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New Oracle brand to wrap up retail buys

September 16, 2005 Oracle Retail brand name, set for launch at user confab next week, will cover products picked up in acquisitions and existing software. TAGS: Oracle Corp., ProfitLogic, PeopleSoft Inc., Retek Inc., business software, acquisition, Larry Ellison, Siebel Systems Inc., business application, SAP AG, software company, Bill Gates, brand, Microsoft Corp.

Salesforce buy extends reach to mobile devices

April 11, 2006 Web-based applications company makes its first acquisition as part of a new mobile strategy. TAGS: Salesforce.com AppExchange, Salesforce.com Inc., mobile device, Marc Benioff, on-demand, acquisition, RIM BlackBerry, software company, handheld, Microsoft Corp.

Is there method in Microsoft's security buys?

July 22, 2005 The software giant has been scooping up companies in the security field, but analysts wonder what it all adds up to. TAGS: Trustworthy Computing, Sybari Software Inc., takeover, acquisition, security, software company, Microsoft Corp., anti-spyware, antivirus, e-mail

Tech executives: Time is of the essence

December 7, 2005 Executives from Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, IBM and other companies gather to talk about the next killer app: calendaring. TAGS: calendar, Wiki, Yahoo! Inc., IBM Corp., acquisition, event, portal, software company, Microsoft Outlook, Google Inc., conference, Microsoft Corp., video, e-mail

Corel buys photo software maker Jasc

October 14, 2004 The graphics specialist hopes to take a bite out of Adobe's Photoshop business with the acquisition. TAGS: Corel Corp., Adobe PhotoShop, Corel CorelDraw, Adobe Systems Inc., photo software, Corel WordPerfect, software company, digital photograph, acquisition, photograph, Microsoft Corp., PC

Microsoft business unit head steps aside

November 17, 2005 Doug Burgum takes up another role as the company looks for a new leader for its unit selling software to midsized customers. TAGS: Great Plains Software, Steve Ballmer, leader, software company, Oracle Corp., acquisition, Microsoft Corp., CEO, e-mail

IBM to pay $1.6 billion for FileNet

August 10, 2006 The $35-per-share deal marks IBM's third software-related purchase announcement since last week. TAGS: FileNet Corp., content management, IBM Corp., acquisition, AMR Research, Oracle Corp., software company, Microsoft Corp.

Macromedia, Adobe make peace for bigger fight

April 18, 2005 Software makers join forces in $3.4 billion pact to stave off larger threats from both Microsoft and open standards. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Web application, open standard, acquisition, Microsoft Longhorn, Adobe PDF, battle, platform, software company, CEO, multimedia, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows

SAP launches investment fund, new software

May 17, 2006 Business software maker announces new versions of flagship software, plus an acquisition and a $125 million investment fund. TAGS: SAP AG, Henning Kagermann, business software company, Shai Agassi, SOA, SAP NetWeaver, Cambridge, fund, business software, investment, on-demand, software company, acquisition, conference, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Internet deals of the damned

October 10, 2006 More often than not, big Internet acquisitions turn out to be disappointments, or at least a bit ahead of their time. TAGS: Spyglass, Mirabilis, VA Software Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Netscape Communications Corp., founder, IPO, acquisition, PayPal, America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., YouTube, software company, CEO, Google Inc., TV

Week in review: Microsoft mixes it up

September 23, 2005 Software giant announces major reorg and Jim Allchin's future retirement. Also: Reshuffling news from Sony and Oracle. TAGS: Jim Allchin, restructuring plan, reorganization, Oracle Corp., Week in review, Siebel Systems Inc., division, acquisition, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., software company, president, Google Inc., TV, Microsoft Windows
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