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FireEye Boosts Cyber-Forsenics With Mandiant Purchase
FireEye is to bolster its cyber forensics capabilities with the decision to acquire Mandiant for £608m
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
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
Cisco Targets Mobile With Collaborate.com Purchase
Cisco acquires Collaborate.com in an effort to beef up its mobile collaboration capabilities
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
Nokia’s Tax Troubles In India Could Hinder Microsoft’s Takeover
According to some reports, the tax man is demanding more than £2 billion
Toshiba Saves Bankrupt OCZ With £21m Buyout
Toshiba confirms it has acquired the popular yet unprofitable SSD brand OCZ after it filed for bankruptcy
Snapchat Refused A $3 Billion Offer From Facebook – Report
Young CEO Evan Spiegel wants to grow the value of the company even further
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 service
Cisco Touts Security Boost From Sourcefire Deal
Cisco closes the acquisition of Sourcefire, which will enhance its firewall and intrusion-detection capabilities
Google Makes Gesture Control Move With Flutter Purchase
Google bolsters its gesture recognition credentials with Flutter deal
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
Google Acquires Data Sharing Youngster Bump
Google acquires app that lets users share data by bumping devices together
Vodafone Wins Shareholder Support For Kabel Acquisition
Vodafone got enough shareholder approval for its acquisition of Germany’s largest cable operator
NetMediaEurope Expands Into Portugal, Brazil With B!T Acquisition
TechWeekEurope gets a partner publication in Latin America
IBM Sells Customer Care Unit For £319m
IBM sells its customer care business processing unit to Synnex, as it concentrates on higher value offerings
Vodafone Deal For Kabel Close To Collapse
Vodafone’s attempt to acquire a German cable company is reportedly in trouble
BMC Software Completes Privatisation Move
BMC Software completes its efforts to become a privatised company, in a deal worth £4.4 billion
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
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
Nokia Bids Emotional Farewell To Phones
Selling the phone business to Microsoft is the best option, Nokia chairman tells press conference
OFT Considering Probe Of Google Waze Acquisition
The competition watchdog opens a consultation which could lead to an official investigation
ARM Improves Its M2M Potential With Sensinode Acquisition
The small Finnish company is responsible for shaping a number of M2M communication standards
Fortinet Grows Application Delivery Portfolio
Fortinet has expanded its Application Delivery Portfolio thanks to its recent acquisitions
IBM To Acquire Israeli Fraud Detection Firm Trusteer
Big Blue planning a new security research lab in Tel-Aviv too
Facebook To Buy Voice Recognition Specialist Mobile Technologies
Facebook looks to boost mobile applications with voice commands
BMC Enhances App Store With Partnerpedia Purchase
BMC Software has acquired Canadian app distributor Partnerpedia as it seeks to enhance its own app store
Facebook To Buy British Software Quality Specialist Monoidics
Mathematical approach could help improve Facebook’s mobile apps
Yahoo To Improve Its Mobile Ads With Admovate Acquisition
Marissa Meyer continues her shopping spree, buys a location-based advertising start-up