Citrix is acquiring Wrike from Vista for $2.25B
Citrix announced today that it plans to acquire Wrike, a SaaS project management platform, from Vista Equity Partners for $2.25 billion. Vista bought the company just two years ago. Citrix, which is best known for its digital workspaces, sees this as.....»»
Citrix collaborates with Microsoft to help companies accelerate their digital transformations
Citrix announced it is working with Microsoft on an upcoming offering that combines Citrix’s high-definition user experience (HDX) technology, IT policy control, and ecosystem flexibility with Windows 365, offering IT administrators streamlined Cit.....»»
Zoom is driving further into the customer service market
Zoom is acquiring Solvvy to add conversational AI and automation to its recently launched Zoom Contact Center offering......»»
Virgin Orbit Is Assembling a Fleet of Boeing 747 Jets To Launch More Rockets Into Space
Virgin Orbit is assembling a fleet of modified 747 jets, the company announced Tuesday, ordering two new modified cargo airframes to help launch more rockets into space. CNBC reports: The company is acquiring the two additional airframes through L3Ha.....»»
Meta and AMD are teaming up to boost mobile networks
Meta is working to expand global mobile networks through its Evenstar program which AMD is now a part of after acquiring Xilinx......»»
New research finds that preference for remaining is key to successful immigration
New research finds that policies granting permanent residency to immigrants conditional on acquiring host country skills—like language—are most likely to generate higher fiscal contributions to the host country through income taxes. In fact, immi.....»»
Leaked Dr. Dre video in 2014 almost put the deal between Apple and Beats in jeopardy
When Apple confirmed that it was acquiring Beats for $3 billion in 2014, the deal became news all over the world. However, Tripp Mickle’s book After Steve has now revealed that the deal between the two companies was almost put in jeopardy after a.....»»
Curious about Twitter’s future? So is the U.K. parliament
The U.K. parliament has invited Elon Musk to speak about his proposed changes to Twitter now that he's acquiring it. Those changes involve free speech and bots......»»
China ODM Wingtech taps deeper into semiconductor sector
China-based ODM Wingtech Technology has seen semiconductor sales significantly bolster its profits since acquiring in late 2019 Nexperia, a Dutch supplier of discrete and MOSFET components as well as analog and logic chips, and is on track to expand.....»»
Tim Cook says Apple won’t rule out acquiring large companies, but its focus is on IP and talent
During Apple’s fiscal Q2 2022 earnings calls, company CEO Tim Cook was asked about Apple’s strategy for acquiring other companies. According to Cook, Apple is not exactly concerned with acquiring other large companies but, rather, with incorpora.....»»
Crossing barriers: How the rabbit virus myxoma leapt into a new species
Viruses are among the most protean entities in nature, ceaselessly mutating and acquiring new characteristics. These tiny entities follow a simple and relentless imperative: infect as many host organisms as possible. Occasionally, a virus' genomic.....»»
Citrix strikes back at Windows 365 with new desktop-as-a-service options
Citrix’s updated cloud computing offering challenges Windows 365 in the competitive desktop virtualization space......»»
DaaS might be the future of work
The move to hybrid work is on. And to support and accelerate it, IT executives are counting on Desktop as a Service (DaaS). According to the results of a Pulse survey conducted by Citrix Systems, nearly 75 percent of 300 IT and security leaders acros.....»»
Dungeons & Dragons Owner Hasbro Is Buying D&D Beyond
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Polygon: The parent company of Dungeons & Dragons developer Wizards of the Coast, Hasbro, announced Wednesday it is acquiring D&D Beyond, one of the franchise's most popular officially licensed digital toolset.....»»
Samsung SDS Vietnam profits from investing in CMC Corp
After acquiring a 30% stake in Vietnam-based CMC Corp three years ago, Samsung SDS Vietnam has made a profit of over VDN1.8 trillion (US$80 million) from the investment, according to Vietnam Insider. The Samsung group has been directly and indirectly.....»»
HP to snap up meeting hardware company Poly for $1.7 billion
HP is acquiring Poly in an all-cash deal as it looks to offer customers a robust portfolio of hybrid meeting solutions......»»
Apple nears Oscar win with "CODA," but it cost millions and "incredibly heated" negotiations
Apple TV+ hit "CODA" has a strong shot at winning the Best Picture Oscar, beating Amazon and Netflix to the honor — but acquiring the film exposed the streamer to the fraught and costly world of international film-making.Despite all of the industry.....»»
Niantic Buys WebAR Startup 8th Wall In "Largest Acquisition To Date"
Niantic is acquiring 8th Wall, a company that helps developers make web-based augmented reality apps, in what it says is its "largest acquisition to date." The Verge reports: The acquisition will help boost Niantic's Lightship developer platform and.....»»
Epic Games is acquiring music service Bandcamp
This week, Bandcamp announced it's becoming part of Epic Games. The two companies are in different entertainment industries entirely, but they indicate a common desire to build a marketplace that puts creators first......»»
BizLink expects synergy from acquiring LEONI"s INBG
Connecting cable and wiring system maker BizLink Holding has finished acquisition of a 100% stake in Industrial Solutions Business Group (INBG) under Germany-based cable maker LEONI at Euro 451 million (US$507 million), and expects the acquisition to.....»»
Intel Ramps Up Linux Investment By Acquiring Linutronix
Intel has acquired Linutronix, the German-based Linux consulting firm that is focused on embedded Linux and real-time computing. From a report: Intel's acquisition of Linutronix appears to be primarily focused as an acqui-hire with getting Linutronix.....»»