Tag: acquire

Telco/ISP

NBN Co buys Austar wireless spectrum for $120m

By Ry Crozier | Feb 17, 2011 | 2 Comments

Second time lucky for asset sale?

Software

HP buys Linux OS from Phoenix Technologies

By Shaun Nichols | Jun 15, 2010 | Comment Now

Vendor shells out $13.9m for HyperSpace platform.

Strategy

IBM in talks to buy Indian services firm Satyam

By Rosalie Marshall | Mar 7, 2009 | Comment Now

Reports are emerging that IBM is likely to make a bid to acquire troubled Indian outsourcing provider Satyam.

Security

Motorola to acquire AirDefense

By Dave Bailey | Jul 31, 2008 | Comment Now

Communications provider Motorola is to acquire pioneer wireless security vendor AirDefense, one of the last remaining independent providers of enterprise wireless intrusion ...

Software

Microsoft to acquire mobile services developer

By Daniel Robinson | Jun 30, 2008 | Comment Now

Microsoft has announced plans to acquire a firm specialising in mobile data, particularly in providing phone users with mobile access to content. The move will extend the ...

Finance

Ask.com to acquire Lexico Publishing

May 16, 2008 | Comment Now

Search firm Ask.com is to acquire Lexico Publishing Group which owns Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com..

Networking

AOL to acquire Bebo for US$850 million

Mar 14, 2008 | Comment Now

AOL has announced plans to expand its personal communications network with the acquisition of teen social networking site Bebo for US$850 million in cash..

Software

Warner Bros to acquire TT Games

Nov 12, 2007 | Comment Now

Warner Bros has entered into an agreement to acquire independent game developer TT Games..

Security

PatchLink to acquire SecureWave SA

By Lilia Guan | Jun 27, 2007 | Comment Now

Acquisition creates a combined global operations service with around 5,000 customers.

Networking

Alcatel-Lucent to acquire NetDevices

By Robert Jaques | May 15, 2007 | Comment Now

Californian firm, NetDevices, is set to be integrated into Alcatel-Lucent's Enterprise Business Group.

Hardware

Sony Ericsson to acquire UIQ Technology

By Robert Jaques | Nov 8, 2006 | Comment Now

Symbian-subsidiary snapped up for undisclosed sum.

Software

Insight Enterprises to acquire Software Spectrum from Level 3

By Dan Neel & Scott Campbell | Jul 21, 2006 | Comment Now

Insight Enterprises has agreed to purchase Software Spectrum from Level 3 Communications for about $287 million in cash, according to the companies..

Software

KAZ buys Intology IP, customers

Sep 13, 2005 | Comment Now

Telstra subsidiary KAZ has bought the intellectual property and customer contracts of Canberra-based business intelligence provider Intology for an undisclosed sum.

Telco/ISP

SingTel Optus to buy IT services provider Alphawest

By Fleur Doidge | Jul 22, 2005 | Comment Now

Optus has made a $25.9 million-dollar cash takeover bid for Australian-owned consultancy and integrator Alphawest.

Software

Oracle-PeopleSoft partner merge begins

By Fleur Doidge | Jul 5, 2005 | Comment Now

Large Oracle reseller Red Rock Consulting has bought leading PeopleSoft partner BML in a deal tipped to maximise gains and signal a wave of partner consolidation after last ...

Software

Management buyout saves Foursticks

Jun 20, 2005 | Comment Now

Troubled network performance software developer Foursticks has been saved by a management buyout.

Telco/ISP

Nexon buys Heyday's telephony arm

By Fleur Doidge | May 25, 2005 | Comment Now

Managed services integrator Nexon Asia-Pacific has bought cabling and infrastructure provider Heyday Group's telephony business for an undisclosed sum.

Software

Loyalty makes $5.5m merger magic

By Fleur Doidge | May 24, 2005 | Comment Now

Melbourne marketing applications developer Loyalty Magic has received a financial shot in the arm through a $5.5 million merger with ASX- and NASDAQ-listed POS provider Catuity.

Networking

IBM rebrands Logicalis subsidiary

Apr 18, 2005 | Comment Now

IBM has rebranded and relaunched Logicalis, an Australia-based network services provider it bought last year, as Cerulean.

Hardware

Lenovo gets US nod in IBM sale

Mar 11, 2005 | Comment Now

US regulators have finally given the nod to the massive US$1.75 billion buyout of IBM’s PC business by Chinese giant Lenovo.

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