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  • SCO revenue takes a tumble

    The SCO Group reported lackluster second-quarter results Thursday, with revenue falling across its three divisions, its loss from operations widening and almost no success convincing companies to license its intellectual property.

  • McAfee bids US$465m for Secure Computing

    Security specialist McAfee on Monday in the US announced that it had a deal in place to acquire Secure Computing.

  • Oracle writes new shopping list

    Stock crash or no, software giant Oracle late last week said it was sticking to its game plan and that meant more acquisitions.

  • It's crunch time for Palm

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    One year on, the postmerger company is hanging on to most PeopleSoft customers, but some big tests still lie ahead. We look at what has passed and what is yet to come.

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  • Analysts: Oracle isn't PeopleSoft's only problem

    The Oracle antitrust trial isn't the only thing that's throwing PeopleSoft off track these days, according to financial analysts.

  • Cisco turns 20

    When Cisco Systems unveiled its latest and greatest network router in May, it trumpeted the event as a watershed. Can the networking giant build on past success and find new ways to grow?

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    Network managers point to SSL as a significant step forward in VPN ease-of-use that is quickly gaining market share as an alternative to the popular but less flexible Internet Protocol security (IPSec).

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