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According to its website, the WeatherSphere brand represents the synthesis of science and simplicity. "We focus on immediate information by providing a collection of applications that are straightforward, reliable, and built with the user in mind." This approach has clearly been successful for the company - more than 3 million people use apps developed by WeatherSphere.

"The pressure on Ms. Mayer intensified last month, when activist investor Starboard revealed it had taken a stake in Yahoo and sent a letter to the CEO," The Wall Street Journal reports. "In it, Starboard pushed the company to reduce costs, explore a combination with AOL Inc. and consider splitting its core business from the Asian assets."

Both TriZetto and Cadient Group's strengths lie in offering healthcare IT solutions, which signals that Cognizant is looking to increase its presence in the healthcare industry, as 26 percent of the corporation's revenue - approximately $2.5 billion of a total of $9.6 billion - was generated by healthcare services in the June quarter, according to the release.

Progress Software, a provider of application development tools, announced plans to acquire Telerik for $262.5 million on Wednesday. Telerik, a Bulgarian app development software company that specializes in user interface components, will strengthen Progress Software's ability to offer "exceptional user experiences," according to an official press release published Wednesday.

"The combination of Progress and Telerik will create a comprehensive cloud and on-premise platform offering that enables developers to rapidly create beautiful applications driven by data for any device or cloud. The combined offering will enable developers to create highly personalized user experiences, powerful applications and connections to multiple data sources without being limited by cloud or device."

Datalink Corporation announced in an official press release Monday that it would acquire Bear Data Solutions, Inc. The release stated that the technology acquisition "will quadruple Datalink's West Coast revenue base to more than $200 million - up from its projected $145 million this quarter - and expand its Cisco expertise into strategically important new areas," in addition to attracting "1,000 new midmarket and enterprise customers."

One of the clashes that can result from an acquisition is that of corporate cultures. For example, a hip and casual startup might be acquired by a more formal, buttoned-up buyer. The startup thrives on looser approaches and informal communication, while the larger corporation would descend into chaos if it weren't strictly managed. These differences can be exacerbated when the two companies join forces and merge goals.

When arriving at the terms of a merger or acquisition, third party avenues exist for executives to evaluate the sticker price of a company. However, experts say that the ultimate price a larger company pays for a smaller firm comes down to less objective metrics.

On this blog, we've just discussed the importance of exploring alternate domain names to prevent misuse and loss of traffic. Another way companies can foolproof their online presence is to follow trends in social media platforms. At present, sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest and Instagram stand as the major mediums of building a following online. However, emerging social networks give companies the opportunity to own their corporate name before someone else snatches it.

Like "cybersquatting" with URLs, individuals can also obtain usernames that are most appropriate for your brand. Encumbering your social media accounts with underscores, numbers and other symbols can cause your strategy to look scrappy and poorly-executed. Because there's such a premium on clean, essential handles, they can be difficult (or impossible) to attain once another user has acquired them.

Henry Ford Health System answered speculation around a possible merger by issuing a statement saying the company is constantly looking to grow and improve. However it did not comment on the rumors. Henry Ford CEO Nancy Schlichting, President Wright Lassiter and Kaiser spokesman Marc Brown all declined interviews on the matter with the Detroit news publication Crain.

Many, after this announcement, are left wondering why was this deal made. Business Insider reports that even though EMC still is profitable in the area of data-storage, it could face perilous waters ahead. Most of this uncertainty is due to the increasing number of companies that are sending their data to the cloud through giants such as Google, Microsoft and Amazon.

In an industry where there is a new blockbuster device, app, service or platform every other week, staying relevant for the long haul can be challenging. On this blog, we recently discussed the Dell-EMC merger, the largest ever of its kind, which further repositions Dell as a leader in workplace tech. Western Digital and SanDisk are two other old-school tech entities that recently turned to M&A as a solution to achieve their next goals.

"As of today, HelloGiggles will be part of Time Inc., the same company that brings you People, Entertainment Weekly, InStyle and a ton of other magazines and media you know and love. By partnering with Time Inc., we hope to promote the work of our amazing contributors on an even bigger platform, to showcase young talent and reach more readers than ever, and to expand the HG community in cool, new, exciting ways."

Raba Kistner, a project management, engineering, testing and environmental firm in San Antonio, Texas, is acquiring Dallas-based archeology firm Red River Archaeology (RRA). The latter specializes in cultural resource compliance service to engineering and consulting firms. It also services energy and transportation clients.