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- Vishay Gives Up its Chase Of International Rectifier
- Tech Confidential submits: It looks like International Rectifier Corp. IRF, for the time being at least, will continue its 51-year history as an independent company. Chipmaker Vishay Intertechnology Inc. VSH on Monday gave up its chase of the power management component maker, saying it would abandon its $1.7 billion bid for International Rectifier after failing to win...
- External links 2008-10-15
- Research in Motion Appeals to Certicom's Shareholders
- Tech Confidential submits: Don't be surprised if Research in Motion Ltd. RIMM has more luck with Certicom Corp.'s (CERTF.PK) shareholders than it has had with the company's management. The Blackberry maker announced on Wednesday that after 10 long and fruitless months trying to persuade Certicom's board that an...
- External links 2008-12-03
- Sun to Let Southeastern Asset Management Pick 2 New Board Members
- Tech Confidential submits: Struggling Sun Microsystems Inc. JAVA seems ready to admit it doesn't have all the answers. The company has agreed to let activist investor Southeastern Asset Management add two new independent directors to its board "as soon as reasonably practicable." Southeastern, which is Sun's largest shareholder...
- External links 2008-12-08
- A Closer Look at Actuate's Fluctuating Tender Offer Price
- Tech Confidential submits: JMP Securities LLC analyst Patrick Walravens has more on Actuate Inc.'s ACTU ever-changing $60 million tender offer and the $3.50 a share, $212 million acquisition offer it received last week. In a meeting at the business intelligence software maker's headquarters on Friday, Walravens learned that...
- External links 2008-12-09
- What is Yahoo! Looking for in a CEO?
- Tech Confidential submits: You can always find someone to take on a crappy job -- heck, look at how many people ran for president this year. Finding the right someone is the difficult part. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Yahoo! Inc. YHOO is considering several candidates...
- External links 2008-12-10
- Salary.com Announces Acquisition of Genesys Software
- Tech Confidential submits: On-demand compensation software vendor Salary.com Inc. SLRY late Wednesday said it would acquire Genesys Software Systems Inc., a provider of human resource, benefits and payroll services.Terms of the deal were not disclosed in the Salary.com press release, for some reason. Instead, the company steers you...
- External links 2008-12-11
- Another Acquisition Bites the Dust: Virage Drops LogicVision Offer
- Tech Confidential submits: Virage Logic Corp. VIRL has joined the ranks of frustrated hostile acquirers. The chipmaker late Wednesday said it has dropped its unsolicited $1.05 per share, or $10 million, offer for rival LogicVision Inc. LGVNAs far as offer withdrawal letters go, the note from Virage executive...
- External links 2008-12-18
- Palm Gets a Lifeline from Elevation Partners
- Tech Confidential submits: Elevation Partners has been insistent that it would not sell its 25% stake in struggling smartphone maker Palm Inc. PALM, and on Monday it put its money where its mouth is. Silicon Valley's Palm announced that the private equity firm has invested an additional $100...
- External links 2008-12-22
- Former CEO Suggests infoGroup Should Explore Sale
- Tech Confidential submits: Let's say you wanted to acquire a public company. Would you announce to the world that you wanted to buy the company, most likely causing its shares to rise and increase the amount you would probably have to pay? Or would you negotiate a...
- External links 2008-12-23
- Google Phones in Holiday Bonuses
- Tech Confidential submits: Apparently, even Google GOOG is feeling the pain of the Great Recession and the pain is trickling down to their employees this holiday season. According to Gawker, the handsome cash bonuses the search giant has historically paid out to its employees will be replaced this...
- External links 2008-12-24
- CA Acquires Data Loss Prevention Startup Orchestria Inc.
- Tech Confidential submits: Benchmark Capital and a handful of other venture capital firms enjoyed a rare exit Monday with CA Inc.'s CA announcement that it would acquire Orchestria Inc., a startup that provides data loss prevention technology. Besides Benchmark, the eight-year old startup received backing from Doughty Hanson...
- External links 2009-01-07
- Yahoo Considering Computer Industry Pro Carol Bartz as CEO
- Tech Confidential submits: Veteran computer industry executive Carol Bartz is reportedly being considered to replace Jerry Yang as the head of Yahoo! Inc. YHOO, where her experience as the CEO of Autodesk Inc. ADSK for 14 years may be just what the struggling search engine maker needs. Bartz,...
- External links 2009-01-11
- Intel to Close Factories, Thousands of Layoffs Expected
- Tech Confidential submits: Intel Corp. INTC may cut thousands of employees as it closes older facilities and halts production of older products, the company disclosed Wednesday. The latest development follows last week's announcement by the world's largest semiconductor maker that its income for the fourth quarter of last...
- External links 2009-01-22
- AMD's Spinoff Approved - But Will It Help?
- Tech Confidential submits: By Olaf de Senerpont Domis After a false start, processor maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. AMD finally won enough shareholder votes to clear the spinoff of its manufacturing operations to a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund. by Tech Confidential
- External links 2009-02-18
- Avnet Continues Shopping Spree with Nippon Denso Acqusition
- Tech Confidential submits: Electronic components distributor Avnet Inc. AVT has unveiled plans to acquire Nippon Denso Industry Co. Ltd., a Tokyo-based company that helps OEMs design complex semiconductors and subsystems into their end products.No terms were announced, but Merrill Lynch & Co. analyst Steven Fox in a note...
- External links 2008-12-02
- Nortel CEO Tries to Wrap Company's Dismal Financials in Holiday Bunting
- Tech Confidential submits: The only reason we can muster that Nortel Networks Corp. NT CEO Mike Zafirovski pictured still has a job is that no one else would want it. Yes, yes, the holidays are almost upon us, which could conceivably soften our granite hearts toward all the...
- External links 2008-11-27
- Yahoo Earnings Reveal Widespread Layoffs
- Tech Confidential submits: Yahoo! Inc.'s YHOO third-quarter earnings [pdf file] were generally in line with lowered analyst expectations. The company reported non-GAAP net income of $123 million, or 9 cents a share, on revenues of $1.3 billion excluding traffic acquisition costs. More important, Yahoo! announced layoffs. The company...
- External links 2008-10-22
- Rackspace Spends IPO Money on Two New Acquisitions
- Tech Confidential submits: Like Indiana Jones sliding under that descending stone door just as it slams shut, Web hosting company Rackspace Inc. RAX was one of the last tech companies to go public back in August before the IPO market sealed up. Indeed, the company was the only...
- External links 2008-10-23
- Yahoo: Yang Says He's in Charge, Says Little Else
- Tech Confidential submits: Apparently, being belligerent/cantankerous/obstinate pays off. All Things Digital's Kara Swisher, one of Yahoo! Inc.'s YHOO sharpest critics, landed an exclusive interview with company CEO Jerry Yang. The interview covers a wide range of topics, but doesn't shed much light into two of the more pressing...
- External links 2008-10-26
- Downturn Saves Broadcom $51.3M in AMD Deal
- Tech Confidential submits: Broadcom Corp. BRCM has completed its purchase of Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s AMD digital TV business -- at a considerably lower price than originally agreed upon. Back in August, when the company first announced the acquisition, it said it would pay $192.8 million in cash for...
- External links 2008-10-29
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