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Oracle Corp. executives recently said that more takeovers could follow the company

Two security bugs in DirectX, a part of the Windows operating system that provides multimedia support, could allow an attacker to gain control over computers running it, Microsoft Corp. warned Wednesday.

Microsoft Corp. is ready to take the heat if its products land customers in trouble.

Business Objects SA has agreed to acquire Crystal Decisions Inc. in a US$820 million cash and stock deal that will create a one-stop shop for business intelligence software products, the companies said recently.

Oracle Corp. executives repeated on Wednesday that more takeovers could follow the company's bid for PeopleSoft Inc. At the same time, mudslinging between Oracle and PeopleSoft continued, even though Oracle described itself as a

Sun Microsystems Inc. plans to announce the first beta of its Project Orion software package at the end of July or early August, with the final product scheduled to ship before year's end, a source close to Sun said Tuesday.

Pogo Linux Inc. and MySQL AB have partnered to deliver an open-source database appliance running MySQL on Linux in a bid to deliver an alternative to expensive products based on proprietary database software, the companies said Monday.

Pogo Linux Inc. and MySQL AB have partnered to deliver an open-source database appliance running MySQL on Linux in a bid to deliver an alternative to expensive products based on proprietary database software, the companies said Monday.