US cable TV giant Comcast announced Wednesday that it was launching a surprise US$66 billion bid to merge with Walt Disney, a deal that would create one of the largest media and distribution companies in the world.
SP Telemedia -- otherwise known as Soul -- has announced its plans to merge with TPG Internet in a further consolidation of the telco market which will create one of Australia's largest DSLAM footprints.
Symantec's decision to merge with Veritas two years ago may have been unexpected, but the strategy has been ratified, and Symantec has had "great fun" watching other players in the industry follow its lead.
Macromedia's entertainment business, shockwave.com and AtomFilms are to merge.
Broadcaster Seven has helped Engin become a player in the WiMax market by bankrolling an investment in wireless ISP Unwired.
Hillary Clinton's nine lives are not yet depleted and, despite allegations that her stubborn refusal to concede defeat earlier has fragmented her party, she fought her battle to the very end. By placing bets several ways, that battle may just turn into gold for her down the track. Has Optus taken a leaf out of Hillary's book?
A good merger always gets the pulse racing -- and Seven's takeover of Unwired could be shaping up to be one of the most interesting for a while.
Cutting costs by deploying Linux is a well-established strategy on the server and even the desktop, but what effect could it have on the cost of mobile computing?
CEO Bruce Chizen talks up the impending merger with Macromedia and what comes next for Flash.
In an exclusive interview, the Australian Communications Authority's retiring chairman Dr Bob Horton explains why consumer rights continue to lag. He touches on other topics including regulating mobile adult content.
CTO Charles Giancarlo wants to prove wrong the critics who say Cisco has lost the drive that turned it into a 1990s superstar.
Regional outsourcing, stronger government leadership and vendor consolidation are among the trends likely to dominate Australia's tech industry in 2003, a leading analysis company claims.
The ease and convenience of instant messaging has made it popular with users. But is instant messaging a curse or a boon for the office environment?
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