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Oracle sets sights on $5 Billion Micros Systems acquisition
Database giant Oracle is reported to be mulling over the acquisition of hospitality and retail tech vendor Micros Systems in a deal worth over $5 billion, according to a report in Bloomberg which cited people familiar with the matter. Executives of the two firms are reportedly carrying out negotiations, though Bloomberg says there’s no guarantee ...
Bye, bye Nokia. Microsoft set to ditch iconic branding by next year
Microsoft has apparently made the surprising decision to bin the Nokia brand for its mobile products, especially its smartphones, following its $7.5 billion acquisition of the famed Finnish phone maker. The rumor – and that’s all it is at present – stems from leaked internal documents obtained by the prolific mobile leaker evleaks, which appear ...
Box wraps up acquisition of media cloud storage company Streem
Cloud storage company Box just got bigger with the acquisition of Streem, a small startup that enables users to stream content directly to their desktops without the need for local storage. Streem is different from other cloud providers in that its technology makes the personal cloud function as seamlessly as possible. The software embeds itself ...
Google steps up its bid to connect the world with Skybox Imaging buy
Internet access is taken for granted in the western world, but in parts of Africa, Asia and elsewhere, millions of people remain offline. For companies that make their fortune from people being online, like Google, there’s a massive opportunity for growth if and when these parts of the world get connected. But Google doesn’t want ...
IBM experts offer advice on creating a data-driven culture
Few techies will disagree that when it comes to getting the most out of Big Data, organizations need to develop a data-driven culture within the workplace. This is one of the most oft-repeated claims we see from countless experts on the subject, but just how does one go about doing so? It’s easier said than ...
Tech giants join forces to protect offshore data
In a rare show of unity between tech giants, Apple and Cisco have joined forces with Microsoft to try and fend off a warrant that would allow US law enforcement agencies to access data stored in offshore data centers. The two companies have filed a joint amicus brief, joining the likes of AT&T, Verizon and ...
HP muscles in on Amazon: But will the Helion Network work?
HP is making its OpenStack-based Helion cloud tech available to partners and resellers in a desperate bid to take on Amazon’s mammoth cloud. The initiative, called the Helion Network, is designed to encourage partners to create their own services to compete with Amazon. Announced at its HP Discover event in Las Vegas, the move represents ...
Patent trolls caused a $22B drop in VC funding, claims new study
A new study claims to provide evidence that patent trolls are stifling innovation, particularly with startups. That’s because the last half-decade has seen almost $22 billion less venture funding capital raised, due to high levels of litigation. Catherine Tucker, professor of marketing at MIT’s Sloan School of Business, insists that VC investment “would have likely ...
Japan’s NTT Docomo develops one wearable SIM to rule them all
Japan’s NTT Docomo has hit upon an interesting idea: a wearable SIM card that can connect all of your devices to the net via a single account. According to Docomo, the wearable SIM isn’t ready to go to market yet. It’s prototype is described as a “pocketsize mini device”, thought it’s promising further downsizing in ...
HP goes for broke in audacious bid to reinvent the computer
Hewlett-Packard is going for broke with a superbly ambitious project that aims to do nothing less than reinvent computer architecture with non-volatile memory technology. The initial target of its project seems to be servers, but the ultimate plan is for the tech to trickle down into all computer devices, which could one day mean Android ...
