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Sun to buy MySQL for $1 billion  Open-source software maker MySQL AB's technology is used by some of the world's biggest Web sites Microsoft Puts $240M In Facebook
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HP in talks to buy Electronic Data Systems

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  Hewlett-Packard is in advanced talks to buy Electronic Data Systems for about $12 billion to compete with IBM in the business info. Technology

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Oct.24
  Rapidly rising Internet star has sold a 1.6% stake to Microsoft, spurning a competing offer from online search leader Google
Jul.23 HP to Buy Opsware for $1.6 Billion  HP is offering $14.25 per share in cash in a tender offer for data center automation software company

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Oct.31 Google Acquires Wiki Tool Developer  Google Inc. has acquired JotSpot Inc. that develops online collaboration tools known as wikis Sep.21 Yahoo May Buy Facebook For $1 Billion  The operator of a popular social networking site is in 'serious' talks to be sold to Yahoo Jul.25 HP to buy Mercury Interactive for $4.5b
  Mountain View: The all-cash price works out to $52 per share, a 33% premium above Mercury's closing price of $39 in the over-the-counter market.    Hurd is betting Mercury's product line will justify the ...

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Sep.20 HP set to buy a pair of firms  Hewlett-Packard is unveiling plans to acquire San Diego's Peregrine Systems Inc. and AppIQ Jul.25 Yahoo! Purchases Konfabulator  Yahoo is hoping its acquisition will get access to a group of mini-applications called widgets Jun.28 Sun to buy SeeBeyond for $387 million Jun.2 Sun buys StorageTek for $4.1 billion  Sun Microsystems has signed a deal to buy the technology firm to become more competitive in business data storage

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Feb.10 Founder to return as part of acquisition. Sun

year 2003 Top ^

Dec.11 Business Objects completes acquisition Sep.30 Google Buys Web Search Company Kaltix Jul.21 'Poison pill' policy to ward off suitors  HP: Hewlett-Packard will adopt a provision to ward off unwanted suitors who pursue a hostile takeover Jun.19 CEO Says Takeover Talk Is Nonsense. Sun Apr.3 Compaq integration `largely complete'. HP Feb.18 Overture to buy AltaVista for $140 million  Advertising-driven search engine will buy fallen Internet star for $60 million in cash and $80 million in stock

year 2002 Top ^

Sep.30 Up to $2.2 Bln Qtr Charge for acquisitions. Sun Aug.20 EBay-PayPal merger clears DoJ hurdle. eBay Aug.19 Business PC Market Deal with HP. AMD May.3 Compaq acquisition officially closed  HP: Investors will receive 0.6325 shares of HP for every Compaq share they own. Ticker symbol will change from HWP to HPQ Apr.17 Independent: investors approve vote  HP: 51.4% of those cast, were voted in favor of acquisition of Compaq, though the result still is not final Apr.10 'Extraordinary' steps before merger vote  HP: Two days shareholders voted on the Compaq, Fiorina told another exec they might have to take 'extraordinary' steps Apr.1 Merger opponent Hewlett not in board  HP: Hewlett-Packard board has reversed itself and decided against nominating dissident member Walter Hewlett Mar.19 CEO claims victory in merger vote
  HP: Dissident board member W. Hewlett insisted the vote remained too close to call
 The turbulent shareholder meeting drew more than 2,000 mom-and-pop investors, current and past Hewlett-Packard employees. The 15,000 layoffs that are expected if the deal goes through. HP shares fell 45 cents, more than 2 percent, to $18.80
Mar.18 Last-minute bids for support on vote  HP: CEO Carly Fiorina and dissident director Walter Hewlett hit the phones to make pitches on acquisition of Compaq Mar.6 Regulators Approve HP-Compaq Deal  Antitrust regulators have given their okay to the biggest merger in high tech history Mar.5 Research firm recommends merger  HP: A highly influential proxy research firm recommended investors to approve the proposed $22 billion acquisition of Compaq

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Dec.7 Packard Foundation against merger  HP: Hewlett-Packard largest shareholder plans to vote against the $25 billion acquisition of Compaq Nov.6 Founder family oppose Compaq deal  HP: The family and foundation of William Hewlett will vote their 5% stake against the takeover Sep.3 HP buying Compaq for $25 billion
  The new company with annual earnings of $3.9 billion and 145,000 employees would rival IBM




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