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Sanofi won a U.S. appeals court ruling yesterday that revives a patent-infringement claim over generic versions of the allergy drug Allegra.
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Tableau Software Inc., the provider of digital-charting tools, raised $254.2 million in its initial public offering, the largest U.S. technology IPO this year, pricing an increased number of shares above the range.
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Infor Inc., a provider of business software, is seeking $685 million in term loans to refinance debt, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
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Elliott Management Corp. took a significant stake in NetApp Inc., pressing the data-storage company to change its board and study options to boost shareholder value, people familiar with the situation said.
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SAP AG’s venture-capital group said it’s more than doubling investments in early-stage funds as it seeks increased access to emerging business-software companies.
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International Business Machines Corp. will offer its Watson technology, which beat humans in “Jeopardy!,” as a building block for startup companies making business software.
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Dell Inc.’s special committee asked billionaire Carl Icahn for more information about his proposed takeover of the personal-computer maker, made last week as a challenge to founder Michael Dell’s $24.4 billion buyout.
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Microsoft Corp. named Amy Hood its first female chief financial officer, putting a 10-year veteran in charge of debt, finances and a growing cash pile at a software maker beset by plunging demand for personal computers.
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Accel Partners’ James Breyer, already leaving the boards of Facebook Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., won’t seek re-election as a director at computer maker Dell Inc.
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There's a United Nations feel to Silicon Valley's Plug and Play Tech Center. Amid people speaking French and Russian, a group from Hong Kong recently toured the startup accelerator, where more than a dozen foreign flags hung prominently in the lobby.
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