synopsis: Novell has completed its acquisition of PlateSpin Ltd., a leader in workload lifecycle management solutions for the enterprise data center. PlateSpin allows the movement of workloads between physical and virtual environments regardless of platform or operating system.

synopsis: Adaptec Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Aristos Logic Corporation, a provider of industry-leading RAID solutions.

synopsis: Olocity Corporation is dedicated to delivering open standards based management solutions, products, and services and has acquired the StorageIM open source storage network management platform which will be integrated into its offerings.

synopsis: Quest Software, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Vizioncore Inc., a leading provider of disaster recovery and other products for virtual infrastructure management.

synopsis: EMC Corp., the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, announced that it has acquired majority ownership of Data Domain, Inc. Data Domain will become the foundation of a new product division within EMC's storage business focused on the development and delivery of next-generation disk-based backup, recovery and archive solutions.

synopsis: Dataram Corporation, a leading provider of server and workstation memory, announced the completion of the acquisition of certain assets of Cenatek, Inc. These assets include issued patents, patents pending and disclosed patent applications which position Dataram for growth in the performance computing and application optimization markets.

synopsis: SteelEye Technology, Inc., the award-winning provider of software solutions for business continuity and disaster recovery on Linux and Windows, today announced that it has signed an agreement to merge with and become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japanese business partner,Ten Art-ni.

synopsis: EMC Corporation, the world leader in information management and storage, today announced that it has acquired Kashya, a privately held provider of enterprise-class data replication and data protection software. The San Jose, California-based company was acquired in a cash transaction valued at approximately $153 million.

synopsis: Hifn the power behind network and information security, today announced its acquisition of the business of Siafu Software one of the industry's most innovative providers of secure storage solutions.

synopsis: HP has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PolyServe, Inc., a leading provider of storage software for application and file serving utilities. The acquisition provides a strong entry point for HP into the high-growth enterprise network-attached storage market and allows the company to extend NAS technology to blades.

synopsis: Xyratex Ltd. has reached a tentative agreement with Ario Data Networks to acquire key Ario Data Network assets. Under the terms of the agreement Xyratex will acquire certain intellectual property, capital assets and skilled resources.

synopsis: Cressey Equity Partners has finalized its acquisition of Vision Solutions and iTera, Inc. Concurrently, Vision Solutions and iTera are merging and the newly formed enterprise is privately held by Thoma Cressey. Financial details of the transaction will not be disclosed.

synopsis: Thoma Cressey Equity Partners announced today it has finalized its acquisition of Vision Solutions and iTera, Inc. Concurrently, Vision Solutions and iTera are merging and the newly formed enterprise is privately held by Thoma Cressey. Financial details of the transaction will not be disclosed.

synopsis: Brocade the leader in networked storage solutions that help enterprises connect and manage their information, has completed the acquisition of McDATA Corporation. The transaction is valued at approximately $973 million.

synopsis: CA continued to extend its storage management portfolio with the acquisition of privately-held XOsoft, Inc., a leading provider of continuous application availability solutions that minimize application downtime and accelerate time to recovery.

synopsis: Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., announced a significant milestone in its strategy to give customers seamless access to all data, content and information with the acquisition of BlueArc Corporation, a leader in scalable, high performance network storage.

synopsis: Quantum Corp., the leading global specialist in backup, recovery and archive, announced that it has acquired Pancetera Software Inc., a privately held company that has significantly reduced the complexity and cost of managing and protecting data in virtual server environments.

synopsis: Dell has completed its acquisition of Compellent Technologies, Inc., a rapidly-growing provider of highly-virtualized storage solutions with automated data management features, including tiering and thin provisioning, for enterprise and cloud-computing environments.

synopsis: HP announced that it has completed the acquisition of 3PAR Inc., a leading global provider of utility storage, for a price of $33 per share in cash. 3PAR technologies expand HP’s storage portfolio into enterprise-class public and private cloud computing environments, which are key growth markets for HP.

synopsis: Vision Solutions, Inc., a provider of disaster recovery, and data management solutions, has completed the acquisition of Double-Take Software, Inc., a provider of data protection solutions.

synopsis: Novell has completed its acquisition of PlateSpin Ltd., a leader in workload lifecycle management solutions for the enterprise data center. PlateSpin allows the movement of workloads between physical and virtual environments regardless of platform or operating system.

synopsis: Brazil-based Stefanini IT Solutions acquired Code X, Inc. ("CXI"), a Richmond, Virginia based IT services firm with over 400 employees (250 in the U.S. and 150 in India) for an undisclosed sum.

synopsis: Novell, Inc., a leader in Intelligent Workload Management, has completed its previously announced merger, whereby Attachmate Corporation acquired Novell. Novell helps organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments.

synopsis: Novell announced a definitive agreement to acquire the business service management leader Managed Objects. The acquisition will extend Novell's portfolio of data center solutions by adding tools to provide a unified view of all information and workloads.

synopsis: Novell has completed its acquisition of PlateSpin Ltd., a leader in workload lifecycle management solutions for the enterprise data center. PlateSpin allows the movement of workloads between physical and virtual environments regardless of platform or operating system.

