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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.
Oracle has promised there would no immediate change to Hyperion's product plans following its US$3.3 billion buyout of the business intelligence vendor.
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