If you’re looking to build a website or webapp for your business, there are plenty of options to get started. First, there’s a variety of fully hosted solutions like WordPress.com, which take away the headaches of managing software and server configurations at the cost of reduced flexibility. Another popular option is to get a hosted […]
Posted on July 9th, 2010 by admin
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Internet security company Webroot today announced it has acquired BrightCloud, a Web content classification and security services provider. Webroot aims to integrate BrightCloud’s technology with its own proprietary malware detection and security-as-a-service (SaaS) technologies. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but the BrightCloud team will join Webroot’s Cloud Engineering team with an expanded focus […]
Posted on July 8th, 2010 by admin
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Zoho’s suite of productivity apps is undoubtedly comprehensive, with over 20 different products available to users. Apps include Zoho Mail, CRM, Projects, Planner, Meeting, and more. But a calendering app is an important layer that can sit on top of and unify all these applications. Zoho Calendar, which was launched into beta last year, is […]
Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin
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Enterprise applications software company Deltek, Inc. has completed its tender offer to acquire Maconomy A/S, European ERP provider. With this offer, Deltek is acquiring approximately 94 percent of the company's outstanding shares at the price of DKK 20.50 per share, hoping to acquire the remaining shares in the course of the coming weeks. "We are […]
Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin
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Enterprise software giant EMC has acquired data warehousing company Greenplum Software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed but the acquisition is an all-cash transaction. Greenplum, which has raised $61 million in funding, develops database software for business intelligence and data warehousing applications. Greenplum has a number of high profile investors, including Sun Microsystems […]
Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin
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IBM is making another acquisition today, buying up computer security software company BigFix. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. BigFix security software identifies all of a company’s PCs, laptops, server and then monitors and flags IT administrators when devices are not in compliance with corporate IT security standards. Its software promises to make security […]
Posted on July 3rd, 2010 by admin
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SAP today announced that it has extended the expiration of its cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of fellow business software company Sybase at a price of $65.00 per share or $5.8 billion in total. The tender offer was previously scheduled to expire at 9:00 p.m., New York City time, on […]
Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by admin
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Eucalyptus Systems, creator of an open source private cloud software, has raised $20 million in funding led by New Enterprise Associates, with participation from current investors Benchmark Capital and BV Capital. This brings total capital raised to date to $25.5 million. Eucalyptus’s infrastructure software allows enterprises to deploy scalable private and hybrid cloud computing environments. […]
Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by admin
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Google is now in the flight information business. The search giant just announced it is paying $700 million in cash for ITA Software, an essential provider of flight information to airlines, travel agencies, and online reservation systems. Travel is a huge segment of search and online commerce. Purchasing ITA signals Google’s intention to build out […]
Posted on July 1st, 2010 by admin
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