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Oracle In Talks To Acquire Cerner – Report
Enterprise software giant Oracle is reportedly in talks for its largest ever purchase worth $30 billion, in order to acquire Cerner
Microsoft To Acquire RiskIQ To Bolster Cybersecurity
Redmond confirms it is acquiring cybersecurity specialist RiskIQ, in order to help orgnisations cope with today's raised cyber threat
Intel Pays $2 Billion For AI Firm Habana Labs
Chipmaker continues to open the cheque book to fund growth of its AI expertise and portfolio, with $2 billion Habana Labs purchase
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
Singtel Targets Cyber Security With Trustwave Purchase
Asian telecom operator pays over half a billion pounds for Trustwave
HP Explores Aruba Networks Purchase
HP in talks with Aruba Networks over a possible acquisition to bolster its Wi-Fi infrastructure credentials
IBM Closes Purchase Of DBaaS Provider Cloudant
Big Blue completes its acquisition of database-as-a-service (DBaaS) provider Cloudant
Palo Alto Networks Buys Security Firm Morta
Palo Alto Networks is to acquire security startup Morta, established by former NSA and Air Force members
Apigee Buys InsightsOne For Big Data Analytics
Apigee has bolstered its big data credentials after adding InsightsOne to its API management capabilities
Oracle Boosts SDN Portfolio With Corente Deal
Oracle is to purchase Corente, which specialises in software-defined networks for WAN environments
Microsoft Acquires Parature For CRM Push
Microsoft Dynamics CRM users will fulfil their own demands thanks to Parature's customer service software
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
Enterprise Software Market Shaped By ‘Nexus of Forces’ – Gartner
The buying habits in the enterprise software sector will be influenced by a new driver, claims Gartner
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
OFT Proposes In-App Purchase Crackdown
The OFT has published its proposals to tackle the growing problem caused by in-app purchases
EMC Makes Flash Move With ScaleIO Purchase
EMC has enhanced its flash-based data centre offerings with the acquisition of ScaleIO
Intel Confirms Acquisition Of ST-Ericsson’s GPS Business
Intel is to acquire the GPS chip business of ST-Ericsson, as the chip joint venture closes down
Oracle Beefs Up Cloud Portfolio With Instantis Acquisition
Oracle continues its acquisition streak with the purchase of cloud project management specialist Instantis
Android, iOS To Form Bulk Of Smartphone Sales
The bulk of new smartphone purchases in the next six months will be Android and iOS-based handsets, says survey
Nokia Claims Motorola Buy Justifies WinPhone Move
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop says Google's Motorola acquisition justifies his decision to embrace Windows Phone