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Microsoft to Acquire of RiskIQ to Bolster Security Tools

Microsoft has announced today that the company is acquiring RiskIQ, a company based out of San Francisco that specializes in detecting security threats. RiskIQ was founded in 2009 and specializes in detecting external threats and helping its customers protect their data by “extending cybersecurity beyond the firewall” in their own terms. RiskIQ is a SaaS...

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Microsoft to Acquire Nuance for $19.7 Billion

Microsoft has announced today that the company will acquire Nuance for about $19.7 billion. Once completed, this will be Microsoft’s second-largest acquisition following Linked In for $26.2 billion back in 2017. Nuance is known for its voice technologies and solutions in the healthcare space. Microsoft is paying a premium for Nuance but the reasoning for…

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Microsoft Acquires Movere To Simplify Cloud Migrations

Microsoft is all-in on the cloud and will let nothing get in the way of helping customers move to Azure. While the company has offered migration tools in the past, announced today, the company is acquiring Movere. Movere is a tool that provides discovery, assessment, optimization, and transformation of data to make it significantly easier…

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With GitHub Acquisition, Microsoft Moves Fully into the Open Source Community

Microsoft is buying GitHub, an online code repository company that is popular collaboration tool and a social network for developers.

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Microsoft Adds Another Acquisition to its Portfolio, Intentional Software

Microsoft has announced today that they are buying Intentional Software, a company that builds productivity software designed for teams.

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Microsoft Acquires Maluuba; Adds New Technology to its AI Portfolio

Microsoft has announced today that they have acquired Maluuba, a deep learning company focused on natural language understanding.

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Microsoft Is Acquiring LinkedIn for $26.2 Billion

Microsoft has announced this morning that it is acquiring LinkedIn for $26.2 billion; Microsoft will acquire LinkedIn for $196 per share in an all-cash transaction.

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Microsoft Inks 20th Acquisition For the Year After Buying Talko

Microsoft has announced that it has acquired Talko, a mobile communication tool, and that it will be integrated into Skype.

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2015 Was A Record Year For Microsoft Acquisitions

It was a record year for Microsoft acquisitions in 2015, the company bought 18 different business that include a new email app and big data management tools.

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Microsoft Has Acquired Secure Islands To Boost Its Security Credentials

Microsoft has announced that they will be acquiring Secure Islands, a provider of advanced information protection solutions to fold into its Azure product.

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