Archives for the "Acquisition" tag
Cisco acquires Linksys
Today’s announcement about Cisco’s acquisition of Linksys is one that leaves me scratching my head a little. What is the logic behind this? Could this represent a change in Cisco’s strategy? Or is it a realization in the part of the networking equipment vendor that its future may not be enhanced by moving into the [...]
Tags: Acquisition, Connectivity, Future, Markets, Networks, Strategy, VOIP, Wireless
In Business, Technology
Google goes blogging
The news that Google is acquiring Pyra Labs has gotten a lot of people wondering about the move. I generally disagree with Anil’s contention that it’s not a great fit. I believe there are many areas in which Google and Pyra are complementary. My personal suspicion is that Google is looking at sites like Daypop, Popdex, and [...]
Tags: Acquisition, Google, Search, content management
Ebay to Acquire PayPal
Today, Ebay announced that it will acquire Paypal for $1.5 billion in stock. The acquisition makes sense as it merges two successful Internet businesses and turns the online auctioneer into an end to end shop for online transaction. Sizing up the businesses Ebay is primarily in the auction business. Everyday, millions of people buy and sell products [...]
Tags: Acquisition, Integration, Yahoo, eBay
In Business
Internet.com Acquires Earthweb’s content
Today, Earthweb and Internet.com announced that Internet.com was acquiring all of Earthweb’s content properties. For me, it’s an interesting announcement because I was involved in the building of both properties. When I left Internet.com in 1996 and went to Earthweb, I was in charge of building Earthweb’s properties into something competitive with Internet.com. At the time, [...]
Tags: Acquisition, Community, Content
In Media
