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  • Oracle ups its PeopleSoft offer

    Oracle has raised its takeover bid for PeopleSoft to US$19.50 per share, valuing the software company at US$6.3 billion, in the latest twist in the highly charged software industry saga.

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    Oracle announced on Monday that it has increased its PeopleSoft takeover bid to US$24 a share, calling the figure its "best and final" offer for its rival.

  • Smorgon Steel gives Oracle-Hyperion deal thumbs-up

    Hyperion customers in Australia have warmly welcomed Oracle's acquisition of the business intelligence vendor, but some still have concerns about the rapidly consolidating market.

  • SAP ups Retek bid to thwart Oracle

    SAP has increased its offer for Retek in an effort to hold its ground against Oracle's hostile counterbid for the retail software specialist.

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    Since the launch of Apple's App Store, a steady stream of business-oriented applications have become available for iPhone users.

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    Welcome to San Francisco, California, for Oracle's takeover of a different sort of entity; a city.

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    Salesforce.com CRM continues to attract converts, but has the competition caught up?

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    Bug Hunt

    Question: When is a bug not a bug? Answer: Before it's a "known bug".

  • iPhone changing the world, one backflip at a time

    Steve Jobs' backflip on a key aspect of the iPhone stood out from a normal day -- broadband furore, antagonistic marketing, personal attacks and government inaction -- in the world of Australia's telecoms market.

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    Itanium's growing pains

    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.

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    Databases have been available with an open-source licence for many years. But the past few months have seen a growing number of partnerships and products aimed at maturing the industry of add-ons and support services -- vital to winning over corporate customers.

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    This year's linux.conf.au conference, held at Melbourne University, was an all out Linux free-for-all. Highlights include images of the new XO Linux laptop and an interview with Linus Torvalds.

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    The idea of getting a robust, scalable operating system for free hasn't clicked with many enterprises -- until now.

  • Security pro zeroes in on Oracle bugs

    Bug hunter David Litchfield says the Oracle community shouldn't be so smug when it comes to database security. He represents NGS Software, which has serviced Oracle in the past and Microsoft at present.

  • Oracle's fight for Wall Street cred

    Co-president Charles Phillips says his former brethren are doing a poor job of grading the company's performance.

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    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.

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    Symantec Backup Exec 12 allows complete system recovery and concentrates on continuous file/data protection. Though AU$1,795 may seem a lot of money for an application, Backup Exec might be worth the investment if you're using it for irreplaceable and highly valuable data.

  • Symantec Backup Exec 11d

    Symantec Backup Exec 11d performs well, installation is a breeze and considering the ability to backup and restore individual database records and substantially reduce downtime, it isn't difficult to justify the price.

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    We examine tools that can drill down through your applications to pinpoint exactly where loading causes trouble.

  • Archival survival guide

    In this special report, we review six archival options in the market.

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