M&A Activity is the New VC Funding Oct 4, 2007, 00 :45 UTC (0 Talkback[s]) (4134 reads) (Other stories by Matthew Aslett)
"I mentioned yesterday that the big money for established open source vendors went on M&A activity rather than venture funding in the third quarter.
"This is an indication of the maturity of the open source software market as open source vendors are beginning to reach a level where they either appear to be attractive acquisition targets or are making purchases to expand their offerings and strengthen their positions..."
