Atos Origin has acquired Siemens’ IT Solutions and Services unit for €850 million. The combined operations’ 78,500 employees should generate €8.7 billion revenues worldwide for 2010.
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Acorn Energy has sold its Coreworx unit to its employees and private investors including Golden Triangle Angelnet.
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EMC Corp. has acquired Isilon Systems, now a division of EMC’s Information Infrastructure Products business. Isilon founder, president and CEO Sujal Patel reports to EMC’s Pat Gelsinger.
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GE is to acquire Wellstream Holdings for $1.3 billion cash.
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Energy Ventures has partnered with Chesapeake Energy in a $19.5 million investment in Wireless Seismic.
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Fugro is to acquire Riise Underwater Engineering which will be renamed Fugro-RUE.
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Geovariances has acquired the Australian geostatistical resource evaluation and consulting company Tenzing, setting up a Geovariances office in Brisbane.
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Halliburton has paid the Nigerian Government $32.5 million in regard to improper payments of government officials by former subsidiary KBR.
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Idox Group has acquired McLaren Software.
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McGraw-Hill’s Platts unit is to buy energy market analyst Bentek Energy. Platts is also acquiring the Oil Price Information Service from United Communications Group.
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Siemens has received authorization to engage in banking operations. Siemens Bank will support sales at the company’s operating units with loans and guarantees.
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