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EMC Presses Forward with Hostile Bid for Data Domain
The "love triangle" involving data storage competitors NetApp and EMC and the object of their affections, storage systems and deduplication provider Data Domain, took a second turn June 3 when the Data Domain board of directors unanimously accepted a revised $1.9 acquisition offer from NetApp that it had received earlier in the day. However, EMC,…
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NetApp Ups the Ante in Battle for Data Domain
NetApp bids $1.9 billion in cash and stock for deduplication vendor Data Domain, and says the acquisition would be more beneficial than In a press release issued this morning, NetApp announced a revised proposal to acquire Data Domain, heating up the battle between the storage giant and rival vendor EMC. Under the terms of the…
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Battle for Data Domain: Two Weeks in the Making, Months to Go
NetApp’s deal to acquire deduplication leader Data Domain took two weeks, from start to finish, to mead out. Now, it appears that what seemed like a done deal will take weeks—if not months—to sort through. Just two weeks ago, NetApp was celebrating its proposed union with Data Domain in a cash-stock deal worth $1.5 billion.…
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EMC Makes Surprise Bid for Data Domain
BREAKING NEWS: NetApp Counters for Data Domain; Offers $1.9 Billion to Block EMC EMC has made a surprise all-cash bid for data deduplication vendor Data Domain, setting up a potential bidding war with its storage rival Network Appliance. EMC could short-circuit NetApp’s plans to acquire Data Domain for $1.5 billion in cash and stocks with…
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IT Outsourcing Firm CSC Launches Cloud Computing with Security Focus
IT consulting services company CSC (NYSE: CSC) is getting into the cloud computing game with a three-part offering for companies looking to send some of their computing into the cloud. Partnering with Cisco and its Unified Computing effort, EMC, and VMware, CSC will offer what it is calling “Cloud Orchestration” and “Trusted Cloud” services, designed…
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Brocade introduces Global Alliance Partner Network
Brocade has unveiled its new global Alliance Partner Network channel program, designed to attract storage and IP networking channel resellers with a more selective, profitable alternative to existing channel programs. The Brocade Alliance Partner Network maintains the elements of the existing Brocade storage networking channel program and expands these industry-leading best practices to include the…