Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Blue Coat restructures, strikes a deal

Study calls for U.S. programs to address broadband demand; Mobile users get faster WAN links
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Blue Coat restructures, strikes a deal

Blue Coat acquired S7 Software Solutions as part of its restructuring plan. Also, Crescendo Networks is getting into Twitter, and Compuware this week completed its $295 million acquisition of Gomez. Read full story

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November 10, 2009

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