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Google Readies Motorola Unit Sell-Off
Google is reportedly preparing to offload the set-top box unit from its recently acquired Motorola division
Rackspace Expands Cloud Email With Mailgun Acquisition
Rackspace has boosted its portfolio of cloud-based email services and applications with the acquistion of Mailgun
IBM Pays $1.3bn For HR Software Maker Kenexa
IBM's all-cash deal for Kenexa will allow it to enter the booming human resources software market and reinforce its social-business offerings
Facebook’s Instagram Buy Approved, Now Worth ‘Only’ $750m
US regulators approve buy, but the value of the deal drops significantly thanks to Facebook's shares dive
Colt Buys ThinkGrid To Sell Cloud To SMEs
Smaller firms will buy cloud services through resellers, says Colt
Cisco Closes £3.2bn Acquisition Of British Firm NDS
Cisco has bolstered its video capabilities after completing the $5 billion (£3.2bn) acquisition of NDS Group
Oracle Makes Data Centre Network Move With Xsigo Buy
Oracle has acquired Xsigo as it seeks to beef up its I/O expertise to cloud-optimised data centres
Apple Buys AuthenTec To Boost Mobile Security
Apple has moved to strengthen the security credentials of the iPhone and iPad with the acquisition of AuthenTec
Oracle Buys US Project Management Specialist Skire
Yet another acquisition boosts the potential of the Oracle Cloud
Oracle Beefs Up Social Networking With Involver Deal
Oracle has made another social networking acquisition, this time purchasing marketing specialist Involver
Quest Software Will Be Dell’s Cornerstone
Quest Software makes huge margins. But that's not why Dell bought it for $2.4 billion, says Chris Preimesberger
Dell Confirms $2.4bn Quest Software Acquisition
Dell confirms it has agreed to buy Quest, as it looks to bolster its growing software division
Digital Realty Trust Buys Three Data Centres In London
London's data centre market continues to prove attractive after Digital Realty announced an acquisition that will give it three new sites
Report: Dell Back In Quest Software Hunt With $2.32bn Bid
Dell is back in the bidding for Quest Software, a report claims
Microsoft Buys Social Network Yammer For £763m
Microsoft has confirmed plans to purchase enterprise social networking site Yammer for $1.2 billion
Report: Dell In ‘$2.15bn Bid’ For Quest Software
Dell could be set to make one of its biggest acquisitions to date if sources are right
Citrix Plots Mobile Madness With Bytemobile Buy
Citrix hopes to pester mobile operators for contracts after its Bytemobile deal
Google Preps Microsoft Challenge With Quickoffice Purchase
Google has acquired office productivity applications geared towards the mobile computing sector
Logica To Be Sold To CGI For £1.7bn
Logica, which made 1300 redundancies last year, is set to be sold to a Canadian IT firm
Opera Shares Jump Amidst Facebook Takeover Talk
Facebook is reportedly interested in buying Opera, making the latter that bit more valuable
Report: Dell May Buy Quest Software
Dell is reportedly considering an acquisition of Quest in a move to reduce the company's reliance on PC and server hardware
Oracle Snaps Up Vitrue For Social Marketing
Oracle is to acquire Vitrue, a cloud-based company that helps companies manage their social marketing campaigns
SAP Acquires Ariba To Improve Cloud Credentials
SAP has boosted its cloud and collaboration portfolio with the acquisition of Ariba for £3.4bn
EMC World: EMC Acquires Cloud Sync Firm Syncplicity
Despite VMware releasing a beta of its own cloud sync product, EMC snaps up Syncplicity
Facebook Instagram Acquisition May Not Be So Instant
Facebook's Instagram acquisition may not close before the end of the second quarter as Zuckerburg had hoped
AppSense Targets BYOD With RAPsphere Acquisition
Appsense has made its first acquisition with the purchase of enterprise BYOD specialist RAPsphere
LinkedIn Splashes $118.75m on SlideShare
LinkedIn splashes the cash again, this time in a bid to bring in some presentation expertise
Cisco Beefs Up Network Analytics With Truviso Purchase
Cisco is to give its customers real-time visibility into the data traffic on their networks with the purchase of Truviso
IBM Snatches TeaLeaf Analytics
IBM buys TeaLeaf for analytics - we dare say it was probably a steal