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Strategies & Market Trends : Speculating in Takeover Targets -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: richardred who wrote (3254)	2/7/2013 1:11:27 PM
From: richardred	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 7254

Now we know a new direction for NetApp. Net picks a SAP and Oracle just recently picked a Packet. finance.yahoo.com Bloomberg reporting IBM (IBM) plans to spend nearly $15B on takeover deals through 2015. bloomberg.com IBM Sells Floating Debt Below Libor in $2 Billion Bond Offering bloomberg.com P.S. RE:XRTX small bolt on speculation driven by Baker Street Dionne & Bruce say it best-LETS BE FRIENDS AGAIN -RE: XRTX former IBM company-1994 enterprise data storage subsystems and network technology, formed in a management buy-out from IBM Keep smiling and keep shining Knowing you can always count on me, for sure That's what friends are for In good times and bad times I'll be on your side forever more That's what friends are for. I know we're different you and me Got a different way of walkin' The time has come to let the past be history Yeah if we could just start talkin'

To: richardred who wrote (3254)	4/3/2013 6:17:20 AM
From: richardred	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7254

RE:XRTX CEO Barber just resigned. Stock might not be to receptive at first. Case in point OMPI which I owned before the merger announcement. It struggled at first, but the major shareholder eventually force the sale of the company. The controlling shareholder is not going to see their investment be beaten up for long. I believe that's why Barber left. He was not for the sale of the company. Cray makes more sense now than ever. The just appointed a new director. IMO hypothetically a more likely stock deal than cash deal. I'm sure Cray doesn't want the whole company, but that's what investment bankers are for. Cray stock has held up well in what might be considered a disappointing last quarter. IMO Cray As with XRTX. It's not where they are now. It's where their going to be, going forward. Just a guess!