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Oracle continues acquisition spree, gobbles up network management biz Tekelec
Showing its intent to get cozy with wireless carriers, Oracle has agreed to acquire Tekelec, a provider of network signaling, subscriber data management, and policy control, the company announced...
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Cisco to acquire cloud services management provider SolveDirect
Apparently today is a good day to buy. Following acquisitions announcements by Yahoo and Oracle, Cisco is announcing that it has agreed to buy cloud services management business SolveDirect, the...
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Cisco to buy femtocell maker Ubiquisys for $310M so it can dig further into...
Networking giant Cisco has agreed to acquire femtocell and small cell manufacturer Ubiquisys for $310 million in a nearly all-cash deal, the company announced today. Ubiquisys sells various femtocells...
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TripAdvisor acquires luxury travel site Jetsetter from Gilt Groupe
Popular travel advice and booking site TripAdvisor has acquired luxury travel site Jetsetter from Gilt Groupe, the companies announced today. TripAdvisor did not reveal the price, but Gilt has been...
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PayPal buys young startup Iron Pearl to help it acquire more users
Payments giant PayPal has acquired Palo Alto startup Iron Pearl to help it grow past 123 million customers, the company announced today in a blog post. Iron Pearl offered customer acquisition and...
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IBM buys UrbanCode to help companies push out software updates faster
IBM has acquired software delivery startup UrbanCode to better help businesses push out updates of mobile, cloud, social, and big data applications, the company announced today. Cleveland-based...
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Actian acquires big data startup ParAccel
Database vendor Actian has acquired “big data” and analytics startup ParAccel, the two companies announced today. ParAccel caught our eye last year as one of 10 startups leading the way in big data....
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Software AG acquires cloud platform LongJump to reach out to more SMBs
Enterprise app business Software AG has acquired cloud platform vendor LongJump, the company announced today. Santa Clara, Calif.-based LongJump offers a platform-as-a-service (Paas) that allows...
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Wavii officially acquired by Google, app shuts down
After many rumors and reports, news summarization app Wavii has officially been acquired by Google and the app has been shut down. The Wavii team in Seattle will move to Google’s headquarters in...
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Spotify acquires music discovery & playlist app Tunigo
Streaming music powerhouse Spotify has acquired playlist and song discovery application Tunigo, which will help Spotify bring in more employees that can improve discovery. Tunigo offers several music...
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McAfee to buy network security biz Stonesoft for $389M cash
Security heavyweight McAfee has agreed to acquire network firewall business Stonesoft for $389 million in cash, the company announced today. Helsinki, Finland-based Stonesoft offers a portfolio of...
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Yahoo confirms $1.1B Tumblr acquisition, CEO Marissa Mayer promises ‘not to...
While rumors have been swirling for days, Yahoo finally confirmed this morning that it has acquired popular blogging service Tumblr for about $1.1 billion. Notably, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer promises...
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Salesforce to buy cloud marketing biz ExactTarget for a massive $2.5B
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Tickets On Sale Now Enterprise software behemoth Salesforce has agreed to acquire digital marketing firm ExactTarget for a massive $2.5 billion, the company announced...
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IBM to acquire cloud infrastructure powerhouse SoftLayer
Sept. 9 - 10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets on Sale After numerous rumors that it was going to happen, IBM has agreed to acquire infrastructure-as-a-service provider SoftLayer. IBM already...
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SAP to acquire Hybris to jumpstart its presence in e-commerce
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Tickets On Sale Now Enterprise software titan SAP has agreed to buy up e-commerce tech player Hybris, the companies announced today. Zug, Switzerland-based Hybris was...
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AVG to buy Level Platforms to boost its mobile & IT services (exclusive)
July 9-10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Tickets On Sale Now Web and mobile security firm AVG has agreed to acquire LPI Level Platforms in a bid to add remote monitoring and mobile management to its lineup...
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Zynga pushes for real-money casino gaming with buy of Spooky Cool Labs
The state of mobile gaming is a theme at VentureBeat’s upcoming MobileBeat conference. Social gaming business Zynga has purchased Spooky Cool Labs in a major push for more real-money casino gaming...
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Tumblr now officially part of Yahoo; Marissa Mayer promises it will stay...
Yahoo’s huge $1.1 billion deal to buy popular blogging service Tumblr has now closed, the two companies announced today. “As promised, Tumblr will continue to operate as a separate business, led by...
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Hard drive party: Western Digital to acquire SSD hotshot sTec for $340M
Hard drive maker Western Digital has agreed to acquire solid-state drive (SSD) business sTec, the companies announced today. Specifically, Western Digital’s subsidiary HGST will be buying sTec. But the...
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SanDisk scoops up Smart Storage Systems for $307M to infiltrate data centers
Flash memory business SanDisk has agreed to acquire enterprise solid-state-drive maker Smart Storage Systems for $307 million in cash and equity-based incentives, the companies announced today. SanDisk...
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Yahoo buys iOS video app Qwiki (and surprisingly won’t kill it)
It seems like Yahoo is buying up any startup it can these days. It now adds New York-based video app maker Qwiki to the pile in a deal reportedly worth up to $50 million. Qwiki offers an iOS app that...
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Samsung acquires Boxee for $30M (confirmed)
Updated at 12:42 p.m. PST with confirmation from Boxee about the acquisition. Update #2 at 8 p.m. with official comment from Boxee below. Streaming media startup Boxee is selling to Samsung for an...
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Thanks, Oohay! Inbox spelled backward means $30M for Xobni
Sept. 9 - 10, 2013 San Francisco, CA Early Bird Tickets end 7/27 Yahoo has acquired e-mail inbox sanity provider Xobni for $30 million to $40 million. Xobni announced the acquisition on its blog today...
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Sprint completes Clearwire acquisition after a long, bumpy road
Major wireless carrier Sprint has finally completed its acquisition of wireless high speed provider Clearwire, the company announced today. Sprint previously owned more than half of Clearwire, but it...
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AT&T to buy Leap Wireless for $1.1B; Cricket brand will survive
AT&T has agreed to acquire Leap Wireless, best known operating the Cricket wireless carrier, for $15 per share, or about $1.1 billion, the companies said today. Under the agreement, AT&T will...
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Dropbox buys loyalty app Endorse a month after it closed down
Cloud storage goliath Dropbox has acquired the coupon and loyalty app Endorse and its team, the companies announced today in a blog post. Interestingly enough, Endorse shut down its app last month....
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Yahoo acquires social browser Rockmelt; apps will shut down Aug. 31
RockmeltYahoo has bought RockmeltYahoo has acquired social web browsing startup Rockmelt for an undisclosed amount to help it continue stocking up on talent and tech, the companies announced today....
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Hot Russian travel site OneTwoTrip acquires TechStars alum DealAngel
happy photo/ShutterstockAirplane flying highRussian travel site OneTwoTrip has purchased young hotel analytics startup DealAngel for its team and technology, the companies said today. DealAngel...
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Samsung to acquire German OLED biz Novaled for $347M
SamsungSouth Korean electronics giant Samsung and its affiliate Samsung Cheil Industries has agreed to acquire German organic light-emitting diode (OLED) manufacturer Novaled for about €260 million...
View ArticleAT&T CEO: Our DirecTV buy 'is not Comcast-Time Warner Cable'
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson was on Capitol Hill today to argue in support of his company’s proposed $48.5 billion takeover of satellite TV provider DirecTV. Stephenson’s angle for convincing...
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