Friday December 17, 2004 Symantec to Acquire Veritas
Symantec has announced its intention to acquire Veritas for 13.5 billion dollars. The acquisition would create the fourth largest software company in the world - behind Microsoft, Oracle, and SAP. Read the story here.
The software industry seems to be ripe for consolidation. M&A activity is certainly ramping up, as indicated by this deal and the recent Oracle-Peoplesoft deal.
( Dec 17 2004, 11:24:17 PM PST )
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Word of the Day
adjective - incapable of being expressed in words
( Dec 17 2004, 01:10:08 PM PST )
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Trivial Tidbits
The most venomous snake in the world is the fierce snake (Oxyuranus microlepidotus).
The most venomous spider in the world is the Sydney funnelweb spider (Atrax robustus).
The most venomous octopus in the world is the blue ring octopus (Hapalochlaena lunulata)
The most venomous jellyfish in the world is the Australian sea wasp, or box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri).
All of the animals mentioned above are found primarily (or solely) in or around Australia.
( Dec 17 2004, 11:26:20 AM PST )
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