synopsis: Novell announced it has acquired SiteScape, a leader in open source team collaboration, extending Novell's leadership in, and commitment to, innovative and open collaboration solutions. SiteScape, the founder of the ICEcore open source collaboration project, brings impressive team workspace and real-time collaboration capabilities to Novell.

synopsis: Novell today announced its acquisition of e-Security, Inc., a move that will make Novell a pioneer in delivering a single view of security and compliance activities across the entire enterprise. Novell paid $72 million to acquire e-Security.

synopsis: Novell announced it has completed the acquisition of Tally Systems Corp. to expand its Novell(R) ZENworks(R) systems management offering. Novell will ship Novell ZENworks Asset Management, a set of integrated tools with discovery and inventory, license management, and software usage and trend analysis capabilities next week.

synopsis: BMC Software announced it has acquired privately held MQSoftware, a leader in the middleware management and enterprise application transaction management markets.

synopsis: EMC Corporation, the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Configuresoft, Inc., a leading provider of server configuration, change and compliance management software.

synopsis: Asseco Germany SA, in which Asseco holds 99.97% of the share capital and the same voting interest, signed an agreement for acquisition of shares in company update4u Software AG. Asseco's subsidiary Matrix42 AG will merge with Update4u Software, AG.

synopsis: VMware, Inc., the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, announced it has completed the acquisition of B-hive Networks, a privately-held application performance management software company with headquarters in San Mateo, California, and principal R&D facilities in Herzliya, Israel.

synopsis: Novell, Inc., a leader in Intelligent Workload Management, has completed its previously announced merger, whereby Attachmate Corporation acquired Novell. Novell helps organizations securely deliver and manage computing services across physical, virtual and cloud computing environments.

synopsis: CA, Inc. announced it has completed its acquisition of privately-held Nimsoft, Inc.--a leading provider of IT performance and availability monitoring solutions for emerging enterprises and Managed Service Providers (MSPs)--for $350 million in an all-cash transaction.

synopsis: CA, Inc. announced that it has completed its acquisition of NetQoS® Inc., a leading provider of network performance management and service delivery management solutions. The addition of the NetQoS' solutions enable CA to offer a robust and comprehensive service delivery and assurance portfolio.

synopsis: TIBCO Software Inc. announced that it has acquired privately-held DataSynapse, Inc. in a cash transaction valued at approximately $28 million. DataSynapse is a leader in enterprise grid and cloud computing software with a strong roster of more than 100 Financial Services and Telecommunications clients.

synopsis: TIBCO Software Inc. announced that it has completed the acquisition of LogLogic, Inc., a privately held company based in San Jose, California, that offers one of the industry's leading scalable log and security management platforms specifically designed for the enterprise and cloud.

synopsis: Dell has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Wyse Technology, the global leader in cloud client computing, to significantly extend its desktop virtualization offerings. Wyse will expand Dell’s desktop virtualization capabilities and provide new solutions and services opportunities for the full range of Dell’s enterprise offerings.

synopsis: Thoma Bravo and InfoVista, a global leader of service performance assurance, announced that Thoma Bravo and many of InfoVista’s largest shareholders have simultaneously signed an agreement and completed a transaction under which Thoma Bravo has acquired 67.26% of the share capital and voting rights of InfoVista.

synopsis: Quest Software, Inc. has acquired VKernel, a privately held virtualized infrastructure operations management provider based in Boston, Mass. VKernel, a leading provider of capacity management products for virtualized data centers and cloud environments, will continue to operate as an independent subsidiary of Quest.

synopsis: Citrix Systems announced it has closed the acquisition of RingCube, a leader in user personalization technology for virtual desktops. When combined with a desktop virtualization product like Citrix XenDesktop®, RingCube makes it easier for IT to give each user a personalized virtual desktop, and dramatically reduces the cost of storage.

synopsis: ASG Software Group has completed the acquisition of Perfman, a provider of high-powered capacity planning and performance management solutions. Headquartered in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Perfman offers cross-platform solutions to help companies boost IT service levels, lower costs and gain better business insights.

synopsis: Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity investment firm, has completed the acquisition of LANDesk Software (LANDesk) from Emerson. LANDesk is a global leader in systems lifecycle management, endpoint security and IT service management.

synopsis: Liquidware Labs Inc., the market leader in virtual desktop and application assessment and diagnostics, announced that they have acquired Entrigue Systems, a privately held company based in Atlanta, GA that develops enterprise-level user profile and configuration management solutions for VDI and traditional Windows desktops.

synopsis: Host.net, a multinational provider of colocation, network transport and transit services, announced the addition of cloud computing services through the acquisition of virtualization solutions provider Fairway Consulting Group of Boca Raton, Florida.

synopsis: LogLogic, the log management leader, announced that it has completed its purchase of privately held Exaprotect. The Mountain View, Calif. company is a leading provider of enterprise security, threat and security configuration change management solutions.

synopsis: CBTS, the technology solutions division of Cincinnati Bell Inc., announced the acquisition of Toronto-based Virtual Blocks, Inc. Virtual Blocks is a leading software developer in the area of virtualization.

synopsis: Scalable Software Limited, a leader in IT Asset Lifecycle Management solutions, it has completed the acquisition of the WinINSTALL® Desktop Management business from Attachmate of Seattle, Wash. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.