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