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    In a government deposition, Oracle President Charles Phillips downplayed the relevance of a report he issued in his previous job as Morgan Stanley analyst, in which he declared that SAP, Oracle and PeopleSoft comprised an oligopoly for back-office business applications.

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    Microsoft and IBM are in a fight to the death in Asia-Pacific but Oracle might end up the loser.

  • MS Office 11--risky business?

    Microsoft this week plans to deliver the first test release of a new version of its Office software intended to rejuvenate sales and stave off competitors.

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    Microsoft is delighted that the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is swapping Linux for Windows - but the open source community insist it doesn't prove that Windows is superior to Linux.

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    Microsoft and IBM are in a fight to the death in Asia-Pacific but Oracle might end up the loser.

  • Ballmer says Microsoft is different

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  • Is Microsoft bringing CRM to the masses?

    With market leader Siebel Systems losing customers in droves, the stage looked set for upstart on-demand player Salesforce.com to sweep the field. Not any more. Next month, Microsoft comes into the picture with CRM 3.0.

  • SAP-Microsoft talks underscore harsh market reality

    After its top-secret merger talks with SAP were revealed, Microsoft's motivation for the deal was quickly identified: its interest in the German company was sparked by growth limits in the business software market.

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    Is Microsoft funding the SCO Group's legal fight against Linux? ZDNet hopes to shed some light and answer common questions swirling around the duo's relationship.

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  • Sun sets US$76 price tag on Office rival

    Sun Microsystems' StarOffice 6.0 will go on sale May 21 with a price of US$75.95 in a more concerted effort by the server specialist to take on Microsoft's overwhelmingly dominant Office.

  • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 uncovered

    SQL Server 2005 has finally hit the market and brought with it significant new features and changes from previous versions. We'll explain the various editions of SQL Server 2005 take a look at the new management console.

  • Top ten reasons why Microsoft is a good citizen

    Why does everyone have to dump on Microsoft? Despite its antitrust troubles, the company has done some very good things for us all.

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