Technology Report: IBM to buy analytics company Netezza for $1.7 billion

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Good afternoon Bit, MON 20 Sep 2010    IBM to buy analytics company Netezza for $1.7 billion Verizon names new COO, likely CEO successor India seeks upgrades for BlackBerry monitoring: sources Hurd pitches Oracle hardware in brief appearance Special Report: Welcome to Nokia, Mr Elop Nokia outperforming rivals on mobile ads: survey Germany debating privacy with Google and peers Facebook denies plans to build its own phone Apple's latest iPhone to go on sale in China on Saturday Internet Brands to be acquired for $640 mln "Oilskill" protects beaches from oil Producing movies of internal organs Nokia refresh amid revamp IBM to buy analytics company Netezza for $1.7 billion September 20, 2010 03:49 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM offered to buy data analytics company Netezza Corp for $1.7 billion, the latest deal to emerge from a recovering tech sector, to expand its technology services business and help clients better analyze market information. Full Article Verizon names new COO, likely CEO successor September 20, 2010 11:49 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc named Lowell McAdam as its president and chief operating officer, setting the veteran wireless executive up as a successor to Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg. Full Article India seeks upgrades for BlackBerry monitoring: sources September 20, 2010 08:29 AM ET NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has asked mobile phone operators to upgrade their networks to help security agencies intercept communication on BlackBerry devices, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday, as the government wants access to highly-secure data. Full Article Hurd pitches Oracle hardware in brief appearance September 20, 2010 01:10 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In his first public appearance since joining Oracle Corp, Mark Hurd avoided controversy and delivered a straightforward sales pitch for the company's nascent hardware business. Full Article Special Report: Welcome to Nokia, Mr Elop September 20, 2010 10:04 AM ET LONDON/HELSINKI (Reuters) - The company many see as among the most innovative in the world is a strange mix of intensity and laid-back cool. Its products are revolutionary and have transformed an entire industry, says the author of a definitive history of the firm. The mobile phones it makes, says one executive, are a perfect fusion of form and function, both "beautiful and practical". Full Article Nokia outperforming rivals on mobile ads: survey September 20, 2010 03:20 PM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Nokia's phone operating system has nearly 50 percent of the global mobile advertising market, more than its overall industry market share and ahead of Apple, a new survey showed on Monday. Full Article Germany debating privacy with Google and peers September 20, 2010 04:06 PM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - German officials met internet firms on Monday to try to reconcile Germany's strict data protection rules with programs like Google's "Street View" mapping system, as calls for regulation intensify. Full Article Facebook denies plans to build its own phone September 19, 2010 05:53 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Social networking website Facebook said on Sunday it is pushing deeper into the mobile phones sector, but denied an Internet report that it will build its own phone. Full Article Apple's latest iPhone to go on sale in China on Saturday September 20, 2010 12:31 AM ET SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China Unicom said it will launch Apple's latest iPhone in China on Saturday, as it attempts to claw back market share with a rollout of the U.S. company's popular smartphones. Full Article Internet Brands to be acquired for $640 mln September 20, 2010 12:40 PM ET (Reuters) - Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman on Monday agreed to acquire internet media company Internet Brands for $640 million in cash. Full Article

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