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    Enterprise software giant Oracle has purchased Australian-owned ISV Ruleburst, owners of the Haley suite of compliance software products, for an undisclosed sum.

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    Microsoft and Yahoo once again speaking to each other, with sources saying the latest talks involve a deal short of an acquisition.

  • M2 acquires People Telecom for $17m

    M2 Telecommunications announced today it will take over People Telecom in a combined stock and cash deal.

  • MYOB takeover struggle heats up

    Aussie software company MYOB has brought an application before the takeovers Panel seeking an order to prevent buyout consortium Manhattan Software Bidco from sending out its bidder's statement to MYOB shareholders.

  • CBS to buy CNET Networks for US$1.8 billion

    US media giant CBS has agreed to acquire CNET Networks, the company that publishes ZDNet.com.au and CNET.com.au, in a deal valued at US$1.8 billion.

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    OK. So anti-trust lawyers would have a field day but consider this -- the software giant is on an official spending spree and this is the best time to spread its wings ... to become the Coca-Cola of the IT industry.

  • Gartner: Consolidation to put squeeze on businesses

    As a few hardware and software suppliers come to increasingly dominate, companies must use caution, Gartner advises.

  • 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?

  • Australia's telco sector ripe for consolidation

    The obvious candidates for consolidation in Australia's telecommunications sector are the 170 internet service providers that are scratching to make a living, but others include Dodo, M8 Telecom, Macquarie Telecom and Eftel.

  • Microsoft to try again for Yahoo or for Facebook?

    With Yahoo apparently off the table, what's Microsoft's back-up plan? Try again for Yahoo or go for a new target?

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  • Xeon 5500 (Nehalem) servers: round-up

    We compare Xeon 5500 (Nehalem) servers from Dell, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Lenovo and Sun Microsystems and pick a winner.

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    Palm pioneered the smart phone, but if rumours prove true, the Treo maker may not survive as an independent company to watch its creation move from the corner office to the street corner.

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