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Oracle touts 11g, hopes for rapid upgrade cycle

Oracle has been talking up its latest database offering -- but the signs are that Oracle customers will wait a few years before moving to 11g. Read more »

BEA rejects US$6.66bn bid from Oracle

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. Read more »

Red Hat launches open-source Exchange

Red Hat has launched its Red Hat Exchange, a site where customers can buy a range of open-source applications from the company's business partners. Read more »

Oracle details post-merger plans

Oracle executives took the stage to rally support for the company's development plans after a recent acquisition tear that has left Wall Street lukewarm on the firm. Read more »

Oracle tried to buy open-source MySQL

Oracle tried to acquire open-source database maker MySQL, an indication of the profound changes the software giant is willing to make as it adapts to the increasingly significant collaborative programming philosophy. 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 »

Oracle's eye on the future

As part of its semiannual analysts' day, Oracle on Wednesday outlined a range of plans for the New Year and beyond, from integration of PeopleSoft technology to its planned entry into the market for collaboration software. Read more »

Open source: The newest competitive tool

A few years ago, releasing once-secret source code to the public would have been a highly unusual first move for a company with a newly acquired software product line. Read more »

In wake of takeover, Oracle unveils product plans

Ten days after closing its long-sought PeopleSoft acquisition, Oracle on Tuesday unveiled plans for the product lines it will support, a new development road map and several executive shifts. Read more »

J D Edwards' Ian Hodge: Straight to the source

What sets J D Edwards apart from the likes of Siebel and PeopleSoft? We speak with Ian Hodge, managing director Australia/New Zealand, about the future of business software and services. Read more »

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Is it kill or cure for Oracle's database buy?

Purchase of a company with close ties to open-source rival MySQL has people wondering about the database giant's motives. Read more »

WSDL for your B2B back-end application?

You may have an ideal prospect for a WSDL app. But you need to answer several questions before launching the project. Here's how to get started. Read more »

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In a world of Goliaths, who's got a stone?

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- It seems like it is that time of year again... the days are getting longer, the weather is getting a bit warmer and the top-tier software vendors are on a buying spree. Will you get lost in the shuffle? Why not support your local software developer! Read more »

Service Pack or Market Attack?

David McAmis [blogs:theneteffect] -- I will give it to Microsoft. When they want to capture a particular market, they go hard or not at all. And with SQL Server 2005, they have their sights set firmly on the Business Intelligence market. And their strategy makes sense—they are moving to become the "one stop shop" for database servers, data management tools, reporting and analysis, eliminating the need to spend more money on third-party tools. Read more »

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    In this week's roundup we take a look at Google's new technology -- Native Client, its Android phone, news from the world of web browsers and more. Read more »

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