‘Acquisitions’ Archives
Blockbuster buys mobile payments company Alpha Bay
Video rental retailer Blockbuster is getting into the mobile payments game and has acquired mobile point-of-sale software company Alpha Bay. Blockbuster will be using the Alpha Bay platform in its stores to improve in-store customer service, enhance inventory management and [Read More]
Sony to acquire Gaikai, a streaming video game service, for $380 million.
#Sony to acquire #Gaikai, a #streamingvideo #game service, for $380 million. Founded in November 2008, Gaikai has had a number of notable investors, including Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Qualcomm (NASDAQ: QCOM), and Benchmark Capital. The company was co-founded by David [Read More]
Zynga betting on tradition gambling in bid to acquire gaming company Ongame
What a huge deal this could be – the first big meeting of #social #gaming and traditional #gambling. Now, eGaming Review claims Zynga is ‘leading the race’ to acquire Ongame, the Swedish firm owned by Bwin.party. Read more: Mobile Entertainment [Read More]
Sony moves to streaming games with acquision of Gaikai Inc for $380 million
#Sony Corp. agreed to acquire U.S.-based Gaikai Inc., which specializes in streaming #videogames over the Internet, for about $380 million. The acquisition, made by the Japanese firm’s videogame arm, comes as the industry prepares for a shift from a decades-old model [Read More]
Microsoft buys enterprise social network provider Yammer for $1.2 billion
Microsoft Corp. and Yammer on Monday announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Microsoft will acquire Yammer, a leading provider of enterprise social networks, for $1.2 billion in cash. Yammer will join the Microsoft Office division. “The [Read More]
Salesforce.com to acquire Buddy Media for $698 million
Software as a service provider Salesforce.com announced plans June 4 to acquire Buddy Media, a provider of a social media marketing platform, for $698 million in cash and stock, but a stock analyst warns that Salesforce faces formidable competition when Oracle unveils its [Read More]
Google buys Meebo
Social platform Meebo has been snatched up by Google, according to a blog post by the cloud-centric IM company. Founded in 2005, Meebo began as a browser-based instant messaging client, growing to include the Meebo Bar, which allowed users to chat on various websites like [Read More]
Braintree becoming a major payment provider for ecommerce sites
Besides being some of the hottest start-ups around, Rovio, Uber, Fab.com, Airbnb share a common thread: their payments are powered by Chicago-based Braintree, a payment provider that has quietly become a force in the online commerce world. The company, which raised $34 [Read More]
JackTreads goes from bedroom bootstrap to 2 million members
After working from his bedroom for two and a half years, Jason Ross launched JackThreads — a men’s online shopping club that had yet to establish a payment system via credit cards — in 2008. His first online sale featured a single brand and only sold three items, but [Read More]
SAP acquires Syclo and pushes the mobile business envelope further
SAP, a customer relationship and business management software company, has acquired mobile business service provider Syclo, the company announced Tuesday. Details, including purchase price, were not disclosed. With the bring-your-own device movement gaining steam, it’s [Read More]
