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Dell’s EMC Acquisition In Danger Over Tax Problems – Report
Hefty tax bill could kill off what could be the largest acquisition deal in tech history for Dell and EMC
Cisco Targets Digital TV With 1 Mainstream Acquisition
Connected devices ahoy! Cisco tackles digital TV portability with purchase of cloud video platform
Western Digital Coughs Up £12.2bn For SanDisk
Purchase of flash storage giant Sandisk is latest in large acquisition deals currently reshaping tech industry
Dell In Talks To Acquire EMC – Report
PC maker Dell reportedly in talks to acquire storage giant EMC
IBM Opens Cognitive Business Unit, Buys Storage Firm Cleversafe
What happened to Smarter Planet? New consulting unit to help clients tackle 'cognitive business'
Citrix Makes Final Sale Push
Company makes final attempt to sale itself as a single entity before activist investor forces asset sell-off
BlackBerry Acquires Crisis Comms Firm AtHoc
BlackBerry snaps up communications provider despite major recent layoffs
EBay Enterprise Sell-Off Deal Close
Another private equity group reportedly close to buying eBay Enterprise unit, as PayPal spinoff nears completion
Salesforce’s Benioff Claims SAP ‘Is Scared’
Spurned wrath? Marc Benioff blasts SAP CEO claiming he rebuffed a genuine partnership offer
Cisco To Buy OpenDNS For £400m In Cash
Cisco snaps up DNS cloud security provider to redouble efforts on its 'Security Everywhere' approach
Spotify Buys Analytics Firm For Big Data Music Streaming
Spotify snaps up analytics specialist Seed Scientific, which previously worked for Apple's Beats Music
Microsoft Not Interested In Salesforce Takeover
He is just not that into you! Microsoft and SAP deny interest in Salesforce.com acquisition
Is Microsoft About To Bid For Salesforce?
Microsoft joins hunt for Salesforce.com, in what would be a remarkable turnaround in their relationship
Is Intel Now Plotting A Hostile Bid For Altera?
A report suggests Intel's stalled pursuit of Altera could soon be renewed with a hostile takeover bid
Salesforce Receives Takeover Approach
Is Oracle the unnamed suitor that has reportedly made a takeover approach to Salesforce?
Singtel Targets Cyber Security With Trustwave Purchase
Asian telecom operator pays over half a billion pounds for Trustwave
Samsung Rumored To Be Eyeing AMD Acquisition
World's second-largest chipmaker could be a target as Samsung looks to expand hardware division
Apple Snaps Up FoundationDB – Report
Technology giant reportedly purchases high performance databases specialists
Box Looks To BYOD With Subspace Acquisition
Cloud storage player buys startup that offers staff browser-based access to enterprise applications
HP Explores Aruba Networks Purchase
HP in talks with Aruba Networks over a possible acquisition to bolster its Wi-Fi infrastructure credentials
Samsung Snaps Up LoopPay For Galaxy S6 Mobile Payments
Purchase of payments specialist should confirm a mobile wallet in upcoming Samsung flagship device
Facebook Acquires QuickFire For Smaller Videos
Social networking giant's acquisition spree continues with purchase of video compression specialist
Gemalto finalises SafeNet acquisition for $890m
International digital security vendor Gemalto has let the ink dry on its acquisition of SafeNet, a specialist in data protection.
BlackBerry Gains Secusmart To Foil Snoopers
BlackBerry closes up acquisition of German specialist that secured Angela Merkel’s BlackBerry against the NSA
Microsoft Lets Slip Acompli Acquisition
Oops. Has Microsoft let the cat out of the bag regarding a possible acquisition of email startup Acompli?
Displeased Yahoo Investors Seek AOL Deal – Report
Yahoo continues its acquisition spree as unhappy investors look to AOL for a possible merger
Ericsson Looks To Data Centre Management With Sentilla Buy
Ericsson bolsters its data centre and cloud asset management portfolio with Sentilla purchase
Qualcomm Offers Up $2.5bn For UK Chipmaker CSR
American giant is the biggest smartphone processor manufacturer in the world
SCC Adds To Data Centre Portfolio With T3 Facility
SCC adds to its data centre estate with acquisition of Hampshire data centre from a Scottish energy firm