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Microsoft acquires VoIP provider Teleo, 08/31/05
Microsoft Tuesday said it acquired Teleo , a developer of services and technology that allow users to make and receive voice phone calls on their PCs via the Internet.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/083105-microsoft-teleo.html?nl
BMC acquires knowledge mgmt. company, 08/30/05
BMC Software Tuesday announced it had acquired a maker of knowledge management software in a deal that would equip BMC with service-desk capabilities that it plans to incorporate into its Remedy and Magic product suites.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/083005-bmc.html?nl
BMC Software CFO resigns by ‘mutual agreement,’ 08/29/05
BMC CFO George Harrington resigned Monday and was immediately replaced on an interim basis by the company’s treasurer. BMC offered few details about the unexpected change in its executive lineup, but said Harrington’s resignation was not tied to any …
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082905-bmc-cfo-harrington.html?nl
Opinion: Reconsidering the IBM-Lenovo deal, 08/29/05
I always thought the economics of this sale made sense. Now I’ve come around to thinking that freeing PCD from the clutches of IBM might be good for the PC market, as well as for Lenovo.
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/082905musthaler.html?nl
Opinion: Google: Building a brick at a time, 08/29/05
The Holy Grail is having a prominent enough role in the user interface that developers start to build to the environment, further fleshing it out and making it more important. These new tools help move the company toward that goal. And who could …
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2005/082905edit.html?nl
Sun, StorageTek to start life as merged firm Sept. 1, 08/24/05
Sun is likely to close its acquisition of Storage Technology Corp. on Aug. 31, pending a special meeting of StorageTek shareholders Tuesday when they are expected to approve the deal, according to a Sun executive.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082405-sun-storage.html?nl
Ex-HP chief Fiorina to pen memoir about her career, 08/24/05
Carly Fiorina has reached a deal to pen a memoir about her dramatic career, which went on hiatus in February following her ouster from HP after a turbulent five-year run as the company’s chief executive.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/082405-fiorina.html?nl
