acquisition

Latest News

  • Microsoft slashes virtual desktop licence cost

    Citrix said its HDX high-definition technology will integrate with Microsoft's RemoteFX, a graphics acceleration technology for virtual desktops resulting from Microsoft's 2008 acquisition of Calista Technologies.Citrix also announced a new…
    18 March 2010
    Tags: Scheme • Purchased • Licensing • Citrix • Charge • Assurance

  • Java creator backs Oracle and Enterprise Edition

    Offered in a test release last year, Java Store was set up as an online mechanism for discovering and acquiring Java and JavaFX programs.Oracle recently closed its $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems, where Java was invented.
    18 March 2010
    Tags: Sun Microsystems • Profile • Language • Edition • Application Server • Api

  • Google traffic starting to dominate Internet

    Like a giant gravity-bending star, Google has grown so massive it is starting to have a measurable effect on Internet traffic flows, an analysis of the company's activities has found.The blog analysis by Arbor Network's Craig Labovitz follows on…
    16 March 2010
    Tags: Youtube • Thirdparty • Percentage • Data Centres • Activities

  • OpenLogic sells open source audit service for M&As

    Analysts are predicting a significant rise in merger and acquisition activity during this year and next. In addition, I believe acquisitions involving open source software are typically strategic, rather than based on customer or revenue grabs, so…
    16 March 2010
    Tags: Merger • Licences • Intellectual Property • Deals • Acquisition

  • Ex-Sun XML envangelist Tim Bray joins Google

    Sun CEO Jonathon Schwartz started a blog upon his departure of Sun, after the acquisition, as did chief open source officer Simon Phipps.In January, Oracle closed its purchase of Sun Microsystems. One ex-Sun Microsystems employee who will not be…
    16 March 2010
    Tags: Xml • Tim • Sun Microsystems • Employee • Android

  • CA buys Nimsoft to expand cloud computing services

    The deal, expected to close by the end of this month, will give CA more tools to help customers manage cloud computing environments and cloud services, CA said in a press release.By adding Nimsoft's IT service assurance technologies to its…
    11 March 2010
    Tags: Management Software • Maker • Cloud Computing • Acquisition • Acquired

Latest Features

  • Five doomsday scenarios for IT apocalypse

    The Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems that run US power plants were built some 40 years ago, when the Internet was just a handful of university computers connected via 300-baud modems.Back then every power grid system in the…
    17 March 2010
    Tags: Wall Street • Stopped • Scenarios • Scenario • Rogue • Disaster Recovery

  • Seven questions with Cisco CEO John Chambers

    Then, it's usually internal innovation or an acquisition that kick starts you into it. Cisco CEO John Chambers talks virtualisation, cloud, and the "Cisco Tax," in this in-depth interview. By almost any measure, Cisco Systems is the biggest fish in…
    15 March 2010
    Tags: Trust • Transition • Cio • Bet • Argue • Acquisitions

  • How the Cisco-HP split will benefit customers

    With its acquisition of 3Com, expected to close by midyear, the company will have a fairly complete lineup of both routing and switching products, though not quite the same breadth as Cisco, he said.While Cisco had more than two-thirds of the…
    22 February 2010
    Tags: Stephen Lawson • Partnership • Note • Force • Deals • Contract

  • Hot topics and dead ends for 2010

    With a pending $3 billion acquisition of rival Tandberg, it seems that Cisco is going to continue its drive for broader adoption.That will mean attractive pricing and better interoperability, both of which are starting to materialise, so the…
    05 January 2010
    Tags: Facing • Isps • Data Centres • Instant Messaging • Agents • Purchasing

  • A history of Intel's antitrust woes

    The FTC decided not to seek an injunction against Intel's acquisition of Chips and Technologies but announced plans to "continue the investigation into the lawfulness of the acquisition.April 23: The FTC ruled that an October 1997 legal settlement…
    17 December 2009
    Tags: Acquire • Japan • Sale • Investigation • Actions • Antitrust

  • Amazon's cloud outage was a thriller

    And that monitoring is done from different locations around the world.That way, it's possible to find out whether performance hiccups are local or global.Compuware's acquisition of Gomez, "is very interesting because now they can provide end to…
    14 December 2009
    Tags: Connectivity • Readers • Firms • Locations • Component • Forrester Research

