The software giant has announced an offer to acquire Norwegian enterprise search provider FAST, ending months of speculation of a planned move into the premium search market.
The software market continued shrinking last year and is unlikely to recover in real terms until 2007, according to a report from research group Ovum.
Oracle's acquisition of BEA Systems was a logical move by the software giant but it remains unclear exactly what it will mean for users in terms of product roadmap and transition licensing.
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.
Troubled software firm iSoft looks likely to be sold to Australian company IBA, as CompuGroup withdraws from the battle.
The news this week that Canberra-based TransACT was going to start rolling out fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) services it announced in May, was at first intriguing.
Telstra is determined to create new sources of revenue by investing in new IP infrastructure and building managed offerings around the integration of infrastructure and services. This means turning the company into a new kind of business -- with major implications for the whole economy.
Symbian, Sony Ericsson and Motorola claim they are confident Nokia's acquisition of Trolltech will leave them unscathed, despite analyst suggestions to the contrary.
There are still too many companies selling too much software to too few people; a situation that will continue till 2007, according to Ovum.
Oracle is expected to jump into the emerging market for content management software later this year.
Next month, firm will launch revamped middleware products for content management and application infrastructure.
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