Ending months of speculation and jostling over details, Oracle have announced they will be acquiring the software giant, BEA systems for US $8.5 Billion (AU $9.67 Billion).
A new report from the Burton Group has somewhat put the boot into the Open Document Format (ODF) this week, claiming that large businesses who already use Microsoft Office should stick with Open XML (OOXML) in most situations, and that swi...
VMWare is making moves to expand its desktop virtualisation capabilities, announcing its intentions to buy Thinstall and its agentless application virtualisation software.
Security provider Webroot has launched a new SaaS email security service targeting small to medium-sized businesses searching for easier perimeter security management.
Clustered NAS vendor ONStor is further expanding its presence in Asia-Pacific, pushing its operations much further into the Chinese market with a new office in Beijing, and the appointment of a new Managing Director.
The analysts at Garnter have kicked off the new year with the declaration that despite great improvements being made in business continuity management and disaster recovery, most companies are still not prepared for serious IT outages.
Predictions for 2008 continue to roll in, with research and advisory firm Government Insights predicting that this year will see the US government increasing investment in IT and infrastructure optimisation along with secure content management.
Microsoft’s upcoming master data management product, codenamed ‘Bulldog’ has been the focus of intense speculation over the last few months, but 2008 could be the breakout year where MDM really shines.
