CIO.com - Mergers/Acquisitions

Google to Commit to Offer Some Motorola Patents on FRAND Terms

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Google is planning to send a letter to standards setting organizations, stating that Motorola Mobility's standards-essential patents will continue to be available on FRAND terms after its acquisition of the company, a person close to the situation said late Tuesday.

'Acquire or Be Acquired': CFO M&A Expectations Strong for Mid-Market Tech

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Three of four expect an increase in dealmaking for 2012, a BDO survey of tech finance executives shows, but revenue projections are tempered

Rhapsody Acquires Napster Operations in UK, Germany

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Rhapsody said the Napster brand will be retained in Europe

Growth-Market M&A: a Risky Necessity

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Companies wanting to use deals as a way to enter growth markets, or build their presence when they're already there, this year face risks and rewards well worth contemplating.

Net Optics Acquires NMetric, Targets Network Intelligence

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

In a move to broaden its offerings for the growing network intelligence and diagnostics market, telecom equipment manufacturer Net Optics recently announced the acquisition of network analytics software provider nMetric.

Juniper Acquires BitGravity Content Technology, Engineers

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Juniper Networks has acquired technology and personnel from BitGravity, the content delivery networking (CDN) subsidiary of Tata Communications.

Micron to Acquire PCIe Virtualization Vendor Virtensys

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Micron Technology on Friday announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Virtensys Ltd., a U.K.-based provider of PCIe-sharing products. No financial details on the deal were released.

The Hidden Gems That Make RIM Worth Buying

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

The BlackBerry OS and devices may not be attractive to suitors, but RIM has other assets that are worth acquiring.

What About the Samsung RIM Takeover Buzz?

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

True or not, CFOs are asking: Is Research in Motion dead in the enterprise?

Bada Merger with Tizen OS Not Definite, Says Samsung

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

A Samsung executive had previously said the company would merge its bada platform with the Intel-backed Tizen OS

Apple Confirms Acquisition of Flash Memory Maker

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:00:00 GMT

Apple has confirmed to the Reuters news service that it has purchased Anobit Technologies, an Israeli company that makes solid state drives out of consumer-grade flash.

Timeline: the Birth and Death of the AT&T/T-Mobile Merger

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

In retrospect, it's not hard to see why AT&T thought its proposed $39 billion merger with T-Mobile would sail through with relatively few issues.

RIM is So Popular! Amazon, Microsoft, Nokia have All Mulled Buyout

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Separate reports Wednesday morning show that Research in Motion, despite being battered this year for everything from outages to late products to lost market share, hasnt been without its admirers.

Mozilla, Google Seal New Firefox Search Deal

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Mozilla and Google today said that they had struck a new search deal that will provide "significant revenue" to the maker of Firefox.

Nuance to Acquire Mobile Speech Software Provider Vlingo

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Vlingo will provide Nuance with the technologies and personal to advance its own natural langauge recognition software