HTC buys Dashwire to strengthen cloud offerings

Release Date ‎Aug 5, 2011‎ in Mobile Burn

 
   

Dashwire to help HTC fill cloud portfolio gap: analyst

Focus Taiwan News Channel - ‎Aug 7, 2011‎
Taipei, Aug. 7 (CNA) Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. was responding to pressure to expand its product portfolio in the mobile market when it decided to acquire mobile-web application company Dashwire Inc., a Taipei-based analyst said recently. ...

HTC Buys Mobile Backup Service Developer

PCWorld - Nancy Gohring - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
HTC aims to boost its mobile backup and sync services with the acquisition of Seattle company Dashwire. The companies did not disclose terms of the deal. Dashwire will become a subsidiary of HTC, which plans to use the new ...

HTC nabs Dashwire for cloud-based mobile and web apps

ZDNet (blog) - Rachel King - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
Summary: HTC has signaled that it is looking to step up its cloud computing presence with the acquisition of Dashwire. HTC just inked a deal with Dashwire, a Seattle-based company founded in 2006 that ...

HTC posts record revenues, continues spending spree

Taipei Times - Jason Tan - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
Customers try out HTC Corp mobile phones at one of the company's stores in Taipei on July 11. Ongoing lawsuits with archrival Apple Inc have not deterred HTC Corp (宏"電) from spending yesterday, as it announced the ...

HTC swallows cloud app biz Dashwire

Register - Paul Kunert - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
Smartphone maker HTC has taken time out from its long-running patent battle with Apple to bid $18.5m for US web-based application developer Dashwire. The platform allows users to download apps, ...

HTC buys US web service firm Dashwire to boost cloud offerings

Focus Taiwan News Channel - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
Taipei, Aug. 5 (CNA) Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC Corp. has bought Seattle-based Dashwire Inc., a mobile-web application company, to strengthen its range of mobile cloud services offerings, the company announced Friday. According to media reports, ...

HTC Buys Dashwire For 'Cloud' Sync Of Devices

Barron's (blog) - Tiernan Ray - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
Shares of HTC (2498TW) fell 54 New Taiwan Dollars, or 6%, to 798 after the company this morning said it will purchase privately held Dashwire of Seattle to enhance offerings in “cloud” computing. Dashwire's “Dashworks” hosted software ...

HTC Purchase Could Help in Patent Suits

Wall Street Journal - Paul Mozur - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
TAIPEI"Smartphone maker HTC Corp. agreed to acquire all of the shares of US mobile Internet applications company Dashwire Inc. for as much as US$18.5 million, in a move that could give it more tools in possible future patent litigation ...

Taiwan's HTC acquires US technology firm

AFP - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
TAIPEI " Taiwan's leading smartphone maker HTC on Friday announced the acquisition of Seattle-based Dashwire Inc. for up to $18.5 million, saying it would strengthen its skills in a new technology. Dashwire specialises in cloud services, ...

Taiwan's HTC July sales rise 83.3 pct year on year

Reuters - Clare Jim, Chris Lewis - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
TAIPEI Aug 5 (Reuters) - Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp said on Friday that consolidated sales for July reached T$45.11 billion ($1.56 billion), up 83.3 percent from a year earlier. The result compared with T$24.61 billion a year earlier and T$45.05 ...

HTC buys cloud firm Dashwire

Telecoms.com - James Middleton - 8 Aug, 2011
Taiwanese handset developer HTC has made another acquisition to beef up its patent portfolio as technology companies around the globe prepare to fend off legal disputes. HTC is reported to have spent $18.5m on the purchase of Dashwire, a mobile cloud ...

HTC acquires US cloud services firm

Global Telecoms Business - 8 Aug, 2011
Taiwanese smartphone-manufacturer HTC has acquired US-based cloud services provider Dashwire for up to $18.5 million. With this acquisition, done through HTC America Holding, the company looks to enhance expertise in the new technology. ...

HTC acquires US-based Dashwire to enhance cloud offerings

ITvoir (press release) - 8 Aug, 2011
HTC like other tech majors has followed the acquisition strategy to strengthen its portfolio. Taiwan's leading smartphone maker has acquired US-based Dashwire Inc to fortify its skills in cloud technology. The deal has been sealed for up to $18.5 ...

HTC buys Dashwire for cloudy boost

Mobile Entertainment - Stuart Dredge - 8 Aug, 2011
Plans to use Dashworks platform for cloud syncing and device setup in its HTCSense services. Device maker HTC has announced its latest mobile acquisition: US mobile services firm Dashwire. The company says it plans to use the ...

HTC buying Dashwire to help protect itself

Afterdawn.com - Andre Yoskowitz - 8 Aug, 2011
HTC has acquired mobile app company Dashwire for $18.5 million, likely in an effort to fight against current patent litigation brought by rivals. The global smartphone maker says the move will help it strengthen its cloud-based services. ...

