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Rackspace Hosting, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware on March 7, 2000 under the name Rackspace.com, Inc. However, our operations began in 1998 as a limited partnership, which became our subsidiary through a corporate reorganization completed on August 21, 2001. The company’s name was changed to... More
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- Thursday, May 2, 12:54 PM Rackspace (RAX +3.1%) catches a bid on fresh speculation IBM is considering a bid for the company - a former IBM exec told GigaOm last month the IT giant has eyed both Rackspace and rival SoftLayer as M&A targets. Rackspace's Q1 report arrives on May 8; 12.3% of the float was shorted as of April 15. (also) Comment! [Tech, On the Move, M&A]
- Friday, March 15, 6:37 PM IBM has recently eyed both Rackspace (RAX) and SoftLayer as buyout targets, a former IBM exec tells GigaOm. Meanwhile, EMC is said to be uninterested in SoftLayer - Reuters reported yesterday both EMC and IBM have been in talks to buy the company. Rackspace (unlike SoftLayer) is a major backer of the OpenStack cloud infrastructure platform, which IBM just threw its weight behind. The former exec notes IBM's historical preference to flesh out its product lines via M&A. "IBM does not want to fund its own development because past history shows we’re not very good at it." Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Thursday, March 14, 5:42 PM IBM and EMC are among the companies in the running to buy Web hosting/cloud infrastructure provider SoftLayer Technologies in a deal that could sport a $2B+ price tag, Reuters reports. SoftLayer, locked in fierce competition with Rackspace (RAX) and Amazon, differentiates itself in part by offering hybrid solutions that feature both dedicated and virtual servers. The report comes as IBM targets $7B in 2015 cloud revenue, and EMC subsidiary VMware (VMW) launches a new cloud infrastructure service. Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Wednesday, February 27, 11:08 AM Rackspace (RAX -0.2%) expands its cloud database offerings by acquiring ObjectRocket, a provider of hosted unstructured databases relying on the increasingly popular NoSQL structure. Rackspace already supports a variety of structured database platforms; NoSQL, often used in big data projects, can provide better scalability and support for unconventional data formats, at the expense of consistency. Terms aren't disclosed. Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Tuesday, August 28, 2012, 11:16 AM Rackspace (RAX) is acquiring Mailgun, a startup that has created developer tools for accessing/managing e-mail from within an app or service without having to go through a complex/tedious setup process. Rackspace plans to integrate Mailgun's solutions with its newly-launched OpenStack cloud infrastructure platform. Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Wednesday, June 20, 2012, 2:05 PM Rackspace (RAX -1.7%) is turning into a compelling M&A target, a Bloomberg column suggests, albeit without reporting on any specific interest. The article notes the increasingly competitive market for cloud infrastructure services, in which Rackspace is #2 behind Amazon (AMZN), is expected by Gartner to grow to $10.5B in 2014 from $3.7B in 2010. However, with a current market cap of $6B, Rackspace wouldn't come cheap, and the company claims it's not for sale. Comment! [Tech, M&A, Quick Ideas]
- Tuesday, March 13, 2012, 11:53 AM Rackspace (RAX +2.6%) is outperforming, and takeover speculation could be a reason why. Rackspace, which currently trades at $54.38, is seeing heavy buying of April calls at strike prices of 60 and 65. Comment! [Tech, On the Move, M&A]
- Thursday, February 16, 2012, 4:49 PM Rackspace (RAX) has acquired SharePoint911, a consulting firm focused on Microsoft SharePoint implementations. As a result of the deal, Rackspace, which has sought to differentiate itself from rival web hosting firms by specializing in cloud infrastructure services, says it will begin offering cloud-based SharePoint hosting. Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Thursday, February 16, 2012, 7:59 AM Rackspace Hosting (RAX) picks up privately-held Sharepoint911 - a provider of SharePoint consulting, training, and JumpStart services within the SharePoint platform - for an undisclosed amount. Comment! [M&A, Tech]
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Speeddymon: Remember though that Y/Y revenues are up. Shares are down because earnings missed the estimates. Its a better buy today now that prices fell -
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Tony Kau
$TDC should follow $RAX - looks exhausted here, looking for rebound http://ow.ly/klFG2 http://ow.ly/i/1XgG1 - View all 0 replies
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StockConsultant
$RAX very oversold and holding above recent support, bullish charts analysis http://goo.gl/T6Uvp - View all 0 replies
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Speeddymon: Remember though that Y/Y revenues are up. Shares are down because earnings missed the estimates. Its a better buy today now that prices fell -
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Closet Iguana: The only reason I can see it going higher is the earnings estimates are too low. -0.17? Come on! Last yr it was -0.12 and last Q was -0.14. -
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Erick McKitterick: No I left the THC long back on Nov 7th. I both tweeted the trade and put it on SA.
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Maria Auziliadora: I am glad I down own this one thought about it though way overpriced and missed earnings TIBX better choice
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Bret Kenwell: Indeed, I learned quick if I'm going short, either cut the losses quick, or take gain early. Up until recently the market hasn't rewarded -
Bret Kenwell: the bears much, and if it did, it was only a moment. right now my only long is MSFT. looking to establish long in AAPL short in CRM though.
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Boatyzaffa: Oz, I don;t consider myself a buy and hold guy, but the price action last thursday caught my attention as RAX on a 40% increase in daily... -






