News: Mergers & Acquisitions

• UPDATE - Some users fear long-term effects of IBM-Cognos deal
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Nov 12 2007

  By Heather Havenstein, IDG News ServiceSome users fear that IBM's proposed $5 billion acquisition of Cognos Inc., announced on Monday, could force sites running non-IBM database systems to ...

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• How Dell got to write a check for $1.4B
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Nov 09 2007

  By John Webster, IDG News ServiceMy office is in downtown Nashua, N.H. To my west is the Nashua River, and beyond that most of the rest of Nashua and a company called EqualLogic. I came to work ...

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• Dell’s acquisition of EqualLogic a good fit, analysts say
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Nov 09 2007

  By Deni Connor, IDG News ServiceDell's acquisition of IP storage-area network (SAN) vendor EqualLogic is being met with approval from analysts who say the deal fits well into Dell's storage ...

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• Republicans seek privacy hearing on Google-DoubleClick deal
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Nov 08 2007

  By Linda Rosencrance, IDG News ServiceThe Republican members of a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee are calling for a public hearing to delve into the data privacy issues surrounding Google ...

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• Opposition to Google's DoubleClick deal mounting
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Nov 07 2007

  By Grant Gross, IDG News ServiceFor some privacy advocates, Google's proposed US$3.1 billion acquisition of DoubleClick represents a major threat.Privacy groups such as Electronic Privacy Information ...

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• Open source CRM, VOIP join forces down under
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Nov 07 2007

  By Rodney Gedda, IDG News ServiceU.S. open source PABX vendor Fonality has acquired Sydney-based open source CRM provider Insightful Solutions with an aim to provide an integrated business ...

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• SMB - NLR, Internet2 merger off again
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Nov 07 2007

  By Brad Reed, IDG News ServiceInternet2's on-again, off-again relationship with National LambdaRail has hit another rough patch.This week, NLR board chair Erv Blythe announced that the NLR board of ...

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• Symantec airs Vontu integration plan
  IDG News Service, The Industry Standard
  Nov 07 2007

  By  Ellen Messmer, IDG News ServiceSymantec Tuesday discussed the integration strategy related to its planned US$350 million acquisition of Vontu, the San Francisco-based maker of data-loss ...

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