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IBM to buy Initiate Systems

By Wailin Wong | IBM Corp. said Wednesday it is buying Initiate Systems, a Chicago-based company whose software helps the healthcare industry organize and manage data across disparate computer systems.

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Motorola to expands service in Africa

From Reuters: Motorola Inc. said it has signed deal with Zain to expand the operator’s mobile network into rural parts of Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation.

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Motorola unit buys mobile bar code firm

By Wailin Wong | Motorola’s venture capital arm said it made an investment in Scanbuy Inc., a technology company that specializes in bar codes for mobile phones. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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Appolicious expands into Android apps with acquisition

By Wailin Wong | Chicago-based Appolicious Inc., a social networking Web site that reviews mobile phone applications, said it has acquired Orlando-based AppVee, which runs appvee.com and androidapps.com, both review sites for mobile applications. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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