Cisco has announced it completed the acquisition of Splunk, setting the foundation for delivering unparalleled visibility and insights across an organization’s entire digital footprint. FULL STORY >

Underscoring SAS’ growth in the domain-specific solutions space, the acquisition will enable SAS to greatly enhance the breadth of its risk solutions portfolio. FULL STORY >

The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm with $223 billion of assets under management, has acquired a majority stake in IsoMetrix, the world’s leading Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) software vendor, through their... FULL STORY >

Paper, packaging and graphic solutions provider Antalis South Africa has announced that the company will become South Africa’s leading black empowered company in its industry. FULL STORY >

In arguably this year’s most eye-raising acquisition to date, Facebook has acquired popular messaging service WhatsApp for a cool $19 billion (R190 billion). FULL STORY >

Tech titan Google has purchased internet-connected smoke detectors and thermostats maker Nest for a significant $3.2 billion (R32 billion). FULL STORY >

BlackBerry enters into a preliminary, non-definitive agreement to be acquired for about $4.7 billion. FULL STORY >

The Espoo-Redmond union comes full circle as Microsoft buys Nokia’s smartphone division including the Lumia brand. FULL STORY >

BlackBerry is pondering its mobile futures, one of which is a possible sale of the company. FULL STORY >

It's official - Yahoo! has acquired Tumblr for a hefty sum exceeding a billion dollars. The question is, what does it mean for both the behemoth and the six year old start-up? FULL STORY >

Google is reportedly ready to buy WhatsApp for a cool $1 billion. FULL STORY >

Dropbox goes on an acquisition spree, snapping up Snapjoy right after buying Audiogalaxy. FULL STORY >

Nokia announces its new location and mapping service, dubbed HERE, for new platforms such as iOS and Android. FULL STORY >

Google acquires Nik Software who is responsible for the Instagram rival app Snapseed. FULL STORY >

Google's latest acquisition is internet-based malware scanning company VirusTotal. FULL STORY >