Acquisition History / 2002

Company Acquisitions in 2002

40 publicly known acquisitions announced in 2002, across all acquirers we track.

  1. 1Inktomi Corporationacquired by Yahoo · Internet service providerDec 2002$235M↗
  2. 2Vicinityacquired by Microsoft · Online enterprise locationDec 2002$95.8M↗
  3. 3Guimachineacquired by SAP · NetWeaver Visual Composer toolkitDec 2002Undisclosed↗
  4. 4Tarian Softwareacquired by IBM · Records ManagementNov 2002Undisclosed↗
  5. 5Psionic Softwareacquired by Cisco · Intrusion detectionOct 2002$12M↗
  6. 6EADS Matra Datavisionacquired by IBM · Product lifecycle managementOct 2002Undisclosed↗
  7. 7Access360acquired by IBM · SoftwareOct 2002Undisclosed↗
  8. 8PWC Consulting from PricewaterhouseCoopersacquired by IBM · Business Consulting and Technology ServicesOct 2002$3.50B↗
  9. 9Rareacquired by Microsoft · Video gamesSep 2002$375M↗
  10. 10Sparkolor Corporationacquired by Intel · TelecommunicationsSep 2002Undisclosed↗
  11. 11Holosofx, Inc.acquired by IBM · Business Process ManagementSep 2002Undisclosed↗
  12. 12XDegreesacquired by Microsoft · Security softwareSep 2002Undisclosed↗
  13. 13Andiamo Systemsacquired by Cisco · Data storageAug 2002$2.50B↗
  14. 14Trellisoft, Inc.acquired by IBM · Enterprise storageAug 2002Undisclosed↗
  15. 15Mobilocityacquired by Microsoft · Computer consultingJul 2002Undisclosed↗
  16. 16AYR Networksacquired by Cisco · $113000000Jul 2002Undisclosed↗
  17. 17Navisionacquired by Microsoft · Software programmingJul 2002$1.33B↗
  18. 18PayPalacquired by eBay · E-commerce payment systemsJul 2002$1.50B↗
  19. 19Emagicacquired by Apple · Music production softwareJul 2002$30M↗
  20. 20Metamergeacquired by IBM · Identity managementJun 2002Undisclosed↗
  21. 21Prismo Graphicsacquired by Apple · Special-effects titling software for film and videoJun 2002$20M↗
  22. 22Propel Softwareacquired by Apple · internet and network optimization for wireless carriersJun 2002Undisclosed↗
  23. 23Silicon Grail Corp-Chaliceacquired by Apple · Digital effects softwareJun 2002$20M↗
  24. 24Steltoracquired by Oracle · Enterprise calendaring systemJun 2002Undisclosed↗
  25. 25Sales Management Systemsacquired by Microsoft · SoftwareMay 2002Undisclosed↗
  26. 26Compaqacquired by HP · Personal computerMay 2002$25B↗
  27. 27Navarro Networksacquired by Cisco · $85000000May 2002Undisclosed↗
  28. 28Expressionacquired by SAP · Real-time file sharingMay 2002Undisclosed↗
  29. 29Hammerhead Networksacquired by Cisco · Computer networkingMay 2002$173M↗
  30. 30Accelioacquired by Adobe · Enterprise forms softwareApr 2002$72M↗
  31. 31Zayanteacquired by Apple · FireWire chips and softwareApr 2002$13M↗
  32. 32Indigo N.Vacquired by HP · Printing serviceMar 2002Undisclosed↗
  33. 33Classic Custom Vacationsacquired by Microsoft · Travel agencyMar 2002$78M↗
  34. 34Hotjobs.comacquired by Yahoo · Job search engineFeb 2002$436M↗
  35. 35Nothing Realacquired by Apple · Special effects softwareFeb 2002$15M↗
  36. 36Topmanageacquired by SAP · SAP BusinessOne SuiteFeb 2002Undisclosed↗
  37. 37NetForce Corporationacquired by Oracle · Adverse event reporting systemJan 2002Undisclosed↗
  38. 38Indicast Corporationacquired by Oracle · Voice portalsJan 2002Undisclosed↗
  39. 39CrossWorlds Software, Inc.acquired by IBM · SoftwareJan 2002$129M↗
  40. 40TopLinkacquired by Oracle · Object-relation mapping technologyJan 2002Undisclosed↗