M+A Integration Requires Technology Marriage

Here's some perspective on the Microsoft / Yahoo marriage. The integration of their cultures will be daunting. However, blending their technologies is likely to generate the most contention. This could be interesting to watch, if acquisition is consummated. Can the best of both companies survive? ...

... "A smooth integration also will not be a matter of simply swapping one set of software or hardware for another - though that is a daunting part of the task. It may hinge on changing deep-seated mindsets. " ...

Via New York Times: Merger View:

IT Project Visibility to Wall Street Analysts

Insights on how Wall Street may view an IT project and how to address their concerns. ...

... "Red flags pop up when, for example, management offers analysts vague time lines of when the company expects to start or finish integrating systems in a merger or acquisition ... " ...

Via CIO: Wall Street