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Microsoft Acquires Parature For CRM Push

Microsoft Dynamics CRM users will fulfil their own demands thanks to Parature's customer service software

11 years ago

FireEye Boosts Cyber-Forsenics With Mandiant Purchase

FireEye is to bolster its cyber forensics capabilities with the decision to acquire Mandiant for £608m

11 years ago

IBM Acquires Aspera For Fast Data Transfers

IBM is to acquire file-transfer specialist Aspera, to help with faster transfers of big data to the cloud

11 years ago

Intel Snaps Up Mindspeed’s Wireless Infrastructure Unit

Intel continues its aggressive move into the data centre with the purchase of Mindspeed's mobile network assets

11 years ago

Cisco Targets Mobile With Collaborate.com Purchase

Cisco acquires Collaborate.com in an effort to beef up its mobile collaboration capabilities

11 years ago

Cisco Loses Legal Challenge To Microsoft Skype Deal

Cisco loses its legal challenge over Microsoft's purchase of VoIP giant Skype, but will not appeal

11 years ago

Nokia’s Tax Troubles In India Could Hinder Microsoft’s Takeover

According to some reports, the tax man is demanding more than £2 billion

11 years ago

Toshiba Saves Bankrupt OCZ With £21m Buyout

Toshiba confirms it has acquired the popular yet unprofitable SSD brand OCZ after it filed for bankruptcy

11 years ago

Snapchat Refused A $3 Billion Offer From Facebook – Report

Young CEO Evan Spiegel wants to grow the value of the company even further

11 years ago

Oracle Plugs Cloud Hole With BigMachines Purchase

Oracle is reportedly paying up to £247m to acquire BigMachines, in order to fill a gap in its own cloud…

11 years ago

Cisco Touts Security Boost From Sourcefire Deal

Cisco closes the acquisition of Sourcefire, which will enhance its firewall and intrusion-detection capabilities

11 years ago

Google Makes Gesture Control Move With Flutter Purchase

Google bolsters its gesture recognition credentials with Flutter deal

11 years ago

IBM Buys British In Big Data Move

IBM is to acquire Daeja, a British maker of software that helps users view large documents and images

11 years ago

Google Acquires Data Sharing Youngster Bump

Google acquires app that lets users share data by bumping devices together

11 years ago

Vodafone Wins Shareholder Support For Kabel Acquisition

Vodafone got enough shareholder approval for its acquisition of Germany’s largest cable operator

11 years ago

NetMediaEurope Expands Into Portugal, Brazil With B!T Acquisition

TechWeekEurope gets a partner publication in Latin America

11 years ago

IBM Sells Customer Care Unit For £319m

IBM sells its customer care business processing unit to Synnex, as it concentrates on higher value offerings

11 years ago

Vodafone Deal For Kabel Close To Collapse

Vodafone’s attempt to acquire a German cable company is reportedly in trouble

11 years ago

BMC Software Completes Privatisation Move

BMC Software completes its efforts to become a privatised company, in a deal worth £4.4 billion

11 years ago

ARM Acquires Cadence Display Tech For Mobile Multimedia

ARM buys display controller technology as it looks to beef up the media and display capabilities of mobile devices

11 years ago

IBM Closes Trusteer Deal And Creates Cybersecurity Lab

IBM is to open a cybersecurity lab in Israel after closing its acquisition of cybersecurity vendor Trusteer

11 years ago

Nokia Bids Emotional Farewell To Phones

Selling the phone business to Microsoft is the best option, Nokia chairman tells press conference

11 years ago

OFT Considering Probe Of Google Waze Acquisition

The competition watchdog opens a consultation which could lead to an official investigation

11 years ago

ARM Improves Its M2M Potential With Sensinode Acquisition

The small Finnish company is responsible for shaping a number of M2M communication standards

11 years ago

Fortinet Grows Application Delivery Portfolio

Fortinet has expanded its Application Delivery Portfolio thanks to its recent acquisitions

11 years ago

IBM To Acquire Israeli Fraud Detection Firm Trusteer

Big Blue planning a new security research lab in Tel-Aviv too

11 years ago

Facebook To Buy Voice Recognition Specialist Mobile Technologies

Facebook looks to boost mobile applications with voice commands

11 years ago

BMC Enhances App Store With Partnerpedia Purchase

BMC Software has acquired Canadian app distributor Partnerpedia as it seeks to enhance its own app store

11 years ago

Yahoo To Improve Its Mobile Ads With Admovate Acquisition

Marissa Meyer continues her shopping spree, buys a location-based advertising start-up

11 years ago