Intel Corporation acquires Wind River (USD 884,000,000) -Intel [[INTC]], the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and live.
Wind River is the global leader in Device Software Optimization (DSO). Wind River enables companies to develop, run and manage device software faster, better, at lower cost and more reliably. Wind River platforms reduce effort, cost and risk and optimize quality and reliability at all phases of the device software development process, from concept to deployed product. Founded in 1981, Wind River has its headquarters in Alameda, Calif., with operations worldwide.
Cisco acquires Starent Networks (USD 2,900,000,000)
Cisco Systems, Inc. [[CSCO]], is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Starent Networks, a leading supplier of Internet Protocol (IP) based mobile infrastructure solutions targeting mobile and converged carriers.
Starent Networks’ mobile infrastructure solutions play an important role in enabling service providers to scale their mobile infrastructure and monetize their investments via differentiated experiences. They provide the multimedia intelligence, core network functions and services to manage access from any 2.5G, 3G and 4G radio network to a mobile operator’s packet core network. Starent Networks’ access-independent technology is deployed in CDMA2000 (1X, EV-DO), UMTS/HSPA and WiMAX networks.
Oracle Corporation acquires Sun Microsystems (USD 7,400,000,000)
Oracle [[ORCL]] is the world’s largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle. Sun Microsystems develops the technologies that power the global marketplace. Guided by a singular vision — “The Network is the Computer” — Sun drives network participation through shared innovation, community development and open source leadership.
Panasonic acquires Sanyo (USD 4,600,000,000)
Japan’s Panasonic Corp [[PC]] acquired 50.2 percent of Sanyo Electric Co Ltd, the world’s largest rechargeable battery maker.
EMC Corporation acquires Data Domain (USD 2,100,000,000)
EMC Corporation [[EMC]] is the world’s leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information.
Data Domain delivers the performance, reliability and scalability to address the nearline storage needs of enterprises across the globe. Its products include the award-winning DDX Array Series, Appliance Series and Gateway Series—each of which massively reduce data volume, reducing capacity requirements for online data retention. All Data Domain systems are simple to deploy and offer customers the flexibility of NAS or VTL (virtual tape library) interfaces.
The Walt Disney Company acquires Marvel Entertainment (USD 4,000,000,000)
The Walt Disney Company [[DIS]], together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with five business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, interactive media and consumer products.
Marvel Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a library of over 5,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in licensing, entertainment (via Marvel Studios and Marvel Animation) and publishing (via Marvel Comics).
Dell acquires Perot Systems (USD 3,900,000,000)
DellInc. [[DELL]] listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services they need and value. Perot Systems is a worldwide provider of information technology services and business solutions. Through its flexible and collaborative approach, Perot Systems integrates expertise from across the company to deliver custom solutions that enable clients to accelerate growth, streamline operations and create new levels of customer value. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Perot Systems reported 2008 revenue of USD2.8 billion. The company has more than 23,000 associates located in the Americas, Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific.
Xerox acquires Affiliated Computer Services (USD 5,750,000,000)
Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., Xerox Corporation’s [[XRX]] 54,000 people represent the world’s leading document management, technology and services enterprise, providing the industry’s broadest portfolio of color and black-and-white document processing systems and related supplies, as well as document management consulting and outsourcing services.
Headquartered in Dallas, ACS 74,000 professionals support thousands of multinational corporations and government agencies in over 100 countries from 500 locations. It offers business process outsourcing support in areas that include finance, human resources, information technology, transaction processing, and customer care.
Cisco acquires Tandberg (USD3,400,000,000)
Hewlett-Packard acquires 3Com (USD 2,700,000,000)
Hewlett-Packard [[COMS]] creates new possibilities for technology to have a meaningful impact on people, businesses, governments and society. The world’s largest technology company, HP brings together a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure to solve customer problems.
3Com Corporation is a USD1.3 billion global enterprise networking solutions provider that sets a new price-performance standard for customers. 3Com has three global brands – H3C, 3Com and TippingPoint – that offer high-performance networking and security solutions to enterprises large and small. The H3C enterprise networking portfolio – a market leader in China – includes products that span from the data center to the edge of the network, while TippingPoint network-based intrusion prevention systems and network access control solutions deliver in-depth, no-compromise application, infrastructure and performance protection.
Amazon acquires Zappos (USD 1,200,000,000)
Liberty Global acquires Unitymedia (USD 3,000,000,000)
Liberty Global [[LBTYA]] is the leading international cable operator offering advanced video, voice and broadband internet services to connect its customers to the world of entertainment, communications and information. As of September 30, 2009, Liberty Global operated state-of-the-art networks that served approximately 17 million customers across 14 countries principally located in Europe, Japan, Chile, and Australia. Liberty Global’s operations also include significant programming businesses such as Chellomedia in Europe.
Unitymedia is the largest cable television operator in the German federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Hesse and the third largest cable operator in Europe, as measured by the number of television subscribers. Headquartered in Cologne, it operates in Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia, the most densely populated regions of Germany producing about one third of Germany’s GDP. In addition to analog cable services, Unitymedia is a leading provider of integrated triple play services, driving subscriber growth across digital television, broadband internet and telephony.
Adobe Systems acquires Omniture (USD 1,800,000,000)
Abode revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information – anytime, anywhere and through any medium.
Omniture, Inc. is a leading provider of online business optimization software, enabling customers to manage and enhance online, offline and multi-channel business initiatives. Omniture’s software, which it hosts and delivers to its customers as an on-demand subscription service and on-premise solution, enables customers to capture, store and analyze information generated by their Web sites and other sources and to gain critical business insights into the performance and efficiency of marketing and sales initiatives and other business processes. In addition, Omniture offers a range of professional services that complement its online services, including implementation, best practices, consulting, customer support and user training through Omniture Education. Omniture’s over 5,000 customers include eBay, AOL, Wal-Mart, Gannett, Microsoft, Neiman Marcus, Oracle, Sony and HP.
Agilent acquires Varian (USD 1,500,000,000)
Agilent Technologies Inc. [[A]] is the world’s premier measurement company and a technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company’s 19,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries.
Varian, Inc. is a leading worldwide supplier of scientific instruments and vacuum technologies for life science, environmental, energy, and applied research and other applications. The company provides complete solutions, including instruments, vacuum products, laboratory consumable supplies, software, training and support through its global distribution and support systems. Varian, Inc. employs approximately 3,600 people worldwide and operates manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.
International Business Machines Corp IBM acquires SPSS (USD 1,200,000,000)
IBM or International Business Machines Corp [[IBM]], or Big Blue, is one of very few companies that really needs no introduction. Currently IBM is strongly marketing various products including full systems, servers, and components (especially hard drives).
SPSS Inc. is a leading global provider of Predictive Analytics software and solutions. The Company’s complete portfolio of Predictive Analytics Software (PASW) products — data collection, statistics, modeling and deployment — captures people’s attitudes and opinions, predicts outcomes of future customer interactions, and then acts on these insights by embedding analytics into business processes. SPSS Solutions address interconnected business objectives across an entire organization by focusing on the convergence of analytics, IT architecture and business process. Commercial, government and academic customers worldwide rely on SPSS technology as a competitive advantage in attracting, retaining and growing customers, while reducing fraud and mitigating risk.