Related Tags

Click on tag below to narrow your search
Larry McData PeopleSoft acquiring business unit buyout closing complements enterprise applications product line management products software vendor sum systems management takeover undisclosed
 

How-Tos

  • How to manage multivendor virtualisation

    It has been conducting proof-of-concept tests of VMware View (formerly Virtual Desktop Infrastructure, or VDI) and Citrix XenDesktop.Facing increasingly complicated scenariosIndeed, the overall server hypervisor market is becoming rich with…
    14 October 2009
    Tags: Virtual Machine • Infrastructures • Hypervisor • Virtual Machines • Virtualization • Server Virtualisation

  • How to cut costs through the supply chain

    As the result of an acquisition last year, the company increased its total store count to more than 3,300 and now operates in 38 states. Whether it's a truck, a tsunami or an economic downturn, the same general rule applies: You're better off if…
    02 September 2009
    Tags: Flow • Optimisation • Visibility • Signals • Inventory • Investments

  • Case Study: The virtual virtualisation case study

    Concerns over XenSources maturity also gave Eric pause, and industry talk that XenSource was a potential acquisition target created uncertainty he wanted to avoid. Whether you're big or small, this in-depth six-stage virtual case study explores the…
    08 February 2008
    Tags: Examine • Virtual Server • Server Virtualisation • Ed • Hadn • Missioncritical

  • Case Study: Data loss prevention takes a catch

    We fired up the Reconnex management console and created a rule that would flag any network traffic containing certain keywords associated with the acquisition. A few days after installation, I was asked to determine whether any employees were…
    09 November 2007
    Tags: Loss • Engineers • Employee • Detection • Prevention • Detect

  • Case Study: NHS gets a 91 percent de-dupe ratio

    He said: "The NHS was initially reluctant to consider non-tape solutions for data storage due to cost but, having installed the DXi3500 and seen its benefits over a matter of weeks, it's delighted with the results.Quantum's UK sales director…
    31 May 2007
    Tags: Ratio • Quantum • Compression • De Duplication • Data Storage

  • Case Study: Unified storage sorts out a Surrey hospital file problem

    Firstly, high acquisition cost was a major consideration. ONStor offered an acquisition cost 65 percent lower than the competing NAS appliance vendors. File storage silo proliferation at The Royal Surrey County Hospital was avoided through use of…
    23 May 2007
    Tags: Consolidated • Brocade • Storagetek • Clustered • Scalability • Data Storage

Reviews

  • McAfee Application Control review

    McAfee's whitelisting protection for Windows, Linux, and Solaris is short on shortcomings McAfee Application Control 5.0 is the result of McAfee's acquisition of Solidcore and the integration of Solidcore S3 Control with McAfee ePolicy…
    05 November 2009
    Tags: Queries • Prevent • Log • Scripts • Trusted • Buffer

  • Intuit Quicken Premier 2010 software review

    A major interface overhaul begins with a home screen that reflects the simplified design aesthetic of sites such as Rudder and Mint (the latter is in the final stages of acquisition by Intuit). With so many websites offering capable - and free…
    02 November 2009
    Tags: Continues • Accounts • Shipping • Downloads • Module • Finance

  • PC Tools Internet Security

    Since the acquisition, PC Tools maintains a separate development operation from Symantec's consumer business unit (responsible for the Norton Internet Security Suite), and PC Tools Internet Security - its entry in the internet security suite…
    01 June 2009
    Tags: Detection • Signature • Phishing • Identified • Missed • Ondemand

  • AVG Internet Security 8.5 software review

    Those results still put AVG Internet Security 8.5 among the best we've tested.Through its acquisition of Sana Security, AVG says it has improved its behavioral-based malware detection, since it can now monitor up to 290 distinct behaviours to…
    01 June 2009
    Tags: Scans • Viruses • Detection • Signature • Registry • Filtering

  • Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualisation (MED-V)

    Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualisation, or MED-V, is the productised version of technology the company obtained through its acquisition of Kidaro in 2007. Since the acquisition, Microsoft has dropped the product's support for VMware images…
    02 March 2009
    Tags: Active Directory • Virtualised • Microsoft Office • Windows Vista • Programme • Guest

