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Microsoft on Thursday said it has acquired privately held Stratature, a company that specialises in so-called master data management software.
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IBM takeover of Business Intelligence specialist Cognos is expected to close before the end of this quarter, after Cognos shareholders voted their approval of the deal on Monday.
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