m&a http://www.itworld.com/ma xx Ciena to buy Nortel unit for $521 million http://www.itworld.com/networking/80189/ciena-buy-nortel-unit-521-million Ciena has agreed to acquire Nortel’s Metro Ethernet Networks business for approximately $521 million in cash and stock. http://www.itworld.com/networking/80189/ciena-buy-nortel-unit-521-million#comments Networking News Ciena m&a Nortel Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:04:36 -0400 ITworld staff 80189 at http://www.itworld.com Oracle buys financial reporting software from HyperRoll http://www.itworld.com/software/79295/oracle-buys-financial-reporting-software-hyperroll Oracle is buying software assets from HyperRoll to improve the reporting capabilities in Oracle's financial management software, the companies announced Monday. http://www.itworld.com/software/79295/oracle-buys-financial-reporting-software-hyperroll#comments Business Software News financial software m&a Oracle Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:35:10 -0400 ITworld staff 79295 at http://www.itworld.com With ACS, Xerox will gain a firm growing quickly offshore http://www.itworld.com/career/79143/with-acs-xerox-will-gain-a-firm-growing-quickly-offshore Xerox will gain a company whose offshore workforce has grown rapidly over the past year when its acquisition of Affiliated Computer Services closes early next year. http://www.itworld.com/career/79143/with-acs-xerox-will-gain-a-firm-growing-quickly-offshore#comments Business News BPO m&a outsourcing Xerox Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:27:49 -0400 ITworld staff 79143 at http://www.itworld.com 'Facebook for feds' social networking site acquired http://www.itworld.com/business/79034/facebook-feds-social-networking-site-acquired A serendipitous meeting in March between the CEOs of two cutting-edge tech firms focused on enhancing government communications has led to an acquisition. http://www.itworld.com/business/79034/facebook-feds-social-networking-site-acquired#comments Business Government News m&a social networking Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:54:22 -0400 ITworld staff 79034 at http://www.itworld.com Xerox will buy business process outsourcer ACS for $6.4B http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/79025/bulletin-xerox-will-buy-business-process-outsourcer-acs-64b Xerox has agreed to buy business process outsourcer Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) for US$6.4 billion, in a move it hopes will allow it to expand beyond the field of document management, it said Monday. http://www.itworld.com/it-managementstrategy/79025/bulletin-xerox-will-buy-business-process-outsourcer-acs-64b#comments Business News BPO m&a outsourcing Xerox Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:46:46 -0400 ITworld staff 79025 at http://www.itworld.com