In a move that further bolsters its software arsenal, IBM said Thursday that it will acquire data and content management software company FileNet for roughly $1.6 billion, or $35 per share. The ...

Almost two years ago, I reported on the IBM acquisition of FileNet, wherein I quoted their plan to "integrate IBM's BPM and SOA technologies with the FileNet platform." I interpreted this to mean that ...

FileNet specializes in enterprise content management (ECM) and has a particular strength in imaging technology, a field it pioneered two decades ago. IBM said it's buying the company to fill a gap in ...

When IBM decided to become the leader in the way companies manage documents, it approached rival FileNet Corp. in Costa Mesa and offered $1.6 billion. FileNet said yes on Thursday. But not without ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. IBM threw down a challenge to database rival Oracle on Thursday with a $1.6bn acquisition that marks its ...

Making its third software acquisition in a week, IBM said Thursday it would buy enterprise content management provider FileNet for US$1.6 billion in cash. Big Blue said it would use the FileNet ...

IBM continued its run of SOA-related acquisitions Thursday, agreeing to buy business process and enterprise content management specialist FileNet for about $1.6 billion in cash. IBM rolls out ...

IBM continued its run of SOA-related acquisitions Thursday, agreeing to buy business process and enterprise content management specialist FileNet for about $1.6 billion in cash. FileNet’s technology ...

In an effort to beef up its presence in enterprise content management, IBM said today that it plans to buy FileNet Corp. for $1.6 billion in cash. According to market research firm IDC, IBM was third ...

Take IBM will acquire FileNet Corp. for $1.6 billion under a proposed transaction schedule to close by the end of this year. FileNet's niche, enterprise content management (ECM), is a relatively ...

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