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* * Date: Sept 13, 2012 Source: Wall Street Journal

Link: http://on.wsj.com/TOBSih Headline/Title: Start-Ups Get Snapped Up for Their Talent

*Summary: *Established technology companies increasingly are buying—and then shutting down—early stage start-ups, mostly to acquire their software-engineering talent. Investors, attorneys and others involved have dubbed these transactions acqui-hires.

*Author:* Sarah Needleman For the Full Article/Report, See: http://on.wsj.com/TOBSih