Articles about mergers and acquisitions

Google is spending $68.2 million for Global IP Solutions. Continue Reading »

Companies also making news this week include j2 Global, mBox Pty, Goober, iPhone, Toshiba, Broadcore, FaceTime, Microsoft, Dialogic, Datapulse, Avaya and Bank of America.

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The European Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice have approved Cisco's acquisition of Tandberg. That was expected. The size of the market now, what it is projected to be in a few years, and the ongoing sniping over interoperability standards are reminders that telepresence still is very young. Continue Reading »

Cisco plans to retain a number of Tandberg's flagship videoconferencing offerings. Continue Reading »

The OK from the respective governments gives Nortel the go-ahead to sell off the business unit at an auction scheduled for Feb. 25. Continue Reading »

Two deals are important in their own right and as part of the accelerating evolution of the telecom and IT industries. At the end of the day, two things are certain: Avaya is gaining valuable access by its auction win of Nortel Enterprise Solutions’ assets, and Cisco will be the big cheese in video conferencing with its acquisition of Tandberg. Continue Reading »

Should the offer survive the competitive bidding process, Genband plans to keep all product lifecycles for Nortel's products in place. Continue Reading »

The Spanish telecom's $207 million cash transaction still hinges on a clearance by CNC, the Spanish competition authority. Continue Reading »

Often, when people talk about integration, they're essentially focused on the software. Oh, sure, hardware plays a role – and there's always the integration appliance market, but basically we're talking data and software. Continue Reading »

Avaya’s acquisition of Nortel Enterprise Solutions closed last Friday. Continue Reading »