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Symantec buys risk-management start-up

March 9, 2007 Acquisition is to provide Symantec with new tools to help customers take manual Web-based policy compliance assessments. TAGS: Symantec Corp., acquisition

Oracle to acquire Demantra

June 1, 2006 Purchase will mark Oracle's latest effort to expand in the supply-chain applications market. TAGS: SAP AG, Oracle Corp., grocer, acquisition, supply chain

Google-YouTube merger clears antitrust review

November 6, 2006 Google gets OK to move forward with its $1.65 billion acquisition of video-sharing site. TAGS: antitrust, merger, YouTube, Google Inc., acquisition, video

Cisco's acquisition guru speaks out

February 23, 2006 Cisco's Dan Scheinman now says the company's on the hunt for even more acquisitions as it prepares to enter the consumer electronics market. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., acquisition, content company, consumer electronics, Disney Corp., electronics, DVD, TV

Dell acquires ACS

November 15, 2006 Acquisition of the UK-based IT application management services company comes amid Mircosoft's Vista debut. TAGS: acquisition, Dell, U.K., information technology, Microsoft Windows Vista

European tech acquisitions hit all-time high

July 21, 2006 Key factor behind $220 billion swell is increase in deals within telecommunications, media sectors. TAGS: acquisition, M&A, increase, telecommunications, activity

Cisco closes Scientific-Atlanta buy

February 27, 2006 The acquisition extends Cisco's presence in the home networking market and firmly plants it in the video market. TAGS: Scientific-Atlanta Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., acquisition, presence, home networking, set-top box, video

HP outlines long-term strategy

January 23, 2006 Plans for next 18 months include improved direct sales technology, acquisitions and, yes, more printers. TAGS: Intel Itanium, acquisition, AMD Opteron, Intel Xeon, blade server, Mark Hurd, x86 processor, software company, blade, HP, Intel, server, Dell, printer, AMD

HP expands design services with acquisition

April 25, 2007 Hewlett-Packard says purchase of Arteis will lead to cheaper marketing and Web design tools for small businesses. TAGS: design services, graphic design, acquisition, small business, HP

McAfee to capture Citadel Security

October 3, 2006 Acquisition, which is worth $60 million, is designed to expand McAfee's efforts in the regulatory-compliance market. TAGS: Citadel Security Software, vulnerability assessment, McAfee Inc., acquisition, HIPAA, health, security

SAP acquiring two European software makers

May 14, 2007 Company purchases enterprise communications software developer Wicom and plans to buy ID management app maker MaXware. TAGS: SAP AG, identity management, SAP NetWeaver, contact center, acquisition, software company, security

Blockbuster acquires Movielink

August 9, 2007 Acquisition of the video-on-demand service will give Blockbuster an increased online presence. TAGS: MovieLink, Blockbuster Inc., VoD, acquisition, DVD, movie

Cisco's new acquisition talisman

June 13, 2007 Can Ned Hooper keep the magic of Cisco's acquisition machine alive? A lot depends on the answer to that question. TAGS: Ned Hooper, Cisco Systems Inc., acquisition, WebEx Communications Inc., trend, Scientific-Atlanta Inc., Linksys, mobility, office, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, hard drive

McAfee acquires Preventsys

June 6, 2006 Designed to consolidate security data, Preventsys software will enhance McAfee's security risk management, company says. TAGS: compliance, McAfee Inc., risk management, acquisition, security

Year in review: Software vendors sate their big appetites

December 16, 2005 Makers of enterprise applications had merger mania this year, adding heft to already large players. TAGS: margin, acquisition, enterprise application, software company, merger, SAP AG, BEA Systems Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., background

Symantec completes Relicore buy

February 22, 2006 Acquisition to help Symantec build products for simplified data center management. TAGS: Relicore, data center, Symantec Corp., acquisition

Amazon acquires Brilliance Audio

May 23, 2007 Amazon.com announces its acquisition of audio-book publisher Brilliance Audio. TAGS: audio book, Amazon.com Inc., acquisition

Indian IT firms should seek big acquisitions, Gartner says

September 27, 2007 If Indian companies want to join the world's top IT services companies, they must make sizable acquisitions, the analyst group says. TAGS: Indian company, Gartner Inc., IT services company, acquisition, information technology company, IT services, India, information technology

Websense offers to buy rival SurfControl

April 27, 2007 Websense is getting into debt to take over a main rival in the Web security space. TAGS: SurfControl plc, Websense Inc., acquisition

Cisco to acquire chip start-up Spans Logic

March 28, 2007 Mountain View-based start-up targeted for processor technology that improves network efficiency. TAGS: Cisco Systems Inc., network architecture, acquisition
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