Adobe Acquires Business Catalyst

Adobe, the largest web-design and web-development tool provider in the world has acquired Business Catalyst, a small company that offers a platform for web-designers to build e-commerce websites without any programming skills. Business Catalyst is also the owner of the GoodBarry platform, which was included in the transaction.The acquisition was announced on Business Catalyst's and GoodBarry's website, along with a transaction FAQ page. No details have been released yet by none of the parties about the acquisition's cost or software integration details.GoodBarry, an e-commerce suite offered to Business Catalyst clients (web-... [read more >>]

Pirate Bay Sale Unlikely Despite GGF Shareholders' Ap...

The Pirate Bay sale is going ahead as planned, at least that's what Hans Pandeya, CEO of Global Gaming Factory X, the company that plans to buy the torrents site, is saying. Another big step in the process was made yesterday as GGF's shareholders approved the deal. Now, Pandeya tells us, it should take about 10 days for the money to change hands and for the domain to change ownership and that will be that.Not so fast, though. While the shareholder approval is an important step and the company is now free to complete the transaction, with Pandeya owning 60 percent of the stock, it isn't much of a surprise. And the approval doe... [read more >>]