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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. TAGS: Intel Itanium, Intel Xeon, acquisition, Mark Hurd, blade server, x86 processor, AMD Opteron, software company, blade, HP, Intel, server, printer, Dell, AMD

Tablus seals Indigo acquisition

February 7, 2005 Security software company Tablus announced Monday that it has closed its acquisition of Indigo Security. TAGS: Tablus, Microsoft Indigo, security software company, acquisition, health care, software company, health, security

Symantec completes Altiris buy

April 9, 2007 Acquisition of IT management software company, announced in January, valued at about $830 million. TAGS: Altiris Inc., management software company, IT administration, Symantec Corp., asset, acquisition, software company, information technology

This week in Oracle

September 24, 2005 Business software maker plans to buy G-log, marking its 10th acquisition announcement in nine months. TAGS: Oracle Corp., business software company, Larry Ellison, Siebel Systems Inc., acquisition, business software, software company

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. TAGS: antispam company, Computer Associates International Inc., anti-spam, CA eTrust, e-mail security, security software company, acquisition, software company, security, e-mail

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. TAGS: Oblix Inc., Oracle Corp., acquisition, software company, Web service, CEO, security

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. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Salesforce.com Inc., buyout, Marc Benioff, acquisition, Newsmaker, CRM, database company, CEO, merger, software company, database

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. TAGS: margin, enterprise application, acquisition, SAP AG, software company, BEA Systems Inc., merger, PeopleSoft Inc., background

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. TAGS: EMC Corp., layoff, acquisition, software company

Oracle buys Sunopsis

October 10, 2006 Acquisition of data integration company will be used to enhance the company's Fusion Middleware product line. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., data integration, logistics, middleware, acquisition, software company

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. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., CRM, centerpiece, acquisition, General Electric Co., software company, shareholder, integration, pricing, CEO

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. TAGS: NetScaler, Citrix Systems Inc., acquisition, software company, networking

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. TAGS: Hyperion Solutions Corp., Oracle Corp., SAP AG, business intelligence, performance management, acquisition, financial planning, budgeting, PeopleSoft Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., Forrester Research Inc., CFO, software company

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. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., acquisition, SEC filing, merger, risk, software company

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. TAGS: RightNow Technologies, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, CRM, software company

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., business software, Retek Inc., acquisition, Larry Ellison, Siebel Systems Inc., business application, SAP AG, software company, Bill Gates, brand, 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. TAGS: EMC Corp., information management, software company, acquisition, profit margin, virtualization, IBM Corp., Oracle Corp.

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. TAGS: Henning Kagermann, SAP AG, enterprise software, acquisition, outsourcing, supply chain, AMR Research, merger, CEO, software company, operation, information technology

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. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., Oblix Inc., Redwood Shores, company representative, security, margin, acquisition, software company, database

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? TAGS: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, SCM, merger, supply chain, Siebel Systems Inc., Silicon Valley, professor, software company, conference, California, database
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