News: Mergers & Acquisitions

• Analysts: Sun made huge mistake in turning down IBM offer
  Jon Brodkin
  Apr 07 2009

  With IBM/Sun negotiations reportedly at a standstill, a consensus seems to be emerging among industry analysts: Sun has made a colossal mistake in turning down IBM's US$7 billion acquisition offer. ...

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• Ballmer: Definitely "No" on buying The New York Times
  Paul Boutin, The Industry Standard
  Mar 20 2009

  On Thursday morning in Manhattan, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer spelled out his complete disinterest in acquiring the debt-saddled New York Times Company. "No," Ballmer replied to a ...

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• Cisco acquires Flip camera maker, analysts bring out the knives
  Paul Boutin, The Industry Standard
  Mar 20 2009

  On Thursday, network equipment megalith Cisco Systems announced the pending acquisition of Pure Digital, makers of the popular Flip video camera whose success is due to its one-button simplicity and ...

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• Sony Ericsson declines to comment on breakup rumors
  Carla Thornton, The Industry Standard
  Mar 19 2009

  In the wake of significant financial losses, the Sony Ericsson mobile partnership may be on the rocks. According to the German publication Manager-Magazin.de, Ericsson wants out of the partnership. ...

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• Ruckus fails. What went wrong?
  Carla Thornton, The Industry Standard
  Feb 10 2009

  Ruckus is quiet. The five-year-old Herndon, Va.-based music service for college students abruptly shut down over the weekend, leaving behind thousands of users and a host of burned investors. To ...

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• Qimonda's woes will zap gamers, PC and servers users
  Dan Nystedt
  Jan 25 2009

  The bankruptcy filing by Germany's Qimonda AG last week marks a first for a major technology company amid the current global economic downturn, and it likely won't be the last. Qimonda's problems ...

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• Taiwan DRAM makers face losses from Qimonda
  Dan Nystedt
  Jan 25 2009

  Two Taiwanese DRAM makers face losses related to German chip giant Qimonda's bankruptcy filing, an example of how the downfall of a one company can ripple across the globe. Inotera Memories, ...

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• DRAM maker Qimonda files for bankruptcy
  Dan Nystedt
  Jan 23 2009

  DRAM maker Qimonda filed a bankruptcy petition with the local court in Munich, Germany, on Friday, seeking time to reorganize its business. The move came after a financing package involving the ...

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• Intel rattles cage over AMD's Foundry deal
  James Niccolai
  Jan 22 2009

  Intel has asked for a meeting with Advanced Micro Devices to discuss how its formation of The Foundry Co. may affect long-standing cross-licensing agreements between the two companies, AMD said in a ...

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• Sophos may lay off up to 5 percent of staff
  Jeremy Kirk
  Jan 22 2009

  Security vendor Sophos plans to lay off up to 5 percent of its staff, the company said Thursday. Engineering and product development staff will not be affected, with the 75 jobs to be cut all in ...

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