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Glam Rumor Debunked

Written on: May 30th 2008
Author: Editor

ADOTAS - After buzz started going around over the supposed offer to Glam Media for an acquisition sticker price of $1.3 billion by an anonymous company, an updated report has been published by Valleywag stating that the claim is in fact not true. In the article, some sources that spoke to [...] more...

M6 To Acquire Cyrealis

Written on: March 10th 2008
Author: Editor

ADOTAS - M6, a French commercial television broadcaster announced today that it has begun talks to buy Cyrealis, a web publisher. The potential payment amount has not been released. The publisher’s main focus is three editorial sites on video games, high tech and e-business, reports Reuters. M6 chairman Nicolas de Tavernost [...] more...

Ballmer Vows To Surpass Google

Written on: March 7th 2008
Author: Editor

ADOTAS - Yesterday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made the pledge that the company would surpass Google in the online advertising and web search categories if it’s his “last breath” at the company, reports Reuters. During his talk at Microsoft’s MIX08 online technology conference in Las Vegas, Ballmer spoke about the $41.2 [...] more...

Yahoo Stalls Until Who Knows When

Written on: March 5th 2008
Author: Editor

ADOTAS - Today, Yahoo announced its decision to extend the deadline for nominating directors to its board, seeking out more time to investigate alternatives to the buyout offer from Microsoft Corp. The deadline will be extended from March 14 to 10 days after the announcement of the date for Yahoo’s [...] more...

Microsoft Acquires YaData

Written on: February 29th 2008
Author: Editor

ADOTAS - Microsoft has made an Israeli acquisition in ad-targeting startup company YaData. The firm was purchased for somewhere between $20 million and $30 million reports Cnet News. The YaData team will be integrated into Microsoft’s existing research and development center in Herzliya, Israel as part of the ad division. YaData’s [...] more...

Thomson Approved To Buy Reuters

Written on: February 19th 2008
Author: Editor

ADOTAS - It has been reported that the Thomson Corporation and Reuters announced today that the European Commission, US Department of Justice and Canadian Competition Bureau have all approved Thomson’s proposition to acquire Reuters. Thomson has agreed to sell a copy of the Thomson Fundamentals database and Reuters has agreed to [...] more...

Rupture Acquired, No One Is Talking

Written on: February 18th 2008
Author: Editor

ADOTAS - It has been reported that the startup Rupture, a social network focused on gaming that has yet to launch has managed to get acquired before launching, according to Techcrunch. The site was founded by Shawn Fanning, founder of Napster who also founded SnoCap which was recently acquired by Imeem, [...] more...

Yang To Microsoft: Drop Dead

Written on: February 14th 2008
Author: Editor

ADOTAS - Yahoo sent a letter to its stockholders outlining the reasons Microsoft “significantly” undervalues Yahoo – and why supporting the internet giant’s Feb. 1 $44.6 billion unsolicited takeover bid “is not in the best interests” of stockholders. “We have a huge market opportunity — and are uniquely positioned to capitalize [...] more...

Shareholders Urge Yahoo To Come To A Deal With Microsoft

Written on: February 13th 2008
Author: Editor

Legg Mason, Yahoo Inc.’s second-biggest investor, is pushing Microsoft Corp. to increase its $42 billion unsolicited bid. Bill Miller, the leading stock-picker at Legg Mason, also urged Yahoo to consider the deal, saying it has few options left. Miller issued his appeal to Yahoo and Microsoft in a quarterly letter to [...] more...

Dell Acquires MessageOne For $155M

Written on: February 12th 2008
Author: Editor

Dell Inc. on Tuesday announced its agreement to buy MessageOne Inc., an e-mail management services provider, for about $155 million in cash. MessageOne, which also provides archiving and business continuity services, was bought to round out Dell’s Software-as-a-Service suite. MessageOne was co-founded by Adam Dell, brother of Dell founder Michael Dell [...] more...

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