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Tech Decision Maker August 26, 2014 Editor of this Newsletter Steve Ranger | UK Editor | @steveranger Steve Ranger is the UK editor of TechRepublic, and has been writing about the impact of technology on people, business, and culture for more than a decade. The 10 largest tech acquisitions of all time From the dot-com era to social media, tech has a long history of expensive purchases. Here are the top ten largest tech acquisitions in the history of the industry. Resource of the day Live Webcast: How to Solve Complex Revenue Management Challenges Learn how you can deploy best-of-breed revenue management solutions that drive scalable, proactive processes. Join us for this live, interactive webcast featuring CBS Interactive's Featured Contributor Bill Kleyman and Intacct's Cloud Financials Strategist Mark Gervase. Additional TechRepublic Resources ALS Ice Bucket Challenge: Why it worked and what social media marketers can learn Google+ health check: Dying or thriving? Silicon Valley's 'solutionism' issues appear to be scaling James Rogers. CMO. Brand Builder. Former Techie. Wishful winemaker. Retreating from the cloud: Why its silver lining may be losing its lustre Cold storage meets big data: Run low-cost analytics in the private cloud Featured multimedia Improve your trade show experience with these five smartphone apps Today's recommended downloads Upgrading Your vCenter Server and ESXi Host to vSphere 5.5 (Global Knowledge) What Next Generation Firewalls Miss - 6 Requirements to Protect Web Applications (Imperva) Live Webcast: How to Solve Complex Revenue Management Challenges (Intacct) Not Enough: IPSs and NGFWs Leave Dangerous Gaps in Enterprise Security (Imperva) SDN: How It Will Affect You and Why You Should Care (Global Knowledge) Connect with TechRepublic A Special Feature from TechRepublic and ZDNet 3D Printing: Building the Future When you look at the industries that 3D printing is destined to disrupt in the future, the list is long and distinguished. Here is our take on the state of 3D printing, the ways companies are using it today, and how it's going to revolutionize the future of business. TechRepublic newsletters Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Linux and Open Source Google in the Enterprise Visit the Subscription Center to get other free newsletters, manage your account settings or to be removed from TechRepublic communications. The e-mail address for your subscription is habib2best@gmail.com. Unsubscribe | Send Feedback | FAQ | Advertise | Privacy Policy Copyright 2014 CBS Interactive, Inc. All rights reserved. TechRepublic is a registered service mark of CBS Interactive, Inc. TechRepublic 235 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94105 U.S.A.