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1. Intel acquires physics software maker Havok

   (Business and Law/Business and Law Features)

   ... with interactive features for their products. The "Behavior" tool promises to enable "event-driven character behaviors in a game" and "Animation" is described to provide "optimized ...

2. Imation acquires Memorex

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     Imation will acquire Memorex in an all-cash transaction of $330 million, the two companies announced today. An additional amount in the range between $5 million and $45 million will be paid by Imation ...

3. UPDATE: By acquiring Maxtor, Seagate gains a low-cost foothold in China

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   ... any tips or intimation we were given on the [conference] call this morning," said IDC's John Rydning, "of what products are going to survive and which ones would remain." He did hear that the current line ...

4. Autodesk acquires Alias

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   ... from its current owner, Accel-KKR, for $182 million. Autodesk hopes that Alias' products, which include mainly 3D and animation software packages such as Maya and Motion Builder, will grow the firm's "expertise ...