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 ...

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 ...

IBM Corp. said Thursday it plans to acquire Costa Mesa-based FileNet Corp. for $1.6 billion in yet another consolidation move in the software industry. Shareholders of FileNet, one of Orange County’s ...

IBM's announcement of its $1.6 billion bid for FileNet is an indication that a power shift is taking place right now, one analyst said IBM’s bid to buy FileNet on Thursday points to a major shift ...

FileNet Corp.’s Costa Mesa headquarters is expected to become a major center for one of IBM Corp.’s software groups. Big Blue’s $1.6 billion acquisition of FileNet isn’t expected to close until the ...

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 ...

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 is to acquire FileNet in a move that will radically reshape the enterprise content management (ECM) sector, but could prompt concerns amongst some FileNet customers. The $1.6bn cash deal, which is ...

Another new coupling in the Content Management industry has just been announced. This time it's between IBM (news, site) and Quark, a vendor of publishing software. This partnership, they say, will ...

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 ...

IBM Corp. said Thursday that it would buy Costa Mesa-based FileNet Corp. for $1.6 billion in cash as the technology giant expands its software offerings. But FileNet stock jumped above IBM’s offer ...