Tag: Acquisitions

Twitter Acquires Mobile App Development Startup Cabana
In order to put more talent on their platform team, Twitter has acqui-hired the team from mobile app development startup Cabana. The specifics behind the deal are still unknown, b...
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Microsoft Buys CiS Solutions Provider StorSimple
Microsoft is acquiring Cloud-integrated Storage (CiS) solutions provider StorSimple. Microsoft says the pick-up will advance its Cloud OS vision and help customers embrace hybrid c...
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Softbank To Drop $20.1 Billion On Sprint Nextel
Last week, there were reports that Softbank was about to acquire Sprint Nextel, and today, the companies made it official. Softbank and Sprint Nextel announced that they have e...
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Twitter Acquires Yet-to-Launch Video-Sharing Startup Vine
Twitter has just purchased a small video creation and sharing company based in New York for an undisclosed amount. What's particularly interesting about the acquisition is that th...
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Microsoft Picks Up PhoneFactor For Multifactor Authentication
Microsoft announced today that it has acquired PhoneFactor, a provider of multifactor authentication. "The acquisition of PhoneFactor will help Microsoft bring effective and ea...
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Facebook Grabs Carsabi Co-Founders, But Not the Site
Facebook has just added some entrepreneurial talent to their team with the hiring of Dwight Crow and Christopher Berner, the two founders of used car price comparison site...
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Square Acquires 80/20 (Former Apple And Adobe Designers)
Square has acquired interface design company 80/20. 80/20 posted the following message to its site: At 80/20, we’ve been fortunate to work on...
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Dell Officially Acquires Quest Software
Like HP and other PC manufacturers in the post-iPhone tech era, Dell is hedging it...
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Cisco Acquires ThinkSmart Technologies And Its Location Analytics
Cisco announced today that it has acquired ThinkSmart Technologies, an Ireland-based location analytics technology company. Cisco's Hilton Romanski...
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Lenovo Acquires Cloud Computing Company Stoneware
Lenovo announced today that it has acquired cloud computing services company Stoneware Inc. Lenovo states that cloud computing solutions are now a key component of its product por...
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Oracle Acquires SelectMinds, Launches Retail Mobile PoS, Banking Platform
Oracle announced that it is acquiring cloud-based talent sourcing app maker SelectMinds. The company's apps provide tools for businesses i...
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Dice Holdings Buys Slashdot, SourceForge and Freecode For $20 Million
Dice Holdings has acquired the online media business of Geeknet. This includes such notable tech sites as Slashdot, SourceForge and Freecode. The acquisition price is $20 milli...
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Google Acquires iPad App Of The Year Snapseed (And Its Makers Nik Software)
Google has acquired Nik Software, makers of Snapseed (among other products)....
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Instagram Has Grown Over 1000% Since Facebook Deal
You may have done a double take when you first heard that Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook had agreed to purchase revenue-less photo sharing app Instagram for a cool $1 billion. You m...
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Google Buys VirusTotal, Will Keep It Running Independently
Google has acquired malware detection company VirusTotal. VirusTotal announced the acquisition in a blot...
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