HP buys Linux OS from Phoenix Technologies HP has agreed to acquire a Linux operating system from software developer Phoenix Technologies for $12m (£8.2m). Read more on V3.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News ... (Continue reading)
HP buys HyperSpace fast-boot Linux HP, which recently picked up Palm’s WebOS, will pay US$12 million for Phoenix Technologies’ instant-on Linux HyperSpace for netbooks and laptops Read more on ZDNet Asia ... (Continue reading)
SAP buys into smartphone software German software giant SAP is buying California’s Sybase for $5.8bn in a deal which boosts SAP in its battle with US rival Oracle. Read more on BBC News ... (Continue reading)
News: Apple Buys Second ARM Specialist, Chip Maker Intrinsity Apple has purchased its second chip design firm, an Austin, TX-based company called Intrinsity. The New York Times reported that Apple closed a deal with the company, which specializes in making ARM... (Continue reading)
Apple buys small chip maker, app developer Apple Inc has acquired two small companies, a chip designer and personal assistant software maker, to bolster its advantage in the increasingly competitive mobile arena. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News ... (Continue reading)
Google buys start-up adept at Microsoft Office files Google on Friday said it has bought start-up DocVerse in a move that escalates the Internet giant’s battle with Microsoft in the arena of applications being offered online as services. Read more on Sydney... (Continue reading)
PC World reports that Google has acquired a popular iPhone application called reMail that provides ‘lightning fast’ full-text search of your Gmail and IMAP e-mail accounts. The app downloads copies of all your e-mail which can then be searched with... (Continue reading)
Software firm buys building, expands in Mass. MathWorks Inc. has purchased an office building in Natick for $30.8 million, part of an expansion that could create hundreds of new jobs at the engineering software firm. The 170,000-square-foot building is located in... (Continue reading)
Commission buys two trucks for Road and Bridge Department Commissioners purchased two three-quarter ton trucks for the Road and Bridge Department from Auffenberg and approved a bid purchasing a Crown Victoria from Scism Ford for the Prosecuting Attorney’s office. Read more on... (Continue reading)