The move (and the subsequent statements by EMC and NetApp Monday in which they reiterated the benefits of their bids) emphasizes the importance the two rivals place on acquiring Data Domain, the ...

The first deadline is the approach of the July 2 Data Domain shareholder meeting. While the acquisition is not expected to be an official topic during the meeting, expectations are that it will be ...

NetApp and Data Domain have agreed to merge in a stock and cash deal valued at $1.9 billion, but the deal is in limbo as shareholders weigh a $1.8 billion all cash offer from EMC. In between there's a ...

In a bald-face move to entice Data Domain to select EMC over NetApp for acquisition, EMC’s Chairman, CEO and President Joe Tucci sent a letter to Data Domain employees soliciting their support. It is ...

NetApp Inc. today reached a revised acquisition agreement with data deduplication vendor Data Domain Inc., but rival EMC has already one-upped NetApp’s offer to buy the company once before, and may ...

NetApp announced it would increase its previous $1.5 billion offer to buy Data Domain to $1.9 billion in order to beat out EMC, which bid $1.8 billion for the data de-duplication vendor. NetApp Inc.