Michael Singer

San Jose-based ANDA Networks Wednesday says it’s acquiring the intellectual property of Wuhan Snow City Communications (WSCC), a Chinese Network Firm. The acquisition is prompting a new company, which will be called ANDA-Wuhan. Because the two companies are privately owned, the financial terms of the deal were not discussed. The technology transfer is expected to […]

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and McAfee.com (Nasdaq: MCAF) Tuesday announced they would work together to put Microsoft’s .NET technologies in a number of McAfee security services. The deal calls for the integration of Microsoft’s .NET technologies with Sunnyvale-based McAfee.com’s Web-based security services. In addition, McAfee.com will soon launch a security service integrated with Microsoft’s Passport application […]

Commtouch (Nasdaq: CTCH ), which specializes in e-mail and messaging, Monday says it has established a working relationship with Santa Clara-based chip making giant Intel (Nasdaq: INTC). The prime purpose of the partnership is to help application service providers (ASPs) who are looking for an enterprise-grade e-mail and messaging system. Mountain View-based Commtouch’s messaging solutions […]

High tech e-tailer, Egghead.com (Nasdaq: EGGS) says it is selling back some Japanese investments to clear out more than $2 million in long-term debt with its partner SOFTBANK. The Menlo Park-based company, which had a Japan-based joint venture with SOFTBANK for Onsale Japan K.K., says it is selling back its interests to Onsale Japan. In […]

Increasing its footprint as both an online investment site and a face-to-face brick and mortar store, E*TRADE (NYSE: ET) Monday said it will acquire Web Street (Nasdaq: WEBS) for approximately $45 million in stock. Chicago-based Web Street is the parent company of Web Street Securities, an online brokerage firm. The sale includes Web Street Securities’ […]

PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT), which specializes in e-business applications, Wednesday says it is partnering with iPrint (Nasdaq: IPRT) to offer an all-in-one e-printing solution. As part of the deal both companies will co-market the solution to PeopleSoft 8 e-Procurement customers. PeopleSoft 8 is a new Internet-based enterprise application that streamlines the entire supply chain from item […]

Quicken maker Intuit (Nasdaq: INTU) Wednesday says it is selling its Quicken Bill Manager to Princeton, N.J.-based Princeton eCom for an undisclosed amount of cash and stock. The Mountain View-based financial software and Web-based services company says the sale of its online bill payment and presentment business is part of a company-wide program to reshape […]

Cape Clear Software, a Web services software maker, is showing off its SOAP this week in Las Vegas. In this case SOAP refers to Simple Object Application Protocol, a way for applications to communicate with each other over the Internet, no matter which platform is being used. The Dublin, Ireland-based company with U.S. offices in […]

PeopleSoft (Nasdaq: PSFT), which specializes in e-business applications, Wednesday says its Student Administration software will be used to help power PricewaterhouseCoopers‘ online learning portal solution recently selected by the US Army. Under the agreement, Pleasanton, Calif.-based PeopleSoft will provide soldiers with convenient and easy access to higher education degrees and advanced training certifications. “This project […]

Smelling blood in the water, e-mail infrastructure provider, Rockliffe says it wants to shark the competition and net their former clients. The Campbell-based company Tuesday launched an aggressive campaign that targets current Critical Path (Nasdaq: CPTH) customers, outsourcing partners and vendors. To lure clients away from the competition, Rockliffe is offering a limited-time discount of […]

PeopleSoft Inc. (Nasdaq: PSFT) Wednesday says it is acquiring privately-held SkillsVillage for $32 million in cash and stocks. The combination of the two companies is expected to give PeopleSoft an edge in the online customer relationship management (CRM) and automated e-procurement sectors. Pleasanton-based PeopleSoft specializes in CRM, supply chain management and enterprise management fields, while […]

Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) Monday says it intends to acquire privately held NCompass Labs for $36 million to add to its expanding .NET strategy. Vancouver-based NCompass, which has its U.S. headquarters in San Jose employs 167 people. The company makes Resolution, a Web content management system, which is expected to be absorbed into Microsoft’s .NET […]