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Cisco Acquires Social Networking Tech Firm Five Across

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 9, 2007 - 8:57am.

San Jose, Calif. - Networking equipment maker Cisco Systems on Friday announced its first foray into the social networking space, with its acquisition of Five Across, a developer of technology that lets companies augment their websites to add social networking and user-generated content functionality.

tags: Deals | Internet | Tech | Social Networking | Acquisitions | Cisco | UGC | NHL | Five Across |

Cisco to Pay $830 Million for Spam Blocker Firm IronPort Systems

Authored by dmw on January 4, 2007 - 11:02am.
San Jose, Calif. - Cisco, the San Jose-based network equipment giant, said on Thursday that it will pay $830 million in cash and stock to acquire IronPort Systems, a San Bruno-based maker of messaging security appliances focusing on spam and spyware protection for large organizations.
tags: Deals | Internet | Tech | Security | Acquisitions | Email | Cisco | Spam | IronPort |

Number of IPOs Soars in Fourth Quarter; M&A Activity Levels Off

Authored by dmw on January 3, 2007 - 11:43am.
San Francisco – The fourth quarter was the most active of the year for U.S. venture-backed companies looking for public market exits, with 18 initial public offerings (IPOs) raising a total of $1.23 billion, according to new figures from Dow Jones VentureOne.
tags: Deals | Internet | VC | IPO | Tech | Investing | Acquisitions |

IP Unity Completes Acquisition of Glenayre Messaging

Authored by dmw on January 3, 2007 - 10:54am.
Milpitas, Calif. – IP Unity, a Milpitas, Calif.-based maker of media servers, application servers and multimedia applications, said on Wednesday that it has completed its acquisition of Atlanta-based Glenayre Messaging, creating one of the market's largest independent suppliers of rich media messaging systems and advanced IP multimedia systems to carriers. The deal was originally announced in mid-December. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Atlas Acquires Online Ad Technology Firm Accipiter for $30.3 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 12, 2006 - 12:08pm.
Raleigh, N.C. - Accipiter, a privately held provider of online advertising technology, has been acquired for $30.3 million by Atlas, the Seattle-based technologies business unit of aQuantive.
tags: Deals | Internet | Marketing | Advertising | Online Publishing | Tech | Acquisitions | Accipiter | Atlas |

Washington Post Company Sells Its Post Newsweek Tech Media Unit

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 8, 2006 - 2:05pm.
Washington - The Washington Post Company has agreed to sell its government publishing and events group, Post Newsweek Tech Media, to California-based 1105 Media Inc, a business-focused media company.
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File-Sharing Firm BitTorrent Acquires uTorrent

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 8, 2006 - 1:57pm.
San Francisco - A week after announcing that it has landed $20 million in new funding, BitTorrent, a provider of peer-to-peer file-sharing technology, said on Friday that it has paid an undisclosed amount to acquire uTorrent, a lightweight implementation of the BitTorrent protocol.
tags: Deals | Video | Tech | P2P | Movies | Acquisitions | BitTorrent | File-Sharing | Content Delivery | uTorrent |

NAVTEQ to Acquire DC-Based Map Network for $37.5 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 6, 2006 - 2:54pm.
Washington - NAVTEQ, a Chicago-based producer of digital maps for vehicle navigation and location-based devices, said on Wednesday that it will pay $37.5 million in cash to acquire The Map Network, a DC-based producer of maps for travel destinations, special events and major hotels.
tags: Deals | Tech | Autos | Acquisitions | Travel | Maps | Navigation | Local | NAVTEQ |

NDS Acquires Residential Gateway Software Firm Jungo

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 4, 2006 - 2:55pm.
London - NDS, a unit of News Corp. that provides technology for digital pay-TV services, announced on Monday that it has acquired Jungo, a provider of software for residential gateways, in a deal valued at $107.5 million.
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Fast Search & Transfer Acquires Platefood for $10.7 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 28, 2006 - 2:57pm.
Oslo, Norway - Fast Search & Transfer (FAST), a developer of search technologies, announced on Tuesday that it has acquired Platefood Limited, a provider of online search and search-based advertising services to media firms, for $10.7 million in cash.
tags: Deals | Internet | Online Publishing | Tech | Search | Acquisitions | FAST | Platefood |

