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BMC adds database automation with GridApp acquisition
Software firm BMC has announced the acquisition of GridApp, a database automation and provisioning software developer.
BMC said that the deal will add database automation to its existing roster of application, server, network and client configuration management tools to provide what it claims is an all-encompassing business service management platform.
“BMC has continued to aggressively advance its [...]
Red Hat boosts Cloud portfolio with Makara buy
Purchase to take open source firm deeper into cloud management solutions
Red Hat has announced its intention to buy Makara, an application deployment and management software developer.
Makara’s software is pitched at developers creating applications for the cloud, and Red Hat said that the purchase will boost its Cloud Foundations portfolio and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offerings.
“Cloud Foundations is [...]
Novell Agrees to be Acquired by Attachmate Corporation
Novell, Inc. (NASDAQ: NOVL), the leader in intelligent workload management, announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Attachmate Corporation would acquire Novell for $6.10 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion.
Attachmate Corporation is owned by an investment group led by Francisco Partners, Golden Gate Capital [...]
Citrix Snaps Up VMLogix
V3, Shaun Nichols (30.08.10)
Citrix has agreed to acquire virtualisation specialist VMLogix. The company said that it would be adding the virtualisation management firm to help bolster its OpenCloud platform. The acquisition is expected to be finalised by the close of the financial quarter. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Citrix said that it would [...]
Symantec Acquires PGP Corporation and GuardianEdge Technologies, Inc.
PGP and GuardianEdge solutions complement Symantec’s endpoint security and data loss prevention solutions as well as benefits the company’s mobile and cloud initiatives. By bringing together PGP and GuardianEdge’s standards-based encryption capabilities for smartphones, full-disk, email, file, folder and removable media with Symantec’s security portfolio, Symantec has the broadest set of integrated data protection solutions.
“We [...]
Oracle acquire AmberPoint
On February 8, 2010 Oracle announced it has agreed to acquire AmberPoint. AmberPoint’s solutions help organisations diagnose and resolve issues in application performance and business transactions.
Acknowledged as a leader in SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture) Management, AmberPoint has been recognised for its innovation in SOA Management, Business Transaction Management and run-time SOA Governance. The combination strengthens Oracle [...]
Oracle Finalises the Acquisition of Sun
On 27th January 2010, Oracle announced it finalised its acquisition of Sun.
This combination transforms the IT industry. With the addition of servers, storage, SPARC processors, the Solaris operating system, Java, and the MySQL database to Oracle’s portfolio of database, middleware, and business applications, Computacenter plan to engineer and deliver open and integrated systems—from applications to disk—where [...]
