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• Siebel gets acquired ... at last

  Oracle will acquire Siebel Systems for US$5.8 billion. The long-predicted buyout will have interesting ramifications on the Australian market.

• Cashing in on Linux

  To winemaker De Bortoli, Linux has provided the opportunity to save money and free up IT staff.

• Contact management packages reviewed

  We look at which product can help improve customer satisfaction.

• Sybase CEO champions open source

  John Chen sits down in a Face to Face interview with ZDNet editor-in-chief Dan Farber to talk about Sybase's high-end database, offered for free in a limited version to mainly small and midsize businesses. The CEO believes that as customer needs grow, they'll upgrade, paying Sybase for value-added tools that handle larger data sets, unstructured data, search, EII, federated databases and other functions.

• Larry's war: Oracle vs. SAP

  The rivalry is nothing new, but Ellison's acquisition strategy is infusing it with new vigour -- and may redefine an industry.

• Which backup? Four apps tested

  Who has got your backup covered? If you're looking for the right software to ease your backup pain, we have four solutions which might suit your needs.

• Two Davids, no Goliath

  David Thomas, ManageSoft's Asia Pacific director and David Lenz, sales and marketing director at Novell Asia-Pacific, go head to head on their respective offerings.

• IBM to bring automation to DB2

  New features planned for IBM's DB2 database server software will automate common administrative tasks and take advantage of growing interest in low-cost server hardware, the company says.

• Defending against insider infections

  The recent spate of viruses has exposed the dangers of providing network rights to laptops that operate both on and off the network. Non-corporate-controlled PCs represent the biggest challenge. so organisations must employ both technology and policy to protect network resources. Additional reading: Security through systems management

• Waking up from the Web services dream

  While working on developing a database that I can access while on the move, I've learned about the difficulties of network connections and why synching is still king.

• Web services nears saturation

  A shakeout looms as the competition between Web services companies intensifies.

• Are Oracle's days numbered?

  Microsoft and IBM are in a fight to the death in Asia-Pacific but Oracle might end up the loser.

• MySQL boasts might against big players

  MySQL kicked off its first-ever users conference by releasing the source code of its upcoming MySQL 5.0 product and touting its reputation as the little database company that could.

• Standardise on as few database technologies as possible

  Learn why you should standardise on as few database technologies as possible for cost savings and other efficiencies.

• MySQL or SQL Server: Look beyond politics and hype

  MySQL may be free, but what if money isn't the only factor? Find out how these database heavyweights stack up and how to decide which one to use.

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