Today’s economy: A different odyssey than in 2001

Today’s economy: A different odyssey than in 2001

[Editor's note: Needless to say, there's been a lot of panic surrounding the downturn. And panic tends to breed ominous comparisons to past crashes and tough times. For the tech industry, 2001 is the scariest throwback scenario possible. But anyone calling 2009 the next 2001... Continue Reading

Dell buys EqualLogic for $1.4B, biggest cash purchase of private tech company

Dell buys EqualLogic for $1.4B, biggest cash purchase of private tech company

Dell just announced the planned acquisition of EqualLogic, a supplier of data storage for large companies, for about $1.4 billion in cash.

The deal is the largest ever cash purchase of a private venture backed technology company, according to data from VentureSource. See table below.

This could… Continue Reading