VoIP provider Skype of Luxembourg will be acquired by the online auctioneer in a cash and stock deal.
Four Billion Ways To Better Google Days
Google has lots of uses for all the extra bank when their “pi” in the sky 14+ million shares hit the market.
IBM Hooks Up With Dutch Bank For 1.5 Billion Deal
IBM announced today they’ve signed a 5-year, 1.5 billion deal with Dutch bank ABN AMRO for an on demand IT infrastructure. The contract supports ABN AMRO in its worldwide operations and IBM says it’s the most extensive rollout of their data center automation technology they call Universal Management Infrastructure.
SBCs $4 Billion Experiment
Some might say that a $4 billion investment into a complicated and risky technical endeavor that is potentially way too ahead of its time for the general population is a risk not worth taking. But SBC Communications’ Randall Stephenson says otherwise.
Teaming Up For More Than $7 Billion in SE Marketing
New Orleans, LA – Approximately $7 billion* in annual spending is expected for the search engine (SE) marketing industry by 2007. And members at Content Desk, an Internet content syndication center and a source of high-quality, targeted content for webmasters, are excited to be a team of go-getters and share in the bounty.
Yahoo Now Indexing 20 Billion Items
The search engine and portal company indexes nearly double the items its rival, Google, does.
IVAX Sold to Teva for $7.4 billion
Yesterday, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries announced that it will be acquiring IVAX for about $7.4 billion. In the transaction, IVAX shares will be converted to either $26 in cash or 0.8471 TEVA ADRs.
Teva Acquiring IVAX for $7.4 billion
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries and IVAX Corporation announced that Teva is acquiring IVAX for $7.4 billion. IVAX shares will be converted to either $26 in cash or 0.8471 TEVA ADRs.
HP To Save $1.9 Billion a Year With Restructuring Plan
HP plans to save $1.9 billion a year with its new restructuring plan. To do this, the company is going to get rid of 10% of its full-time staff over the next six quarters.
The Multi-Billion Dollar Harry Potter Phenomenon
Visiting the news shop in my local neighbourhood this lunchtime, I noticed the new Harry Potter book on display in the window.