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Telephony heavyweights Nokia and Siemens AG tonight confirmed reports they planned to merge their communications service provider businesses into a new 50:50 joint venture, Nokia Siemens Networks.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia today said it would merge BankWest's technology platforms with its own as part of its planned $2.1 billion acquisition of the Western Australian bank.
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At RSA Conference 2005 in San Francisco, Symantec CEO John Thompson knocks Microsoft's security efforts and says the upcoming merger with Veritas Software will provide businesses with an optimal product for corporate compliance.
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