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Sun, Google sign distribution deal, say little about future together, 10/04/05
Sun and Google on Tuesday announced a multi-year deal to help each other distribute software, a move that fell well short of an anticipated high-impact deal to challenge Microsoft on the desktop.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100405-google-sun-deal.html?nl
EU appoints Microsoft monitor, 10/05/05
The European Commission Wednesday announced it has appointed Professor Neil Barrett, a British academic specializing in computer science and cybercrime, to oversee Microsoft’s compliance with the anti-trust ruling against the company.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100505-eu-microsoft.html?nl
Business Objects plans to buy Infommersion for $40 million, 10/04/05
Business intelligence software vendor Business Objects Tuesday announced it plans to buy information visualization software developer Infommersion for about $40 million in cash.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100405-business-objects-infommersion.html?nl
HP targets Linux management with RLX buy, 10/03/05
HP on Monday moved to bolster its Linux management tools with a plan to acquire blade management specialist RLX Technologies.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/100305-hp-rlx.html?nl
Nortel changes its structure again, 09/30/05
Nortel this week reshuffled its business units, creating two product groups and four regional groups for driving sales and support for the two product areas.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/093005-nortel-restructure.html?nl
Cisco to buy network memory vendor Nemo Systems, 09/30/05
Cisco Friday announced it has signed an agreement to acquire network memory vendor Nemo Systems for $12.5 million in cash.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/093005-cisco-nemo.html?nl
Vonage declines to comment on IPO report, 09/29/05
Vonage Holdings, the rapidly growing provider of residential VoIP service, declined to comment Thursday on a press report that the company was planning to go public.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/092905-vonage-ipo.html?nl
