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Ixia Completes Acquisition

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Calabasas-based Ixia reported this morning that it has completed its acquisition of Agilent Technologies' Data Networks Product LIne. N2X provides high speed, Ethernet IP testing products. Tags: ixia agilent merger acquisition testing. The deal was worth approximately $44M in cash plus assumption of certain liabilities.

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Report: Gizmo5 In Acquisition Talks With Skype

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Voice-over-IP service Skype is in the midst of negotiations to buy San Diego-based Gizmo5 , according to a report in TechCrunch. According to the report, Skype is looking to pay around $50M for Gizmo5, which develops voice-over-IP based, Internet calling software based on the SIP standard. READ MORE>>.

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Intellectual Property – Worthless To A Startup, Priceless To A Big Dumb Company

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Intellectual Property (IP) is an ugly thing at a startup. However, to a Big Dumb Company (BDC), a startup’s IP is a thing of beauty. How can IP be worthless to a startup yet very worthwhile to a BDC? Because IP has intrinsic value, but only in the right hands. Yet, it does nothing to help you execute your business model.

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Imprimis Pharmaceuticals Licenses IP

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Imprimis said it is in the process of filing for a patent on those new IP assets. imprimis pharmaceuticals lifescience merger acquisition pharma buderer' Imprimis said it is developing innovations based on technology from the compounding pharmacy operations of Buderer. READ MORE>>.

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Logicube Buys IP Rights From Partner

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Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The firm said the acquisition will give it full control over content, features, and functions of the technology, as well as world-wide sales and distribution of current and future products using the technology.

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Successful Acquisition Integration

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Tuesday, December 8, 2009 -- Caltech Executive Education: Successful Acquisition Integration. Learn how to successfully integrate the strategies and operations of merged organizations, implement the latest techniques, tools and metrics to improve performance, revitalize acquisitions that are not meeting expectations.

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8 Fundraising Deal Breakers Inexperienced Entrepreneurs Routinely Create

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IP Confusion – Questionable ownership of key intellectual property, including non-exclusive licenses, potential infringement of a third party’s technology and/or inappropriate use of open-source tools. As such, make it easy for investors to unequivocally evaluate the veracity of your venture's IP.