Acquisition stories - Page 241

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.

NZ printer market sees $55M in Q2 2011, with an 8% rise by 2014 driven by inkjets, despite the digital shift and tablet impacts.

Simms International is riding high with record sales and profits, and the company – due to rebrand early next year – is promising even greater next year. v.

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.

New Zealand-based iDt has acquired Australia's Bio Recognition Systems to expand its customer base and boost development capabilities, says MD Geoff Burnett.

LinkedIn shareholders to offload 6.7M shares, hoping to gather roughly $500M for development, alongside the company selling further 1.3M shares.

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

HP to decide the fate of webOS, potentially selling it off after acquiring it with Palm in 2010. CEO Meg Whitman vows to make a careful choice.

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.

Motorola Mobility faces a US$32 million loss due to weak sales of Xoom tablets, amidst a planned US$12.5 billion Google acquisition.

Sony takes full control of the mobile handset business, buying Ericsson's stake for over NZD $1.8 billion, and strengthens its consumer device range.

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

Microsoft finalises its £6.6 billion acquisition of Skype, setting sights on integrating with Office 365 to expand communication options.

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.

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