Updata Advisors IT M&A Transactions

197044 Resource 125367 126221 200444 1202736074872 1210704734090 Controlled Updata Advisors Reports on IT M&A in 2008

Amid Changing Drivers of Activity, Information Technology M&A To Continue Apace

Updata Advisors released its annual outlook on merger and acquisition activity for the year ahead.  The “<a title="2008 IT M&A Outlook" href="http://www.updata.com/outlook2008/IT_MA_Outlook.asp" target="_blank">2008 Information Technology M&A Outlook</a>,” also reviews M&A transaction and trading data in 2007 across five key technology sectors:  enterprise application software, internet, infrastructure software, IT security/compliance, and IT services.  <ul><li>Overview Putting aside global credit market challenges and a market correction, 2007 was by most measures a very good year for the information technology industry.  Aggregate revenue among the industry's largest bellwethers grew... <a href="outlook2008/IT_MA_Outlook.asp#story1">read more>></a> </li><li>Enterprise Application Software 2007 was an interesting year for enterprise application software.  Building on the momentum of 2006, trading values and M&A activity got off to a strong start... <a href="outlook2008/IT_MA_Outlook.asp#story2">read more>></a> </li><li>Internet  The internet sector -- including e-commerce, new media and web-based services -- experienced record post-bubble deal activity and rapid change in 2007...  <a href="outlook2008/IT_MA_Outlook.asp#story3">read more>> </a></li><li>Infratructure Software Several key trends that have emerged in infrastructure software over the past several years will continue to be the primary M&A market drivers through 2008... <a href="outlook2008/IT_MA_Outlook.asp#story4">read more>></a> </li><li>IT Security/Compliance IT security and compliance pure-plays outperformed the overall technology market by a wide margin in 2007.  The share price index of larger public bellwethers rose... <a href="outlook2008/IT_MA_Outlook.asp#story5">read more>></a>  </li><li>IT Services Updata tracked 424 IT Services deals in 2007, representing a 13% increase in deal activity from 2006 levels.  While the year was strong for IT Services M&A, it was also a year of great contrasts...<a href="outlook2008/IT_MA_Outlook.asp#story6">read more>></a></li></ul> 9 application/xml false enterprise application software infrastructure software internet IT M&A IT services security software M&A technology M&A technology mergers and acquisitions Updata Advisors IT M&A Transactions Recent software and IT services mergers and acquisitions deals completed by Updata Advisors http://updataadvisors.com/interior_advisorstransactions.asp Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.0; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; InfoPath.1) 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 fbartolomey 208.82.213.22 false true false false true 125367 blog blogsite/UpdataAdvisors/web