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JBoss CEO: Buyout talk got 'out of hand'
April 3, 2006
Even as JBoss weighs acquisition offers, its CEO bemoans some of the "nonsense" regarding Oracle acquisition rumors.
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Oracle sweeps up Siebel
September 13, 2005
Siebel's 12 years of independence comes to an end in the form of a $5.8 billion buyout.
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Sun completes StorageTek acquisition
September 1, 2005
Some analysts frown on deal, saying Sun has blundered with buyouts before. But CEO says buy provides major sales force for storage products.
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U.K. cable company taps Comcast for new CEO
December 16, 2005
Amid merger talks with Virgin Mobile, NTL grabs Stephen Burch for his experience in acquiring AT&T Broadband.
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Oracle adds security firm to shopping basket
March 28, 2005
On acquisition tear, company scoops up 100-person software company specializing in computer user authentication.
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Verizon closes book on MCI merger
January 6, 2006
The saga of Verizon's $8.44 billion buyout of long distance carrier MCI finally ends. The CEO prepares to depart.
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Oracle to swallow Siebel for $5.8 billion
September 12, 2005
The database giant makes its fourth acquisition this year, buying up CRM specialist Siebel.
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Seeking focus, CA will mothball some products
February 16, 2005
Instead of trying to maintain a portfolio of 1,000 products, firm will focus on 300 or 400 in security, systems management.
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Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill Gates
February 16, 2008
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says loyalists who want to give Yahoo's CEO one more chance are living in the past.
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Seagate's mission--'digitizing your lifestyle'
May 8, 2006
For CEO William Watkins, the next decade is all about moving content from home to car to handheld.
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Symantec: No end in sight for acquisitions
October 31, 2005
No plans to get into identity management but more megadeals on the horizon, a top executive at the security giant says.
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Ellison looks to double Oracle revenue
September 22, 2005
CEO wants to grow company from a nearly $15 billion concern to a $30 billion titan--while maintaining a 40 percent operating margin.
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SAP expects strong growth, acquisitions
November 17, 2003
The software maker's chief executive says it will grow faster than the market for enterprise software, and he hints at future acquisition plans.
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New boss named at Linksys
May 11, 2006
Cisco taps former CEO of Polaroid as the leader of Linksys, its home networking and consumer electronics division.
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Veritas CEO defends Symantec acquisition
April 25, 2005
The companies' products address two facets of the same data protection problem, says Chief Executive Gary Bloom.
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MySQL hits $50 million revenue, plans IPO
April 25, 2007
Open-source database maker hopes going public will raise funds for acquisitions, CEO Marten Mickos says.
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Video site buying spree in the offing?
October 10, 2006
Some observers wonder if more deals will follow Google's acquisition of YouTube.
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Travelocity eyes China, India with portal purchase
January 25, 2006
The company gets full ownership of Zuji, an Asian travel specialist, as it expands its global operations.
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HP snaps up Mercury Interactive
July 25, 2006
Plans to bolster OpenView management software with Mercury's app development products--for $4.5 billion.
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Cisco goes for video
November 18, 2005
Cisco announced it will pay $6.9 billion cash for Scientific-Atlanta to get into the video market.
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