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Saksoft acquires Kale Consultants subsidiary Synetairos Technologies for undisclosed sum
04 Jul 2011
Kumar Managalam Birla to sell stake in Madura
04 Jul 2011
Hulu attracts big tech firms
04 Jul 2011
Essar agrees to sell stake in Vodafone Essar
02 Jul 2011
The deal for Essar's 33-per cent stake in Vodafone Essar, which was earlier signed in April 2011 for $5 billion, is now valued at $5.46 billion, including a withholding tax.
Fortune Brands to list its companies on NYSE
02 Jul 2011
Apple, Microsoft, Sony, RIM bag Nortel patents for $4.5 bn
01 Jul 2011
A consortium of Apple, Microsoft, Sony and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion and others have successfully bid for prized patents from the bankrupt
Nortel Networks' patent portfolio for $4.5 billion in an auction that saw Google and Intel bow out
Coffee Day Resorts takes 5.75-% stake in MindTree
01 Jul 2011
With this acquisition, the Coffee Day Resorts promoter's group now owns a 12.35-per cent stake in MindTree
Maple group’s bid for TMX faces several hurdles
30 Jun 2011
News Corp sells MySpace for $35 million
30 Jun 2011
Murdoch had paid $580 million in 2005 for MySpace, which was then one of the hottest properties on the internet; in 2006; it used to account for 80 per cent of the total social networking traffic.
News Corp sells MySpace for $35 million
30 Jun 2011
Murdoch had paid $580 million in 2005 for MySpace, which was then one of the hottest properties on the internet; in 2006; it used to account for 80 per cent of the total social networking traffic.
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