4 posts and columns on ACS

Stealthy Start-Up Sponge Builds Community Q&A for Companies

in Social on December 22, 2010 at 2:25 pm PT

I recently stumbled across a venture-backed start-up that has managed to keep itself out of the news despite doing what appears to be pretty noteworthy stuff. Sponge, which calls itself “the future of Q&A,” powers pages for businesses to share and build community knowledge.

Rivals Jockey for Roles in Insurance Exchanges

in News on November 16, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Health-technology companies are hoping that the new state insurance “exchanges” required by the federal health-care overhaul will offer them big new growth opportunities.

Cisco Snags Tandberg for $3 Billion

in News on October 1, 2009 at 7:35 am PT

It’s merger mania in the tech industry. First Dell buys Perot Systems for $3.9 billion. Then Xerox purchases Affiliated Computer Services for $6.4 billion. Now Cisco is acquiring Tandberg for nearly $3 billion in cash.
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Xerox Takes Gamble in Bid for ACS

in News on September 29, 2009 at 11:41 am PT

Xerox Corp. and its new chief executive, Ursula Burns, unveiled the biggest acquisition in the company’s 103-year history, joining a wave of hardware makers expanding into services with a $5.6 billion deal for Affiliated Computer Services Inc.