Acquisition stories - Page 241

LinkedIn shareholders to offload 6.7M shares, hoping to gather roughly $500M for development, alongside the company selling further 1.3M shares.

Amazon makes a stealthy move, buying voice tech start-up Yap, potentially setting the stage to challenge Apple's Siri.

HP to decide the fate of webOS, potentially selling it off after acquiring it with Palm in 2010. CEO Meg Whitman vows to make a careful choice.

Motorola's patent claim sees German court bar certain Apple devices, facing fines up to 250,000 euro. Google's acquisition not affected.

Clear Mobitel explains why it believes New Zealand could sustain another network operator, but its plans seem far-fetched.

With server virtualisation reaching maximum penetration in mature markets like New Zealand, now is the time for resellers to look to other virtualisat.

Motorola Mobility faces a US$32 million loss due to weak sales of Xoom tablets, amidst a planned US$12.5 billion Google acquisition.

Sony takes full control of the mobile handset business, buying Ericsson's stake for over NZD $1.8 billion, and strengthens its consumer device range.

Microsoft announces a 7% revenue jump to US$17.37 billion, driven by product launches and key acquisitions like Skype.

Microsoft finalises its £6.6 billion acquisition of Skype, setting sights on integrating with Office 365 to expand communication options.

Hitachi Data Systems bolsters its cloud capability with the acquisition of network storage leader BlueArc, aiming to meet soaring demand in Asia Pacific.

Seismic shifts in network infrastructure spur a dynamic upheaval, forcing resellers to embrace open partnerships for real-time connectivity.

Exploring the digital age's pitfalls and paradoxes, from Orewa College's iPad initiative to Obama's Twitter faux pas and the HP TouchPad review.

Skype is becoming more and more popular as a trendy, convenient, innovative and (most importantly) free way to communicate.

HP announces the end of webOS, eyes British software firm Autonomy for acquisition, and moots spinning off its PC division.

The sale of InterDigital, holder of 8800 patents, is delayed to September after Google's unexpected USD $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility.

In a bold move, Google promises Motorola Mobility a staggering USD $2.5 billion reverse breakup fee if its USD $12.5 billion acquisition falters.

Google snaps up Motorola Mobility for $12.5bn, gaining 24,500 patents and sparking curiosity over its Android partners' future.

Terence Fleming, former MD at Kalooma, now offers his wireless tech expertise to resellers after Connector Systems' acquisition.

Accounting tool provider, Business Fitness NZ, has been acquired by CCH and will operate as a product line of parent company, Wolters Kluwer.