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BEA to Oracle: No Thanks
The board of directors of BEA Systems has declined Oracle’s offer to acquire the company at $17 per share, saying the bid “significantly undervalues” BEA,…
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Oracle’s Suit Against SAP Raises Customer Concerns
The hoopla around Oracle’s ongoing lawsuit against rival SAP has left a gaping hole for customers questioning the value of major application vendor support. Oracle…
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Oracle’s ‘X’ Factor
Oracle is developing a new service-oriented architecture strategy that could overtake the momentum around its Fusion Applications initiative, according to sources close to the company.…
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Microsoft to Invest in Channel, Verticals through OEM, Code Acquisition Deals
SAN DIEGO—During this second day of Convergence, Microsoft’s annual Dynamics user conference, the company announced its intent to invest in five industries—manufacturing, distribution, retail, services…
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Microsoft Forms Business Process Alliance, Develops BPM Roadmap
Microsoft is honing in on business process management with the formation of the Microsoft Business Process Alliance and the release of a BPM roadmap that…
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Analyzing the Data
Hurricanes in Florida. Floods in Louisiana. Fires in California. CEOs in hot water over regulatory concerns. Couple those issues with a cyclical profit-and-loss business model…
