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  • Now Symantec swallows MessageLabs

    Security giant Symantec overnight said it would acquire email security services provider MessageLabs.

  • Nokia beats Google to acquire sat-mapper Navteq

    Nokia has entered into one of its largest aquisitions ever with the US$8.1 billion purchase of digital-map supplier Navteq, a deal that many thought was being pursued by Google.

  • IBA ups offer in iSoft takeover battle

    Australian e-health group IBA has re-entered the tug of war for UK software company iSoft with a revised takeover bid.

  • iSoft u-turn on IBA bid

    Medical software company iSoft has u-turned on a takeover bid from the Australian group IBA, and is now recommending a 160 million pound offer from Germany's CompuGroup.

  • CA seals $430m Netegrity deal

    Computer Associates has announced a deal to acquire security vendor Netegrity in a US$430m all-cash deal marking the latest in a string of mergers and acquisitions in the security space.

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  • Thin clients a permanent fixture at Maroochy Shire

    New technology gains legitimacy when it solves real business problems, but becomes indispensable when it offers to take that business in completely new directions. Such has been the case at Maroochy Shire Council, where a quite conventional thin-client rollout is now facilitating new ways of working for employees in the office and on the road.

  • Who's taking the ITIL bait?

    In an industry known for its hype, it's understandably difficult for many managers to make sense of new trends. But in the case of IT Infrastructure Library, a growing body of success stories confirms this is one trend that you should definitely be on top of.

  • Migration news: Windows to Linux, and vice versa

    Why did national radio broadcaster Austereo Group and consultancy Coffey International drop Linux for Windows? And why did soon-to-be-listed Wotif.com abandon Microsoft technologies for Red Hat and Oracle?

  • The wizardry of Ray Ozzie

    Groove founder heads to Redmond with a clear idea of how to improve Office -- and Windows.

  • Appliances: The future of mail hygiene?

    Driven by vast demand for spam-blocking services, the popularity of appliance-based mail hygiene platforms is rising rapidly, says research firm Meta Group. Additional reading: Systems Management for IT professionals.

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