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IBM WebSphere Application Server Family: Flexible Infrastructure for Today's Business World
Today's organizations face a tough set of challenges. Markets around the world have become increasingly volatile. Competition is more intense. Mergers, acquisitions and divestitures demand revisions in business plans and the IT infrastructures that support them. And IT departments have to keep doing more-and better-with budgets and resources that are...
Tags: IBM WebSphere, Information Technology, Application Server, Server, IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM Corp., Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Application Servers, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Management, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Software
White papers 2008-07-24
Kurzweil: Humans will be more machine than biological by the 2030s
According to a CNN article, inventor, author and futurist Dr. Raymond Kurzweil, calculates that "humans will become more non-biological than biological" by the 2030s. Are you ready to join the Borg? Resistance if futile! by Bill Detwiler
Tags: Human, CNN, Prediction, Nanotechnology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Investment, Finance, Hardware, Bill Detwiler
Blog posts 2008-07-15
Safe Block (zip)
Safe Block is a software-based write blocker designed for Windows 2000 and XP operating systems. Safe Block facilitates the quick and safe acquisition and/or analysis of any disk or flash media attached directly to your workstation. It is faster than hardware write blockers, identifies and allow unlocking Host Protected Areas...
Tags: ForensicSoft, Microsoft Windows, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Windows 2000, Corporate Law, Microsoft Windows XP, Workstations, Operating Systems, Software, Investment, Finance, Business Operations
Software downloads 2008-05-29
Will HP repeat its history by buying EDS?
HP made a lot of news the other day by announcing its purchase of EDS. This isn't the first time HP has gone on a buying spree to extend its business. Most of you probably remember HP's purchase of Compaq back in 2002. The question is whether HP has learned...
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, John Sheesley
Blog posts 2008-05-14
Easy PDF Splitter and Merger (exe)
Easy PDF Splitter and Merger is a simple, innovative desktop utility program that that simplifies the task of combining two or more Acrobat PDF files into a single PDF document without having Adobe Acrobat installed. Easy PDF Splitter and Merger provides unique merge methods that let you join documents in...
Tags: Merger, Adobe PDF, APANSoftware, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance
Software downloads 2008-05-12
CIOs' problem-solving skills can translate into bigger roles in the company
CIO Insight's 2008 CIO Role Survey reveals that 29 percent of participating CIOs manage another department or business unit in addition to IT. A Forrester analyst says you can expect that situation to become more common. This development is a positive career offshoot due to the perception...
Tags: CIO, Real Estate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Strategy, Business Operations, Investment, Finance, Management, Toni Bowers
Blog posts 2008-05-08
Will Microsoft go on a shopping spree or is the Yahoo withdrawal a ploy?
It certainly appears that the Microsoft deal, while dead for now, has a chance of springing back to life.  Although Yahoo shares dropped about 15% on the first day of trading after Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer announced that they had withdrawn their bid, the stock was still trading about $5...
Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Search, Investment, Finance, Andy Moon
Blog posts 2008-05-06
Microsoft shows the importance of not wavering in negotiations
Over the weekend, Microsoft walked away from its takeover attempt of Yahoo. Lots of punditry has gone on since then as to whether it was a good idea or a bad idea. What's more interesting is strength of Microsoft's resolve in the decision making process. Clearly...
Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Negotiation, Free Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tools & Techniques, Finance, Investment, Management, John Sheesley
Blog posts 2008-05-05
Microsoft walks away from its $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo
Microsoft has decided to walk away from its $44.6 billion acquisition bid for Yahoo. Negotiations broke down and the Redmond, Washington software giant decided that a hostile takeover -- and a subsequent nightmare integration of the two companies -- would not be worth the potential value of integrating Yahoo's...
Tags: CNET Networks Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Internet, Mergers & Acquisitions, Asset Management, E-mail, Free Trade, Corporate Law, Leadership, Investment, Finance, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Online Communications, Management, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-05-03
Image: Top 10 U.S. tech mergers
Here's a ranking of the leading U.S. technology merger and acquisition deals based on value.This chart ranks the leading U.S. technology merger and acquisition deals based on value. by CNET News.com
Tags: news, tech, mergers, Merger, M&A, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, CNET News.com
Image galleries 2008-05-02
Yahoo is trying to fend off the Microsoft deal as more players enter the picture
Microsoft is playing hardball in their bid to acquire Yahoo, issuing an ultimatum and threatening to take the $31 per share offer directly to stockholders. Microsoft may have some help in their efforts, as News.com has offered to join forces with Microsoft in order to make the acquisition happen,...
Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Andy Moon
Blog posts 2008-04-10
What would a Microsoft-Yahoo deal mean for Windows and Office?
While there has been a storm of columnists, bloggers and self-styled pundits who have talked the Microsoft-Yahoo merger to death, very few of them have considered what a pair-up of these two companies could mean for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office. I took up that topic with my ZDNet colleague...
Tags: Microsoft Office, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Podcasts, Microsoft Windows, Mergers & Acquisitions, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Internet, Software, Investment, Finance, Management, Jason Hiner
Blog posts 2008-04-03
Microsoft and Yahoo agree on a deal, but China adds a new wrinkle
Microsoft and Yahoo may be close to agreeing on a deal that will end the drama between the two companies, which has been ongoing since Microsoft made its original $44.6 billion dollar offer in February. The original offer rocked the industry and caused waves of speculation about Yahoo's future. One...
Tags: China, Antitrust, Drama, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Antitrust Law, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Security, Business Operations, Investment, Finance, Andy Moon
Blog posts 2008-04-01
IT involvement in mergers and acquisitions
The current economic news portends a potential serious downturn in growth.  This usually means acquisitions and mergers.  The purchase of Bear Stearns by JPMorgan Chase is one recent example. Anytime two companies merge, systems and networks must be quickly integrated.  The success of this integration depends on how well the two IT Management...
Tags: Acquisition, Merger, Information Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, Tim Malone
Blog posts 2008-03-19
EquaTerra Position: Service Provider M&A - Change of Control Doesn't Have to Mean Loss of Control
The outsourcing service provider market has historically experienced a steady stream of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) which began to pick up in 2007. An M&A event can be worrisome for a buyer actively engaged with one of the parties involved, particularly if the provider is on the receiving end of...
Tags: M&A, EquaTerra, Mergers & Acquisitions, Outsourcing, Investment, Finance, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
White papers 2008-02-18
Leading London Estate Agency Chooses Single Communication Solution for 23 Sites
Leading London estate agency, Dexters, had ambitious growth plans via both business growth and acquisition. At the time they started looking for a new telephony solution, they had 14 branches, many of which had come to them via acquisition. This gave them six different manufacturers systems and all of the...
Tags: Agency, Nortel Networks Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, VOIP, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Networking, Marketing
Case studies 2008-02-12
Mergers and Acquisitions: IT Testing Requirements
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are amongst the most strategic decisions that are taken in the corporate world. Whether private or public, directors of companies that engage in the M&A arena must ensure that they take all practical steps to ensure that shareholder value is at least preserved and, ideally, enhanced...
Tags: Shareholder, Acquisition, Merger, M&A, Information Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations
White papers 2008-02-10
Images: MSN, Yahoo over the years
Here's a look back at Yahoo and Microsoft's MSN over the years in light of their possible impending merger. by CNET News.com
Tags: news, msn, yahoo, TechRepublic Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment, Finance, CNET News.com
Image galleries 2008-02-04
Google weighs in on Microsoft purchase of Yahoo, Yahoo may look to Google for help
Google's senior vice president and chief legal officer, David Drummond, said in the company's blog on Feb. 3 that given Microsoft's anti-competitive conduct in the past, coupled with its continued dominance in the technology industry, would threaten "innovation and openness" on the Internet. From the NY Times:...
Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Blogsphere, Internet, Corporate Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Security, Business Operations, Investment, Finance, Tricia Liebert
Blog posts 2008-02-04
Sun and MySQL: How It Stacks Up for Developers
Most business analysts have applauded the announced acquisition by Sun Microsystems of open-source database provider MySQL AB. Although the business case for bringing MySQL under the Sun umbrella is clear, the acquisition leaves many developers wondering just what is in store for them. Developers want products that are easy to...
Tags: Developer, MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Source, Mergers & Acquisitions, Databases, Investment, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
White papers 2008-02-01


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