takeover announced
Microsoft and Yahoo! in 'informal' merger talks
News This adds further clarity to comments Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made at the CeBIT tech trade show a couple of weeks ago, in which he said "'there is a range of dialogue' for both companies about the proposed takeover," as cited in an Associated... [14 Mar 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 29.02.08
Round-Up takeover bid. The Seattle software giant has announced it is opening its application code secrets to the world in one big source code love-in. Big, bad Microsoft has had a quite staggering change of heart. [29 Feb 2008]
Microsoft/Yahoo! - should Google be afraid of the big bad bid?
News The potential Microsoft takeover of Yahoo! has said its response to Microsoft's unsolicited $44.6bn takeover bid will not be immediate… would consider a business alliance with Google as one way to rebuff a $44.6bn takeover proposal by Microsoft… [06 Feb 2008]
What Oracle's BEA buy means for users
News That's according to chairman of the UK Oracle User Group (OUG), Ronan Miles, commenting on the $8.5bn takeover announced last week. Oracle's acquisition of BEA Systems was a logical move by the software giant but it remains unclear exactly what it... [22 Jan 2008]
Oracle warns BEA it won't wait forever
News Oracle is no stranger to hostile-takeover battles, after waging an 18-month proxy fight to acquire PeopleSoft in 2004, a campaign that included a legal tangle with antitrust regulators who opposed the deal. [24 Oct 2007]
Teradata and SAS going steady
News He repeatedly played down chances of Teradata now being acquired by another large vendor or itself attempting a sizeable takeover, stressing an independence that "allows us to optimise our business" and concentrate on "organic growth". [09 Oct 2007]
iSoft's Oz takeover gets shareholder thumbs-up
News NHS software supplier iSoft's shareholders have "overwhelmingly" approved IBA Health's £166m takeover offer. The takeover will make IBA the world's fourth largest e-health group. Investment company Allco Equity Partners (AEP) also announced it will... [08 Oct 2007]
The Round-Up: 05.10.07
Round-Up Furthermore, given Skype's business model it was always a bit of an odd target for a mega bucks takeover. The auction website raised a few eyebrows when it announced it was buying the VoIP company for a whopping $2.6bn, and the Round-Up's not one... [05 Oct 2007]
Nokia maps $8.1bn Navteq buy
News Navteq has been viewed as a takeover target since this summer, when navigation device maker TomTom said it would pay €1.8bn for Navteq's top rival in the mapping market, Tele Atlas. When the acquisition was announced in July, many speculated... [02 Oct 2007]
3Com in $2.2bn takeover deal
News Networking company 3Com has announced it will be acquired by private equity company Bain Capital and former joint-venture partner Huawei Technologies, in a $2.2bn cash deal. The transaction, first reported in The Wall Street Journal, will give... [28 Sep 2007]
Richard Granger's NHS IT legacy
News The company's Lorenzo clinical record software is a core part of the NHS IT programme but iSoft has been hit by protracted financial troubles that have only just led to it being rescued by a £140m takeover from Australian healthcare company IBA. [18 Jun 2007]
Microsoft to buy speech-recognition web firm?
News More recently, the company has been the subject of takeover rumours, including reports it would be bought by Google or Microsoft. The deal is expected to be completed and announced later this week, according to sources familiar with the companies... [13 Mar 2007]
Be extends next-gen fat pipes to third of Blighty
News The takeover of Be is a key part of O2's strategy to become a converged communications company, and not just one that offers mobile services. Be announced this week it has now installed its equipment in 500 BT telephone exchanges. [16 Feb 2007]
AT&T-BellSouth merger gets FCC green light
News Gigi Sohn, president of Public Knowledge, said in a statement: "Everyone who uses the internet will benefit, at least in the short term, from AT&T's latest concessions in its takeover of BellSouth. In 2005, Verizon Communications announced the... [02 Jan 2007]
Qualcomm buys Qualphone for $18m
News The Qualphone acquisition marks the latest in a long line of scalps Qualcomm has claimed, including a $170m deal for Iridigm and a takeover of Trigenix for $36m in 2004, followed by a $600m buyout of Flash OFDM company Flarion last year. [18 Aug 2006]
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