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  • Ellison touts Fusion apps at OpenWorld

    Oracle CEO Larry Ellison didn't display much of his traditional flamboyance at Oracle's recent OpenWorld conference, but he did preview the company's next-generation Fusion Applications and said its Unbreakable Linux offering has met with initial success.

  • Some users fear long-term effects of IBM-Cognos deal

    Some users fear that IBM's proposed US$5 billion (NZ$6.56 billion) acquisition of Cognos, announced last week, could force sites running non-IBM database systems to significantly change long-term technology spending plans.

  • Siebel On Demand to become 'social CRM'

    At its OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, Oracle announced an upcoming version of its Siebel CRM On Demand service that will include social networking features reminiscent of consumer portals such as Facebook or MySpace.

  • Oracle’s 10 acquisitions in 2007 (so far)

    Oracle's offer to purchase BEA Systems for US$6.7 billion (NZ$9 billion would be the company's 10th acquisition in 2007. Here's a look at each purchase and what it means for Oracle, one of the industry's dominant applications vendor.

  • Opinion: It doesn't have to BEA this way

    When a company the size of Oracle buys a company the size of BEA, it's natural to wonder what will happen to the product line of the company being acquired. In this case, however, there's less reason for speculation, because Oracle's recent history tells us everything an IT manager needs to know about how — assuming its US$6.7 billion bid goes through — this will all playout.

  • Oracle Fusion head resigns

    John Wookey, who had been heading Oracle’s Project Fusion integration project, has left the company.

  • SAP’s $8 billion BI buy poses questions all round

    The main impact of SAP’s planned acquisition of Business Objects in New Zealand and Australia will be in the area of distribution channels, says Ian Bertram, managing vice president for business intelligence at analyst firm Gartner.

  • Oracle acquires LogicalApps

    Oracle plans to expand its governance and compliance offering with the acquisition of LogicalApps, whose software helps companies manage compliance with complex regulations. Its technology enables real-time detection, prevention, monitoring and reporting of financial and operational risk. The software is embedded in enterprise applications and can prevent the misuse of customer data or financial fraud by, for example, preventing employees from processing unsigned requisitions or ensuring they don't inappropriately change financial information.

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