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- 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
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- 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...
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- 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...
- 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Yahoo shares dropped about 15% on the first day of trading after Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer announced that they had withdrawn their bid, the stock was still trading about $5...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
- 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,...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- 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
- 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:...
- Blog posts 2008-02-04
- PayPal to buy online fraud detection firm
- eBay-owned PayPal has announced the acquisition of privately-held online fraud detection firm Fraud Sciences. An excerpt from TechWorld: Fraud Sciences, a private company, has developed technology designed to differentiate between real and fraudulent transactions. That technology will be folded into PayPal's anti-fraud systems, which will...
- Blog posts 2008-01-28
- Symantec says it is open to acquiring more companies
- On the heels of its acquisition of Vontu in December of 2007 and Altiris in April of 2007 for $350 million and $830 million respectively, Symantec says it is open about the possibility of further acquisitions in the year 2008. CEO John Thompson stressed that the company...
- Blog posts 2008-01-23
- Oracle snags BEA Systems for $8.5 billion
- In what must be a week of billion-dollar enterprise acquisitions, Oracle has agreed to buy BEA Systems for about US$8.5 billion. BEA investors will receive US$19.38 a share, or 24 percent more than yesterday's market close. If you recall, BEA Systems turned down an offer from Oracle...
- Blog posts 2008-01-16
- Nokia Seimens Networks to acquire subscriber database maker Apertio
- Nokia Siemens Networks announced the acquisition of Apertio, a maker of databases that helps mobile operators consolidate subscriber information. The acquisition cost a sum of $205 million. An excerpt from Red Herring: The hefty price-tag for five-year-old Apertio, which has taken about $40 million in investments...
- Blog posts 2008-01-03
- Seagate adds to Services arsenal with MetaLincs buy
- Seagate, the company known for its hard disks, announced the acquisition of Metalincs, a firm that makes software to help companies sift through their data to find information pertaining to lawsuits. An excerpt from InformationWeek: "This is an expansion opportunity on its own right, rather...
- Blog posts 2007-12-07
- Trend Micro releases its first data leak prevention product
- LeakProof 3.0 is Trend Micro's first product in one of the largest growing segments of enterprise security, data leak prevention. An excerpt from TechWorld: With most data leaks occurring due to internal staff, a number of remedies have appeared, including installing spyware on the PCs to...
- Blog posts 2007-12-04
- Microsoft makes technology acquisition, buys WebFives
- Microsoft announced its acquisition of WebFives, the mobile social networking site started by ex-Microsoftie Mike Toutonghi. An excerpt from LiveSide: The company started business in 2004 as Vizrea, but pulled back last year and re-emerged as WebFives, focusing on mobile content upload and sharing. In...
- Blog posts 2007-12-03
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