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News This drove down revenues from existing BPO deals within the financial services sector and saw the number of FS customers reduced following subsequent mergers and acquisitions. Want to avoid getting burned when signing a... [30 Sep 2009]
US ramps up probe into Microsoft-Yahoo! search deal
News But the deal - years in the making - could have arrived at a time when the DOJ is more in interested mergers and acquisitions than under past administrations. After years of a largely hands-off approach toward... [14 Sep 2009]
Oracle-Sun deal gets official US stamp of approval
News The acquisition is part of a change in thinking for Oracle, which at one time eschewed mergers but has gone on a buying spree in recent years, gobbling up PeopleSoft and many other software companies. [21 Aug 2009]
Google CEO: 'We're not immune to economic gloom'
News Schmidt also said that Google "was pretty inactive right now" on the mergers and acquisitions front, blaming unfavourable prices. Google CEO Eric Schmidt expects 2009 to be a "tough, tough" year and he warned the search... [04 Mar 2009]
Fewer white knights to tech's rescue in 2008
News During 2008, tech mergers and acquisitions fell 40 per cent across virtually every sector of the industry, with $290bn in deals getting done to date. Technology companies seeking a white-knight buyer had a long wait this... [19 Dec 2008]
Virgin debuts 50Mbps broadband
News Noting the fact that Virgin Media is essentially the end result of mergers between smaller cable companies that had differing qualities of infrastructure, Fogg said the "real question" is how quickly Virgin can roll out... [16 Dec 2008]
OFT refers Capita IBS deal to Competition Commission
News Simon Pritchard, OFT senior director of mergers, said it approved the Anite acquisition on the grounds it was unlikely to reduce competition - unlike Capita's takeover of IBS. Capita has seen its acquisition of fellow... [21 Nov 2008]
SAS CEO: "Teradata merger? They couldn't afford me"
News The market has undergone a lot of changes in terms of mergers and acquisitions. SAS CEO Dr Jim Goodnight has poured cold water on speculation that the business intelligence company might merge with its former rival, data... [03 Nov 2008]
Is the credit crunch affecting IT?
News Big name mergers on the cards include Lloyds TSB and HBOS, and Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. Financial markets everywhere may be shedding value with nail-biting speed but the majority of UK IT departments are... [03 Nov 2008]
Four types of tech in demand during a downturn
News He identified four technologies and service areas likely to experience increased demand in the current climate: sustainable IT; outsourcing services, managed and hosted services; information management tools; and services that support... [28 Oct 2008]
Everyone needs a summer holiday - even phishers
News While the volume of phishing attacks on UK banks continues to grow with ever more ferocity as fire-sales and mergers unsettle banking customers, it seems those behind the scams need a holiday every now and then, just... [24 Oct 2008]
Phishers cash in on credit crisis
News It seems phishers are cashing in on the current economic crisis and climate of mergers between financial institutions. Security firm SonicWall said Thursday it has been seeing emails that attempt to lure people to fake... [03 Oct 2008]
Revealed: Which IT jobs will survive the credit crunch
News According to analyst house Forrester, as organisations look at reducing costs through mergers and acquisitions, skills around data, applications and process integration will be increasingly in demand. [29 Sep 2008]
10 ways the credit crunch will hit IT
News Similarly software upgrades or integration projects following mergers can be delayed," he told silicon.com. The shadow of the credit crunch has dominated the front pages in 2008 - claiming a number of high profile scalps... [16 Sep 2008]
US, Europe tighten IT spend as India, China boom
News According to Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC), local vendors were buoyed by mergers and acquisitions and better territorial coverage. IT budgets are being slashed in the US and Europe as bullish growth in China, India and... [11 Sep 2008]
