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FTC allows Google-DoubleClick merger to proceed

December 20, 2007 In a 4-1 vote, regulators give their blessing to the controversial union, despite outcry from competitors and privacy advocates. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., merger, Google Inc., regulator, advertiser, online advertising, commission, acquisition, theory, agreement

Week in review: Tech's shopping spree

March 14, 2008 Big companies go on the hunt for acquisitions to beef up their positions, while developers get many warm welcomes. Also: Unruly at South by Southwest. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., Bebo, merger, Yahoo! Inc., virtual machine, America Online Inc., bid, acquisition, Week in review, online advertising, Google Inc., game company, antitrust, Electronic Arts Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S.

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: YouTube, antitrust, Google Inc., merger, acquisition, video

Google-DoubleClick: Tough sell in EU

November 21, 2007 The search giant will have a tricky time getting what it wants as trustbusters on the other side of the Atlantic dig into the planned $3.1 billion merger. TAGS: ad serving, DoubleClick Inc., Latham & Watkins, merger, antitrust, SEM, Google Inc., Europe, European Union, online advertising, acquisition, PeopleSoft Inc., concern, U.S., attorney, search engine

EU extends review of Google-DoubleClick merger

November 13, 2007 European Commission's decision to take a deeper look at the proposed merger potentially puts the $3.1 billion deal at risk. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., merger, commission, online advertising, European Union, Eric Schmidt, investigation, regulator, antitrust, Google Inc., decision, acquisition, Microsoft Corp.

Week in review: Google's DoubleClick deletion dilemma

December 14, 2007 Fight over megamerger takes intriguing turns, while social networks open developer platforms. Also: celebrating Commodore 64's legacy. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., Republican, Electronic Privacy Information Center, law firm, Google Inc., antitrust, Week in review, merger, chairman, acquisition, Europe, agency, U.S.

Microsoft, Google square off in Washington

September 27, 2007 Thursday will mark the opening round in the heavyweight fight over Google's acquisition of DoubleClick. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., lobbyist, Google Inc., economist, Washington, merger, antitrust, acquisition, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp.

EMC closing in on Documentum merger

December 10, 2003 The storage giant says that it expects to complete its $1.7 billion acquisition of content management software specialist Documentum next week. TAGS: Documentum, information lifecycle management, EMC Corp., content management system, merger, content management, acquisition

Commentary: Pros and cons of a Microsoft-Yahoo mashup

May 4, 2007 Reports of a potential merger are intriguing, says Forrester's Charlene Li, but could the giants really get along as one? TAGS: mashup, Yahoo! Inc., merger, pro, commentary, Google Inc., audience, Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Corp., Firefox, acquisition, Microsoft Windows

High-tech megamergers: Still make sense?

September 20, 2005 If most big tech combinations fail to deliver, author Steve W. Martin asks, why does management think they'll succeed? TAGS: megamerger, merger, loser, Informix Software, Sybase Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, Craig Conway, Carly Fiorina, winner, reality, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Silicon Valley, HP, database

On Capitol Hill, Google and Microsoft spar over DoubleClick

September 27, 2007 Senators say both sides made good arguments but don't say whether the proposed $3.1 billion deal should be blocked. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., Capitol Hill, aQuantive Inc., online advertising, advertising company, senator, Google Inc., argument, merger, Sen., antitrust, Microsoft Corp., acquisition

MCI acquires Totality

August 3, 2005 Long-distance giant continues to acquire companies even as it prepares its mega merger with Verizon. TAGS: MCI Inc., Verizon Communications, Web hosting, merger, acquisition, asset

Cellular merger won't let users off contract hook

February 23, 2004 Subscribers hoping that Cingular's planned purchase of its carrier rival will let them out of long-term AT&T Wireless service contracts are out of luck. TAGS: AT&T Wireless, BellSouth Corp., Cingular Wireless, merger, cell phone carrier, DSL, SBC Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., representative, agreement, acquisition

On antitrust, is Google the next Microsoft?

July 23, 2007 Google is facing opposition to its DoubleClick deal in what could be a repeat of the way Washington punished Microsoft a decade ago. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., antitrust, lobbyist, Washington, Google Inc., merger, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., spokesman, AT&T Corp.

Convergence to spur tech deals, analysts say

May 31, 2006 Companies are under pressure to meet demand for products that mix computing, broadcast and telecom technologies, analyst firm says. TAGS: PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, convergence, eBay Inc., merger, alliance, acquisition, survey, telecommunications

Keeping up with the (Dow) Joneses

May 7, 2007 Rumblings of a Microsoft-Yahoo deal may not have panned out, but in the merger world, the pursuers and pursued are still out in force. TAGS: Dow Chemical Co., takeover, Internet portal, merger, Larry Ellison, media, acquisition, theory, Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., CEO, Microsoft Corp.

PeopleSoft buys remaining J.D. Edwards stock

August 29, 2003 PeopleSoft CEO Craig Conway is "confident" the merger will be successful, as the software maker snaps up all the J.D. Edwards shares that were not tendered in July. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Craig Conway, Oracle Corp., business software company, merger, business software, business application, software company, acquisition, CEO

Adobe under construction

August 29, 2005 newsmaker CEO Bruce Chizen talks up the impending merger with Macromedia and what comes next for Flash. TAGS: Bruce Chizen, Macromedia Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., merger, Newsmaker, acquisition, Novell Inc., Adobe PDF, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Michael Dell: IBM deal a dud

December 7, 2004 Says deal that would let China's Lenovo acquire IBM's PC unit would work about as well as other industry mergers--that is, not well. Photos: Inside Dell's Austin assembly plant TAGS: IBM PC, Lenovo, merger, IBM Corp., China, acquisition, manufacturing, PC

Oracle shopping list includes eight other firms

June 22, 2004 Court documents offer a rare glimpse into how Oracle assessed eight companies other than PeopleSoft for possible acquisition. TAGS: Sybase Inc., Cerner Corp., Oracle Corp., BEA Systems Inc., merger, Business Objects, Lawson Software Inc., margin, PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, RDBMS, business development, document, database, CEO
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