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Facebook snaps up "dumb phone" development firm
Non-smartphone users targeted.
Mar 22 2011 11:50AM
Microsoft snaps up MobiComp
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..
Jun 27 2008 7:46AM
Symantec snaps up online storage firm
Symantec has snapped up private online storage firm Swapdrive for an estimated $123 million.
Jun 12 2008 2:13PM
Microsoft snaps up Komoku
Microsoft has acquired security firm Komoku and will integrate the newly acquired technology into its Forefront and Windows Live OneCare product line up..
Mar 26 2008 7:00AM
Nvidia snaps up PhysX with Ageia buy
Graphics firm Nvidia has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ageia Technologies, a privately held gaming physics technology developer based in California.
Feb 6 2008 6:15AM
Oracle snaps up document capture firm
Oracle has added to its enterprise content management (ECM) portfolio with the acquisition of document capture company Captovation..
Jan 22 2008 7:14AM
Sun snaps up MySQL for US$1 billion
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.
Jan 17 2008 8:18AM
HP snaps up industrial inkjet firm
Hewlett-Packard has acquired an Israeli manufacturer of industrial wide-format digital inkjet printers for US$117.5m..
Dec 11 2007 7:03AM
Oracle snaps up LogicalApps
Oracle has agreed to acquire LogicalApps, a provider of automated governance, risk and compliance offerings.
Oct 10 2007 10:28PM
Secure Computing snaps into gear
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 appliance.
Oct 3 2007 3:21PM
Sony snaps up Evolution and Bigbig
Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has acquired game developer Evolution Studios, and its subsidiary Bigbig Studios, to further expand its game development capabilities.
Sep 21 2007 6:45AM
Intel snaps up game developer Havok
Intel has agreed to purchase game developer Havok for an undisclosed sum.
Sep 18 2007 3:43PM
Cognos snaps up Applix for US$339 million
Business intelligence tools vendor Cognos is to buy analytics company Applix for $339 million.
Sep 10 2007 9:51AM
Privacy watchdog snaps at Google
Search giant comes last in Privacy International rankings.
Jun 12 2007 12:31PM
Google snaps up photo locator site
Mapping service pinpoints locations of photos.
Jun 1 2007 2:15PM
Murdoch snaps up Photobucket
Fox subsidiary adds photo service to web 2.0 stable.
Jun 1 2007 6:56AM
Barracuda snaps at spammers
Security firm touts Predictive Sender Profiling.
Apr 20 2007 12:40PM
Ericsson snaps up Redback for US$2bn
IP edge routing firm to operate as subsidiary of Scandinavian networking
giant.
giant.
Dec 21 2006 9:14AM
Scoopt offers to sell Flickr users' snaps
Agency will broker sales and split profits 50/50.
Dec 11 2006 9:47AM
Adobe snaps up Emmy award for Flash Video
Who was Macromedia?.
Nov 10 2006 9:48AM
