Acquisition stories - Page 148

In-memory technology to revolutionise how businesses manage data, promising up to 20x faster processing for real-time operations.

Floods in Thailand disrupt global HDD supply, hiking prices and shaking up storage, DR plans globally. Time to rethink approach and embrace SSD?.

Clive Astbury reveals key strategies to navigate the complexities of data migration, highlighting common pitfalls to avoid for success.

Google seals $12.5 billion Motorola deal with US and EU nod, promising fair licensing. Regulatory eyes remain keen on market play.

NZ retailers focus on self-checkout and mobile POS over biometrics for efficiency and customer experience, says IDC analyst Louise Francis.

Security firm AVG plans to raise up to USD $125 million through an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange, after a prosperous year for tech IPOs.

Apple gears up for education event in NY, eyes iBooks improvements, confirms Anobit buy. Snapseed to hit OS X, celebrating Mac Mini's 7th.

Google's anticipated $12.5bn Motorola Mobility deal nears, yet remains uncertain as stockholders urged caution amid 'modest profitability' forecasts.

Clear Mobitel aims to launch NZ's 4th mobile network with a unique LTE strategy, eyeing rural sectors despite scepticism and market challenges.

New Zealand-based, ASX listed Datasquirt recently announced, subject to shareholder approval, the conditional sale of its complete business to LiveOps.

Meg Whitman, new CEO at HP, vows to 'reduce the drama' that plagued the tech giant in 2011, including overturned decisions and poor acquisitions.

Amazon makes a stealthy move, buying voice tech start-up Yap, potentially setting the stage to challenge Apple's Siri.

Motorola's patent claim sees German court bar certain Apple devices, facing fines up to 250,000 euro. Google's acquisition not affected.

Clear Mobitel explains why it believes New Zealand could sustain another network operator, but its plans seem far-fetched.

With server virtualisation reaching maximum penetration in mature markets like New Zealand, now is the time for resellers to look to other virtualisat.

Microsoft announces a 7% revenue jump to US$17.37 billion, driven by product launches and key acquisitions like Skype.

Hitachi Data Systems bolsters its cloud capability with the acquisition of network storage leader BlueArc, aiming to meet soaring demand in Asia Pacific.

Seismic shifts in network infrastructure spur a dynamic upheaval, forcing resellers to embrace open partnerships for real-time connectivity.

Exploring the digital age's pitfalls and paradoxes, from Orewa College's iPad initiative to Obama's Twitter faux pas and the HP TouchPad review.

Skype is becoming more and more popular as a trendy, convenient, innovative and (most importantly) free way to communicate.