McAfee plans to acquire Stonesoft, a Helsinki-based maker of firewalls, for US$389 million in cash, the companies said Monday. The …
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Qualcomm plans to reject Broadcom’s $103B acquisition bid
US chipmaker Qualcomm is reportedly drawing up plans to reject rival Broadcom’s $103 billion bid as early as this week.1 3279
HP’s Ray Lane steps down as board chairman
Hewlett-Packard’s Ray Lane is giving up his role as chairman amid ongoing shareholder disapproval of HP’s troubled Autonomy acquisition. Lane will …
Cisco to buy femtocell maker Ubiquisys
Cisco is planning to buy femtocell maker Ubiquisys for US$310 million in cash and retention-based incentives, the company announced on …
Oracle to acquire mobile data network firm Tekelec
Oracle is filling out its product stack for communications with the acquisition of Tekelec, which provides network signalling, policy control …
HP shareholders re-elect entire board
Hewlett-Packard’s shareholders have voted to re-elect its entire board of directors, despite opposition from investors who wanted some members held …
HP’s Autonomy acquisition under investigation
Hewlett-Packard’s purchase of Autonomy is under investigation by the U.K. Serious Fraud Office, the company said in a regulatory filing …
SAP acquires SmartOps to improve supply chain offerings
SAP has acquired SmartOps in a move the company says will allow it to develop real-time supply chain applications that …
Tech stocks rise despite declining PC sales
Despite PC giants HP and Dell reporting significant year-over-year sales declines, tech stocks, buoyed by signs of confidence from other …
Oracle to buy Acme Packet
Oracle announced on Monday that it has agreed to pay $1.7 billion for Acme Packet, a network equipment vendor that …
IBM buys Star Analytics software
In an effort to add more performance management muscle to its line of analysis software and services, IBM has announced …