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Facebook snaps up "dumb phone" development firm 
Software
Facebook snaps up "dumb phone" development firm
By Stewart Mitchell | Mar 22, 2011 | Comment Now 
Non-smartphone users targeted.
 
Microsoft snaps up MobiComp 
Software
Microsoft snaps up MobiComp
By Guy Dixon | Jun 27, 2008 | Comment Now 
Microsoft has unveiled plans to acquire mobile data company MobiComp in a bid to flesh out the services available on Windows Mobile and Windows Live..
 
Microsoft snaps up Komoku 
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Microsoft snaps up Komoku
By Guy Dixon | Mar 26, 2008 | Comment Now 
Microsoft has acquired security firm Komoku and will integrate the newly acquired technology into its Forefront and Windows Live OneCare product line up..
 
Nvidia snaps up PhysX with Ageia buy 
Hardware
Nvidia snaps up PhysX with Ageia buy
By Robert Jaques | Feb 6, 2008 | Comment Now 
Graphics firm Nvidia has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ageia Technologies, a privately held gaming physics technology developer based in California.
 
Oracle snaps up document capture firm 
Hardware
Oracle snaps up document capture firm
By Guy Dixon | Jan 22, 2008 | Comment Now 
Oracle has added to its enterprise content management (ECM) portfolio with the acquisition of document capture company Captovation..
 
Sun snaps up MySQL for US$1 billion 
Software
Sun snaps up MySQL for US$1 billion
By Mitchell Bingemann | Jan 17, 2008 | Comment Now 
Sun Microsystems has ended the public expectation of open source database vendor MySQL becoming a public entity by announcing it would purchase the company for US$1 billion.
 
HP snaps up industrial inkjet firm 
Strategy
HP snaps up industrial inkjet firm
By Matt Chapman | Dec 11, 2007 | Comment Now 
Hewlett-Packard has acquired an Israeli manufacturer of industrial wide-format digital inkjet printers for US$117.5m..
 
Oracle snaps up LogicalApps 
Software
Oracle snaps up LogicalApps
By Robert Jaques | Oct 10, 2007 | Comment Now 
Oracle has agreed to acquire LogicalApps, a provider of automated governance, risk and compliance offerings.
 
Secure Computing snaps into gear  
Security
Secure Computing snaps into gear
By Negar Salek | Oct 3, 2007 | Comment Now 
Secure Computing has announced the expansion of its Brisbane-based development centre while launching SnapGear, its first Australian designed, all-in-one SMB network security ...
 
Sony snaps up Evolution and Bigbig 
Hardware
Sony snaps up Evolution and Bigbig
By Clement James | Sep 21, 2007 | Comment Now 
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has acquired game developer Evolution Studios, and its subsidiary Bigbig Studios, to further expand its game development capabilities.
 
Intel snaps up game developer Havok 
Hardware
Intel snaps up game developer Havok
By Shaun Nichols | Sep 18, 2007 | Comment Now 
Intel has agreed to purchase game developer Havok for an undisclosed sum.
 
Cognos snaps up Applix for US$339 million 
Software
Cognos snaps up Applix for US$339 million
By Andrew Charlesworth | Sep 10, 2007 | Comment Now 
Business intelligence tools vendor Cognos is to buy analytics company Applix for $339 million.
 
Privacy watchdog snaps at Google 
Security
Privacy watchdog snaps at Google
By Robert Jaques | Jun 12, 2007 | Comment Now 
Search giant comes last in Privacy International rankings.
 
Google snaps up photo locator site 
Networking
Google snaps up photo locator site
By Shaun Nichols | Jun 1, 2007 | Comment Now 
Mapping service pinpoints locations of photos.
 
Murdoch snaps up Photobucket 
Software
Murdoch snaps up Photobucket
By Shaun Nichols | Jun 1, 2007 | Comment Now 
Fox subsidiary adds photo service to web 2.0 stable.
 
Barracuda snaps at spammers 
Security
Barracuda snaps at spammers
By Clement James | Apr 20, 2007 | Comment Now 
Security firm touts Predictive Sender Profiling.
 
Ericsson snaps up Redback for US$2bn 
Networking
Ericsson snaps up Redback for US$2bn
By Robert Jaques | Dec 21, 2006 | Comment Now 
IP edge routing firm to operate as subsidiary of Scandinavian networkinggiant.
 
Scoopt offers to sell Flickr users' snaps 
Software
Scoopt offers to sell Flickr users' snaps
By Will Head | Dec 11, 2006 | Comment Now 
Agency will broker sales and split profits 50/50.
 
Adobe snaps up Emmy award for Flash Video 
Software
Adobe snaps up Emmy award for Flash Video
By Will Head | Nov 10, 2006 | Comment Now 
Who was Macromedia?.
 
Six Apart snaps up Rojo 
Software
Six Apart snaps up Rojo
By Will Head | Sep 12, 2006 | Comment Now 
Blog maker buys RSS aggregator.
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