IBM buys SPSS, Alcatel-Lucent and Sprint offers Velocix taking Virgin Mobile

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Redemption increases in the computer, electronic sphere and telecommunications. Three new examples this week...

Period of economic crisis oblige, the opportunities of redemption come more easily for the firms which, them, succeed in keeping the cape. So, it is not surprising to see the market of computer science continuing consolidating rather fast. Three announcements of redemption come from other places to be made these last days, implicating reputed firms such as IBM, Sprint or else Alcatel-Lucent.

A market in full strengthening

So, we learn that an offer of redemption has just emanated from IBM to take the control of SPSS, an editor American specialist of analysis of data and of decision-making advice. An offer was made at the level of 1,2 thousand million dollars, that is an offer promoted in 50 dollars by action while title SPSS was quoted 35$ at the beginning of week. To note that IBM and SPSS partners since 2008 in the decision-making are.

Other example of concentration in the world of telecommunications, the intention of Alcatel-Lucent to take over Velocix for a not passed on to each other sum. Velocix is a British firm specialised in Internet services and facilities of distribution of video and multimedia contents on the Cloth. The French-American equipment manufacturer explained that this acquisition would allow him to reinforce its wallet of products and advanced services on Internet. Search new poles of competitiveness, here is step of Alcatel-Lucent while the firm multiplies social plans.

More competitive sprint on the prepaid

Finally, let us note that in the United States, the telecommunications operator Sprint Nextel takes the control of Virgin Mobile USA of which he has already kept 13 % capitals. Further to a payment in actions for a total promoted in 483 million dollars, the participation of Sprint is so going to go up to 100 %. A bonus of 31 % is given to the bearers of actions Virgin Mobile USA in comparison with what is worth the title currently in grant. Operation should be finalised at the end of the year. For Sprint, the objective of this takeover is to reinforce its position on the prepaid, a segment of the mobile market the specialist of which Virgin Mobile is.