Oracle and China's Linux operating system developer, Red Flag Software, will work to certify and support database management systems in China.
Oracle plans to acquire middleware maker BEA Systems for US$8.5 billion in cash, the company announced on Wednesday. The move means Oracle will leapfrog IBM as the number one middleware player.
Oracle withdraws its $6.7 billion buyout bid for BEA Systems, after the middleware maker refuses to entertain its $17 a share bid.
The Challenger Financial Group is replacing its core financial management software in a move bound to raise eyebrows in finance industry circles.
Microsoft this week gave customers a look at forthcoming development and management tools that are part of the company's long-term plans for the product.
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Last week I had the chance to hear HP give their world view on why you should join them and Intel on Itanium for your next generation of servers.
In the midst of a hostile takeover battle for PeopleSoft, database giant Oracle already eyeing Siebel Systems.
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Despite a rocky beginning, intrusion detection and prevention systems are an important part of any security arsenal. We road-test six hardware and software-based systems.
Alternatives to traditional content management products are now ready for prime time, but there are several factors to consider when selecting an open-source solution.
Businesses will remain frugal information technology buyers in 2003, according to a new survey published by investment firm Goldman Sachs.
At Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz and Dell CEO Michael Dell share the stage to announce that Sun's open-source operating system, Solaris, will be shipping on Dell servers.
Despite a rocky beginning, intrusion detection and prevention systems are an important part of any security arsenal. We road-test six hardware and software-based systems.
Microsoft this week gave customers a look at forthcoming development and management tools that are part of the company's long-term plans for the product.
These days, the question is not whether you can use Linux, but where you can best use it. Is there more to Linux than Apache and file and print serving? ZDNet Australia investigates.
Databases are by no means an easy product category to understand. Many of the big players now offer free or "light" versions of their databases, but comparing them all is no easy task -- as we found out.
Oracle is betting on the lure of cost savings and the strength of its database to help sell its new product, Oracle Collaboration Suite. Get an advance look at this competitor to Microsoft Exchange.
Visa CIO touts new transaction technologies
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Australian Govt funds IT start-ups
Google should come clean on datacentres
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