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		<title><![CDATA[Tech M&A accelerates: Will the No. 2 and No. 3 players sell out or compete?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=27315]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In this installment of The Big Question podcast TechRepublic's Jason Hiner and I talk about the evolving tech landscape as mergers and acquisitions accelerate. by Larry Dignan]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:14:30 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SAP Sapphire: Reading the tea leaves demand, margins and M&A]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=18129]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SAP's Sapphire customer powwow concluded this week and the takeaways appear to focus on what wasn't there: Subscription pricing, a sign of an enduring rebound and confidence that the company can maintain its profit margins.Â     Among the notable business points Dennis Howlett has the product overview: ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 02:30:45 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IBM Offers a Broad M&A Services Portfolio With Strong Integration Capabilities]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1197227]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IBM Global Business Services IBM GBS provides broad Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) services portfolio, which is also fueled by IBM's ample M&A knowledge and business expertise. The company benefits not only from its strong brand and global reach but also from the many personal and longstanding client relationships that its...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Server Virtualization: A Step Toward Cost Efficiency and Business Agility]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1174457]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Danger and opportunity aptly describe the current economic climate. Financial pressures are forcing companies to be extremely cautious. But if, in the midst of a crisis, executives fail to identify areas to improve business performance, lower their organization's cost structure and increase efficiencies, these leaders are likely to miss the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[M&A's the Right Way]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=965507]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Every year tens of thousands of companies spend vast sums in their decision to "Tie the knot." According to a McKinsey study, the combined value of mergers and acquisitions agreed in the first seven months of 2007 exceeded the previous year's record total - US$4 trillion. Later in the year,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Strategic Agility Planning for Banks]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=971905]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Today, the banking industry needs greater agility to address challenges such as vulnerability to economic cycle vagaries, transient customer loyalties, increasing regulatory pressures, and heightened expectations from other stakeholders. Another agility driver is a need to harness new opportunities such as Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), and new product segments. To...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Click Heels 3 Times and Say 'I want to IPO, I want to IPO']]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/sommer/?p=220]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Alas Liquidity Events, I Knew Them Well....    If only wanting a liquidity event and getting it were that easy. As we say back in Texas, â€œ'wantinâ€™ and â€˜gettinâ€™ are two different thingsâ€.    For technology executives looking for a liquidity event for their firm, the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:33:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Revenge of the techies]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/careers/?p=169]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Stealing office supplies has never been so menacing. A new survey evidences all too well where the power can fall in enterprise IT relationships: into the hands of spiteful employees. by Deb Perelman]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:10:42 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Future Role of ICT in Meeting Operational Challenges in Energy Utilities: Shifting by Degrees to a Modern World]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1152931]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Energy utilities are operating in an environment where significant market and operational challenges exist. The deployment and implementation of appropriate Information Communication Technology ICT solutions plays an intrinsic role in meeting these challenges. The key take-away points of this whitepaper are market dynamics are shifting as a result of merger...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Dynamics Webcast: Overcome Merger and Acquisition Obstacles and Drive Business Success With Microsoft Dynamics (Level 100)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=393625]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft recently researched the experience of nearly 200 companies that have deployed one or more of the applications in the Microsoft Dynamics line of business management solutions. Among these companies, whose attitudes to technology tended to be more forward looking, a common theme for these companies is that they were...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Dynamics: Welding Different Companies into a Business Powerhouse]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=395569]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft® recently researched the experience of nearly 200 companies with more than 250 PCs that have deployed one or more of the applications in the Microsoft Dynamics line of business management solutions. Among these companies, whose attitudes to technology tended to be more forward looking than usual, a common issue...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Image: Top 10 U.S. tech mergers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://content.zdnet.com/2346-9595_22-199745.html]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Here's a ranking of the leading U.S. technology merger and acquisition deals based on value.This chart ranks the leading U.S. technology merger and acquisition deals based on value. by CNET News.com]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 13:00:02 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[FileHold DataRoom for M&A Due Diligence]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=974935]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The purpose of this white paper is to discuss the preservation of corporate records especially in a M&A environment. Traditionally the organization of corporate records is done as a "Fee for service" by Lawyers and Accountants using specialized external software. This paper describes the benefits of a "Do it yourself"...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EquaTerra Position: Service Provider M&A - Change of Control Doesn't Have to Mean Loss of Control]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=357509]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The outsourcing service provider market has historically experienced a steady stream of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As) which began to pick up in 2007. An M&A event can be worrisome for a buyer actively engaged with one of the parties involved, particularly if the provider is on the receiving end of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mergers and Acquisitions: IT Testing Requirements]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=336675]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) are amongst the most strategic decisions that are taken in the corporate world. Whether private or public, directors of companies that engage in the M&A arena must ensure that they take all practical steps to ensure that shareholder value is at least preserved and, ideally, enhanced...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Media mergers and acquisitions generated $110 bln in 2007]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=13754]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M&A for the media and information industries reached record highs in 2007 with 838 transactions and nearly $110 bln in value for 2007 - up 32% and 79%, respectively, over 2006, according to  Jordan, Edmiston Group. The approximately $50 bln dollar growth in deal value between 2006 and 2007...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:02:47 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[M&A Day: Winners and Losers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Greenbaum/?p=146]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Oracle finally nails BEA, SAP completes its deal to buy Business Objects: the day started out making a lot of sense. But when I heard that Sun had spent $1 billion to buy MySQL, I had to check the calendar. No, it wasnâ€™t April Fools Day, just another day in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:40:48 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mergers and Acquisitions: The Business Risks Associated With Merging IT]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1119583]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Top-level management of a merger or acquisition is very stressful, with consideration of due diligence, managing corporate culture and defining the future direction the new company is to move in. Outsourcing of the IT integration and testing function could be one way of alleviating some of the pressure faced by...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Information Technology's M&A Problem: A Briefing on IT Integration During Mergers & Acquisitions]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=346543]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Merger, takeover, acquisition; call it whatever one wants to but CIOs from all walks of life will likely agree, while Merger & Acquisition (M&A) activities can be exciting undertakings, they are typically rife with tension and ambiguity. As such, the guiding principles provided in this paper are designed to help...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why should investors dictate at BEA?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Howlett/?p=226]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ Last week, Larry Dignan said this of BEA:  BEA is playing a dangerous gameâ€"especially if you believe no other company wants it at that price. BEA may be a leading middleware company, but the writing is on the wall: Girth wins in enterprise software. Oracle and BEA makes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:30:11 -0700</pubDate>
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