Xerox-ACS to Initiate a $5.6 Billion Acquisition
Submitted by Amandeep Dhaliwal on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 23:13Xerox Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ursula Burns revealed that her company will be proceeding with acquisitions, but not as large as the $5.6 billion acquisition of business process outsourcing firm Affiliated Computer Services Inc. that closed on Friday.
Macmillan and Amazon Agreement Brings e-books Back
Submitted by Justin Sorkin on Sat, 02/06/2010 - 19:33Books printed by Macmillan (a unit of Germany's Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH) went back on sale on Amazon's Web site putting an end to the week long dispute between Amazon. com and Macmillan regarding e-book pricing. Amazon. com wasn’t offering print or digital versions of Macmillan books for sale.
China Seeking Mergers Abroad to Race Ahead of Competition at Home
Submitted by Aaron Ross on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 20:56The deal to purchase Ford Motor's Volvo division is just about to reach its closure, and once Li Shufu, head of China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, has closed the $2 Billion deal, the popular and safety conscious brand from Sweden might replace the Audi A6 as the Chinese state officials' preferred car.
Monster to Acquire Yahoo's HotJobs Site for $225 Million
Submitted by Justin Sorkin on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 11:36Monster Worldwide Inc. announced on Wednesday that it will acquire Yahoo Inc's HotJobs site for $225 million in cash, citing an improving job market.
News Corp hits $500m lawsuit settlement with Valassis
Submitted by Harkamal Singh on Sun, 01/31/2010 - 08:42News Corp. announced on Saturday that it had hit a 500-million-dollar settlement deal over lawsuits filed by Valassis Communications Inc.
A federal case filed by Valassis Communications Inc against News Corp.’s News America Marketing unit had been scheduled to open in Michigan on Tuesday.
Support and Integration Plans for Sun Software Outlined by Oracle
Submitted by Amandeep Dhaliwal on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 16:30Publishers Offered Pricing Edge Through Books on iPad
Submitted by Harkamal Singh on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 16:26On Wednesday, Apple put an end to a very long and eager wait and unveiled its tablet device, under the name iPad, and apart from some notable exceptions, the print world has, overall, welcomed the device with open arms.
Oracle Assures to Invest in Sun Microsystems
Submitted by Amandeep Dhaliwal on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 19:27Oracle is speculated to extend assurances that it will continue to invest in all of Sun Microsystems's main server platforms, with a view to convince Sun customers that they should stick with those products as the giant works to resuscitate itself as a systems and software company.
AOL Acquires Nashville Under a $36.5 Million Deal
Submitted by Amandeep Dhaliwal on Mon, 01/25/2010 - 23:12AOL Inc. revealed on Monday that it has acquired Nashville, Tenn.-based StudioNow, an online platform for video development and distribution, in a deal worth $36.5 million in cash and stock. However, some payment will be fulfilled over multiple years.
Liberty to Sell Jupiter Stake to KDDI for $4 Billion
Submitted by Aaron Ross on Mon, 01/25/2010 - 21:53In its biggest investment to date, KDDI Corp, Japan's second mobile phone operator, has agreed to purchase Liberty Global Inc's 37.8 per cent stake in the Japanese telecommunication services provider Jupiter Telecommunications Co. , a move that will bring them in direct contact with millions of Jupiter's subscribers, a considerable addition to their customer base.
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