Mergers and acquisitions
The EU claims to be the friend of open source. But insisting on a spin-off of MySQL benefits no one -- except a tiny European software maker afraid to compete with Oracle... more
Essar moves ahead of Indian rivals Bharti and Reliance in Africa market... more
The complaint claims 3Com breached its fiduciary duties to shareholders in accepting HP's bid... more
Should one company that has trouble selling smartphones buy another?... more
Speaking at a conference, investors say that the environment for new mobile companies is looking brighter... more
The new offer, which will expire on Dec. 1 and is the final offer Cisco says it will make, has swayed holders of an additional 30 percent of Tandberg shares... more
At US$6.2B, Innolux Display's acquisition of Chi Mei Optoelectronics is Taiwan's biggest merger to date... more
Innolux Display will buy Chi Mei Optoelectronics in an all stock deal valued at around US$5 billion... more
And a "frighteningly bad" Flash flaw threatens us all, Google's Go, Gruman's mobile deathmatch... more
The search giant appears to be looking to boost its Internet phone capabilities... more
The economic recovery is underway, but economists continue to urge caution... more
Intel and AMD settle all antitrust and patent disputes, HP plans to acquire 3Com, a cell phone splits in two and more... more
HP's purchase of the networking gear vendor will unlock a major new market for the company, as about half of 3Com's revenue came from China in 2008... more
Someone will surely benefit if the deal falls through, but it won't be MySQL customers... more
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