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Oracle grabs Sleepycat

The open source embedded database specialist has become Oracle's latest acquisition. Read more »

Oracle to acquire BEA Systems for $8.5 billion

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. Read more »

Red Hat scoops up JBoss for US$350m

Linux distributor Red Hat said on Monday that it has signed an agreement to buy open-source company JBoss for at least US$350 million, a move that expands Red Hat's product line and adds to its growth potential. Read more »

Sun: MySQL buy 'most important in software history'

The company says its acquisition of open-source database provider MySQL will enable it to dominate in open-source server software. Read more »

Phillips: Oracle may support rival databases

Oracle may make a decision as early as March on whether to support multiple databases in its "Project Fusion" release, which will combine acquired products with its own applications. Read more »

BEA Systems acquires Fuego

BEA Systems announced on Wednesday that it bought business process management software maker Fuego for US$87.5 million in cash. Read more »

Oracle's Beehive buzzes at OracleWorld

Oracle unveiled a new open enterprise software application on Monday in the US, designed to improve the way users collaborate and communicate on projects. Read more »

BEA lights US$87.5m fire under its SOA ambitions

Fuego has been acquired to give BEA's offerings a BPM boost. Read more »

New Oracle brand to wrap up retail buys

Oracle Retail brand name, set for launch at user confab this week, will cover products picked up in acquisitions and existing software. Read more »

Zend to release PHP tools in October

Start-up plans to show Zend Framework 1.0, or at least a preview version, at a forthcoming conference. Read more »

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