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Google snaps up Nest for $3.2B

January 13, 2014 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Google Acquires Nest

This is big. Google has acquired Nest Labs, a Palo Alto, Calif.-based maker of smart thermometers and smoke detectors for a cool $3.2 billion in cash, reports Chris Preimesberger over at eWEEK. “Google took another big step Jan. 13 in its quest to become a major player in the connected-home Internet of Things market,” he wrote. Agreed. […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: acquisition, Google, Internet of Things, Nest, smart home

IBM snags smart buildings software maker Tririga

March 22, 2011 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

IBM today announced that it is acquiring Tririga, the Las Vegas, Nevada-based maker of facilities management software for an undisclosed amount. The move is the latest in Big Blue’s Smarter Buildings initiative, which pursues IT opportunities in a burgeoning market for solutions that improve cost- and energy-efficiency of real estate assets like corporate offices and […]

Filed Under: Cleantech & Renewable Energy Tagged With: acquisition, IBM, M&A, smart buildings, software, Tririga

Compellent: Dell’s $960M green storage acquisition

December 13, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

About month and a half ago, buzz began to surround Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based Compellent Technologies based on reports that Dell was interested in acquiring the storage startup. Rumor became reality today when it was revealed that Dell is acquiring Compellent for $960 million.  The firm specializes in storage technologies that improve energy efficiency in data […]

Filed Under: Cloud Computing, Green IT, Storage Tagged With: acquisition, cloud storage, Compellent, Data Center, Dell, green storage, M&A, Storage, storage virtualization

Broadcom bags Beceem as 4G smart grid networking beckons

October 13, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

Broadcom chips are common in mobile and telecom gear, particularly smartphones, networking adapters and tablets where connectivity to 3G and wireless networks is a must. Now the company has its sights set on (WiMAX and LTE) by acquiring privately-held Beceem, a 4G networking chipmaker, for $316 million. Santa Clara, Calif.-based Beceem is an attractive target […]

Filed Under: Smart Grid Tagged With: 4G, acquisition, Beceem, Broadcom, LTE, M&A, Smart Grid, smart grid communications, smart grid networking, WiMax

Cisco snaps up smart grid firm Arch Rock

September 2, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

In case there’s any doubt that Cisco is taking the smart grid seriously, Earth2Tech’s Katie Fehrenbacher is reporting today that the computer networking giant is buying up San Francisco-based wireless smart grid networking firm Arch Rock. Terms, as they say, are undisclosed (drat!). The main draw? “Arch Rock’s wireless mesh technology enhances Cisco’s IP-based, end-to-end […]

Filed Under: Smart Grid Tagged With: acquisition, advanced metering infrastructure, AMI, Arch Rock, Cisco, M&A, Smart Grid

3PAR bidding war update: HP offers $2.1 billion

September 2, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

How high will they go? HP one-upped Dell with a roughly $2.1 billion bid to snag storage virtualization and thin provisioning firm 3PAR. At stake is nothing less than cloud domination! Actually, no, but close. IT vendors are scrambling to build their cloud portfolios, which rests on offering technologies and platforms that can scale to […]

Filed Under: Cloud Computing, Storage Tagged With: 3PAR, acquisition, cloud storage, Data Center, Dell, HP, M&A, Storage, storage virtualization, thin provisioning

3PAR: Hints of a green storage bidding war

August 26, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez 1 Comment

Last year, EMC and NetApp battled it out for DataDomain, whose claim to fame was a strong data deduplication portfolio. Data deduplication, as its name suggests, helps data center operators keep their energy and storage hardware costs in check by eliminating identical sets of data that would otherwise take up room on oftentimes pricey storage […]

Filed Under: Featured, Green IT, Storage Tagged With: 3PAR, acquisition, cloud storage, data deduplication, Data Domain, Dell, EMC, green storage, HP, M&A, NetApp, Storage, storage virtualization, thin provisioning

Intel buys McAfee: New era of secure (green) clouds?

August 19, 2010 by Pedro Hernandez Leave a Comment

In a whopper of deal, Intel today announced that it is acquiring McAfee for $7.68 billion. On the surface it looks like Intel is elbowing into the software space, but snagging one of the premier IT security firms is also indicative of a three-pronged plan of attack for cloud computing and data centers. Intel’s CEO, […]

Filed Under: Cloud Computing, Data Center, Green IT Tagged With: acquisition, Cloud Computing, Data Center, data security, Intel, M&A, McAfee, mobile, security, Smart Grid

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