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  • Oracle buy 'no worries' for MySQL users

    Australian MySQL expert Arjen Lentz today said that Oracle's purchase of Sun Microsystems and the associated MySQL open-source database assets was not a problem for MySQL users.

  • Icahn/Microsoft deal 'erratic and unpredictable': Yahoo

    Yahoo announced on Saturday night that it rejected a joint-buyout proposal that Microsoft and investor activist Carl Icahn offered the night before, which called for a "complex restructuring" and sale of Yahoo's search business to Microsoft.

  • End of the affair: IBA and iSoft finally united

    The saga of IBA Health's acquisition of iSoft is has now been concluded, following the completion of legal manoeuvres which allow the takeover to go ahead.

  • We want to stand alone: BEA

    Software provider BEA Systems said it had "no control" over whether any hostile takeover offer was made, following an indication from Oracle that the company was one of its take-over candidates.

  • Ingram Micro moves in on Asia Pacific market

    Technology distributor Ingram Micro has announced that it has signed an agreement to purchase Australian based company Tech Pacific for AU$700 million, in a move designed to strengthen its Asia Pacific presence.

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  • Oracle/BEA: 12 months on

    In the heady days of January 2008, database maker Oracle had finally captured the prize that it had been courting for many months, BEA, and in an instant became the largest middleware player in the market. But are the real results yet to appear?

  • How do you spend Cisco's acquisition millions?

    Can Ned Hooper keep the magic of Cisco's acquisition machine alive? The executive discusses how he plans to maintain the success rate

  • Can pure security companies survive?

    Mergers and buyouts are muddying the lines between security and other industries. Will purely security-focused providers be a thing of the past?

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