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RSS takeover buyYahoo! vs Icahn: War of words
News to rescind anti-takeover defences and merge with Microsoft, writing "even I am amazed at the length Jerry Yang and the Yahoo! The company labelled as "patently untrue" key assertions contained in the complaint filed by lawyers for two US pension... [05 Jun 2008]
Yahoo! said no to Google before Microsoft bid
News executives dismissed a search-advertising deal with Google due to antitrust concerns, one day before Microsoft made its takeover offer earlier this year, according to court documents made public on Monday. [03 Jun 2008]
Microsoft considered Facebook move
News Microsoft gauged Facebook's interest in a possible acquisition after the software giant's failed takeover attempt of Yahoo! The news came a few days after Microsoft dropped its unsolicited offer to buy Yahoo! [08 May 2008]
Top five takeovers that shook the tech world
News Microsoft last week launched a hostile $44.6bn takeover bid to buy web giant Yahoo! When tech services and hardware group HP bought PC maker Compaq, the move was hailed as the biggest takeover in the history of the sector. [04 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. And would Oracle want IBM to buy BEA? Oracle's acquisition of BEA Systems was a logical move by the software giant... [22 Jan 2008]
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]
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. Nokia has said it plans to buy digital-map supplier Navteq... [02 Oct 2007]
Microsoft seals $6bn aQuantive deal
News Microsoft has completed the largest purchase in its history, sealing its $6bn takeover of internet advertising firm aQuantive. Microsoft's decision to buy aQuantive earlier this year followed a flurry of deals in the online ad business, including... [15 Aug 2007]
Virgin Media receives private equity offer
News Virgin Media has received a takeover bid from private equity organisation, the Carlyle Group, it was revealed today. However, the company said it is not in negotiations regarding the offer to buy 100 per cent of its common stock.silicon.com Retail... [02 Jul 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. Microsoft is close to acquiring privately held Tellme Networks, a maker of products that bridge the worlds of speech... [13 Mar 2007]
3 job cuts inspire takeover talk
News The takeover rumour mill that has surrounded 3G mobile operator 3 has been given another spin by the news the company plans to make 130 staff redundant. The news has given fresh fuel to speculation of a buyout, after a period of intense... [27 Nov 2006]
BT eyeing Tiscali buy?
News This is not the first time a suitor has been linked with Tiscali UK - back in April a Sunday Telegraph report suggested Vodafone had identified it as a possible takeover target. In separate broadband news, media reports suggest Orange has pulled... [21 Sep 2006]
Vodafone 'toys with Tiscali buy'
News The Sunday Telegraph reported that Vodafone has identified Tiscali as a possible takeover target, as part of a push to expand its product offering. Speculation is growing that Vodafone is preparing to buy one of the UK's fixed-line... [24 Apr 2006]
Ellison: Oracle looked at buying Novell
News Oracle boss Larry Ellison has revealed that his company considered a takeover of Novell and may soon enter into the Linux market itself. While an acquisition of JBoss didn't float Ellison's boat, the Oracle head sat down with other open source... [18 Apr 2006]
