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Oracle said on Tuesday that it has acquired open-source database company Sleepycat Software for an undisclosed sum.
A wave of consolidation is sweeping the IT industry, and many open source business applications will be left behind when customers pare down their suppliers, an SAP executive predicted on Wednesday.
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Sun Microsystems has raised the possibility that it might offer customers its own database, a move that could trigger displeasure at Oracle but curry favor with open-source advocates.
Despite threat of Linux and open source, software powerhouse's Server and Tools division brings home double-digital revenue growth -- again.
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