Several technology companies announced acquisitions to strengthen their market positions at the start of the New Year, including communications-chip maker Agere Systems and identity management firm Netegrity.
OK. So anti-trust lawyers would have a field day but consider this -- the software giant is on an official spending spree and this is the best time to spread its wings ... to become the Coca-Cola of the IT industry.
A merger would create a bloated, vulnerable company anchored on the manufacture of commodity products at little or no profit.
European Commission's decision to take a deeper look at the proposed merger potentially puts the deal at risk.
Hitachi Australia is making cautious predictions of improved job prospects at its Australian operation, if a proposed merger between its Japanese parent Hitachi Limited and rival processor maker Mitsubishi goes ahead.
When I first heard the news about Melbourne IT merging with WebCentral, my immediate reaction was: "Well, that's lucky for Melbourne IT."
Questions are being raised this morning about whether high-profile Australian Web 2.0 start-up Omnidrive has closed its doors, with the company's site being replaced by what appears to be some form of newsletter service offering financial rewards.
Troubled online storage start-up Omnidrive late last week said it was continuing to develop its products and was examining the potential to merge its technology with that of other companies.
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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?
Fuelled by Oracle's acquisition of Siebel Systems, Silicon Valley once again asks itself if megamergers are good for the industry.
Supersize me. If technology companies ranging from software powerhouse Oracle to fast-growing Net hotshot Skype could share a motto, it would be that oft-ridiculed fast-food pitch.
OK. So anti-trust lawyers would have a field day but consider this -- the software giant is on an official spending spree and this is the best time to spread its wings ... to become the Coca-Cola of the IT industry.
Even though merger activity is intensifying in every sector, many deals still fail to take account of the IT issues. Andrew Morlet sets out five rules to help CIOs ensure acquisitions succeed.
Nobody, least of all Yahoo and Google, doubted that the two companies' search-advertising deal would escape any antitrust scrutiny.
At San Francisco's Churchill Club, moderator Dave Margulius talks to panelists Douglas Merrill, vice president of engineering at Google, and CIOs David Bergen of Levi Strauss, Doug Schwinn of Hasbro and Randall Spratt of McKesson. The chief information officers debate the pros and cons of software industry consolidation and discuss whether these large mergers are beneficial or preventing innovation.
Hewlett-Packard has made its first new product introductions since merging with Compaq Computer.
Hewlett-Packard and Compaq's merger plans raise questions about which firm's handheld range will survive in the long term, but both are likely to continue for the present.
At RSA Conference 2005 in San Francisco, Symantec CEO John Thompson knocks Microsoft's security efforts and says the upcoming merger with Veritas Software will provide businesses with an optimal product for corporate compliance.
Palm pioneered the smart phone, but if rumours prove true, the Treo maker may not survive as an independent company to watch its creation move from the corner office to the street corner.
America Online has quietly secured a patent that could shake up the competitive landscape for instant messaging software.
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