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Market shake-up: $8.5-billion acquisition makes Oracle instant SOA market leader

Acquiring BEA Systems would make Oracle the leading player in the service-oriented architecture (SOA) software market. The $8.5-billion deal also could bring benefits to both Oracle and BEA customers.
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Open for business: Unisys exec says corporations are ready to put core functions on open-source platforms

In 2008, IT executives in large enterprises will weave open-source solutions more closely into the fabric of their core IT infrastructure—from procurement processes through deployment of next-generation applications, says Anthony Gold, VP and general manager, Open Source Business, with Unisys.
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A strategic move: Sun moves into database market with purchase of open-source player MySQL

Sun Microsystems has agreed to acquire MySQL AB, an open-source icon and developer of one of the world's fastest-growing open-source databases, for approximately $1 billion. The acquisition accelerates Sun's position in enterprise IT to now include the $15-billion database market.
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Economic indicators: Job numbers point to "the brink" of recession

Faced with rising energy and material costs, along with the effects of the U.S. housing market downturn, some manufacturers and other types of companies have been forced to lay off part of their workforce. That number has grown quickly, too. And one economist says it means the economy is "on the brink of recession."
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