
We've lowered our risk rating for Mercury Interactive MERQ to average from above average. We believe this is more appropriate, given the company's lofty profit margins, impressive cash
acquisitions in the systems management software space have commanded a wide range of multiples: HP acquired Opsware and Mercury Interactive for 13.8 times and 5.3 times EV/TTM sales, respectively, and BMC bought BladeLogic for 10.1 times EV
Personal Systems Group, but also in the company's software business, which included major acquisitions of Mercury Interactive and Opsware among others. The next act is a game-changing acquisition of EDS EDS, which is not unlike the
software business also showed a dramatic improvement. Most of the growth in software this year has been from the Mercury Interactive acquisition. However, in this quarter, HP also reported strong double-digit growth excluding the acquisition
Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. With the appointment of Colin Rowland, former senior manager at HP, Mercury Interactive , and Tideway Systems, Opsware is highlighting its commitment to increasing sales in that region. In fiscal
On Monday, Hewlett-Packard HPQ extended its tender offer of $52 per common share for Mercury Interactive MERQ through Oct. 27. Since the announcement of the acquisition in late July, Mercury has filed its delinquent annual report for
Hewlett-Packard HPQ announced that it has agreed to acquire Mercury Interactive MERQ for $52 per share in a cash tender offer. Mercury's shareholders should be quite happy with this price, as it represents a
HPQ announced Tuesday it is spending $4.5 billion in cash to purchase the troubled enterprise software firm Mercury Interactive MERQ . While we can grasp the strategic rationale of the deal, we are confused by the significant premium HP offered
Mercury Interactive 's MERQ preliminary first-quarter results showed revenue growth in the high single digits ..... financials and current-year filings so we can make a more accurate assessment of Mercury Interactive 's progress.
We're placing Mercury Interactive MERQE under review while we assess the impact of Wednesday's news concerning improper stock option grants and the firing of Mercury