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NetSuite Acquires Order Management Company OrderMotion
NetSuite, the cloud-based enterprise resource management software company, said today that it has agreed to acquire OrderMotion, a cloud software firm based in Burlington, Mass., that specializes in order management. Financial terms were not disclosed. NetSuite said it will put OrderMotion’s expertise to work to augment its own order-management capabilities. NetSuite shares rose slightly to $89.90 a share by mid-morning Eastern time.
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Investor Group Offers $6.9 Billion to Take BMC Private
Software company BMC has agreed to be acquired by a group of four private equity firms. Together, Bain Capital, Golden Gate Capital, GIC Special Investments and Insight Venture Partners have offered to take BMC private at $46.25 a share, a deal that values the company at $6.9 billion, which amounts to a premium of less than 2 percent over BMC’s closing share price on Friday.
Actian to Acquire Big-Data Startup ParAccel
Actian rolls up its third acquisition in five months.
IBM Acquires UrbanCode, Speeding Up Software Updates
Deal-making continues.
Intel Acquires API Manager Mashery
A little more software-y at Intel.
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Cisco Acquires U.K.-Based Ubiquisys for $310 Million
Networking giant Cisco Systems said today that it will spend $310 million to acquire Ubiquisys, a maker of indoor, small-cell LTE wireless networking gear, based in the U.K. The company specializes in making femtocells, miniature wireless base stations that boost wireless coverage inside buildings where traditional cell towers sometimes struggle. In a statement, Cisco described the deal as a “doubling down” of its own existing small-cell business.News Byte
Cisco Acquires Austria’s SolveDirect
Networking giant Cisco Systems said today that it will acquire SolveDirect, a privately held Austrian firm that provides network services management software. The company announced the deal in a corporate blog post. SolveDirect specializes in helping large companies get their networks talking to those of their partners in order to share information they need to work together more easily. Financial terms aren’t being disclosed.Dell Confirms Buyout Bids From Blackstone and Icahn, Says Each May Top Initial Offer
The buyout plot thickens.
IBM Knows When to Acquire and When to Divest
Also, Big Blue bets bigger than before on Big Data.
U.K. Regulator Is Looking Into Autonomy’s Pre-HP Books
What’s in those books?