Acquisition, Competition, Companies, Strength, Growth
Oracle Bemoans Length Of EC Sun Ruling Then Asks For Extension
We anticipate that Oracle will continue to foster innovation and openness with MySQL following the acquisition and not hinder competition. Oracle has acquired numerous other companies in the past and has built on the strength of each to foster its growth. [...] As President of the Independent Oracle Users Group (IOUG), composed of over 20,000 international database and technology professionals representing companies, government agencies and educational institutions, I felt that it was important to provide commentary on the recent European Commission objection to the Oracle acquisition of Sun. [...] By not approving this acquisition, the EU's decisions are actually diminishing competition by making a significant impact on Sun and its ability to remain competitive. [...]
Cisco To Acquire Video Conference Specialist Tandberg
enabled by networked Web 2.0 technologies. This acquisition showcases Cisco's financial strength and ability to quickly capture key market transitions for growth. . [...] The move could provide a boost to the popularity of Cisco and Tandberg's high-end video conferencing suites which can run to hundreds of thousands of pounds. The acquisition will see Tandberg's video call equipment integrate more effectively with Cisco's systems creating a bigger pool of users for both companies. [...] This will enable intercompany and multi-vendor interoperability and ease of use across the full product portfolio from desktop to immersive, multi-screen TelePresence. This interoperability will benefit Cisco's customers, but also competitors and partners by accelerating customer interest in video collaboration globally, the companies said in a statement. [...]
Intel Expands Beyond PC With Wind River
This acquisition will bring us complementary, market-leading software assets and an incredibly talented group of people to help us continue to grow our embedded systems and mobile device capabilities, James said in a statement. Wind River has thousands of customers in a wide range of markets, and now both companies will be better positioned to meet growth opportunities in these areas. [...] Wind River, which is scheduled to release its earnings on 4 June, will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel. While much of its business currently is around ARM and IBM Power processors, the Intel Architecture side is fast growing, and being under Intel's umbrella will only speed up that growth. [...] [Intel] has made expanding its embedded systems revenue a high priority, Spooner said in an interview. It signals that Intel appears to be taking a platform approach for the market and intends to hand partners an Intel hardware-software bundle that makes it that much easier to create a device. [...]
NetApp Abandons Bid for Data Domain
While NetApp's acquisition of Data Domain would have produced benefits for customers and employees and complemented NetApp's existing growth trajectory, we remain highly confident in our already compelling strategic plan, market opportunities and competitive strengths, Warmenhoven said. [...] Most observers also agree, however, that Data Domain has an excellent brand of deduplication or 'dedupe,' as it is commonly called. Both competitors wanted that golden software inside their walls to sell to the small and midsize business market. [...] In an announcement released at the same time, Data Domain's board of directors agreed to accept EMC's offer to acquire all outstanding shares of the company's common stock for $33.50 (£20.80) per share in cash. EMC already has US Federal Trade Commission approval of the deal, and it claims that it will be able to close the transaction within two weeks. [...]
Xerox Follows Dell and HP With ACS Purchase
such as IBM, HP, Oracle (after its acquisition of Sun Microsystems is complete), Dell and EMC&mdash.seem to have services businesses that already are in pretty good shape. In addition, as the stock market continues to move up, so will the price of those companies. [...] King said it's unclear how much the trend will grow. Certainly, there are a number of services companies&mdash.such as Unisys and CSC (Computer Sciences Corp.)&mdash.that could be attractive. The question becomes, Who would buy them For the most part, those vendors that would make the most sense&mdash. [...] For some companies, it's also a way of keeping up with the competition, the analysts said. HP, with the EDS acquisition, is looking to create a services unit that can rival that of IBM, according to Charles King, an analyst with Pund-IT Research. Dell, which has slowly been building its services business over the past few years, saw Perot Systems as a way to rapidly increase its services capabilities, King said. [...]
HP ‘Hurricane’ webOS Tablet Tipped For Q3 Release
The combination of HP's global scale and financial strength with Palm's unparalleled webOS platform will enhance HP's ability to participate more aggressively in the fast-growing, highly profitable smartphone and connected mobile device markets, HP said in an 28 April statement on the acquisition. [...] Apple Mobile Windows / Apple Mobile IPad / Operating system Market st. [...]
Ten Reasons Why Apple’s ‘Death Grip’ Videos Will Backfire
It's certainly not Apple's intention, but by showcasing the competition's problems with signal strength, the hardware company looks desperat e. It might or might not be true that the Droid X, the BlackBerry Bold and several other devices have antenna problems, but that's not the focus right now. [...] Try as it might to show that the Droid X and every other smartphone have the same signal issue, Apple is failing. And along the way, the company is losing to that competition. Right now, the average consumer or enterprise customer knows that the iPhone 4 has an antenna problem. [...] By focusing so much of its efforts on the competition, Apple is looking like the companies that it has bested. It needs to realise that highlighting another products' flaws only puts that device in front of customers that might not have known about it in the first place. [...]
Polycom Touts Bandwidth Savings With New Telepresence System
The OTX 300 comes as competition in the telepresence space continues to grow. Cisco has bulked up its portfolio with the recent $3.4 billion (£2.3 billion) acquisition of rival Tandberg, and Logitech has jumped into the mix with its $405 million (£279 million) purchase of LifeSize Communications. [...] Polycom announced its OTX (Open Telepresence Experience) 300, which brings full video collaboration capabilities - including 1080p video - using half the bandwidth of comparable systems from competitors, according to company officials. That helps drive down the total cost of ownership, they said. [...] Cisco officials say the global telepresence market could grow to $10 billion over the next few years. [...]
Reports Say Apple Wants To Control eBook Prices
If the iPad proves a popular device, it could accelerate the popularisation of tablet PCs, which have long been viewed as a niche computing device. Hewlett-Packard is apparently planning to start a price war by undercutting the iPad. smaller vendors such as British company X2 are making a play for the new sector, and Amazon's acquisition of Touchco suggests more competition from the Kindle. [...] In addition to books, Apple is apparently negotiating with studios to port television shows onto the iTunes store for a dollar per episode. According to a story in the Financial Times, those negotiations have proven successful with an unnamed number of companies. [...] Others point to iPad use in business. and speculate the iPad will include a camera, as the competition moves to features. [...]
Lenovo Looks At Mobile Push After PC Shipment Rise
For the first time since the acquisition of IBM PCD [nearly five years ago], Lenovo was the fastest-growing PC company in the world, Yang Yuanqing, Lenovo's CEO, said in a statement. In the future, while we continue to expand our PC business, we also want to attack the mobile Internet category to drive growth and capitalize our innovation efforts. . [...] Lenovo's growth engine is now its IdeaPad product lineup. But the company sees opportunity to deliver even lower-priced devices to customers in rural China and other markets, Spooner wrote. [...] Also during the quarter, Lenovo announced its intention of buying the entire interest of Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology from an investor group, expanding its participation in China's fast-growing mobile Internet device market. [...]
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