Barrons: 10 tech takeover targets

Company/Ticker	Recent Price	Mkt Val(bil)	Comment
NETWORKING
Riverbed Tech /RVBD	$21.18	$1.5	Maker of systems improving corporate data and applications performance is in a "hot space."
Brocade Comm /BRCD	9.00	3.8	Storage as well as networking equipment make it attractive to all the big companies.
Juniper Networks /JNPR	27.31	14.3	Unique in that it could be an acquirer or acquired. Needs to get bigger.
F5 Networks /FFIV	48.02	3.8	Products increase cost-efficiency of Web-driven server farms.
SERVER SOFTWARE
BMC Software /BMC	37.07	6.8	Business services software has good growth prospects.
Red Hat /RHT	27.70	5.2	Leading provider of open-source software based on Linux might appeal to full-service giants.
Citrix Sys /CTXS	39.30	7.2	Microsoft seen as most likely suitor for its desktop virtualization software.
STORAGE
CommVault Sys /CVLT	20.56	0.9	NetApp and Dell rumored to be interested in company's fast-growing mix of storage wares.
3Par /PAR	11.58	0.7	Pioneer in systems that boost data capacity of existing corporate storage.
NetApp /NTAP	28.78	9.7	Big outfits expanding their offerings might want to snap up a

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