Sector IQ

Tectonic shifts are coming in endpoint security – who's ready for them?

Surging tides of malware, a criminal-professional coding industry and crumbling network perimeters are changing the rules of the game that endpoint security firms have been playing for more than a decade. We take a look at who is positioned to succeed.

16 May 2008
Paul Roberts

Debut IQ

Metastorm files for $86m IPO

Business process management software vendor Metastorm has finally delivered on speculation of the last five years that it would go public; it has filed its S-1 paperwork for an $86m IPO.

14 May 2008
Dennis Callaghan
Brenon Daly

Deal Analysis

HP buys EDS to battle Big Blue

The company looks to double the size of its services division with the $13.9bn purchase of EDS. What are the challenges HP faces in integrating its largest deal in a half-decade?

13 May 2008
Brenon Daly
Patrick Sayers
Simon Robinson

Acquirer IQ

An MDM acquisition: the next deal for Informatica?

The data integration veteran moved a step closer to providing an entire master data management stack with its recent move to buy Identity Systems. We take a look at why the acquisition of an MDM vendor makes sense and which players could be in the frame.

12 May 2008
Krishna Roy

Deal Analysis

SOA Software looks to strengthen development-time offerings with LogicLibrary buy

The company, which has already done much to consolidate the SOA governance space, is back on the acquisition trail, with its pickup of LogicLibrary to round out its development-time governance offerings.

12 May 2008
Dennis Callaghan

M&A Insight

RealNetworks to take its game to the next level

The company recently announced its intent to spin off its casual games division. We believe the new entity will attempt to bulk up through acquisitions to effectively contend in an increasingly competitive market.

15 May 2008
Thomas Rasmussen

M&A Insight

Is Blinkx back on the block?

Untying the knot with Autonomy next week, video search engine Blinkx could be in the sights of its larger Internet competitors.

14 May 2008
Karin Kelley

M&A Insight

i2: A king at an auction

Company founder and longtime CEO Sanjiv Sidhu has been knocked from his post as chairman as talks with two suitors continue. Getting him out of the way may help get the deal done.

12 May 2008
Brenon Daly

M&A Insight

Wounded Bear

These are tough days for the formerly punchy bank. Not much more than scraps are left for Bear, as a recent sell-side engagement indicates.

9 May 2008
Brenon Daly