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To: J.F. who wrote (15965)	3/3/2006 11:17:48 AM
From: Galirayo	Respond to of 23958

I was ready to go ballistic ... I dumped the Coffee .. did a Few Chair Spinning Rides .. before I bounced off the walls .. Paced the Floor .. You get the idea. :) I had M&A on the Brain.

To: J.F. who wrote (15965)	3/3/2006 8:12:34 PM
From: Galirayo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23958

[EMC] I thought I smelled a Little M&A activity with that Java Glitch today. Guess it was not a Ghost after all. :) The companies have made no formal announcement, but Boston-based Delphi Group revealed the transaction in a research note. An EMC spokeswoman confirmed the deal, but declined to specify financial details. EMC to acquire data security firm Authentica Friday March 3, 3:09 pm ET EMC Corp. has acquired Authentica Inc., whose software controls sensitive information in e-mail and other digital documents, even after files are sent to other organizations. biz.yahoo.com Authentica customers include the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice. The company's competitors include Liquid Machines Inc. of Waltham, Mass., which says it increased revenues 400 percent last year but has not disclosed a specific figure.