
were several acquisitions announced which were notable. On Monday, Tech giant EMC EMC announced it would acquire Isilon Systems ISLN for $33.85 per share--a $2.25 billion transaction. An even larger transaction was the talk of the industrials
This morning, EMC EMC announced a definitive agreement to acquire Isilon Systems , a maker of scale-out network attached storage (NAS) systems, for $2.25 billion, net of cash. While a deal between the
the shareholders to change the composition of the board of directors, and a staggered election process for the board. Isilon Systems specializes in storage systems for digital files, such as audio, video, and digital images. These systems consist of
targets impractical to acquire (such as SAP SAP and SAS Institute). Additionally, stocks of some companies such as Isilon ISLN have already run up on acquisition rumors and are unlikely to offer significant acquisition premiums over their current market
Isilon ISLN topped expectations in the third quarter, with year-over-year sales growth of 77%. Meanwhile, a confident management team
We are raising our fair value estimate for Isilon Systems ISLN to reflect the increasing likelihood that the firm will be acquired in the merger and acquisition wave that is sweeping the tech
in 2006 for national security reasons. Storage: Isilon Systems ISLN The bidding war for 3Par highlighted the importance ..... run rate from $125 million to over $800 million. Isilon Systems is a small storage company that could benefit greatly
PCs. Although there is no clear alternative to 3PAR's high-end SAN storage, Dell may look at storage firms such as Isilon ISLN that would provide solid technology in a section of the market not served by its EqualLogic product line or EMC reseller agreement
Toan Tran's adamant buy call on ISLN cost many of us a lot of money 2 years earlier. Now I am surprised to see him back again touting the same thesis, post 3Par
to persist through the second quarter. However, robust sales growth reported by storage vendors such as EMC EMC and Isilon ISLN leads us to question this rationale for the continued decline in storage management software revenue. We are reviewing our revenue