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.
Networking equipment giant switches gears and takes the plunge into WiMax with the acquisition of Navini Networks.
Palm pioneered the smart phone, but if rumours prove true, the Treo maker may not survive as an independent company to watch its creation move from the corner office to the street corner.
Friday's dramatic bounce in Yahoo's stock on reports of a deal with Microsoft -- later discredited, reflects the pressure facing the third- and second-largest internet companies as they struggle to gain market share from Google, according to analysts.
Dell has moved to quash rumours that suggested the company had acquired rival PC vendor Alienware.
Software maker Oracle said on Monday it will acquire rival Siebel Systems in a deal worth US$5.8 billion, marking the second major competitor the company has targeted since mid-2004.
Microsoft's CEO likes what he sees on the horizon as his company fits its message to changing times in the IT industry.
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Palm pioneered the smart phone, but if rumours prove true, the Treo maker may not survive as an independent company to watch its creation move from the corner office to the street corner.
Apple Computer has unveiled its latest line of digital music products, including a long-awaited Internet music store and ultrathin versions of its popular iPod portable MP3 player.
Sun would like to think it can succeed where others have failedÂÂâ€"in breaking Microsoft's stranglehold on the office productivity marketâ€"by offering a product that's almost as good as Microsoft Office at a much lower price. Do the sums add up?
Opening Macworld Expo, Steve Jobs unveiled new Apple computers and peripherals -- including an 8-inch cube with G4 processor inside, a revised keyboard and a new optical mouse, previewed recently on the ZDNet network.
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