synopsis: Cisco Systems Inc., maker of networking and communications products, is buying approximately an 80 percent stake in Nuova Systems for $50 million. Nuova, based in Santa Clara, Calif. and founded by former Cisco executives, develops next-generation data systems.

synopsis: Clerity Solutions, Inc. has acquired Sun Microsystems' mainframe rehosting business. On June 30, 2006, Clerity acquired the intellectual property assets and hired Sun employees directly involved in the mainframe rehosting solution business.

synopsis: Iron Mountain Incorporated today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Marlborough, Mass.-based LiveVault Corporation. LiveVault is a leading provider of disk-based online server backup and recovery solutions for small and mid-size businesses and for corporations with remote offices.

synopsis: HP today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Trustgenix, Inc., a leading provider of federated identity management solutions. Upon the closing of the acquisition, HP plans to integrate Trustgenix and its software solutions into the HP OpenView management software portfolio.

synopsis: CA announced that it has completed its acquisition of Wily Technology, a leading provider of enterprise application management solutions, for $375 million in an all-cash transaction.

synopsis: Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS), a global supplier of application infrastructure software used to develop, deploy, integrate and manage business applications, today announced the successful completion of its tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of NEON Systems, Inc., by a subsidiary of Progress.

synopsis: Shah Capital Partners, a technology private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired Ingenient Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of embedded multimedia software solutions for delivering video, audio and data on a range of platforms.

synopsis: DCSD is the business unit of Diebold, Incorporated dedicated to campus card and housing management systems for colleges and universities.

synopsis: Aperture, the leading global provider of software for managing the physical infrastructure of data centers, has announced the completion of its acquisition by Emerson, effective March 25, 2008. This follows shareholder approval of the acquisition proposal first announced on February 25, 2008.

synopsis: Oracle Corporation announced that it had received approval of the European Commission and subsequently completed its acquisition of BEA Systems, Inc.

synopsis: Enea a world leading provider of telecom software and services, has acquired Swedish QiValue Technologies, a leading provider of Linux solutions. The acquisition will bolster Enea’s Linux expertise, strengthen its software offering, and increase Enea’s ability to offer Embedded Linux solutions.

synopsis: Wind River Systems, Inc., the global leader in Device Software Optimization has acquired the intellectual property including patents, copyrights, trademarks and associated product rights for RTLinux, the software industry’s only commercially-available, patented, hard real-time Linux technology developed by Finite State Machine Labs, Inc.

synopsis: Oracle announced additions to its best-in-class identity management suite designed to meet the diverse needs of organizations across all industries. With the acquisition of OctetString, a leading provider of virtual directory software, Oracle has significantly strengthened its portfolio of industry-leading identity and access management products.

synopsis: BakBone Software a global provider of data protection software, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of privately-held Constant Data, Inc. of Hopkins, Minnesota. The acquisition marks BakBone's entry into the data replication and high availability software market.

synopsis: IBM Corp. said Wednesday that it has acquired Collation, a privately-held manufacturer of information technology software, for an undisclosed amount. Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM said that the deal will strengthen its systems-management software portfolio and increase its ability to simplify the way companies manage their infrastructures.

synopsis: SAP AG announced that it has completed the acquisition of Sybase, Inc. As a result of this transaction, customers will be able to better harness today's explosion of data and deliver information and insight in real time to business consumers wherever they work so they can make faster, more informed decisions.

synopsis: VMware, Inc. and EMC Corporation, the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for VMware to acquire certain software products and expertise from EMC's Ionix IT management business.

synopsis: UnXis, Inc. announced that the purchase of The SCO Group, Inc. operating assets and intellectual property rights has been successfully completed. The SCO Group is a leading provider of software technology for distributed, embedded, network-based systems.

synopsis: Harman International Industries Incorporated, the global audio and infotainment group, announced the sale of its software operating systems unit, QNX Software Systems. Harman has sold the business to Research In Motion Limited of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, for US$200M.

synopsis: Fixstars Corporation, a pioneering company in Cell Broadband Engine™ based solutions, announced the acquisition of substantially all the assets of Terra Soft Solutions, the world renowned developer of Yellow Dog Linux.

synopsis: Cisco Systems Inc., maker of networking and communications products, is buying approximately an 80 percent stake in Nuova Systems for $50 million. Nuova, based in Santa Clara, Calif. and founded by former Cisco executives, develops next-generation data systems.

synopsis: Cisco announced its intent to acquire privately held Truviso, Inc. Truviso provides scalable, real-time network data analysis and reporting software. Together, Cisco and Truviso will provide instant access and visibility into network use and services to help increase operational efficiencies and drive new revenue streams for customers.

