Acquisitions
CA Buys Large Part Of Cassatt
CA, Inc. today announced the acquisition of certain data center automation and policy-based optimization expertise and assets from Cassatt Corporation.
3Jun2009 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedEMC To Buy Configuresoft
EMC today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Configuresoft, a provider of server configuration, change and compliance management software.
29May2009 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedVMware Buys A Piece Of Terremark
Terremark today said VMWare would buy 4 million shares of newly issued stock at $5 apiece, or $20 million worth of stock in total, to acquire a 5 percent stake in the company.
26May2009 | Robin Wauters | 1 comment | ContinuedFollowing Move To Acquire Sun, Oracle Buys Virtual Iron
As had been rumored for quite a while, Oracle has now agreed to acquire Virtual Iron Software.
13May2009 | Robin Wauters | 4 comments | ContinuedSpringsource Snaps Up Web App Monitoring And Management Software Maker Hyperic
Enterprise Java house Springsource today announced it has acquired substantially all of the assets of Hyperic, the open source leader in web application and infrastructure management.
4May2009 | Robin Wauters | 2 comments | ContinuedOracle Gets Sun xVM, Solaris Zones and Virtualbox
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When Oracle announced that it will be acquiring Sun it didn’t just impact the database market. It’s not just the question of what will happen with MySQL, OpenOffice and Java. The impact on the virtualization market is big as well.
At the moment Sun has a very confusing virtualization offering: they have different flavours, different tools [...]
The 451 Group Snaps Up Research Firm Moss Creek Capital
The 451 Group has acquired independent equity-research firm Moss Creek Capital in order to expand its services for the professional investment community.
7Apr2009 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedOracle To Buy Virtual Iron?
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The rumour is spreading , but so far no official feedback from Oracle.
Local Techwire reports that there are talks between Oracle and Virtual Iron ongoing and that Oracle is aiming at Virtual Iron to expand its server virtualization management platform.
According to Local Techwire Katherine Egbert, a Jefferies & Company analyst who closely follows Red Hat, [...]
EMC/VMW Acquisition By Cisco Imminent?
Great field work on Virtualization.info today about the fact that investors are buying heaps of VMware stock, signaling that something is up.
12Feb2009 | Robin Wauters | 2 comments | ContinuedCBTS Buys Virtual Blocks
CBTS, the technology solutions division of Cincinnati Bell, today announced the acquisition of Toronto-based Virtual Blocks, a division of Commerx Computer Systems.
3Feb2009 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedQuest Buys MonoSphere
Quest Software has acquired the technology assets of MonoSphere, a privately owned company headquartered in Redwood City, CA. MonoSphere is the creator of Storage Horizon storage capacity management software.
14Jan2009 | Robin Wauters | 0 comments | ContinuedSun Microsystems Acquires Q-layer To Expand Cloud Offerings
Sun Microsystems just announced it has acquired Q-layer, a cloud computing company that automates the deployment and management of both public and private clouds. The 35 people from the Q-layer organization, based in Belgium, will become part of Sun’s Cloud Computing business unit.
7Jan2009 | Toon Vanagt | 3 comments | Continued
