IBM yesterday announced plans to buy business intelligence software company Cognos in a US$5 billion all-cash transaction.
Microsoft on Thursday said it has acquired privately held Stratature, a company that specialises in so-called master data management software.
IBM will spend US$745 million to buy software-development tools company Telelogic, Big Blue said on Monday.
Oracle and BEA Systems have traded salvos over the series of events that led to Oracle's bid for the company.
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IBM is in discussions with its partners to create a prepackaged set of hosted applications, a move that could ultimately create an online analog to traditional packaged applications and spur market adoption of software services.
PeopleSoft may be willing to be bought by Oracle, after all--if the price is right.
IBM has denied analysts' claims its A$3 billion acquisition of modelling tools specialist Rational Software is designed to woo developers away from Microsoft's .Net initiative.
PeopleSoft's board of directors has rejected Oracle's revised hostile bid, saying it believes the company is worth more than US$26 a share.
Aussie software company MYOB has brought an application before the takeovers Panel seeking an order to prevent buyout consortium Manhattan Software Bidco from sending out its bidder's statement to MYOB shareholders.
Cisco Systems announced Wednesday plans to acquire e-mail and calendaring software maker PostPath in a US$215 million deal.
An Australian newspaper has placed the value of global security vendor Symantec's purchase last week of Sydney-based rival PC Tools at AU$300 million.
Security giant Symantec overnight said it would acquire email security services provider MessageLabs.
Australian diversified financial software maker Reckon today said it would continue to pursue acquisitions as the company kept on growing.
Symantec's acquisition of MessageLabs will give it some very large Australian customers, including QBE, Westpac Bank and Virgin Blue.
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