synopsis: Cisco announced the completion of the acquisition of privately held ClearAccess, a Vancouver, Wash. based company that provides TR-069-based software to service providers for the provisioning and management of residential and mobile devices. This acquisition includes ClearAccess' software business and talent.

synopsis: Cisco announced its intent to acquire NDS Group Ltd., a leading provider of video software and content security solutions that enable service providers and media companies to securely deliver and monetize new video entertainment experiences.

synopsis: SalesCrunch announced that it is making an unsolicited bid of $1 plus 15% equity in SalesCrunch to the shareholders of Cisco Systems, Inc. to acquire WebEx, the networking conglomerate’s web conferencing service. WebEx lets users video conference, share desktops, record and much more.

synopsis: Cisco announced it has completed its acquisition of privately-held BNI Video. Headquartered in Boxborough, Mass., BNI Video supplies service providers with two major video products that offer video back-office and content delivery network analytic capabilities.

synopsis: Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking, announced that it has acquired privately-held Versly. Versly integrates collaboration capabilities via a plug-in into Microsoft Office applications, simplifying the way people work by enabling more effective collaboration around content in documents, spreadsheets, presentations and email.

synopsis: Cisco announced it has completed its acquisition of service fulfillment software assets and associated employees from the UK subsidiary (formerly Axiom Systems) of Comptel Corporation. The acquisition gives Cisco the ability to extend network and service management technologies across its next-generation Internet Protocol network platforms.

synopsis: Cisco has announced it has completed its acquisition of privately-held newScale Inc., a leading provider of software that delivers a service catalog and self-service portal for IT organizations to select and quickly deploy cloud services within their businesses.

synopsis: Cisco has completed its acquisition of Inlet Technologies, a leading provider of Adaptive Bit Rate digital media processing platforms. Inlet strengthens the capabilities of Cisco's Videoscape TV platform, allowing service and content providers to deliver compelling video experiences to any device over any Internet Protocol network.

synopsis: Cisco has announced that it has completed its acquisition of privately-held Pari Networks, a leading provider of network configuration and change management (NCCM) and compliance management solutions.

synopsis: Cisco announced it has completed its acquisition of privately held LineSider Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of network management software that helps customers build the network services necessary to securely create and deploy cloud computing infrastructure.

synopsis: Cisco announced it has completed its acquisition of privately-held ExtendMedia, a leading provider of software-based Content Management Systems (CMS) that manage the entire lifecycle of video content through monetization for pay media and ad-supported business models.

synopsis: Cisco announced that it has completed its purchase of ScanSafe, Inc. Based in London and San Francisco, ScanSafe is a market leader of software-as-a-service (SaaS) Web security solutions for organizations ranging from global enterprises to small businesses.

synopsis: Cisco announced it has completed its acquisition of Starent Networks, a leading supplier of Internet Protocol (IP) based mobile infrastructure solutions targeting mobile and converged carriers. With the completion of the transaction, Starent Networks becomes part of Cisco's new Mobile Internet Technology Group within the Service Provider Group.

synopsis: Techrigy, Inc. has announced the acquisition of Andiamo Systems, Inc. Together these two companies will represent an industry-leading solution in helping agencies and companies analyze, interpret and act on the vast amount of user-generated-media (UGM) occurring around brands today.

synopsis: Cisco announced that it has completed its purchase of Tidal Software, Inc. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., and Houston, Tidal Software is the creator of intelligent application management and automation solutions.

synopsis: Cisco announced that it has completed its purchase of privately held Richards-Zeta Building Intelligence, Inc. The company is a leading provider of intelligent middleware technology that enables businesses to integrate building infrastructure and information technology (IT) applications over a common Internet Protocol (IP) network.

synopsis: Cisco announced that it has completed its purchase of Jabber Inc., a provider of presence and messaging software based in Denver. With the close of the transaction, Jabber becomes part of the Cisco Collaboration Software Group (CSG).

synopsis: Cisco has completed its purchase of PostPath, Inc., a provider of innovative email and calendaring software. Based in Mountain View, Calif., PostPath will work with Cisco to enhance the existing email and calendaring capabilities of Cisco's WebEx® Connect collaboration platform.

synopsis: Cisco has completed the purchase of Seattle-based Pure Networks, a leader in home-networking-management software and tools. Pure Networks' solutions allow users to easily set up and manage a home network and connect a range of devices, applications and services.

synopsis: Avaya Inc., a global provider of business collaboration and communications solutions, announced it has signed an agreement to acquire RADVISION Ltd., a leading provider of videoconferencing and telepresence technologies over IP and wireless networks.