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Thursday, June 04, 2009

Trying to outfox EMC, NetApp raises Data Domain offer; 5 famous spies and their techie ties

5 famous spies and their techie ties; 4 key points on broadband stimulus money
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Trying to outfox EMC, NetApp raises Data Domain offer to $1.9 billion

The price for Data Domain is going up fast, as NetApp Wednesday morning tried to outspend EMC by offering $1.9 billion to purchase the storage company. Read full story

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Report: Hiring by tech companies under DOJ investigation
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