  • Rock Pegasus 520 review

    Rock Computers made its name with high-performance laptops, and after acquisition by the appropriately named Stone Group earlier this year, is back in business with some interesting gaming-orientated notebooks.The Rock Pegasus 520 is one of the…
    07 November 2008
    Tags: Resolution • Dedicated • Geforce • Nvidia • Pick • Business Advisor

White Papers

  • Data Center Automation, Q2 2008

    BMC has a wellrounded offering with a very strong process automation flow thanks to its recent acquisition of RealOpsand the integration of that solution into the BMC DCA offering. HP Is The Unified Data Center Automation Front-Runner; BladeLogic…
    20 October 2008
    Tags: Automation • Unified • Discovery • Data Center • Bmc • Integration

  • The Forrester Wave: Data Center Automation

    BMC has a wellrounded offering with a very strong process automation flow thanks to its recent acquisition of RealOps and the integration of that solution into the BMC DCA offering. Discover why HP leads the pack in a very competitive DCA market.
    17 June 2008
    Tags: Criteria • Automation • Discovery • Evaluation • Leads • Integration

  • CRM Total Cost of Ownership

    The purpose of this white paper is to identify and compare the total cost of ownership between the three generations of CRM implementations based on the inherent costs in acquisition (pricing), implementation (integration control), and maintenance…
    26 October 2007
    Tags: Paper • Ownership • Upgrades • Effectiveness • Interaction • Flexibility

  • Green Solutions for Data Centre Efficiency

    This, not incidentally, will exert major impact on datacentre policies from acquisition to administration to operations. This E-Guide takes a snapshot of datacentre and storage efficiency initiatives being launched by energy companies, datacentre…
    18 September 2007
    Tags: Datacentre • Integrate • Efficiency • Energy • Administration • Snapshot

  • Green Archival Storage

    Many companies are actively working to establish environmental policies and procedures regarding the acquisition, operation and recycling of servers, storage and IT networking technology. This paper compares the electrical requirements and carbon…
    16 July 2007
    Tags: Footprint • Requirements • Archive • Energy • Organizations • Carbon

  • Tips for Evaluating Scanning Solutions Before You Buy

    This type of analysis is essential to financial decision makers who must take a long-term view of IT spending above and beyond the initial acquisition costs. By reading this document you will be able to assess the appropriate product requirements…
    15 June 2007
    Tags: Ownership • Scanning • Productivity • White Paper • Evaluating

Popular Searches

See what's hot right now
windows 7 ipad facebook login nvidia geforce 9200 virgin media security voip cloud computing thin client openoffice 3.3 cisco iphone rexspy vpn skype netsuite isilon

Today's Topics

See what's hot today in our topics cloud
six-core piracy Zeus cyberattack feeds trademark Windows Phone Xeon 5500 Xeon 5600 Silverlight Server 2008 MIX10 Icaza Drupal CMS Apple iPhone
 
Powered by Ultra Knowledge

Techworld White Papers

Email archiving: Top 10 myths and challenges

This survey looks at a number of challenges and myths around email archiving that may also slow adoption of full archiving.

Download Whitepaper

Strategic mobile deployments

Deploying mobile applications? Supporting multiple devices? See why mobile platforms should be part of your IT strategy.

Download Whitepaper

Creating an AUP: Common myths & mistakes

Avoid the common myths & mistakes when implementing your AUP

Download Whitepaper

Legal risks of uncontrolled email and web use

Exploring the challenges facing IT Mangers today and vital steps to ensure safe internet an email use by employees.

Download Whitepaper

Techworld UK - Technology - Business

COLT White Paper

Virtualisation 2.0
Driving to higher ground beyond the basics

Virtualisation can deliver unparalleled efficiency and cost reductions to your business, allowing direct access to servers and guaranteeing a dependable, rapid response in times of crisis. Read this e-book to learn more about consolidation, discover the latest technologies and find out how to reduce the TCO of virtualisation.

Download E-Book
COLT White Paper

IT Misuse Survey

Complete this survey and you could win a Nexus One

Techworld are running a short survey to discover how UK businesses are managing Internet and email misuse in the Enterprise.

Complete Survey

Webcast: IT Financial Management: Cost Optimisation for Efficiency and Agility.
On Demand Webcast
Join this webcast to learn about the techniques and technologies that can help you prove the value of IT to the business by understanding the true cost of today's IT services and those that will be necessary to deliver future success.

Register Today