| Acquirer IQ
More acquisitions ahead for Interwoven as it aims for next tier of ECM
Interwoven has acquired two companies in the past year, one for each of its two core lines of business. We expect more to come from the growing ECM player and examine which areas it is likely to target next.
19 Aug 2008
Kathleen Reidy
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Target IQ
AOL's Xdrive is for sale: Who's in line for online backup?
Poor performance and misalignment with AOL's strategy means the online storage specialist AOL picked up three years ago for $30m is to be 'sunset.' Xdrive still plays in a growing market, though, and is already attracting interest.
18 Aug 2008
Simon Robinson
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| Deal Analysis
Netezza nibbles again to advance analytic appliance strategy
Having acquired NuTech in an HR move in May, the data-warehouse company has now bagged technology from Intelligent Integration Systems in a move that will help it compete with archrival Oracle.
14 Aug 2008
Krishna Roy
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Sector IQ
Are there more Nimsoft-Indicative deals out there?
The Nimsoft-Indicative merger could inspire a new wave of consolidation in IT management – not by the Big Four, but against the Big Four.
13 Aug 2008
Dennis Callaghan
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| Deal Analysis
The Gores Group and Siemens form joint venture to pursue Cisco
The JV will incorporate Enterasys and SER Solutions with Siemens' enterprise network division, as well as a $550m investment to go after datacenter infrastructure, VoIP and contact center software business.
13 Aug 2008
Steve Steinke
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Post-Merger IQ
AMD's poor results prompt departure from consumer and handheld business
Having made the same mistake that rival Intel did in venturing from its core expertise, can AMD get any value for the two groups now that it has written them off?
12 Aug 2008
Greg Quick
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| Deal Analysis
JDA goes back to the private-equity playbook for i2
In its second acquisition of a struggling rival with a lucrative maintenance revenue stream, JDA is picking up i2 for net consideration of just $346m. It's one of the cheapest strategic deals we've seen in some time. Will it pay off?
11 Aug 2008
Brenon Daly
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Deal Analysis
After eight years of WLAN transformations, Colubris gets snapped up by HP
Another chunk of the WLAN edifice fell down, as HP's ProCurve picked up Colubris, a long-term constituent of the 802.11 landscape. HP can capitalize on Colubris' technology and its vertical market partnerships.
11 Aug 2008
Steve Steinke
Brenon Daly
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| M&A Insight
Changing channels
Dell has built one of the tech industry's most-powerful direct sales forces. Can it play nice with EqualLogic's existing channel partners? Rivals don't think so – and are moving in to poach the resellers.
14 Aug 2008
Brenon Daly
Simon Robinson
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M&A Insight
Meru: Nasdaq or bust
The pool of potential acquirers for Meru has dwindled, as networking giants have gobbled up rival WLAN equipment vendors. Meru says that doesn't matter because it wants to go public. Of course, it's said that for more than two years. Is 2009 the year?
13 Aug 2008
Brenon Daly
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| M&A Insight
UBS: You buy us?
The Swiss financial giant has split off its investment bank, a move that could hasten a sale of the business. The bank has collected a few nice tombstones lately, particularly on transatlantic transactions.
12 Aug 2008
Brenon Daly
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M&A Insight
M&A for thoroughly modern Cobol
Over the last 15 months, Micro Focus has acquired two of the venerable names from the history of Cobol tools, as it shifts its focus toward application modernization.
11 Aug 2008
John Abbott
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| M&A Insight
Beijing not sporting international M&A
Today's extravagant opening of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics doesn't reflect China's tough new international M&A regulations.
8 Aug 2008
Anita Cheung
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