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Oracle extends tender offer for Portal Software

Business software maker Oracle said on Wednesday that is has extended a tender offer for all shares of Portal Software, its second extension of its bid for the company in two weeks. Read more »

SA government to streamline tender process for SMEs

The South Australian government is moving to streamline its procurement processes for information and communications technology (ICT) to reduce the high opportunity cost of bidding for government contracts, especially for small to medium enterprises (SME)s. Read more »

Microsoft shareholders already own Yahoo

Yahoo is calling on Microsoft to bump up its buyout bid, but the trouble is a number of the Internet giant's largest investors own shares in both stocks. Read more »

What's Microsoft's next move in fight for Yahoo?

After a resounding "no" on its unsolicited buyout offer for Yahoo, Redmond will either up the ante or ready a one-two punch. Read more »

Oracle gains control of PeopleSoft

Enough PeopleSoft investors have tendered their shares to give Oracle a controlling stake - but it needs more to come forward in order to avoid the need for a shareholder vote. Read more »

Microsoft offer still undervalues company: Yahoo

Yahoo on Monday responded to Microsoft's merger deadline, reiterating its rejection to the software giant's buyout bid as "substantially" undervaluing the company. Read more »

Microsoft gives Yahoo three weeks to do a deal

Microsoft on Saturday issued an ultimatum to Yahoo, giving the Internet search pioneer three weeks to enter formal merger negotiations and conclude a deal. Read more »

UK govt to monitor all telecoms

UK internet service providers will be invited to tender for a British government scheme to monitor all internet communications and telecommunications in the country. Read more »

Microsoft waiting on formal rebuff from Yahoo

Having been informally rejected by Yahoo, the software maker is awaiting a formal rejection before going ahead with its next move, likely appointing its own slate of directors, a move that it has until 14 March to make. Read more »

Munich to stick with open source

Munich, the city whose switch to Linux was seen as so significant it attracted a personal visit from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, has announced that its yearlong trial is a success and that it will stick with open source for its PCs. Read more »

Features (1)

Certification: What's in a name?

The technology industry is awash with certifications at the individual and organisational level, but are these qualifications worth the paper they're printed on? We investigate. Read more »

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