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Article | 25/03/2013 Dell confirms bids from Blackstone, Icahn group
Dell has received two counter-offers related to its plans to go private, with rival bids coming in from private equity fund manager Blackstone and ent...
Article | 23/03/2013 Blackstone proposes counterbid for Dell, reports say
Blackstone Group has reportedly sent a preliminary counterbid to buy out Dell, which would rival the current proposed offer of $US24.4 billion from Si...
Article | 22/03/2013 Fortinet to buy Coyote Point to merge security with application delivery
Network security appliance maker Fortinet will expand its offerings for application delivery by acquiring privately held Coyote Point Systems.
Article | 21/03/2013 Long buyout battle could erode customer confidence in Dell, analysts say
With Michael Dell still battling to get his $US24.4 billion buyout deal approved by shareholders, his company needs to avoid a long, drawn-out battle ...
Article | 15/03/2013 Linksys brand to survive as Cisco completes sale to Belkin
Belkin completed its acquisition of Linksys on Friday and will keep the longtime home networking company's brand, products and support channels.
Article | 13/03/2013 Oracle acquires Nimbula for hybrid Cloud software
With the intent of rounding out its software stack for building hybrid Clouds, Oracle is acquiring Nimbula, a provider of private Cloud infrastructure...
Article | 13/03/2013 Google acquires Toronto University startup focused on neural networks
Google has acquired a startup from the computer science department of the University of Toronto to get key researchers in the area of deep neural netw...
Article | 12/03/2013 Small rural carriers welcome a bigger T-Mobile
Some of the smallest mobile operators in the U.S. have lined up behind a deal that would dramatically expand the country's fourth-largest carrier, a t...
Article | 12/03/2013 T-Mobile USA deal for MetroPCS glides through FCC
The merger between T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS moved one step closer to completion on Tuesday as the FCC approved the deal without conditions.
Article | 12/03/2013 HP's Autonomy acquisition under investigation in the UK
Hewlett-Packard's purchase of Autonomy is under investigation by the U.K. Serious Fraud Office, the company said in a regulatory filing ahead of its a...
Article | 11/03/2013 Dell, Icahn in confidentiality agreement as buyout opposition grows
Dell on Monday said it had signed a confidentiality agreement with investor Carl Icahn, who has vocally opposed the company's proposed plan to be acqu...
Article | 7/03/2013 SAP buying Camilion for insurance software
SAP is expanding its array of software products for the insurance industry with the acquisition of Camilion. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Article | 7/03/2013 Foxconn still in negotiations for Sharp stake, despite Samsung deal
Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group said it was still negotiating a deal for greater cooperation with Sharp, despite the Japanese display maker securing...
Article | 6/03/2013 T-Mobile's merger with MetroPCS passes key hurdle
T-Mobile USA is drawing closer to finishing its merger with MetroPCS Wireless as a deadline for action by the U.S. Department of Justice passed on Tue...
Article | 5/03/2013 Microsoft acquires cloud monitoring startup MetricsHub
Microsoft has acquired MetricsHub, a startup focused on technology for automating cloud performance management.