Seagate Completes Acquisition of Samsung’s Hard Disk Drive Business

Seagate Technology plc, a world leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, today announced the closing of the transaction to acquire the hard disk drive (HDD) business of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in digital consumer electronics and information technology. Under the terms of the transaction, Seagate has gained select elements of… Continue reading Seagate Completes Acquisition of Samsung’s Hard Disk Drive Business

Virtustream Acquires Enomaly, Including its Cloud Brokerage and Enablement Software

Virtustream, Inc., a leading cloud solutions provider, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Enomaly, Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and the deal is expected to close in Q1 of 2012. Enomaly is credited with pioneering the first cloud brokerage, SpotCloud, which provides a marketplace for buyers… Continue reading Virtustream Acquires Enomaly, Including its Cloud Brokerage and Enablement Software

Cloud Acquisitions: Software giants start pouncing on cloud companies

Oracle bought RightNow. SAP acquired SuccessFactors. And it’s likely a few other cloud-related companies will be coming to a software giant near you. What remains to be seen is whether these cloud acquisitions really change anything or just ensure the giants keep their stranglehold on the market. SAP’s $3.4 billion acquisition of SuccessFactors, which was… Continue reading Cloud Acquisitions: Software giants start pouncing on cloud companies

Law Firm Announces an Investigation of SuccessFactors, Amid SAP Merger

Robbins Umeda LLP, a shareholder rights litigation firm, has commenced an investigation into possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law by members of the board of directors of SuccessFactors, Inc. (NYSE: SFSF) in connection with their efforts to sell the company to SAP AG. On December 3, 2011, SuccessFactors and SAP… Continue reading Law Firm Announces an Investigation of SuccessFactors, Amid SAP Merger

SAP to Accelerate Cloud Strategy with Agreement to Acquire SuccessFactors

SAP AG and SuccessFactors, Inc. (NYSE: SFSF) today announced that SAP’s subsidiary, SAP America, Inc., has entered into a definitive merger agreement with SuccessFactors, the market-leading provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions, pursuant to which a subsidiary of SAP would offer to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of SuccessFactors for $40.00/per… Continue reading SAP to Accelerate Cloud Strategy with Agreement to Acquire SuccessFactors

Citrix Accelerates Cloud Data Strategy with Acquisition of ShareFile

Citrix Systems today announced it has completed the acquisition of ShareFile1, a market leading provider of secure, cloud-based data storage, sharing and collaboration. The ShareFile product line makes it easy for businesses of all sizes to securely store, sync and share business documents and files, both inside and outside the company. ShareFile’s centralized cloud storage… Continue reading Citrix Accelerates Cloud Data Strategy with Acquisition of ShareFile

Hitachi Data Systems Announces Acquisition of BlueArc

Powerful Combination Gives Customers Highly Scalable, Reliable and High-Performance Solutions to Store and Manage the Explosive Growth in Unstructured Data Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., today announced a significant milestone in its strategy to give customers seamless access to all data, content and information with the acquisition of… Continue reading Hitachi Data Systems Announces Acquisition of BlueArc