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Observers Skeptical About Success of Oracle CRM Buyout Binge

SAN FRANCISCO—With its $5.85 billion buyout of Siebel Systems on Monday, Oracle will face persistent questions about how it can effectively market or integrate...

eBay Bids on Becoming VOIP Power

In a real shift, eBay, as is evidence by its purchase of Skype, wants to not just help you auction off your old stuff,...

eBay Acquiring Skype

eBay will acquire Internet telephony provider Skype Technologies for $2.6 billion in cash and stock, and as much as an additional $1.5 billion in...

Vista Creates Developer Opportunities

Microsofts upcoming Windows Vista operating system will deliver a series of enhancements that developers can tap to build more reliable systems, the company said. At...

Microsoft to Give Away Code at PDC

LOS ANGELES—Microsoft Corp. will be handing out software at its Professional Developers Conference here this week, including a beta of its upcoming tool for...

Ask Jeeves Disputes Anti-Spyware Flaggings

A dispute has erupted between the Ask Jeeves search engine and anti-spyware software companies that raises questions about the standards used to flag potentially...

Does the Oracle-Siebel Deal Hurt Overall IT Agility?

The long expected acquisition of Siebel Systems by Oracle was finally announced today. Somehow I dont expect the same cries of despair we heard...

Juniper Adds SSL VPN Appliance for Service Providers

Interest is growing in provider-based SSL VPN services. But until now, thats been an expensive proposition for service providers to fulfill. Juniper Networks Inc. announced...

Iona Joins Eclipse for SOA Project

Iona Technologies Monday announced its membership in the Eclipse Foundation as a strategic developer and member of the organizations board. The Waltham, Mass., company also...

Now Comes Oracles Real Challenge

I think anyone who has paid any attention to the enterprise applications space over the past four or five years knew that Oracle buying...