HP taking aim on IBM with risky $13.2B acquisition of EDS

Riding a hot streak that has doubled its stock price in the past three years, Hewlett-Packard Co. is rolling the dice on a $13.2 billion acquisition of technology services provider Electronic Data Systems Corp.

Sizing up the NVIDIA-VIA acquisition rumors

Intel's Larrabee may make for strange bedfellows.Once bitter chipset rivals, NVIDIA and VIA are reportedly in talks that might lead to the acquisition of the Taiwanese manufacturer. VIA has denied such discussions, but with revenue down over 50 percent from the company's heyday, a buyout may be inevitable. Read More...

MySQL users mostly unfazed by Sun acquisition (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Customers at the MySQL conference this week said Sun's acquisition of the database company could increase MySQL's credibility among senior IT decision makers still skittish about using open-source software.

China sets up committee for merger and acquisition of listed firms: report (AFP)

AFP - China has set up a committee to oversee mergers and acquisitions in listed firms to streamline approval procedures and encourage industry consolidation, state media said Thursday.

France Telecom considers acquisitions as it reports growth in 1Q revenue, margins

France Telecom SA on Wednesday reported growth in first-quarter revenue and profit margins and said it is ready to seek acquisitions to enhance its presence in both emerging markets and Western Europe.

Era of big acquisitions largely over, Forrester says (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - A new report from Forrester Research declares that the wave of mega-acquisitions in the software industry is over for now, though big vendors will continue to snap up smaller firms as they round out their portfolios.