Lucidiom Acquires Assets of Digital Media Software Firm Trevoli

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 27, 2006 - 3:18pm.
Vienna, Va. - Lucidiom, a provider of photo kiosk technology, said on Monday that it has acquired the intellectual property assets of Dallas-based Trevoli, a developer of digital media software. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
tags: Deals | Tech | Acquisitions | Software | Kiosks | Photos | Lucidiom | Trevoli |

Mobile Video Dating Tech Firm Mobestar Acquires Mobile Life

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 20, 2006 - 6:23pm.
London - Mobestar, a developer of mobile video technology, announced on Monday that it has acquired the assets of U.K.-based Mobile Life Consulting for $664,000.
tags: Deals | Mobile | Video | Tech | UK | Acquisitions | Dating | Mobestar | Mobile Life |

Akamai to Acquire Nine Systems For $160 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 20, 2006 - 6:20pm.
Cambridge, Mass. - Akamai Technologies said on Monday that it will acquire San Diego-based Nine Systems for $160 million in cash and stock.
tags: Deals | Video | Tech | Investing | Akamai | Acquisitions | Video Tech | Content Delivery | Nine Systems |

LodgeNet Acquires Hotel Broadband Firm StayOnline for $15 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 15, 2006 - 2:58pm.
Sioux Falls, S.D. - LodgeNet, a provider of in-room broadband and interactive entertainment to hotels, announced on Wednesday that it will acquire the assets of StayOnline, an Atlanta-based provider of hotel broadband, for $15 million in cash.
tags: Deals | Internet | Tech | Broadband | LodgeNet | Hotels | Acquisitions | Travel | ISP | StayOnline |

Msystems Shareholders Approve Acquisition by SanDisk

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 9, 2006 - 2:29pm.
Milpitas, Calif. - SanDisk, a maker of flash memory data storage cards, said on Wednesday that shareholders of Israel's msystems have voted to approve the company's acquisition by SanDisk.
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Sonic Solutions Acquires System OK

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 9, 2006 - 2:26pm.
Novato, Calif. - Sonic Solutions, a developer of digital media software, said on Wednesday that it has acquired System OK, a maker of backup and recovery software based in Sweden.
tags: Deals | Tech | Security | Sweden | Acquisitions | Storage | Software | Sonic Solutions | System OK |

AOL Acquires Search Technology Firm Relegence

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 8, 2006 - 1:06pm.
Dulles, Va. - AOL said on Wednesday that it has acquired Relegence, a New York-based developer of financial news and information search technology. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Relegence and its 60 employees will continue to be headquartered in New York, with offices in London and Tel Aviv.
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Vivace Semiconductor Raises $7.5 Million, Acquires Chinese Firm

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2006 - 7:54pm.
Beverly, Mass. - Vivace Semiconductor, a developer of semiconductors for video processing, has raised $7.5 million in its first round of venture capital, led by Kodiak Venture Partners and including participation by Shanghai-based Dragonvest Partners.
tags: Deals | VC | Video | Tech | China | Acquisitions | Tech Deals | Asia | Video Tech | Chips | Vivace | GCI |

Nvidia Acquires MP3 Player Chipmaker PortalPlayer for $357 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 6, 2006 - 7:18pm.
Santa Clara, Calif. - Graphics chipmaker Nvidia announced on Monday that it has agreed to acquire PortalPlayer, a maker of chips for MP3 players, in a deal valued at $357 million.
tags: Deals | Video | Tech | Audio | NVIDIA | Music | CE | MP3 | Acquisitions | Video Tech | PMP | Chips |

Google Acquires Wiki Online Collaboration Developer JotSpot

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 31, 2006 - 2:26pm.
Mountain View, Calif. - Google announced on Tuesday that it has acquired JotSpot, a company developing a platform for creating wiki-based applications used for online collaborations. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
tags: Deals | Internet | Tech | Search | Acquisitions | Google | Software | Portals | Web 2.0 | JotSpot | Wikis |
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