and of Verizon and MCI has been challenged by a federal judge. Sullivan, who was appointed to the federal bench by former President Clinton,... [13 Jul 2006]
After the mega-merger: Siebel staff face post-Oracle cuts
News With the mega-merger between Oracle and Siebel Systems closed, Wall Street analysts are forecasting pink slips for Siebel employees. Siebel, which recently closed its $5.85bn merger with... [09 Feb 2006]
Oracle-Siebel mega-merger gets EC green light
News The EC declined to challenge Oracle's mega-merger with Siebel Systems, a move that had been anticipated by industry watchers. European Commission officials gave their blessing on Thursday to Oracle's... [22 Dec 2005]
PlusNet buys Metronet for £1.7m
News The recent $6bn mega-merger of NTL and Telewest kicked off a feeding frenzy that has seen Sky snaffle Easynet and Pipex buy Freedom2Surf. UK ISP PlusNet has bought fellow ISP Parbin for £1.7m. Parbin,... [28 Nov 2005]
Kingston Communications - for sale for £400m?
News The $6bn mega-merger of NTL and Telewest kicked off a feeding frenzy that has seen Sky snaffle Easynet, Pipex buy Freedom2Surf and Swisscom mull a takeover of Eircom. Kingston Communications looks set to... [14 Nov 2005]
Ellison's ambitions for $30bn Oracle
News The PeopleSoft merger and Oracle's pending acquisition of Siebel Systems mark two recent mega-mergers that will help Oracle achieve the $30bn goal. And though Oracle is not ready to take on another... [22 Sep 2005]
