VeriSign acquires GeoTrust

VeriSign Inc., a provider of infrastructure services for Internet and telecom networks, said Wednesday it agreed to buy privately held GeoTrust Inc. for about $125 million in cash. Check out more on this here.

Microsoft may aim for Yahoo! acquisition

Why am I not surprised, with all the interop talks and extremely close collaboration with Yahoo!? CNNMoney.com has a post on this. No surprises if Google buys Sun Microsystems.

Red Hat Buys JBoss

Open-source software company Red Hat said Monday it will acquire JBoss, another open-source player, in a $420-million deal that could provide customers with the ability to run web-enabled applications at relatively low costs. More on this story can be found @ Red Herring.

Microsoft acquires Vexcel

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VeriSign acquires m-Cube for $250M

VeriSign announced an acquisition of m-Cube for $250 million. According to reports, Motricity was competing with VeriSign over the purchase. m-Cube facilitates mobile billing for companies through premium SMS. It racked up $84 million in revenue last year and has companies like CBS, Major League Baseball and Virgin Mobile as customers. More on this over here.

Google acquires SketchUp

Google acquired SketchUp. Check out more on this over here.

VeriSign Buys Kontiki, a Broadband Media Firm

Verisign acquired privately held Kontiki, which makes applications for distributing digital media over broadband networks, for $62 million, the company announced on Monday.More on this can be found here.

Google Buys Writely

The search company strikes at Microsoft by acquiring a web-based Word competitor, writes RedHerring.

Microsoft Acquires Apptimum Inc.

Microsoft Acquires Apptimum Inc, a Leading Application Transfer Company.

Microsoft buys Onfolio

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