Some interesting M&A and partnerships of note over the years:

•  10-18-2006: Logitech acquires Slim Devices ($20 million+)
• 05-03-2007: Netgear acquires Infrant Technologies ($60 million, $20 million earn-out)
• 09-24-2007: Echostar acquires Sling Media ($380 million)
• 10-23-2007: Citrix acquires XenSource ($500 million)
• 01-23-2008: Dell Partners with Fonality as their go-to-market partner for offering VoIP phone systems to its small-to-mid-sized customer base (Makers of trixbox VoIP appliance and software package)
• 02-11-2008: Microsoft acquires Danger (mobile OS software company)