Mergers and acquisitions appear to have become an unstoppable force in the IT industry in recent years. But despite the activity's undoubted popularity there can be real problems with relying on acquisitions to plug gaps in product offerings.
Reports in the New York Times claimed the move enabled IBM to offset operating costs which in turn meant it reached its earnings forecasts. This will include information about intellectual property income, the impact of gains and losses from its...
Coby outlined the next step for BA now that the cost saving targets for the airline-wide Future Shape and Size programme, which was started after September 11, have been reached - total savings of £869m actually exceeded the £650m target.
And as firms undergo rounds of mergers and acquisitions, the desktop becomes a heterogeneous mix of hardware manufacturers and software versions. The operation will be complete in a few months. Generally speaking, the mess becomes an issue not in...
IT is often ignored during mergers and acquisitions, with the integration of systems sometimes taking years to happen, research reveals. Nearly four-fifths (79 per cent) of the CIOs questioned said any M&A activity ignores IT integration, according...
With global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) predicted to peak at $5tr this year, IT chiefs believe that experience of M&A has never been more important. The majority of CIOs have been involved in up to three M&As and also believe that IT divisions...