Companies - Global Print Monitor

Printing Giant, Edison Litho Grows Even Bigger with Acquisition of Compass Display Group

Edison Litho & Printing Corp., today announced that it has acquired Compass Display Group, a company that delivers both temporary and permanent point of sale materials and displays with award winning results. A leader in the point-of-sale display industry, Compass Display Group, located in Kennesaw, GA, will become a new business unit of Edison Litho & Printing Corp. and operate under the name Edison Compass Display Group. The Edison Compass transition will be led by Edison CCO Joseph Ostreicher along with the existing Compass management team.

PolyOne Appoints Scott J. Leffler, Vice President, Treasurer

PolyOne Corporation (NYSE: POL), a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced that Scott J. Leffler has been appointed vice president and Treasurer.

DocuSign Acquires ARX

Acquisition Accelerates Company's Worldwide Expansion, Expands The DocuSign Global Trust Network

Scripps, Journal Communications receive shareholder approvals for mergers, spinoffs

In separately held meetings today, The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) and Journal Communications (NYSE: JRN) received approval from their shareholders for their proposed spinoffs and mergers.

technotrans growth accelerates, positive outlook for the 2015 financial year

Revenue climbs to € 30.2 million in fourth quarter and to € 112.4 million for 2014 financial year / Earnings reach 7 percent EBIT in fourth quarter and 6.1 percent for full year / Distribution of a dividend of 33 cents per share / Outlook "on track"

SPS Acquires IT Solutions Provider, ExtraTeam

Strategic Products and Services (SPS), a systems integrator and managed service provider, today announced the acquisition of ExtraTeam.

IBM Acquires AlchemyAPI, Enhancing Watson's Deep Learning Capabilities

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has acquired AlchemyAPI, a leading provider of scalable cognitive computing application program interface (API) services and deep learning technology. The acquisition will accelerate IBM's development of next generation cognitive computing applications.

Scripps reports fourth-quarter results; nears completion of historic transaction

The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) today reported operating results for the fourth quarter of 2014. Unless otherwise indicated, all operating results comparisons are to the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2013.

Mentor Graphics Acquires Tanner EDA

Mentor Graphics Corp. (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced it has acquired the business assets of Tanner EDA, a leading tool provider for the design, layout and verification of analog/mixed-signal (AMS) and MEMS integrated circuits. With this acquisition, more designers will now have access to Tanner's AMS products based on the strength and reach of the Mentor Graphics global sales organization. All Tanner EDA products as well as existing AMS products from Mentor will continue to be available and supported.

Epson Makes Software Development Company Avasys Corporation a Subsidiary

Aims to increase competitiveness of products by boosting software development capability

Honeywell Completes Acquisition Of Datamax-O'Neil

- Positions Honeywell Scanning & Mobility to Expand in the $1.5B Global Barcode Printing Segment

- Acquisition Builds on Existing Printing Capabilities Acquired With Intermec

- Datamax-O'Neil Portfolio of Solutions Augments Honeywell's Ability to Deliver Enhanced Workflow Performance

Akamai Acquires Xerocole

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKAM) announced today that it has acquired Xerocole, a provider of recursive DNS functionality, in a cash transaction. The acquisition is expected to allow Akamai to expand its DNS product portfolio beyond the Company's existing Authoritative DNS products to more completely meet the needs of customers and network partners.