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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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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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SAP acquiring two European software makers
May 14, 2007
Company purchases enterprise communications software developer Wicom and plans to buy ID management app maker MaXware.
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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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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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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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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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Oracle Corp.
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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Forrester Research Inc.
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Infor to acquire SSA Global
May 16, 2006
In expanding its enterprise software offerings, company is expected to challenge Asia's market leaders, Oracle and SAP.
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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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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.
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Iona buys open-source specialist LogicBlaze
April 10, 2007
Integration middleware vendor Iona acquires company involved in Apache open-source projects.
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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.
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America Online Inc.
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Google Inc.
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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.
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Industry shift to services fuels IBM spree
August 22, 2006
IBM uses its fat checkbook to cash in on services-oriented architecture--and run from downward price pressure.
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Oracle releases PeopleSoft Enterprise 9
June 26, 2006
Company keeps promise to continue supporting, enhancing PeopleSoft products with rollout of new application sets.
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Sun: Shame on us if we can't grow
February 1, 2006
Given its position, company should pick up steam, it says in trying to steer analysts toward a more favorable outlook.
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SeeBeyond Technology Corp.
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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.
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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.
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