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Attachmate Corporation has agreed to acquire technology giant Novell for $6.10 per share in cash in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion. Attachmate is owned by an investment group…

Celeno Communications, an Israel-based provider of semiconductors for multimedia WiFi home networking applications, this morning announced that it has secured a $12 million funding round, which included a strategic investment…

Enterprise software giant EMC has just acquired Isilon Systems for $2.25 billion in cash or appoximately $33.85 per share. The deal was rumored to be in the works but now…

Coraid, a developer of Ethernet SAN storage solutions, this morning announced that it has closed a $25 million Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures. All of Coraid’s Series…

BroadVision is launching a new version of Clearvale, a “networks of networks” for the social enterprise. Launched to the public earlier this year, Clearvale provides businesses with the tools, and…

Enterprise cloud storage provider Nirvanix is adding more money to its coffers and putting an experienced executive at the steering wheel. The company has secured an additional $10M, bringing its…

Quest Software is to acquire BakBone Software, a San Diego, CA-based provider of data protection software. Quest in a statement says it expects to pay approximately $55 million, including the…

Enterprise cloud storage provider Zetta has raised $11.5 million in Series B funding from existing investors Foundation Capital and Sigma Partners. This brings Zetta’s total funding to $22.5 million. Zetta…

The Planet and SoftLayer, both giants in the world of dedicated server and Web hosting services, have merged. The news of the merger, which has been subject of rumors and…

Wireless broadband solutions provider Novatel Wireless has agreed to acquire Enfora, a privately-held provider of wireless asset-management solutions and machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, for approximately $64.5 million in cash. The purchase…

AeroScout announced today that it has secured another $16 million in venture financing for its “Real-Time Location System” (RTLS) and to grow the adoption of its Wi-Fi RFID solutions. New…

Dell has just announced it has agreed to acquire Software-as-a-Service integration company Boomi. Terms of the deal were not disclosed and, as usual, the purchase is subject to customary closing…

LiveU, which markets solutions for live video transmissions over wireless networks, this morning announced that it has raised $11 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Pitango…

ATG, provider of eCommerce software and related on-demand commerce optimization applications, this morning announced that it has agreed to be acquired by Oracle for $6 per share in cash, or…

Looks like Amazon has reduced the storage costs on its popular Amazon Web Services’ “Simple Storage Service” (S3) yet again. As of November 1st, S3 users in the US Standard,…

Cybersecurity solutions provider Endgame Systems has raised a whopping $29 million in first-round funding from Bessemer Venture Partners, Columbia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and TechOperators. Coinciding with the…

It’s hard to have metaphysical conversations in the technology game. Most of chat – even with techno-evangelists and social media utopians – is disappointingly mundane. But once-in-a-while, one comes across…

Resilient storage solutions provider Cleversafe this morning announced that it has secured $31.4 million in an extension of its series C funding from new and existing investors including Motorola Ventures,…

uCIRRUS, which markets real-time enterprise operating software dubbed PUSHvm, this morning announced that it has closed a $4 million funding round led by SK telecom Ventures and joined by Qualcomm…

Hewlett-Packard this morning announced that it has now completed the acquisition of security and compliance management company ArcSight for $43.50 per share, or an enterprise value of $1.5 billion. ArcSight…

Spiceworks, a startup that develops Web-connected social IT management software, is announcing a few milestones today at the company’s conference Spiceworld. The company now has 1.2 million IT professionals using…

IBM is announcing the acquisition of yet another company today: Toronto-based financial governance software company Clarity Systems. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Clarity Systems’ software allows organizations…

Forget Android, iOS and the rest of the mobile operating systems. Sometimes you don’t need to spend weeks building the sleekest mobile apps for native environments. And depending on your…

As it becomes increasingly important to measure website and social media analytics in real-time, new optimization tools are rising to the surface and gobbling up investor dollars. Real-time marketing service…

Most of the apps being developed for Android phones are consumer apps. Yet enterprise apps could be much more lucrative. One startup focusing on enterprise apps for Android is 3LM,…

Enterprise messaging company Mirapoint and Critical Path, provider of messaging software and services, have entered into a definitive agreement to merge. Combined, both companies’ strategies of delivering messaging, security and…

IBM released strong third quarter earnings today, posting revenue of  $24.3 billion, up 3 percent from the third quarter in 2009, and surpassing analyst expectations. EPS were $2.82 per share, compared…

You may not know about Splunk but you should. The company, which indexes and makes searchable data from any app, server or network device in real time including logs, config…

Cloudkick, a Y Combinator-incubated startup that offers a free server management system to businesses, has hit a few milestones today. The startup is now managing 1,000,000 servers around the world.…

IBM is continuing its shopping spree today with the acquisition of PSS Systems, a company that builds an information management software suite. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. PSS…