Apple has acquired (as per multiple sources) the Mobile advertising company: Quatro Wireless. Previously, Google had acquired AdMob for $750 million, and here is apple acquiring a similar company for $275Million. Both innovative start-ups are aimed squarely at the fast-growing market to advertise on smartphones, such as Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android devices. Google’s strategy looks clear: Dominate Mobile OS market (android) followed by Handset market ( Read further »

Google continues it’s never ending endeavour to capture the web, acquires mobile advertising company AdMob and VoIP startup Gizmo5. Let’s discuss both acquisitions in detail. AdMob Acquisition This is Google’s 3rd largest acquisition ever. Google announced it’s buying AdMob, a provider of mobile ad technologies, for $750 million in stock. This could give the relatively small market for ads on mobile devices a BIG PUSH. With the acquisition Google gets better grip on Mobile industry with Android software already on increasing Read further »

The Pirate Bay was shut down by its ISP two days ago but the story is far from over. After several false-starts, the Swedish company Global Gaming Factory X has approved its CEO’s plans to purchase The Pirate Bay’s domain. The company intends to relaunch the service as a legal file sharing site. We know that it’s hard to get PirateBay down, or rather it’s Read further »

Nortel is long in news now. Earlier, we have talked about Avaya’s plan with Nortel. And today that fate of Nortel has been taken further, Ericsson has won the bidding over the wireless division of Nortel Networks, agreeing to pay US$1.13 billion for Nortel’s CDMA business and LTE Access technology 4G. How does it Benefit Ericsson? The deal will greatly expand Ericsson’s foothold in North America, bringing customer relationships with large operators such as Verizon and Sprint. Read further »

GoldenGate is a provider of real-time integration software. Information Software giant Oracle is buying Silicon Valley real-time data firm GoldenGate Software, for an undisclosed sum. “With the addition of GoldenGate, Oracle expects to help our customers achieve better performance, through improved business intelligence and business continuity with real-time information,” said Oracle’s senior veep Hasan Rizvi, in a statement. “The combination of GoldenGate and Oracle is expected to create a comprehensive heterogeneous data integration platform.” The two companies have been close business partners for more than 10 years. Oracle said the deal, Read further »

Th famous Idiom of “Necessity is the mother of Invention” might see a change in future. The Recession brings cost cutting, tighter time schedules, faster deliveries, efficient utilization of resources and the most important, Innovation. As a result of recession, Innovation has to grow in every sector. It starts from smarter way of working, and is most seen at bringing new Innovative Ideas to industry where you can raise the margins and hence lower the operating cost. History is proof of the quote. After all, many of the world’s enduring, multibillion-dollar corporations, from Disney to Microsoft, were founded during economic downturns decades back. Generally speaking, operating costs tend to be cheaper in a recession. Talent is easier Read further »

It’s the day that will be remembered in history as the Sun-set of one Era of Innovation as Sun Microsystems dissolves into the Information leader Oracle. It will bring a new Sun rise tomorrow as Larry Ellison will continue to invest in Open Source and JAVA. Sun Microsystem’s shareholders, today, approved its proposed purchase by Oracle. Though it came wiht a shocking surprise underneath. CEO Jonathan Schwartz nor Chairman Scott McNealy, two of the most outspoken and visible executives, didn’t attend the meeting. It was said that Schwartz was ill and there was no information Read further »

Updated: Oracle said Monday that it will buy Sun Microsystems for $9.50 a share in cash, or about $5.6 billion excluding debt, in a deal that plunges Larry Ellison & Co. into the hardware market. The company added that the acquisition of Java “is the most important software Oracle has ever acquired.” Sun Chairman Scott McNealy (left) with Oracle chief Larry Ellison. With the move- valued at $7.4 billion including Sun’s debt – Oracle also becomes a full-fledged hardware player. Oracle has been dabbling with the storage appliance with HP, but the acquisition of Sun puts the company in an entirely different realm. Oracle and Sun have been long-time partners. On a conference call with analysts, Ellison Read further »

The Oracle Corporation, the technology information company, announced Monday that it would acquire a rival, Sun Microsystems, for $9.50 a share, or about $7.4 billion. The agreement with Oracle came about two weeks after Read further »