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Apple Acquires iOS App Workflow To Boost Automation Offering
All of Workflow's developers will move over to Apple and the app will continue to be available on the App Store
Intel Splashes Out £12.3bn On Driverless Car Firm Mobileye
Intel looks to lead the way from Apple and Google with £12.3bn driverless car acquisition
Palo Alto Networks Splashes £85 Million On Behavioural Analytics Firm LightCyber
LightCyber's behavioural monitoring technology will be integrated into Palo Alto's platform by the end of 2017
Yahoo Issues Fresh Warning About Compromised Accounts
Does it ever end? Yahoo issues fresh warning to users after disastrous data breach
Digital Bridge ‘Plots’ £800m Vantage Data Centre Acquisition
Reports suggest the latest merger and acquisition in the data centre world is likely to be announced over the coming weeks
Cisco Buys AppDynamics, Reveals Spark Board For Virtual Meetings
Intros new Spark Board for collobrative meetings, as it spends heavily to acquire application monitoring firm
Google Hopes Limes Audio Will Improve Hangouts Voice Quality
Limes Audio's technology removes distracting noises, distortion and echoes during video calls
Nokia Acquires Deepfield For Network Insights
Trump won't like that. Finnish networking giant acquires US firm for its networking insights
Cross Channel: Kyocera Acquires Annodata And Cloud24x7 Hunts For UK Security Partners
All the latest news from the world of the channel, including Kyocera's acquisition of managed print firm Annodata.
Adobe Snaps Up Video Ad Company TubeMogul For £432m
Adobe acquires TubeMogul to create one-stop-shop digital advertising and data management platform
Yahoo Hack: Verizon Could Withdraw From $4.83 Billion Acquisition Deal
Verizon believes Yahoo's massive data breach by hackers does give it reason to walk away from its acquisition
Fujitsu Mulls PC Options Amid Lenovo Deal Talk
Is Lenovo about to acquire the PC business of Fujitsu? Japanese firm admits it is considering options
Qualcomm Considers Buying Chip Maker NXP Semiconductors
Qualcomm may be about to purchase NXP Semiconductors in a multi billion dollar acquisition
Avnet Sells Its IT Business to Tech Data For £2bn
Tech Data will gain access to the Asia-Pacific region one the deal is completed in 2017
HPE ‘In Talks’ To Offload Software Division
No comment from HPE amid another report it is to sell its software division, including Autonomy
Report: Apple Buys Personal Health Startup Gliimpse
Apple purchases personal health data specialist but as usual refuses to comment publicly on the matter
LogMeIn And Citrix GoTo Unit Merge In £1.4 Billion Deal
LogMeIn and Citrix GoTo division announce “transformative merger”
Verizon Prepares £3.7bn Yahoo Purchase
Yahoo's core business will be acquired to bolster Verizon content business, including AOL
Microsoft Makes AI Move For Wand Labs
Reinforcements for malfunctioning Tay chatbot? Microsoft purchases AI app specialist Wand Labs
Salesforce Closes E-commerce Gap With £1.9bn Demandware Deal
E-commerce software maker Demandware snapped up by Salesforce in its biggest ever acquisition
Nokia Buys Wearable Tech Experts Withings
£131m acquisition of French digital health specialist will see Nokia back in the devices game
EMC Revenue Slides Ahead Of Dell Purchase
EMC CEO describes results as “solid” as revenues slip ahead of pricey acquisition by Dell
Mitel To Acquire Polycom After Shareholder Pressure
Communication consolidation as Mitel acquires Polycom after pressure from activist investor
Apple Says ‘No Plans’ To Acquire Imagination Technologies
Apple has no plan to acquire British firm Imagination Technologies, despite reports of “advanced talks”
Google’s Alphabet Places ‘For Sale’ Sign On Boston Dynamics
Google reportedly signals retreat from robotics and looks for buyers of Boston Dynamics division
Dell Suffers PC Business Decline Ahead Of EMC Acquisition
The company's annual revenues fell six percent in the last fiscal year as it prepares for its record-breaking acquisition
Cisco Buys IoT Specialist Jasper For £960m
Cisco sharpens its focus on the Internet of Things with purchase of Jasper Technologies
IBM Cloud Drive Continues With Ustream Purchase
Enterprise video play as IBM opens corporate wallet for cloud video streaming service provider Ustream
EMC CTO: Dell Takeover Will Drive Innovation, Not Hinder It
The costly acquisition of EMC will drive innovation insists Dell's CTO, after venture capitalist expresses doubts