Research in Motion (NASDAQ: [[ticker:RIMM]]), the maker of BlackBerry smartphones, is in talks to possibly acquire Seattle-based Gist, the maker of software that helps people keep track of their contacts online, according to a report today by GigaOm. While the deal is “nearly done” the two sides may not come to an agreement, GigaOm said. Gist, founded in 2008 and led by T.A. McCann, raised $4 million in July from Paul Allen’s Vulcan Capital and Foundry Group.
Author: Luke Timmerman
Luke is an award-winning journalist specializing in life sciences. He has served as national biotechnology editor for Xconomy and national biotechnology reporter for Bloomberg News. Luke got started covering life sciences at The Seattle Times, where he was the lead reporter on an investigation of doctors who leaked confidential information about clinical trials to investors. The story won the Scripps Howard National Journalism Award and several other national prizes. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and during the 2005-2006 academic year, he was a Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT.
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