Hewlett-Packard is in talks to buy Electronic Data Systems, the companies confirmed on Monday.
Oracle has offered to purchase rival BEA Systems for US$17 per share, a total of about US$6.66 billion in cash -- but BEA rejected the offer as too low.
Hewlett-Packard has opened its wallet once again to build its software business making a bid for vendors Opsware and Neoware.
Hewlett-Packard stepped up its commitment to the emerging area of service-oriented architecture Monday, announcing consulting and software that draw heavily on its acquisition of Mercury Interactive.
Hewlett-Packard's decision to drop the OpenView and Mercury brand names is part of efforts to build the brand equity of HP Software, said a company official yesterday.
When rumours of a possible buyout of Mercury Interactive by HP started doing the rounds back in May, I described the prospective deal as "a bit whiffy".
Over the next two days, 350 of Australia's more senior IT types will gather in Melbourne for Mercury Interactive's annual local user conference.
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It never ceases to amaze me how much management expects out of the IT department, and how few resources the IT department is given to meet these expectations. It's time to defend yourselves.
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