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The More Things Change...
For ages, technology companies, including many services firms have looked to strengthen their market position by joining forces with other businesses. Remember when little Worldcom swallowed giant MCI a few years back? Of course, there is at least one important differences in what is happening now versus the bygone days. Companies are increasingly going international with their acquisition to expand their presence, while controlling costs. EDS is making a bid to buy Bangalore-based services firm Mphasis. Alcatel and Lucent are reaching across the pond to join forces. It is too soon to tell what the result of these pending mergers will be, but it is certainly interesting to watch. « Deflating The Wireless Bubble | Main | In China And India, IT Workers Fiddle While Paris And Rome Burn » |
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