Dell To Acquire Perot Systems For $3.9 Billion

Computer maker Dell has signed a $3.9 billion deal to buy Perot Systems, the Texas-based information technology services provider founded by H. Ross Perot Sr. Dell will benefit by offering a broader range of IT services and will ... continue

Mint.com + Intuit = Bad Math?

Intuit, purveyors of what may be the world's most feature-restricted software (Quickbooks) is acquiring Mint.com. It's a move that's already prompted some to close their Mint accounts, and is sure to, if anything, erode confidence in the popular ... continue

Google acquires On2 Technologies

Google announced today that they picked up video compression developer On2 Technologies in a $106.5m stock-for-stock acquisition. With clients including Adobe, Skype, Sun Java and Move Networks, On2 claims that 2 billion of their codecs have already been ... continue

Intel goes shopping, drops $884m on Wind River Systems

In a corporate-speak heavy press release this morning, Intel announced a "definitive agreement" to acquire Wind River Systems. Intel indicated a price tag of $11.50 a share for a total of $884 million- a hefty 44% over Wind ... continue

Internet Brands acquired four sites for $2.8 million in Qtr 4, and why you should care

Online media company Internet Brands acquired four sites in the 4th quarter for a total cost of $2.8 million. Some acquisitions have been previously announced, but the aggregate total is new information. The company also said in its ... continue