'Acquisition' Tag Index
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Intel Buys IDesia Biometrics to ID Heartbeats By Pedro Hernandez | Article Published July 05, 2012 Intel buys a star-tup that uses a novel approach to identify users. But where does it fit into the chipmaker's plans? Tags: security, mobile, Intel, acquisition, biometrics Facebook Learns that You CAN Buy Love (It Costs $1 Billion) By Mike Elgan | Article Published April 11, 2012 Facebook's acquisition of Instagram reveals how tech companies are wooing users. Tags: Facebook, social media, acquisition, Instagram Symantec Gobbles Up VeriSign's Checkmark Unit By Larry Barrett | Article Published May 19, 2010 The $1.28 billion purchase brings VeriSign's Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption certification services unit under the security software vendor's ever-broadening umbrella. Tags: security, Symantec, VeriSign, acquisition, e-commerce software IBM Acquires Initiate Systems By Larry Barrett | Article Published February 03, 2010 Big Blue adds to its arsenal with purchase of privately held data integrity software developer. Tags: software, IBM, acquisition, data management, Initiate Systems Microsoft and SAP Voice Concerns on Oracle/Sun Deal By - Reuters | Article Published December 11, 2009 Microsoft and SAP will express doubts about the Oracle/Sun deal to EU regulators, voicing concerns that it would eliminate a top competitor. Tags: Microsoft, SAP, Sun Microsystems, acquisition, takeover Tech Comics: "Software Documentation?" By Oliver Widder | Article Published December 11, 2009 When dealing with complex software, we naturally hope there's adequate documentation. Well.... Tags: Facebook, Microsoft, software, acquisition, Enterprise Tech Comics: "Cloud Computing Consultants" By Oliver Widder | Article Published December 04, 2009 For some consultants, the answer to every problem is ..."the cloud." Tags: Facebook, cloud computing, Microsoft, acquisition, Enterprise Why Your Vendor Doesn't Care About You By Rob Enderle | Article Published November 20, 2009 It is our extreme focus on getting the lowest price rather than the best experience that has resulted in the bad customer experiences we often get. Tags: consumer, management, acquisition, Enterprise Tech Comics: "The User and the Geek" By Oliver Widder | Article Published November 20, 2009 As hard as they try to bridge the gap, users and geeks simply do not speak the same language. Tags: Facebook, Microsoft, Dell, acquisition, Enterprise SAP, Microsoft Partner Against Oracle By Larry Barrett | Article Published November 19, 2009 SAP will be Microsoft's "preferred partner" for customers buying its budgeting, planning and forecasting applications – a shot across the bow of Oracle. Tags: SAP, acquisition, Enterprise, Europe, partner Tech Comics: "Automatic Email Completion (and Love)" By Oliver Widder | Article Published November 13, 2009 Email clients automatically fill in an address after you type in a few letters, which can lead to problems. Tags: Facebook, email, Microsoft, acquisition, Enterprise HP Snaps Up 3Com, Tech Mergers Heat Up By - Reuters | Article Published November 12, 2009 HP's deal to acquire network equipment maker 3Com is part of a wave of deals, as tech companies encroach on each other's turf. Tags: HP, acquisition, network, Enterprise Is Salesforce.com an Acquisition Target? By Jeff Vance | Article Published November 09, 2009 The rumors are constant, yet Salesforce.com is doing just fine on its own – for now Tags: cloud computing, Microsoft, HP, acquisition, Salesforce.com Tech Comics: "Enterprise Architecture Made Easy" By Oliver Widder | Article Published November 06, 2009 Sometimes an obscure-looking flowchart is easy to understand than it first appears. Tags: Facebook, Microsoft, Dell, acquisition, Enterprise IT Management: It's Organic, Not Digital By Steve Andriole | Article Published November 04, 2009 Effective tech management isn’t about machines, it’s about changing stupid processes and deranged corporate cultures. Tags: management, IT management, CRM, acquisition, desktops Tech Comics: "If Microsoft Had Developed Twitter" By Oliver Widder | Article Published October 30, 2009 Clearly, the microblogging service would be far different than it is today. Tags: Facebook, Microsoft, acquisition, Enterprise Tech Comics: "Twitter and Short Things" By Oliver Widder | Article Published October 23, 2009 Twitter users are necessarily fond of short things. Tags: Facebook, iPhone, Dell, acquisition, Enterprise Cisco ISR Routers Get Big Refresh By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published October 21, 2009 The ISR facelift includes the latest iteration of routing, processing, video and scalability features. Tags: Cisco, acquisition, virtual, Tandberg, routers Dell Predicts Windows 7 Boost by Mid 2010 By - Reuters | Article Published October 21, 2009 Demand for PC's will likely pick up by the middle of next year in response to this week's Windows 7 release. Tags: services, Microsoft, Dell, acquisition, Enterprise Oracle Sees Bright Horizons with Sun By - Reuters | Article Published October 16, 2009 Oracle hopes the deal will help more than double revenue within five years. Tags: Oracle, services, Sun Microsystems, acquisition, human resources Tech Comics: "Stallman and Windows 7" By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published October 16, 2009 There's at least one way to make a Windows 7 launch party quite a bit more fun. Tags: Facebook, iPhone, Windows 7, acquisition, Enterprise Cisco to Buy Wireless Maker Starent for $2.9 Billion By - Reuters | Article Published October 14, 2009 The acquisition will Cisco's product line as phone carriers build out next-generation networks. Tags: wireless, acquisition, carriers, Tandberg, Starent IT Spending to Jump, Dell CEO Says By - Reuters | Article Published October 14, 2009 A major hardware refresh will begin next year, Dell CEO Michael Dell opines. Tags: Google, Intel, Dell, acquisition, Europe Dell to Push Salesforce Apps to PC Buyers By - Reuters | Article Published October 12, 2009 The alliance enables Salesforce.com to reach Dell's sizable SMB audience. Tags: services, Dell, acquisition, Salesforce.com Tech Comics: "Real Time Internet" By Oliver Widder | Article Published October 09, 2009 Communicating over the Internet may not be as interesting as originally hoped. Tags: Facebook, iPhone, Dell, acquisition, Enterprise Marriage Off, But Microsoft Still Wants To Date Yahoo By Chris Nerney | Article Published April 24, 2009 Marriage Off, But Microsoft Still Wants To Date Yahoo Tags: Facebook, Microsoft, Internet, acquisition, Yahoo, Ballmer, partnership The Power Of Words By Chris Nerney | Article Published November 07, 2008 The Power Of Words Tags: search, Microsoft, acquisition, Yahoo, Ballmer, stock Two Weeks Before Halloween, Ballmer (Sort Of) Raises The Dead By Chris Nerney | Article Published October 16, 2008 Two Weeks Before Halloween, Ballmer (Sort Of) Raises The Dead Tags: Microsoft, acquisition, Yahoo, Ballmer, Gartner Corporate Agitator, Greedhead, Fellow Board Member By Chris Nerney | Article Published July 21, 2008 Corporate Agitator, Greedhead, Fellow Board Member Tags: Microsoft, acquisition, Yahoo, merger, Icahn, board of directors, Yang |
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