To concentrate more on software-defined data centres, hybrid clouds and end-user computing, VMware has sold the Protect product family to LANDesk. As part of its efforts to focus on those areas, VMware came to the conclusion that asset ...
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Microsoft has sold its Mediaroom IPTV platform to Ericsson in order to solely focus on the Xbox. For Ericsson, the deal will make it the largest provider of "IPTV and multi-screen solutions," it said onMonday. The two companies didn't ...
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US-based ECG technology provider Mortara Instrument has signed a definitive agreement to purchase diagnostic cardiology product line of Cardiac Science. The purchase will include Cardiac Science's Burdick and Quinton brands and associated ...
Yahoo announced Monday that it is buying Summly, a London-based company that developed an app that condenses information and makes it easily and quickly readable on mobile devices. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, but it ...
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Tempur-Pedic International Inc., a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of premium mattresses and pillows worldwide, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Sealy Corporation. The Company also announced that it ...
Austria's Borealis has acquired Netherlands-based DEXPlastomers from ExxonMobil Chemical Company and Royal DSM, the Austrian petrochemical company said in a statement issued Monday. No financial details were given. DEXPlastomers, founded ...
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Vernalis has obtained a final payment of $2.5m from its drug discovery collaboration with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. The collaboration was formed to discover novel small molecules for an undisclosed target using Vernalis' ...
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Lab21 has entered into a collaboration agreement with IntegraGen for the development of a microRNA assay for colorectal cancer. Under the partnership, Lab21 will utilize its proprietary SPARQ PCR technology to develop a CE marked assay ...
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Singapore agribusiness giant Wilmar International has formed a joint venture with peer Noble Group to produce palm oil and its by-products in Indonesia. The companies said Wilmar's subsidiary Newbloom will hold a 53.74% equity stake in ...
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German retailer Tengelmann, together with its US subsidiary Emil Capital Partners, has acquired a shareholding in chocolate maker Tcho. The retail group has also bought a stake in VariBlend Dual Dispensing Systems, which makes containers ...
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US meat giant Tyson Foods has acquired local tortilla, salty snack and pretzel maker Don Julio Foods. The deal expands Tyson's presence in the retail channel. Tyson is the second-largest tortilla maker in the US, although the majority of ...
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U3 Pharma, an antibody targeted cancer drug development affiliate of Daiichi Sankyo, has signed a research collaboration deal with AbCheck. AbCheck's commercial multi antibody discovery platforms include AbSieve, which combines the ...
US food group Campbell Soup Co. has recorded a drop in first-half profits as costs related to its acquisition of Bolthouse Farms hit earnings. Earnings in the six months ended 27 January fell to US$430m, a 7.3% decline on last year, the ...
Italian cake maker Bauli has acquired local baker and confectioner Bistefani. The acquisition, confirmed today (12 February), will include Bistefani's brands, which include: Motta, Buondi and Casalini. Financial details of the transaction ...
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Twitter has confirmed that it acquired Bluefin Labs, a vendor of data that uses commentary on social networks to measure the effectiveness of commercials and programs on TV. "We believe that Bluefin's data science capabilities and social ...
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