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• Cisco to acquire malware prevention company

  Cisco this week announced its intent to acquire ThreatGRID, a New York-based maker of malware analysis and threat intelligence technology.

• FireEye buying nPulse for $70M to gain security analytics 'flight recorder'

  Threat protection company FireEye Tuesday announced it's acquiring nPulse Technologies, a privately-held maker of high-speed packet-capture, network analysis and forensics gear, for $70 million in a cash-stock deal expected to close during the second quarter.

• Forget about Nokia; remember Microsoft Mobile.

  Microsoft completed its $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia today, bringing on board Nokia's smartphones, its not-so-smart feature phones and a Windows RT tablet.

• Google Plus now minus chief Vic Gundotra

  Vic Gundotra, the man behind Google Plus and one of Google's most prominent executives, announced today that he will leave the company "effective immediately."

• IaaS vendor Dyn buys out Nettica for DNS services, talent

  New Hampshire-based Infrastructure-as-a-Service company Dyn announced today that it would purchase managed DNS provider Nettica. Terms were not disclosed.

• Palo Alto Networks buys endpoint security software maker Cyvera for $200M

  Palo Alto Networks, known for its next-generation firewall, Monday said it is buying Israeli start-up Cyvera for about $200 million to gain access to its endpoint security product for real-time attack prevention. The deal is expected to close in a few weeks.

• Former Clinton political operative to be Microsoft's Chief Strategy Officer

  The chief strategist for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential bid and the spark behind Microsoft's inspirational Super Bowl ad has been named Chief Strategy Officer in a shakeup of the company's inner circle announced today.

• Another executive shakeup at Microsoft

  Just a month after Satya Nadella took over as Microsoft CEO the executive inner circle is being overhauled, with two key leaders leaving the company and a third assuming significant new power.

• Juniper unveils new operating plan to accelerate growth

  Juniper Networks, as promised, this week announced a new integrated operating plan (IOP) to refocus the company on high growth segments in the networking industry.

• FAQ: The Microsoft leadership change

  Microsoft's new CEO Satya Nadella has taken charge, but that's not the only thing new with the company's power structure.
  Here are a few questions and answers about the leadership change.

• Why VMware spent $1.5B on AirWatch

  VMware's purchase of AirWatch shows just how important the mobile device management market is for not only end users, but big technology companies too. The move - which at US$1.5 billion is the largest acquisition in company history – also sets VMware on a path to further diversity from its core virtualization and cloud computing markets and almost instantly become a major player in the mobile market.

• Riverbed suitor takes stake in Juniper

  Activist investor, Elliott Management, which last week made an unsolicited bid to buy Riverbed Technology, this week took a 6.2 per cent stake in Juniper Networks.

• Juniper SDN veteran lands at Brocade

  Brocade has named former Cisco and Juniper engineer Benson Schliesser as distinguished engineer, responsible for helping shape the company's network virtualization strategy.

• VMware taps its R&D chief for vacant CTO role

  VMware has named Ben Fathi as its CTO, filling a prominent executive position that has been vacant for more than a year.

• Microsoft to buy Parature to bulk up Dynamics CRM

  Businesses customers of Microsoft's Dynamics CRM will be able to offer their customers more self-service options, at least that's the idea behind the company's plan to buy up Parature, which specializes in cloud-based customer engagement.