Samsung Electronics has acquired Nanoradio, a Swedish company that develops energy-efficient chipsets for Wi-Fi, it said on Friday.

CGI Group, a Canadian IT services and business process services company, has agreed to acquire its larger European competitor Logica for £1.7 billion (US$2.65 billion) in cash, in a bid to expand its European presence, the companies said Thursday.

Juniper Networks this week unveiled enhancements to the Web security software it obtained via the acquisition of Mykonos Software in February.

Bharti Airtel has invested about US$165 million to acquire a 49 percent stake in Qualcomm's Indian entities that hold broadband wireless licenses, with the Indian mobile operator eventually taking full ownership, the companies said Thursday.

Taking a step into the social media marketing industry, Oracle is purchasing Vitrue, the two companies announced Wednesday.

VMware has acquired Wanova, a developer of software used to centralize and simplify image management on physical and virtual desktops, the company said Tuesday.

Google has finally closed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility, and will now start working on new devices while keeping Android open, it said on Tuesday.

EMC has acquired Syncplicity, an enterprise file-management service provider, for an undisclosed sum.

Managing director of Newport Capital, Lou Richard, has a wealth of financial advisory experience to distributors and resellers alike. He sat down with ARN to discuss some of the trends he sees in the market, and expectations for 2011.