Microsoft acquiring DATAllegro
Software giant Microsoft has announced that they are now acquiring privately held maker of data-warehouse appliances DATAllegro.
The two companies did not reveal the financial aspects of this deal which would further boost Microsoft’s SQL Server database platform.
Microsoft said that they would retain most of the employees of the company. DATAllegro would continue to [...]

Rambus targets Nvidia with a lawsuit
Rambus has sued Nvidia with a patent lawsuit.
The lawsuit claims that Nvidia is violating 17 Rambus-held patents on memory controllers.
This latest lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
Rambus claims that their patents are being violated by six different Nvidia product lines.
They are [...]

MetaPass SSO v.4.5 Unveiled
MetaPass, Inc., makers of the universal single sign-on (SSO) solution, today announced MetaPass SSO v.4.5.
Single sign-on gives computer users the ability to log onto multiple secure systems without having to authenticate with passwords multiple times. Users securely logon once and then access all other applications with a single click, dramatically [...]

Securent being acquired by Cisco Systems
Cisco has announced their latest acquisition deal. The networking company is now buying Securent which specializes in supplying policy management software for enterprises.
The deal is worth around USD 100 million.
Cisco said that this deal would help them provide an expanded range of services to their customers.
They are also likely to [...]