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Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned
Two weeks after Hurricane Katrina took most of the Gulf region—and the nation—practically by surprise, companies that have moved beyond…
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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…
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Does the Oracle-Siebel Deal Hurt Overall IT Agility?
The long expected acquisition of Siebel Systems by Oracle was finally announced today. Somehow I don’t expect the same cries…
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Now Comes Oracle’s Real Challenge
I think anyone who has paid any attention to the enterprise applications space over the past four or five years…
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With PayPal Backing, Will Micropayments Work This Time?
The concept of e-commerce micropayments—small Web purchases typically less than $2—is nothing new, but it has never gained widespread acceptance…
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The Fine Line Between Charity and Self-Promotion
The most altruistic gift is an anonymous contribution, in which a giver wants to help but does not want to…
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Oracle Will Buy Siebel for $5.85 Billion
Database and business applications software developer Oracle Corp. announced Monday that it will acquire Siebel Systems Inc. for $10.66 per…
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Pressure Increases, but CIOs Still Struggle to Stop Identity Theft
It’s been a bad year for privacy. Since February, when identity thieves conned data aggregator ChoicePoint Inc. out of 145,000…
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The Customer Did It