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HP outlines long-term strategy
January 23, 2006
Plans for next 18 months include improved direct sales technology, acquisitions and, yes, more printers.
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Tablus seals Indigo acquisition
February 7, 2005
Security software company Tablus announced Monday that it has closed its acquisition of Indigo Security.
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Symantec completes Altiris buy
April 9, 2007
Acquisition of IT management software company, announced in January, valued at about $830 million.
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Symantec Corp.
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This week in Oracle
September 24, 2005
Business software maker plans to buy G-log, marking its 10th acquisition announcement in nine months.
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CA buys antispam company
July 26, 2005
Computer Associates has acquired e-mail security software maker Qurb, in a further move into the security industry.
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Oracle adds security firm to shopping basket
March 28, 2005
On acquisition tear, company scoops up 100-person software company specializing in computer user authentication.
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Oracle sweeps up Siebel
September 13, 2005
Siebel's 12 years of independence comes to an end in the form of a $5.8 billion buyout.
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Year in review: Software vendors sate their big appetites
December 16, 2005
Makers of enterprise applications had merger mania this year, adding heft to already large players.
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EMC layoffs to cut deeper than forecast
January 5, 2007
Storage and software company plans to cut 1,350 jobs this year to consolidate operations after a three-year series of acquisitions.
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Oracle buys Sunopsis
October 10, 2006
Acquisition of data integration company will be used to enhance the company's Fusion Middleware product line.
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Oracle to swallow Siebel for $5.8 billion
September 12, 2005
The database giant makes its fourth acquisition this year, buying up CRM specialist Siebel.
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Citrix buys NetScaler for $300 million
June 2, 2005
The network software maker continues an acquisition spree it began last year in an effort to enter new markets.
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Citrix Systems Inc.
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Oracle buys Hyperion for $3.3 billion
March 1, 2007
Hyperion's business intelligence and financial planning tools could be a lever to help pry customers from SAP.
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PeopleSoft Inc.
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Siebel Systems Inc.
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Forrester Research Inc.
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CFO
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Oracle cuts merger-cost estimates
July 1, 2005
In SEC filing, Oracle said it will spend less than originally expected on merging its operations with those of PeopleSoft.
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RightNow targets Siebel customers
November 16, 2005
RightNow Technologies offers Siebel users six months of free CRM, banking on uncertainty from Oracle's acquisition of the firm.
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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.
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Retek Inc.
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Bill Gates
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Microsoft Corp.
EMC's software spree takes shape
September 18, 2006
Looking to diversify, EMC becomes a software industry consolidator as it crafts its "information management" strategy.
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IBM Corp.
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SAP expects strong growth, acquisitions
November 17, 2003
The software maker's chief executive says it will grow faster than the market for enterprise software, and he hints at future acquisition plans.
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Oracle aims to tone security muscle with Fusion
February 3, 2006
Database giant is learning defensive moves from the more than one dozen companies it picked up in acquisition spree in the past year.
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Oracle trying to cover all its (data) bases
March 14, 2006
For Oracle, the past few months have been one big shopping spree. But at what point does its spate of mergers start delivering diminishing returns?
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