merger
Merger 'cancelled' between Corel and Inprise/Borland
News The proposed merger between Corel and Inprise/Borland has been cancelled by mutual agreement, with no termination fees from either company. In a prepared statement, Michael Cowpland, president and CEO, said: "Although we... [16 May 2000]
Globalnet seals $332m merger
News Financial news provider Globalnet has finalised a $332m merger with web services firm Telescan, to launch a finance content portal. The merged group, Globalnetfinancial.com, will offer a platform for online equity... [17 Aug 2000]
Ellison: PeopleSoft wanted merger in 2000
News Oracle CEO Larry Ellison testified on Friday that he and his board of directors came close to a merger with PeopleSoft in 2000, and had expected that last year's takeover bid would have been accepted within a matter of... [11 Oct 2004]
Telia-Sonera merger given the go-ahead
News The $7.4bn merger between Swedish telco Telia and Finish telco Sonera has been approved by the European Commission, on the condition Telia complies with certain conditions. The merger first announced in... [11 Jul 2002]
Equiinet merger could lead to quick IPO
News The merger between internet applications company Equiinet and German-owned encryption specialist DICA technologies, has raised speculation that the merged companies plan an imminent IPO. Serial entrepreneur' Bob Jones,... [22 Aug 2000]
AOL Time Warner results show merger success
News In a statement, CEO Barry Levin said: "Our record results are further proof that we are delivering on the promise of the AOL Time Warner merger. AOL has turned in a healthy second quarter report with shrinking losses of... [18 Jul 2001]
Microsoft and Yahoo! in 'informal' merger talks
News are holding informal merger discussions, marking a shift from the "radio silence" that previously existed between the two companies, according to a source familiar with the talks. Microsoft and Yahoo! [14 Mar 2008]
Microsoft Dynamics Webcast: Overcome Merger and Acquisition Obstacles and Drive Business Success With Microsoft Dynamics (Level 100)
White Paper Among these companies, whose attitudes to technology tended to be more forward looking, a common theme for these companies is that they were going through a merger or acquisition. Microsoft recently researched the... [07 Nov 2008]
AOL and Time Warner face EC hearing before merger
News AOL and Time Warner may face a hearing in front of the European Commission to respond to anti-trust concerns over their proposed merger. An EC spokesman confirmed both AOL and Time Warner have been notified of objections... [24 Aug 2000]
HP Canada Develops Business Governance Portal to Manage Post Merger Project Work
White Paper The 2002 merger between Hewlett-Packard Ltd.and Compaq Computer Corporation was the largest to take place in the technology sector. For HP Canada, the merger resulted in a need to create a unified view... [10 Oct 2008]
Post-Merger Integration Creates One of Germany's Largest IT Service Providers for the Financial Sector
White Paper Since 2002, Capgemini is assigned to actively accompany the process of post-merger integration on a strategic and operational level. With specific post-merger synergy goals to achieve, the client and... [06 Nov 2007]
NTL and Telewest linked with merger
News Cable television firms NTL and Telewest are again being linked with a merger as Liberty Media seeks to consolidate the UK market. Liberty owns a quarter stake in Telewest and is thought to be considering a rights issue... [13 Feb 2002]
KBC Utilizes HP Software's Open Architecture to Streamline Merger - Achieves Avoidance of 78 FTEs and 456% ROI
White Paper After the 1998 merger, the company had to consolidate three separate IT organizations, integrating a myriad of management suites that made up its combined ICT (Information and Communications Technology) infrastructure. [12 Jun 2009]
Fiorina and Capellas waive millions for sake of merger
News It has emerged that in addition to deciding to put a freeze on hiring new executives (http://www.silicon.com/a49177), the top brass at HP and Compaq will turn down around $22m in initial retention bonuses should the companies'... [16 Nov 2001]
Enron chief puts HP-Compaq merger in doubt
News His decision to quit could not come at a worse time for Compaq - he was one of the board members who voted in favour of its merger with HP. The proposed merger has come under increasing pressure over the... [11 Jan 2002]