San Jose, Calif. and Tel Aviv, Israel, Jan. 28, 2008 - eBay Inc. today announced that PayPal has agreed to acquire Fraud Sciences Ltd., a privately-held Israeli company with expertise in online risk tools, for an aggregate transaction value of approximately $169 million in cash. Fraud Sciences’ risk tools and analytics are expected to enhance […]

Espoo, Finland and Oslo, Norway - Nokia and Trolltech ASA today announced that they have entered into an agreement that Nokia will make a public voluntary tender offer to acquire Trolltech (www.trolltech.com), a company headquartered in Oslo, Norway and publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Trolltech is a recognized software provider with world-class software […]

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Jan. 16 — Oracle Corporation (Nasdaq: ORCL) and BEA Systems (Nasdaq: BEAS) announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Oracle will acquire all outstanding shares of BEA for $19.375 per share in cash. The offer is valued at approximately $8.5 billion, or $7.2 billion net of BEA’s cash […]

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., 16-JAN-2008 01:00 PM Oracle announced today that it has agreed to acquire Captovation, a leading provider of document capture solutions that streamline the process of capturing mission-critical content for access from within business applications and processes. The acquisition is expected to strengthen Oracle’s leading Enterprise Content Management […]

SANTA CLARA, CA January 16, 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world’s fastest growing open source databases for approximately $1 billion in total consideration. The acquisition accelerates Sun’s position in enterprise IT […]

W. Hollywood, CA and Rolling Meadows, IL - (January 15, 2008) – Ticketmaster, the world’s leading ticketing company and an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ: IACI), today announced a major expansion of its ticket resale business by entering into a definitive agreement to acquire TicketsNow, the leading independent Web-based marketplace for music, sports and […]

REDMOND, Wash., and OSLO, Norway — Jan. 8, 2008 — Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq “MSFT”) today announced that it will make an offer to acquire Fast Search & Transfer ASA (OSE: “FAST”), a leading provider of enterprise search solutions, through a cash tender offer for 19.00 Norwegian kroner (NOK) per share. This offer represents a 42 […]

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. and MERIDIAN, Idaho, Jan 07, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — Liberty Media Corporation (Nasdaq: LINTA, LCAPA) (”Liberty”) and Bodybuilding.com today announced that Liberty has acquired control of Bodybuilding.com, the leading sports nutrition electronic retailer and most visited bodybuilding and fitness site in the world. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. […]

SINGAPORE – 6 Jan. 2008 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Soundbuzz Pte. Ltd., a privately held, leading pan-Asian music provider. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition, which is subject to customary conditions, is expected to close in the first quarter of […]

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL and ARMONK, NY, January 2, 2008 — IBM today announced it has acquired XIV, a privately-held storage technology company based in Tel Aviv, Israel. XIV, its technologies and employees, will become part of the IBM System Storage business unit of the IBM Systems and Technology Group. Financial terms of […]