Oracle continues its acquisition streak with the purchase of cloud project management specialist Instantis
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Oracle Creates New Social Management Suite
Oracle has used recent acquisitions to create a new social software suite to assist organisations in managing customer experiences
Oracle Beefs Up Social Networking With Involver Deal
Oracle has made another social networking acquisition, this time purchasing marketing specialist Involver
Former Boss Mulls Everything Everywhere Takeover
Tom Alexander reportedly discusses £6.45bn takeover of the Orange/T-Mobile network
Google Completes £8bn Motorola Takeover
Dennis Woodside named new CEO of company
Dell Continues Shopping Spree With Clerity Buy
Dell continues to splash the cash for acquisitions, this time acquiring application modernisation specialist Clerity
Dell Plans Wyse Cloud Acquisition
Dell's signs 'definitive agreement' for latest acquisition to expand desktop virtualisation offering
Trustwave Expands Product Portfolio With M86 Security Takeover
Trustwave will bolster web security offering to enter multi-billion pound market
Opera Acquires Two Mobile Advertising Firms
Norwegian browser maker Opera Software is purchasing advertising firms in both the US and the UK
Google Acquisitions For 2011 Totalled Nearly $2bn
Google's acquisitions, including ITA Software, Admeld and Zagat, totalled $1.97bn last year, and would have been even higher if its Motorola buyout had been completed
Facebook Buys Gowalla For Location Sharing
Facebook has acquired location sharing service provider Gowalla, a key competitor to FourSquare
Google Acquisition Spree Breaks 2010 Record
Google has acquired an impressive 57 companies so far in 2011, with three months still remaining
Oracle Buys RightNow To Strengthen Cloud Push
Oracle has moved to expand its cloud-based offering by acquiring RightNow for $1.5 billion
Dell: Big Buyers Are Big Winners
If you've got the infrastructure, the brand and the balance sheet, why wouldn't you grow by acquisition, asks Dell's Dave Johnson
Symantec Pledges $1bn For Acquisition Spree
CEO Enrique Salem has revealed an aggressive M&A strategy plus cloud security products