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Check Point Software to Buy Nokia's Security Appliance Business 2008-12-23 Check Point Software, an Internet security provider, will acquire Nokia's security appliance business. The two company's have partnered over the past decade to deliver enterprise security solutions.

Clearwire Completes Transaction With Sprint, Bags $3.2bn Funding 2008-12-02 Clearwire has completed the transaction with Sprint Nextel to combine their wireless Internet businesses. The new company retains the Clearwire name and will build the first nationwide 4G mobile broadband network.

McAfee Acquires Secure Computing for $462 Million 2008-11-19 McAfee has completed its acquisition of Secure Computing for $5.75 a share in cash, representing an equity value for Secure Computing's common stock of around $418 million in the aggregate.

AMD Sells DTV Business to Broadcom for $141.5 Million in Cash 2008-10-29 AMD announced that it has completion of the sale of its Digital TV (DTV) processor business to Broadcom Corp. In connection with the sale, AMD received around $141.5 million in cash.

Micron Expands Partnership with Nanya, to Buy Qimonda's Stake in Inotera 2008-10-13 Micron announced that it is expanding its partnership with Nanya Technology and will buy Qimonda's 35.6% stake in Inotera Memories, a Taiwanese DRAM memory manufacturer.

AMD, Abu Dhabi's ATIC to Create New Semiconductor Manufacturing Firm 2008-10-07 AMD and the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) of Abu Dhabi will create a new semiconductor manufacturing company to address growing demand for independent, leading-edge foundry production capabilities.

EA Decides Not to Acquire Take-Two 2008-09-15 Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) announced that it has decided not to make a proposal to acquire Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. and has terminated discussions with Take-Two.

NCR Acquires Teller Connectivity Software Provider NCI Ltd. 2008-08-23 NCR Corp. announced that it has acquired NCI Ltd., a UK-based company providing teller connectivity software used by financial institutions. Terms were not disclosed.

Fluke Networks Buys IP, NetAlly Product Line from Viola Networks 2008-08-18 Fluke Networks announced that it has acquired the intellectual property of Viola Networks, including the technologies underpinning the NetAlly product line. Terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed.

HP to Acquire Wireless Network Provider Colubris Networks 2008-08-13 HP announced that it will acquire Colubris Networks Inc., a Waltham, Mass.-based, privately-held provider of intelligent wireless networks for enterprises and service providers.

Aladdin to Buy Secure Computing's Secure SafeWord Product Line 2008-08-01 Aladdin Knowledge Systems announced that it will acquire the Secure SafeWord product line from Secure Computing Corp., an enterprise gateway security company, for around $65 million in cash.

IBM Announces Plan to Buy ILOG for $340 Million 2008-07-28 IBM announced that it plans to acquire ILOG, a provider of business rule platforms, for $340 million. The transaction will be implemented by way of concurrent cash public tender offers in France and the U.S.

Brocade to Acquire Foundry Networks for $3 Billion 2008-07-25 Brocade announced that it will acquire Foundry Networks Inc., a performance and total solutions provider for network switching and routing, for around $3 billion.

EA Extends Expiration Date for Take-Two Offer to August 18, 2008 2008-07-21 EA announced that it has extended its tender offer for all of the currently outstanding shares of common stock (including the associated preferred stock purchase rights) of Take-Two to August 18, 2008.

RIM, RBC, Thomson Reuters Launch $150mln BlackBerry Partners Fund 2008-05-12 Research In Motion (RIM), RBC and Thomson Reuters have launched the BlackBerry Partners Fund, a $150 million venture capital fund, to invest in mobile applications and services for mobile platforms.

3i Infotech to Buy Independent Payment Processor Regulus 2008-04-29 3i Infotech will acquire Regulus, an independent payment processor in the U.S., for around $80 million, with additional consideration of up to $20 million based on an earn-out linked to performance parameters.

Synopsys to Buy Synplicity for $227 Million in Cash 2008-03-23 Synopsys announced that it will acquire Synplicity Inc., a supplier of field programmable gate array and IC design and verification solutions, for $8 a share, or approximately $227 million, in cash.

BMC Software to Buy BladeLogic for $800 Million 2008-03-17 BMC Software Inc. announced that it will acquire BladeLogic Inc., a data center automation company, for $28 a share in cash or around $800 million, net of cash acquired.

Microsoft to Acquire Rapt 2008-03-15 Microsoft has announced plans to acquire Rapt, a provider of advertising yield management solutions for digital media publishers. Rapt's technology will become a key part of the Atlas Publisher Suite.

EA Begins Cash Tender Offer to Buy Take-Two for $26 a Share 2008-03-13 EA announced that a wholly owned unit of the company has commenced a tender offer to buy all of the currently outstanding common shares of Take-Two Interactive Software for $26 a share in cash.

LSI to Acquire Infineon's Hard Disk Drive Semiconductor Business 2008-03-10 LSI, a provider of silicon, systems and software technologies, announced that it will acquire the assets of the hard disk drive semiconductor business of Infineon Technologies.

Broadcom Buys Sunext Design, Enhances Blu-ray Disc Product Offerings 2008-03-06 Broadcom, a provider of semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, has acquired U.S.-based Sunext Design and has licensed certain optical disk reader and writer technology from Sunext Technology.

Emerson to Acquire Aperture 2008-02-26 Emerson Network Power announced that it will acquire Aperture, a provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data centers. Aperture's board has agreed in principle to Emerson's offer.

EA Goes Public with Offer to Buy Take-Two for $2 Billion in Cash 2008-02-24 EA has gone public with its offer to buy Take-Two for around $2 billion in cash, following its rejection by Take-Two's Board, so as to bring the proposal to the attention of all Take-Two shareholders.

RealNetworks to Buy Trymedia From Macrovision 2008-02-23 RealNetworks announced that it has acquired most of the assets of Trymedia, a pioneer in Casual Games syndication, from Santa Clara, Calif.-based Macrovision.

T-Mobile USA Acquires SunCom Wireless 2008-02-23 T-Mobile USA has completed its acquisition of SunCom Wireless, adding over 1.1 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

HCL Acquires Capital Stream for $40 Million 2008-02-20 HCL has acquired Capital Stream, a provider of lending automation solutions, for $40 million. Capital Stream provides lending and straight through processing solutions to commercial banks and finance companies.

AOL Acquires Widget Technology Firm Goowy Media 2008-02-04 AOL has acquired Goowy Media, a widget development and analytics tools company based in San Diego, Calif. Goowy will operate as a wholly owned unit of AOL, as part of the company's Products division.

IBM Completes Acquisition of Cognos, Arsenal Digital Solutions 2008-02-02 IBM announced it has completed its acquisition of Cognos, a provider of business intelligence and performance management solutions, and Arsenal Digital Solutions, a provider of on-demand data protection solutions.

Microsoft Offers to Buy Yahoo! for $44.6 Billion 2008-02-01 Microsoft has made a proposal to the Yahoo! Board of Directors to acquire all the outstanding common shares of Yahoo! for $31 a share representing a total equity value of around $44.6 billion.