Global Technology M&A Deal Value Already Surpasses 2005 Total by $20 Billion, Innovation Advisors Reports: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

"Mergers-and-acquisitions activity in the global technology sector already has eclipsed the total deal value for all of 2005 by $20 billion, according to an Innovation Advisors study released today. The investment banking firm serving middle-market technology companies projects that 2006 will be the most active year for technology M&A since the golden days of 2000 - before the dot.com bust."