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    Stock crash or no, software giant Oracle late last week said it was sticking to its game plan and that meant more acquisitions.

  • New IT head takes St George's reins ahead of merger

    St George has formally appointed its current acting IT head, Paul Newham, to take the CIO reins full time just as the company gears up for a merger with Westpac and the ensuing IT hangover.

  • Westpac and St George: A three-year IT hangover?

    In the wake of the confirmed AU$18.6 billion merger between Westpac and St George Bank, observers have forecast that the IT hangover from the deal could take at least three years to wear off, but in the process the merged banking entity will become one of the largest IT shops in Australia.

  • EU tougher than US on Google-DoubleClick merger

    Google's megamerger proposal with DoubleClick could face greater scrutiny in Europe than the US if antitrust regulators decide the deal takes the companies into new markets.

  • Symantec, Veritas reach out to investors

    Faced with muted enthusiasm from investors, Symantec and Veritas outlined their case to shareholders on Wednesday over the benefits of their pending US$13.5 billion merger that will marry the security giant and a leading storage company.

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    Ten years ago they were the young turks of Australia's business community; radical free-thinkers on the path to fame and riches. Shortly after, all those dreams came crashing down. But where are Australia's first dotcom moguls today, and what are they up to?

  • ICT R&D setbacks should not go unchecked

    Over the last few years we've made a few statements about the requirement for ICT to make it onto the national agenda as a foreign policy issue. Two clear areas stand out as worth exploring.

  • Jus' got the banking IT blues

    Will Suncorp chief information officer Jeff Smith stick around if the bank's rapid decline in value due to the credit crisis leads to a fire sale of several of its key divisions?

  • Giant Aussie 2009 predictions round-up

    What will 2009 hold for Australia's ICT industry? We asked dozens of local leaders for their predictions; and this is what they came up with.

  • Patties: It's a long way to e-shop if you're making sausage rolls

    Andrew Beeson, CFO at Patties Foods, the savoury foods manufacturer famous for labels such as Herbert Adams, Nanna's and Four 'n' Twenty, explains how new ERP software keeps the factory line running smoothly.

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  • It's crunch time for Palm

    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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