Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has completed settlement of its tender offer for Fast Search & Transfer ASA, a leading provider of enterprise search solutions. Microsoft’s plans to acquire FAST were originally announced Jan. 8, 2008. FAST will operate as a Microsoft subsidiary, with a dedicated enterprise search research and development center in Oslo, Norway, and offices throughout the world.

Nokia and Trolltech ASA today announced that they have entered into an agreement that Nokia will make a public voluntary tender offer to acquire Trolltech, a company headquartered in Oslo, Norway and publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced today that its subsidiary, MI, Inc., has successfully completed its tender offer to acquire a controlling interest in Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.(JASDAQ: 6821), a global provider of 2-way radio communication solutions.

Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced today that its subsidiary, MI, Inc., will launch a tender offer to acquire a controlling interest in Vertex Standard Co., Ltd. (JASDAQ: 6821), a global provider of 2-way radio communication solutions.

AMD (NYSE: AMD) today said it has been notified of a "mini-tender" offer by TRC Capital Corporation to purchase up to 5 million shares of the Company’s common stock, which represents approximately .90 percent of its outstanding shares.

Acer Inc. (TWSE: 2353; LSE: AM50), has announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Galaxy Acquisition Corp., successfully completed its tender offer for Gateway, Inc. (NYSE: GTW).

Ditech Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: DITC), today announced the final results of its modified Dutch auction self-tender offer to purchase up to 9,100,000 shares of its common stock. The tender offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on September 28, 2007, and the tender offer price range was $4.90-$5.50 per share.

Siemens Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Siemens AG (NYSE:SI), announced today that the statutory waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, applicable to its cash tender offer for all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Dade Behring Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq GS: DADE) has been terminated.

HP today announced that it has completed its tender offer for Opsware Inc.