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  • SAP to sell TomorrowNow, now?

    SAP announced Monday its third-party support and maintenance company TomorrowNow, which is embroiled in a legal battle with archrival Oracle, may be put up for sale.

  • Oracle to acquire BEA Systems for $8.5 billion

    Oracle plans to acquire middleware maker BEA Systems for US$8.5 billion in cash, the company announced on Wednesday. The move means Oracle will leapfrog IBM as the number one middleware player.

  • 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.

  • Oracle to buy Agile Software

    Oracle announced plans Tuesday to buy Agile Software in a $495 million cash deal, giving the software giant a foothold in the product lifecycle management business.

  • Oracle outlines layoffs

    Oracle outlined its integration plans for Siebel Systems on Thursday, with 2,000 job cuts among the most notable tasks at hand.

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  • Microsoft's next move as Yahoo rejects dowry

    As Microsoft's deadline for Yahoo to accept its takeover bid passes, the tech world is still waiting for information from either company on their wedding plans.

  • Siebel and Ellison: Software's odd couple

    Few people in the high-tech industry have feuded as openly as Oracle's flamboyant CEO Lawrence Ellison and Thomas Siebel, the co-founder and chairman of rival enterprise software maker Siebel Systems.

  • Buying StorageTek: Sun's last big gamble?

    Sun's $4.1 billion buyout of StorageTek is a huge bet: It's the last cash deal that size Sun will be able to make.

  • M&A; Marry in haste, repent at leisure

    Don't rush into a Vegas-style marriage when acquiring a company, warns Ram Gupta of PeopleSoft. Take your time and get to know each other properly during the 'dating' phase.

  • Microsoft 'acquires' extended accounting reach

    On the heels of Microsoft’s purchase of the midmarket accounting systems leader, Great Plains, it announced its intention to acquire Navision. How will this affect consultants and the midmarket ERP landscape?

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