Acquisitions

SpringSource Snapped Up By VMware

VMware recently announced a major step forward in its journey to help simplify IT by entering into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held SpringSource, a leader in enterprise and web application development and management.

19Aug2009 | Robin Wauters | 1 comment | Continued

Oracle Dumps Virtual Iron

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When
early march this year we talked about Oracle eying Virtual Iron we noted that Oracle needed to fill the VM Management gap that RedHat was leaving on Xen level by moving to KVM.
Turns out that that indeed was their main target, late last month Oracle announced their key virtualization strategy to [...]

17Aug2009 | Kris Buytaert | 0 comments | Continued

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 | Continued

EMC 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 | Continued

VMware 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 | Continued

Following 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 | Continued

Springsource 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 | 4 comments | Continued

Oracle 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 [...]

30Apr2009 | Kris Buytaert | 3 comments | Continued

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 | Continued

Oracle 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, [...]

8Mar2009 | Kris Buytaert | 4 comments | Continued

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 | Continued

CBTS 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 | Continued
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