Synopsys to Acquire Ansys
Synopsys and Ansys announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Synopsys will acquire Ansys. Under the terms of the agreement, Ansys shareholders will receive $197.00 in cash and 0.3450 shares of Synopsys common stock for each Ansys share, representing an enterprise value of approximately $35 billion based on the closing price […]
The Ups and Downs of the Technology Markets
This past week we read the news of impending layoffs at Cisco, a strong financial report from Dell and a cautious outlook from HP. A mixed bag for sure. Looking back at the past few years of revenue reporting from the technology companies in The Global 5000, we find a pattern of ups and downs […]
Telecom & Technology – a Sliding Revenue Trend
Each company in the Global 5000 is categorized according to the industry group to which it belongs. In this scheme, we separate technology companies (computers, software, semiconductors) from telecommunications providers. As we look at the companies in these two segments, we get an inkling of the struggles the global economy is having coming out of […]