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• BEA to take on Asia thanks to Oracle

  Oracle's acquisition of BEA will boost the latter's presence in Asia Pacific, as well as strengthening Oracle's foothold in the telecommunications space, but there will be no serious ramifications on the local market, according to analysts.

• AU$68.9m buyout helps Hostworks spread its wings

  Hostworks acquisition by Broadcast Australia will allow it to expand and tackle a larger market, the company says.

• BEA rejects US$6.66bn bid from Oracle

  Oracle has offered to purchase rival BEA Systems for US$17 per share, a total of about US$6.66 billion in cash -- but BEA rejected the offer as too low.

• Ellison and Co. hunker down

  Larry Ellison said engineering rather than deal-making will be Oracle's top priority over the next two years as the company prepares for an increasingly competitive business applications market.

• Oracle aims to tone security muscle with Fusion

  Billions of dollars worth of acquisitions have bought Oracle a perhaps unexpected bonus: security lessons.

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• Measuring the tech results of an acquisition

  During the acquisition process, corporate leaders are predominately interested in revenues and expenses and what IT is doing to improve them.

• Successful staff assimilation in an acquisition

  The big key to success in IT staff assimilation during a corporate acquisition is creating a strong plan relating to staffing requirements and decisions. That's one of the three rules CIOs need to follow for a smooth merger.

• The best VoIP solution is ...

  The world of enterprise IP telephony is varied and complex. Here's our round-up of the major players and what they can bring to your business.

• OZ Minerals should have picked the iPhone

  Australian mid-cap miner OZ Minerals should have picked Apple's iPhone instead of Research in Motion's BlackBerry.

• Giant Aussie 2009 predictions round-up

  What will 2009 hold for Australia's ICT industry? We asked dozens of local leaders for their predictions; and this is what they came up with.

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• The best VoIP solution is ...

  The world of enterprise IP telephony is varied and complex. Here's our round-up of the major players and what they can bring to your business.

• Open source threatens Java servers

  Open-source software has already shaken up the operating systems business. Now, Java server software makers are feeling the heat.

• Voice over IP + wireless LAN = ?

  It seemed to be an obvious recipe: take two popular emerging technologies and stir vigorously. But the end result isn't to everyone's taste.

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