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  • Will Microsoft buy Red Hat?

    OK. So anti-trust lawyers would have a field day but consider this -- the software giant is on an official spending spree and this is the best time to spread its wings ... to become the Coca-Cola of the IT industry.

  • Products may keep Veritas name after buyout

    A senior Veritas Software executive has given strong indication that its products and accompanying brands should remain intact despite an impending change in ownership.

  • Rivals rubbish the new Symantec's prospects

    Symantec's rivals are attempting to rain on the security firm's parade by predicting problems with the recently announced Veritas merger.

  • Symantec to buy Veritas for US$13.5 billion

    In a long-rumoured move, security software maker Symantec said Thursday that it will buy storage specialist Veritas Software in a deal worth roughly US$13.5 billion.

  • BEA rejects US$6.66bn bid from Oracle

    Oracle has offered to purchase rival BEA Systems for US$17 per share, a total of about US$6.66 billion in cash -- but BEA rejected the offer as too low.

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  • Veritas CEO defends Symantec acquisition

    Veritas Chief Executive Gary Bloom took pains to explain why he believes his company's acquisition by Symantec makes sense.

  • Survival of software's fittest

    In the flat enterprise software market, the message is clear: It's time to hunt or be hunted.

  • Will Microsoft buy Red Hat?

    OK. So anti-trust lawyers would have a field day but consider this -- the software giant is on an official spending spree and this is the best time to spread its wings ... to become the Coca-Cola of the IT industry.

  • Technology's growing acquisition appetite

    Supersize me. If technology companies ranging from software powerhouse Oracle to fast-growing Net hotshot Skype could share a motto, it would be that oft-ridiculed fast-food pitch.

  • 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.

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