![]() * iQor Holdings bought the aftermarket services of Jabil Circuit for $725 million. * Intuit acquired Docstoc, a small business document start-up. ![]() * Intel purchased Hacker League, a company that helps service developers in API tracking, metering and security to provide access to critical data and the wireless infrastructure business of Mindspeed Technologies. * Infor bought PeopleAnswers, an HR company focused on behavioural traits of job candidates. * IBM acquired Aspera, a company that helps users securely speed the movement of massive data files. * Google purchased Bitspin, a Swiss mobile app developer and Boston Dynamics, a robot builder. * Frontier Communications bought AT&T's Connecticut wireline business for $2 billion. * FireEye acquired Mandiant, a cyber-forensics specialist firm, for $1.05 billion. * Facebook purchased India-based Little Eye Labs, a builder of performance analysis and monitoring tools for mobile app developers. * Engility bought Dynamics Research, an IT service provider and management consultancy, for $120 million. * Elliott Management, an activist hedge fund, proposed an offer of $3.08 billion to acquire Riverbed Technology. * EchoStar purchased Solaris Mobile, a mobile satellite services operator that was jointly owned by SES and Eutelsat Communications. * eBay bought StackMob, a mobile app developer. * Convergys acquired Stream Global Services, a customer service company, for $820 million. * Citrix Systems purchased Framehawk, a company that optimises delivery of virtual desktops and applications to mobile devices. * Cisco bought Collaborate, a start-up that has developed a mobile collaboration app. * Blue Coat Systems acquired Norman Shark, a specialist in malware analysis solutions. * Avago Technologies purchased LSI Corporation, a maker of storage and networking semiconductors, for $6.6 billion. * AT&T bought 49 advanced wireless services spectrum licences from Aloha Partners II. * Arm Holdings acquired Geomerics, a lighting graphics technology company. * Apple purchased SnappyLabs, a burst photo app maker and Topsy ($200 million), a social media search and analytics start-up. * Akamai Technologies bought Prolexic, a cloud-based security firm, for $370 million. * 3D Systems acquired Figulo, a manufacturer of ceramic objects using 3D printing. * The suspension of Simphiwe Duma, CEO of the Technology Innovation Agency. * The resignations of Danie Bishoff, interim CEO of ConvergeNet Holdings Dean Douglas, CEO of Westcon Group and Tim Modise, CEO of Sizwe IT Group. * The appointments of Hanno van Dyk as CEO of Sizwe IT Group Pierre Spies as CEO of Pinnacle Africa (as of 1 June 2014) and Dolph Waterbos as CEO of Westcon Group. * Withdrawn JSE cautionaries by Jasco and Poynting Holdings. * A new JSE cautionary by Morvest Business Group. * Entersekt has won a Frost & Sullivan award for technology leadership. * Net 1 UEPS Technologies has signed a BEE deal with Business Ventures Investments worth R264 million. The other two shareholders are Millicom International Cellular and Rocket Telecom, a start-up specialist. * MTN made a 33.3% investment in Africa Internet Holding, a venture designed to tap business opportunities in areas such as online retail and digital services. * Mustek bought Sizwe Africa IT Group, a company that until recently was part of ConvergeNet Holdings. * Blue Label Telecoms acquired Retail Mobile Credit Specialists, an enhanced service provider of cellular products and services, for R306.6 million. * The de-listing of Stella Vista shares from the Development Capital sector of the JSE. * The suspension of the listing of TCS shares. * A negative trading update from Labat Africa. * A positive trading update from Poynting Holdings. * A full-year loss from ConvergeNet Holdings. * An interim loss from TCS, with revenue down 40%. ![]() * Satisfactory interim numbers from Amecor, with revenue up 14.6% and profit up 0.8%.
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