HTC Buys Cloud Services Company Dashwire

Social Barrel - Solon Harmony Dolor - 8 Aug, 2011
Taiwan's HTC Corporation revealed on Friday that it has acquired Seattle-based cloud services company Dashwire Incorporated, several news reports reveal. The Agence France-Presse says that the deal will be valued “up to $18.5 million”. ...

HTC buys Dashwire for cloud and patents

Rethink Wireless - Caroline Gabriel - ‎Aug 6, 2011‎
The most fashionable way to differentiate a smartphone or tablet these days is to integrate it with a cloud content platform, supposedly achieving Apple-like end-to-end experience, but via the web. Huawei placed that strategy at the ...

HTC Acquires Dashwire Cloud Storage Company

Gadget Helpline (blog) - ‎Aug 6, 2011‎
Well, in an effort to recoup some of that money lost to greedy lawyers thanks to a certain Cupertino firm and their patent shielding scheme, HTC has acquired Dashwire of Seattle, a company that does business in the area of device software backup, ...

HTC acquires mobile-web connected services provider Dashwire

Telecompaper (subscription) - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
HTC has acquired mobile-web connected services platform provider Dashwire, maker of the Dashworks platform. The Dashworks platform is designed to provide mobile and web applications, enabling people to setup and personalize their smartphones, ...

HTC purchases mobile backup service developer, Dashwire

Ubergizmo - George Wong - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
While HTC is still under fire from Apple due to alleged patent infringement, it doesn't look like the Taiwanese manufacturer is letting those problems get in the way of its business. It has been recently reported ...

HTC buys Dashwire for $18.5M, gets cloud phone backup and patents

VentureBeat - Devindra Hardawar - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
Slowly but surely, HTC is building up its software expertise. The smartphone maker announced this morning that it has acquired Seattle-based Dashwire, creator of a mobile backup and synchronization service for smartphones, for $18.5 million. ...

HTC posts record sales (again), getting itself something nice (Dashwire) to ...

Engadget - Terrence O'Brien - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
By Terrence O'Brien posted Aug 5th 2011 1:20PM While the top three smartphone makers (Apple, Samsung, and Nokia) garner most of the press, HTC is quietly becoming a juggernaut. IDC's number five just posted yet another month of record sales, ...

Mobile Synchronisation: HTC acquires Dashwire

Generation NT (US) - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
HTC has purchased Dashwire, a developer who has created a synchronisation and content transfer solution for all platforms. HTC continues to grow their presence in the mobile phone universe as part of their strategy of becoming more than a handset ...

HTC buys Dashwire to bolster cloud services in Sense

IntoMobile - Marin Perez - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
HTC plans to make its Sense UI much more cloud-friendly with the $18.5 million purchase of the cloud-service provider Dashwire. “Cloud services are key to delivering the promise of connected services to our customers,” said Fred Liu, HTC president of ...

HTC's Dashwire Purchase Likely All About The Patents

MocoNews - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
As far as we can tell, we're the first to coin this: patacquisition: A company purchased solely for its patent portfolio. See: acqui-hire. There's perhaps no better way to describe HTC's purchase of cloud-computing company Dashwire Friday. ...

HTC acquires Dashwire to boost cloud computing aspirations

Fiercemobilecontent - Jason Ankeny - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
Device maker HTC Corporation has acquired mobile applications and web services firm Dashwire. Financial details were not disclosed, although The Wall Street Journal reports the deal is valued as high as $18.5 million. Dashwire will continue as a wholly ...

HTC Buy Shores Up Patent Defenses

Light Reading - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
The acquisition will help HTC expand its cloud-synch offerings and augment its Sense user interface with Dashwire's mix of Internet applications, including mobile instant messaging. The Seattle-based startup currently provides Internet storage ...

HTC Buys Mobile Sync Company Dashwire

TMC Net - Tracey E. Schelmetic - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
Chinese electronics giant HTC (News - Alert) has reportedly purchased Dashwire, a company that builds a cloud-based mobile device syncing platform called DASHWORKS. The acquisition, which is reportedly ...

HTC improves cloud forecast with Dashwire buy

FierceWireless - Dan O'Shea - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
Taiwan's HTC announced it is acquiring privately held, Seattle-based hosted software firm Dashwire (a 2010 Fierce 15 winner). The deal strengthens HTC's cloud connections at a time when Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) iCloud offering appears ready to storm the ...

HTC syncs with Dashwire

Cloud Pro - Jennifer Scott - ‎Aug 5, 2011‎
The Seattle-based company is responsible for the Dashworks platform, which enables users to sync files, such as documents, music and photos, from mobile phones, as well as making calendar and contact information available remotely to your PC or Mac. ...

 

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