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 ...

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 ...

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The letter was released less than a week after NetApp seemed to have ended a bidding war with EMC over Data Domain with a cash and stock offer of $1.9 billion. NetApp's new bid to acquire Data Domain ...

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 ...

EMC has swooped in Monday with an $1.8 billion, or $30 a share, offer for Data Domain. The rub: Rival NetApp already had a plan to buy the company for $25 a share, or $1.5 billion. EMC said its all ...

EMC Corp. may end up in a tussle to acquire California-based Data Domain Inc. On Monday the Hopkinton-based data storage company offered $1.8 billion in cash for Data Domain on the heels of an offer ...

EMC has officially acquired majority ownership of storage vendor Data Domain after a bidding war with NetApp. After an initial stock purchase offering period ended Friday, EMC acquired 78.2 percent of ...

The EMC-NetApp turf battle over de-duplication vendor Data Domain could be coming to a close. Data Domain’s board is asking stockholders to reject EMC’s unsolicited offer to purchase the company, and ...

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 ...

EMC on Monday increased its offer to acquire storage vendor Data Domain from $1.8 billion to $2.1 billion in its latest effort to shove aside original bidder NetApp. The all-cash offer is “clearly ...