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Amazon's Touchco Buy Could Lead to Niftier Kindle February 04, 2010 
Amazon has reportedly acquired Touchco, a start up company that focuses on touch-screen technology, according to a report in The New York Times that cites a person briefed on the deal as a source. Amazon will merge Touchco's technology and staff into its Kindle hardware division, according to the Times.
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IBM Taps Power of DAM With Guardium Buy February 04, 2010 
In November 2009, IBM announced its acquisition of Guardium, a privately held company based in Waltham, Mass., and the planned integration of Guardium's Database Activity Monitoring technology into IBM's Information Management and Business Analytics and Optimization initiatives. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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Oracle's Cloudy Plans to Make Sun Shine February 02, 2010 
During a five hour event at its Redwood Shores corporate headquarters, Oracle executives, including CEO Larry Ellison and Co-Presidents Safra Catz and Charles Phillips, applauded the completion of Oracle's purchase of Sun Microsystems and outlined their strategy for the new acquisition for a media and analyst audience.
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Oracle Puts Third-Party Support in Crosshairs January 28, 2010 
Oracle says it will focus strongly on customer service and support for customers of both its products and those of Sun Microsystems, whose acquisition it completed on Wednesday. "We believe our customers deserve the best level of support and it's our job to make that extremely compelling," said Juergen Rottler, executive vice president of Oracle global customer services.
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Oracle Ropes In Sun January 27, 2010 
Oracle announced on Wednesday the completion of its $7 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems. At a briefing on its plans, Oracle pledged to reenergize Sun's brand name, products and other assets. Further, Oracle said it will continue its commitment to open systems and Java. "We'll invest in Java One; it'll just go global," Oracle Copresident Charles Phillips said.
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Are Concert-Goers the Losers in Ticketmaster-Live Nation Deal? January 26, 2010 
DoJ has cleared the path for Live Nation and Ticketmaster to merge -- but with several conditions attached, including significant support to companies that will be formed to provide competition. The two firms, which announced the possibility of a merger a year ago, have agreed to the conditions, setting the stage for the creation of a large, multifaceted, multiservice live music company.
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Venture Capital Funding Spread Thin in Q4 January 22, 2010 
Venture capitalists invested less money in U.S. startups in the fourth quarter and showed signs of spreading out those fewer dollars among more companies, reflecting continued caution amid uncertainty about the economy. The shaky economy has meant that startups are less likely to find buyers or complete initial public offerings.
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Europe Lets Oracle Add Sun to Its Empire January 21, 2010 
After strenuous deliberations, the European Union's antitrust regulatory authority is giving Oracle's proposed $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems a green light. The EU's approval is the culmination of a months-long dispute between Oracle and Europe that threatened the deal's survival.
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Wii Completes Netflix's Video Game Trifecta January 13, 2010 
It's a triple crown for Netflix. Beginning in the spring, the Wii will become the last of the three current video game consoles to get instant viewing of Netflix movies and TV shows over the Internet. Wii owners who have a broadband connection and a Netflix subscription that costs at least $9 a month will be able to watch those programs with no extra charge.
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Alcatel Kicks Off Project to Make Telecom Nets 1,000 Times Greener January 11, 2010 
Alcatel-Lucent's Bell Labs on Monday launched Green Touch, a project aimed at making communications networks 1,000 times more more energy-efficient. The project's founding members include service providers such as AT&T; research labs such as the MIT Research Lab for Electronics and Bell Labs; and government and nonprofit research institutions such as the French National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control.
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Mystery Tablet's Not the Only Thing on Microsoft's Slate January 07, 2010 
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on Wednesday took the stage to deliver a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Ballmer showcased products from several partners at the event, including a tablet device made by HP. He also announced a tie-in with HP to promote the Bing search engine.
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All 3-D TV Net in the Works January 06, 2010 
Sometime within the next two years, you'll feel like ducking for cover the next time the Discovery Channel's "Mythbusters" team blows something to smithereens. Yet you'll be in the comfort of your living room, wearing oversize glasses while watching a new 3-D television channel whose very existence was first announced Tuesday.
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Apple Starts 2010 With a Bang January 06, 2010 
The first days of the new year have rung a happy note for Apple, offsetting the legal battle with Nokia that cast a shadow on the dying days of 2009. Downloads from the iTunes App Store have passed the 3 billion mark, and there's no shortage of excitement about the tablet Apple may be unveiling later this month.
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Apple to Introduce Mobile Advertising Into Its Ecosystem January 05, 2010 
Apple is acquiring mobile ad company Quattro Wireless for an undisclosed amount, Andy Miller, Quattro's vice president, mobile advertising, said in a statement on the company's Web site. Apple, of course, has a rich array of products, including the iPhone and iPod touch lines. What it doesn't have is a distinct platform for advertisers to reach its massive user base.
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Yelp Buy Could Give Google Main Street Creds December 18, 2009 
Google is in talks to acquire Yelp, an online local search and business review provider, in a deal that could be worth more than $500 million, according to unconfirmed accounts. The rumor has credence among tech watchers, as the two companies have flirted with an acquisition in the past. In recent months, the discussions seem to have become more serious.
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Glasses On, Wallets Out: 3-D's Coming to Blu-ray December 18, 2009 
3-D is definitely not just for cheesy drive-in movies anymore. It's done great box office with animated films, and that big 3-D sci-fi action movie "Avatar" coming out this weekend has won over a lot of early reviewers, at least on a technical level. But one of these days you won't have to go out to a theater to see 3-D movies -- you'll just have to shell out thousands of dollars for a state-of-the-art home system.
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