NetApp Inc. said “uncle” yesterday after EMC Corp. outbid it for a second time in its quest to acquire Data Domain Inc. But some industry observers believe EMC, in its zeal to acquire the ...

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After weeks of tug of war, NetApp must concede defeat as EMC strikes a $2.1 billion deal to buy Data Domain. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a former IT professional. He ...

A dramatic bidding war for a little-known Santa Clara company ended Wednesday, as Data Domain announced it has agreed to be acquired by storage giant EMC for roughly $2.1 billion in cash. Rival suitor ...

Data-storage giant EMC on Monday boosted its offer for Data Domain to $2.1 billion, prompting analysts to predict rival NetApp may be forced out of the bidding to acquire the little-known Santa Clara ...

NetApp couldn't outbid EMC for Data Domain. The company said Wednesday that it wouldn't up its offer for Data Domain and a proposed merger agreement was terminated. EMC will now acquire Data Domain ...

You can look forward to at least two more weeks of fun and games around the tug-of-war match between data storage giant EMC (NYSE:EMC) and fast-growing upstart NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP). EMC just refiled ...

NetApp and Data Domain have agreed to merge in a stock and cash deal valued at $1.9 billion, but the deal is in limbo as shareholders weigh a $1.8 billion all cash offer from EMC. In between there's a ...

A multibillion-dollar bidding war over a technological feature? As crazy as it sounds, that’s one way to look at the contested effort to acquire Data Domain (DDUP). (Obviously, the company offers much ...

Dell EMC is getting out of the gate fast at Dell EMC World with a new software-only version of its flagship Data Domain protection line for Dell PowerEdge servers. The new Data Domain Virtual Edition ...

Some people find being spurned as a reason to be hostile. Others react by trying even harder for the object of their affections. EMC seems to be doing both, upping its hostile bid for Data Domain to ...

In the battle for Data Domain, EMC increases its bid to $33.50 per share in cash and says its offer is "clearly superior" to NetApp's bid. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer ...