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Check Point Acquires FaceTime Database for Application Controls

November 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Check Point Software Technologies acquired FaceTime Communication’s application classification and signature database. The technology will be brought to bare in the form of a new software blade sometime next year.
– Check Point Software Technologies has acquired FaceTime Communications application classification and signature database to extend its security control to cover more than 50,000 Web 2.0 widgets and Internet applications.

The acquisition, made for an undisclosed sum, is meant to bring more…

Logitech Acquires LifeSize Communications

November 11th, 2009 | No Comments

LifeSize Communications, a business communications firm that caters to budget-conscious companies, gets acquired by Logitech for $405 million.
– PC video communication company Logitech International announced it has
agreed to acquire privately held LifeSize Communications, a high-definition video
communication solutions specialist, for $405 million in cash.
LifeSize currently boasts more than 9,000 video conferencing customers
across 80…

Rapid7 Acquires Metasploit to Improve Security Testing

October 21st, 2009 | No Comments

Rapid7 has acquired Metasploit to bring the open-source project’s database of reliable exploits to bear in Rapid7′s vulnerability management and penetration testing offerings.
– Security testing and vulnerability management vendor Rapid7 has made a
bid to deepen its pen testing capabilities with the acquisition of the Metasploit.
The terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the acquisition brings the
open source penetration testing framework into Rapid7s portfolio and
…

ATandT Acquires Mobile Developer Plusmo

October 1st, 2009 | No Comments

The deal allows AT T Interactive and other AT T subsidiaries to explore using Plusmo technology to create applications and widgets that work on the three most common consumer platforms: mobile, the computer and TV.
– AT amp;T acquired Sept. 30 privately held Plusmo, a provider of cross-platform
mobile application solutions. AT amp;T said the deal would bring to the telecom giant an open standards
technology that will hopefully simplify mobile application development.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed but P…

Nokia Acquires Frequent Traveler Site Dopplr

September 28th, 2009 | No Comments

A week after rumors claimed Nokia was buying Dopplr, an online social network for frequent travelers, Nokia makes it official.
– Nokia on Sept. 28 officially acquired Dopplr,
which it described in a news release as quot;a privately held mobile service
provider for international travelers. quot; The deal comes a week after rumors
surfaced that Nokia was buying Dopplr for $15 million to $20 million, although
the official a…

Microsoft Acquires Four New Technologies for Microsoft Dynamics AX

September 22nd, 2009 | No Comments

Microsoft plans on integrating four industry solutions, acquired from smaller companies, into Microsoft Dynamics AX, its enterprise resource planning software platform. Each subsequent version of Microsoft Dynamics AX has attempted to more fully integrate its wide variety of business-monitoring applications into a more cohesive package for end users.
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Microsoft
announced the acquisition of four quot;industry solutions quot; that will increase the
capabilities of Microsoft Dynamics AX, an enterprise resource planning software
platform and member of the Microsoft Dynamics family, on Sept. 22.

According to Microsoft, the acquisit…

Dell Acquires Services Company Perot Systems for $3.9 Billion

September 21st, 2009 | No Comments

PC maker Dell has purchased Perot Systems, the IT services solutions company founded by Ross Perot. Perot Systems, which in 2008 generated revenue of $2.8 billion, will become Dells services unit, fortifying an area Dell believes is ripe for growth.
– Dell announced on Sept. 21 that it has acquired Perot Systems, a
transaction it values at approximately $3.9 billion. The Texas computer
maker has been looking to expand beyond its core PC business,
particularly into the enterprise arena, and the technology and services
company founded by two…

Sunlight Group unit acquires Third Chin Bee Rd property for $3.45m to house operations

September 4th, 2009 | No Comments

Sunlight Group Hldg says wholly-owned subsidiary Sunlight Electrical has obtained an option from MediPearl Pte Ltd to purchase a property located at 1 Third Chin Bee Road Singapore 618679 for $3.45 million.

The property is a single-storey factory with adjoining 2-storey office block with tenure of a lease of 28 years from 16th March 1997 granted by the Jurong Town Corporation. It has an approximate land area of 7,898.1 square metres.

EMC Acquires eDiscovery Specialist Kazeon Systems

September 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

EMC will pay about $75 million for Kazeon, which makes a physical appliance that features a full menu of ediscovery, litigation and analytics software for corporations, legal service providers, law firms and consultants.
– Storage giant EMC on Sept. 1 made a move to bring fresh e-discovery functionality into its own content management realm by announcing that it will acquire cash flow-challenged Kazeon Systems for about $75 million in cash.

EMC did not reveal the purchase price. eWEEK obtained the information from …

Nokia Acquires Social Networking Software Company Cellity

July 24th, 2009 | No Comments

Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia buys German social networking software maker Cellity. Cellity’s software consolidates and manages addresses from multiple sources such as Outlook, Twitter and other social networking sites.
– Nokia said July 24 it has acquired Cellity, a German social networking
software company that specializes in consolidating address management from
different sources such as a cell phone address book, Outlook, and Twitter and
other social networking services. Terms of the transaction were not discl…