The stock swap merger will create a new company called Reinvent Communications, with plans to become an online advertising 'powerhouse'. Internet services firm US Web is to merge with CKS, a marketing communications company, in a deal worth $300m.
Although the merger will boost electronic health services in the US, Misys' corporate communications director, Alistair McDonald, said European healthcare companies had little to fear. The creation of a giant consortium was announced yesterday in...
Businesses have a confused picture of how a merger or acquisition affects the IT department, according to a survey out today. The survey also revealed 78 per cent of IT directors feel the rest of the business is unaware of the extent of the task...
For its part, HP is still looking to cut costs amid a slow technology market, but any further savings won't be categorised as merger-related. The (merger) decision was the right one.the savings they claimed they have gotten would not have been...
Organisations are more interested than ever in outsourcing - though that doesn't mean they aren't still struggling with which core functions they should keep in-house. Tapping into third-party providers that offer services just like utilities is...
In an exclusive CIO Vision video interview with silicon.com, Peter Dew, CIO at Linde Group, said the merger was predicated on the ability of the new company to deliver €250m of savings by the end of 2008, and that IT will play a part in meeting...