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North American organizations managing a global WAN for the first time are presented with strategic decisions and options never experienced before. Bringing a global network infrastructure into a working state is different than deploying a WAN...

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Many North American organizations inherit a global data center facility due to a merger or acquisition, greenfield expansion, or an upgrade to an existing facility in another country. Deciding what to tackle first can be an overwhelming...

Intel Corporation and McAfee, Inc. announced a definitive agreement for Intel to purchase McAfee. The purchase price is currently set at USD$7.68 billion where Intel will purchase all of McAfee's common stock for $48 per share. The deal is...

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When acquiring information systems, following set protocols ensures that expenditures are made as wisely as possible regarding the provisioning of IT security. Without such protocols, the potential exists for purchases to be made that undermine...

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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) often instil fear in the hearts of IT leaders, who wonder what will become of their people, processes, and technology in the new organization. Use this storyboard to align IT with M&A goals, plan for the new...

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IT must determine the business goals of the M&A, while also reviewing and revising its current staffing, applications, and infrastructure to address the needs of the post-merger organization.

SAP has announced that it is acquiring Sybase for $5.8 positioning them to compete against Oracle in the database and mobile applications markets. "SAP needs to catch up with Oracle and Sybase is the ideal target." said George Goodall, Senior...

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Deciding on a post-merger target technology environment is a crucial planning step for IT professionals who are about to go through a merger or acquisition (M&A). Use Info-Tech's Merger & Acquisition Target Technology Environment Selection Tool...

HP has come to a definitive agreement to purchase Palm in a deal valued at $1.2B. The deal is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in HP's third quarter. Palm has been struggling for some time in terms of both its market...

(28-Apr-10) After struggling in recent years to reclaim the success it once had in pioneering the personal digital assistant market, smart phone vendor Palm (Nasdaq: PALM) has agreed to be acquired by Hewlett Packard Co. (Nasdaq: HPQ) in a deal...

(26-Feb-10) The planned acquisition of Nstein Technologies Inc. will give Open Text Corp. semantec analytics technologies and a valuable customer base, both of which are quite compelling to the Waterloo, Ont.-based company, said one analyst....

(19-Jan-10) Avaya Inc., which has completed its takeover of the enterprise assets of Nortel Networks Corp., announced its product integration plans Tuesday. Though Avaya plans to drop the Nortel Multimedia Conferencing product, industry...

(12-Jan-10) PricewaterhouseCoopers Canada has purchased MTS Allstream Inc.’s non-telecom IT consulting business in a move aimed at rebuilding its IT consulting business. In addition to a slew of client contracts, the acquisition will...

(24-Nov-09) Ciena Corp. won the auction for wilting Canadian technology icon Nortel Networks Corp.'s global Ethernet assets and promised to preserve 2,000 highly-skilled jobs, many in Ottawa. The $769 million (U.S.) offer – $530 million in...

On November 11th, HP acquired 3Com for $2.7 billion USD effectively drawing a line in the sand. HP had long been one of Cisco’s biggest resellers until Cisco moved into HP’s data center server space earlier this year when it introduced the...

(12-Nov-09) If Hewlett Packard Development Company LP acquires 3Com Corp., HP will probably keep its ProCurve division but stop making its own enterprise routers, a Canadian analyst said. “In the router area they will probably do away with...

Google posted record third-quarter revenues of $5.94 billion, up 8% over the second quarter, due mostly to strong online advertising revenues. Earnings per share were an astounding $5.18. It ended the quarter with $22 billion in cash as well,...

The configuration of a Business Intelligence (BI) platform is no easy task. While most BI applications claim to be compatible with any environment, they are not equally adaptable. Avoid configuration problems and the associated costs by...

End user adoption is critical to the success of a Business Intelligence (BI) implementation. Get end users onboard early by selecting a BI solution that recognizes the unique needs of different user groups.

Cutting through the vendor-speak to find a Business Intelligence (BI) solution that fits the business needs and technology environment of the organization is not easy. Include enterprise business requirements as part of the selection strategy to...

Cisco's acquisition of video communications vendor TANDBERG for $3 billion, subject to shareholder approval and regulatory review, significantly strengthens its position in the burgeoning enterprise collaboration space. TANDBERG's video...

The remarkable ascendancy of Dell from a one-man college dorm room venture to a powerhouse computer vendor has been well documented. The world pays close attention to significant announcements such as Dell's intention to buy Perot Systems, a...

(IT World Canada) - The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company's planned acquisition of Ibrix Inc. will add storage clustering capabilities to the StorageWorks portfolio, said one analyst. But what of PolyServe, the company in the same space that HP...

Growth through acquisition is common in the IT industry, and Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) greatly enhances the speed and success of technology integration between firms. A merger is most often a business decision that is made with little...

Desktop virtualization is a game changing technology that can reduce IT operational costs while increasing efficiency and agility in desktop management, says Info-Tech Research Group. 30% of IT leaders have plans to implement a Desktop...

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One of the main objectives of a contract is to reduce risks. The contract should eliminate or reduce ambiguities about who is supposed to do what, when, and how well. The contract should also define what happens when either party fails to meet...

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The ''Contract Negotiation Plan'' can help organize all of the issues for negotiating a vendor contract. It provides a comprehensive checklist of issues and helps the evaluation team determine its target outcomes in negotiation.

Dynamics AX is the flagship of Microsoft's ERP aspirations. The technology holds promise but will benefit from increased focus on industry-specific functionality and improved roll-out methodologies.

When two enterprises merge through acquisition, all efforts must be taken to preserve the business value of the enterprise that was taken over. Moving through the integration of the systems infrastructures in a speedy manner will minimize any...

In one week, Bear Stearns saw its stock drop from $64 to $30. The next weekend, employees returned on Monday to find JPMorgan steering the ship and the stock price trading below $6. Hostile takeovers and bailouts can leave IT in the dark. IT...