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  • SAP to acquire Business Objects for $7bn

    SAP announced Sunday afternoon it plans to acquire Business Objects in a cash deal valued at slightly more than US$6.8 billion.

  • Consolidation breaks business intelligence growth

    The business intelligence market, once the fastest growing sector of software, is predicted to slow down after the recent spate of multi-billion dollar acquisitions.

  • Oracle buys Hyperion for US$3.3 billion

    Oracle announced on Thursday that it has agreed to buy Hyperion Solutions for US$3.3 billion, in a move to expand in the area of performance management systems.

  • Smorgon Steel gives Oracle-Hyperion deal thumbs-up

    Hyperion customers in Australia have warmly welcomed Oracle's acquisition of the business intelligence vendor, but some still have concerns about the rapidly consolidating market.

  • Oracle deteriorating: Sony Pictures CIO

    Sony Pictures chief information officer David Cortese has slammed Oracle's acquisition strategy claiming customer service levels have dropped and its products have become stagnant. He was speaking to members of the press in Sydney.

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