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Microsoft, IBM, HPE May Lead 2016 M&A Software Deals

Well, they’re not exactly handicapping, but FBR Capital Markets and its prolific analyst Daniel Ives have released their “Top 2016 M&A Marriages” among software companies, expressly “in no particular order,” other than 1 through 10, issued Wednesday morning in a research note. They are — drum roll, please: 1) Cisco Systems (CSCO) and NetApp (NTAP) 2) Cisco and FireEye (FEYE) 3) IBM (IBM) and Splunk (SPLK) 4) IBM and Qlik (QLIK) 5) Hewlett Packard

Pure Storage Faces Tough Battle Against EMC, NetApp

Though Pure Storage (PSTG) has cutting-edge data storage technology, it will face an uphill battle trying to dislodge EMC (EMC) and NetApp (NTAP). It thus caused Summit Research to initiate coverage on the upstart with a hold rating. Pure Storage provides the business enterprise market with storage products based on flash-chip technology. Flash-based storage arrays are much faster than disk-drive storage systems but come at a higher price. Flash

NetApp’s $870 Mil Bid For SolidFire Spins Confusion

Storage vendor NetApp (NTAP) tanked Tuesday following the announcement it will pay $870 million in cash to acquire SolidFire. SolidFire provides businesses with storage systems that are based on flash-memory chips rather than spinning disk drives. Flash is seen as the future of storage, with that transition well underway. EMC (EMC), Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and other industry giants have been investing heavily in