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Apple Stops Witch Hunt for Employee Leaks

Authored by Jay Baage on July 14, 2006 - 7:39am.
Ruling Apple has decided to end its legal fight to make bloggers reveal who leaked secret information about its new products.
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Justice Dept. Seeks More Information on Adobe-Macromedia Merger

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 11, 2005 - 10:50am.
San Jose, Calif. -- Adobe Systems, a developer of print and online publishing software, announced on Monday that the U.S. Justice Dept. has made a second request for additional information regarding its proposed $3.4 billion acquisition of Macromedia, developer of the Flash multimedia web format. Adobe said the second inquiry is limited to information about the companies' products in the areas of web authoring/design and vector graphics illustration. The inquiry will further delay antitrust approval for the deal, until 30 days after the companies comply with the government's request. Adobe and Macromedia still expect the deal to close in the fall of 2005.
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Forrester Research Buys Rival Giga Information Group for $51.3 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 21, 2003 - 5:31am.
Cambridge, Mass. -- Forrester Research, a provider of technology-related research and analysis services, announced on Tuesday that it will acquire rival Giga Information Group, in a stock deal valued at $51.3 million. The deal is expected to close at the end of February. "Giga brings deep IT research that augments our emerging technology focus, as well as approximately 900 new client relationships," said Forrester chairman and CEO George F. Colony.
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