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• VMware takes a $30 million interest in Puppet

  Virtualization software provider VMware has invested US$30 million in Puppet Labs, which makes a widely used, open-source operations management software package called Puppet.

• Report: Microsoft could lay out $3 billion to help Dell go private

  Microsoft may be planning to invest between $1 billion and $3 billion as part of a leveraged buyout of Dell, according to a report this afternoon from CNBC.

• Japan's Softbank sells two-thirds of recent eAccess acquisition

  Japan's Softbank has sold off a large portion of a local carrier it acquired just weeks ago, as it looked to assuage fears over its expanded control of Japan's wireless spectrum.

• Dell, Intel and Chinese venture firm back OpenStack consultancy Mirantis for $10M

  Two big names in the OpenStack movement -- Dell and Intel -- have thrown money behind a consultancy that has carved a niche out helping users deploy the open source cloud platform.

• Cisco and NXP invest in connected car technology company

  Cisco Systems and NXP Semiconductors have both invested in connected car equipment vendor Cohda Wireless, as they look to make the Internet of things a reality and take a piece of a quickly growing market.

• Report predicts wave of tech divestitures in 2013

  A number of signs suggest that next year will see a surge in tech companies selling off assets and product lines for both financial and strategic reasons, according to a recent report by consulting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

• Foxconn pays $200M for 9 percent stake in action camera company GoPro

  Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn Electronics said it could integrate more camera features into its devices after making a US$200 million investment in a U.S. company that makes cameras for action sports enthusiasts.

• CIA's venture arm backs mobile banking, NFC developer

  In-Q-Tel, the technology investment arm of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), will invest in Tyfone, a small developer of mobile banking, identity management and near-field communication systems.

• Struggling Japan chipmaker Renesas to raise US$1.8 billion

  Japanese chip giant Renesas is seeking a US$1.8 billion capital injection to invest in new manufacturing techniques. The world's largest microcontroller manufacturer, its products find their way into game consoles from Microsoft and Nintendo, and into cars including Toyota's Prius hybrid range.

• Qualcomm to invest up to US$120 million in Japan's Sharp

  Qualcomm has agreed to invest up to US$120 million in struggling Japanese firm Sharp, with the two companies to work together to develop low-power displays for mobile devices.

• Startups reportedly flocking to SAP's HANA in-memory database

  Some 20 startups have inked commercial deals with SAP that will see them run production applications with the HANA in-memory database on Amazon Web Services, SAP announced Thursday during the Tech Ed and Sapphire conferences in Madrid.

• IBM offering $US4 billion in credit through partners

  IBM is offering US$4 billion in new credit to customers through its partner channel, and has also developed a new mobile application to help them get financing quickly, the company announced Thursday.

• Japan's Sharp is seeking investment from Intel, others

  Japan's Sharp is seeking an investment from U.S. chip giant Intel and other companies.

• Report: Intel in talks to invest up to $US500 million in Sharp

  Intel is in final negotiations to invest up to $us500 million in struggling Sharp of Japan, Kyodo News agency reported Tuesday.

• Oracle takes stake in PaaS vendor Engine Yard

  Oracle has taken a minority stake in Engine Yard, maker of a PaaS (platform as a service) for Ruby, PHP and Node.js applications, the company announced Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed.