Cloud Sherpas, a Google Apps reseller that also helps enterprises migrate to and manage the productivity suite, is announcing a milestone today and is upgrading its offering with a number of new features. Cloud Sherpas not only helps companies migrate and transition over to Google Apps but also provides additional tools, called Sherpa Tools, to […]
Posted on May 12th, 2011 by admin
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Incubated within big data company Greenplum (acquired by EMC in 2010) and following 15 months of product development, Silicon Valley-based Alpine Data Labs launches its solution for “Big Data Predictive Insight” in the United States today. The company is also announcing that it has landed $7.5 million in Series A funding from Sierra Ventures, Mission […]
Posted on May 11th, 2011 by admin
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Consumer device chip maker Broadcom has acquired SC Square, a security software maker based in Tel Aviv, Israel, the company announced over the weekend. Broadcom will pay $41.9 million, net of cash, to purchase all of the outstanding shares of capital stock and other equity rights of SC Square, which provides a number of chip […]
Posted on May 11th, 2011 by admin
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Motorola Mobility this morning announced that it has acquired network operations management software maker SunUp Digital Systems. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 1992 and based in Santa Clara, California, SunUp develops operating software for IPTV, DTH, Digital Cable, and content distribution networks. SunUp’s software enables video content delivery to multiple […]
Posted on May 10th, 2011 by admin
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NVIDIA this morning announced its acquisition of Icera, which provides baseband processors for 3G and 4G cellular phones and tablets. The acquisition, for $367 million in cash, has been approved by both companies’ boards of directors and is expected to be completed, subject to customary closing conditions, in approximately 30 days. Icera holds more than […]
Posted on May 10th, 2011 by admin
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NASDAQ-listed Limelight Networks this morning announced the acquisition of AcceloWeb, a Tel Aviv-based provider of technology that helps speed the presentation of websites and applications. We wrote about the company back in July 2009 when it was still called FasterWeb. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, but we’ve learned that the transaction was completed […]
Posted on May 9th, 2011 by admin
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UK-based security software maker Sophos has acquired Astaro, a privately-held provider of network security solutions. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Astaro booked $56 million in billings last year, which makes it the fourth largest dedicated unified threat management (UTM) provider in the world. Astaro was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in […]
Posted on May 6th, 2011 by admin
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The federal government can save $18 billion by virtualizing and consolidating government data centers. This $18 billion amount comes from a new study about the government’s own IT network. The report claims that $18 billion saved could pay the entire IT bill for the departments of Homeland Security, Veterans Affairs, Social Security Administration, Health and […]
Posted on May 4th, 2011 by admin
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Kaminario, a provider of SSD storage products, this morning announced that it has secured $15 million in Series C financing. Existing backers Sequoia and Pitango were joined this time by new investor Globespan Capital Partners, whose managing director Venky Ganesan will take a seat on Kaminario’s board. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, […]
Posted on May 2nd, 2011 by admin
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