Hewlett Packard Tuesday announced the purchase of Israeli software maker Mercury Interactive for approximately $4.5 billion, marking the second largest deal in the history of Israeli hi-tech. Mercury Interactive is a leading IT management software and services company, and its acquisition is...

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Reuters - Yahoo Inc. and a loose consortium of newspaper publishers are considering a partnership that would include Web classifieds, local news, and content packages based on general themes like travel, BusinessWeek magazine reported on Thursday.

Software giant Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday it would appeal against the European Commission's decision after the regulatory body imposed a 280.5 million euros ($357 million) fine on the company for not complying with a 2004 antitrust ruling. Microsoft said the fine was unjust....

Even the series of blasts that rocked Mumbai failed to make the Indian bourses stutter on its upward journey. The market opened well on the back of strong Infosys results and the Sensex continued to be in the green throughout except for a few minutes in the morning. Software bellwethers seemed to...

According to sources, an EU committee issued a ruling on Monday stating that Microsoft has not complied with antitrust laws. It also went on to say that the software giant would have to pay $2.56 million in fines.

Reuters - U.S. financial data firm SunGard Data Systems Inc. has registered its interest in taking over British software group Misys Plc , which is in management buyout talks, the Sunday Times said in an unsourced report.

EMC Corp. makes a deal to purchase RSA Security Inc. for $2.1 billion in cash, or $28 a share. The company's acquisition of the digital-security software firm is expected to be completed late in the third quarter or early in the fourth quarter of this year....

Reuters - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday after strong earnings from software maker Oracle Corp. , but a report on orders for manufactured durable goods could give clues about the economy's health and set the tone for trading.

Novell, the network software and services company, needs new management after its Chief Executive and Finance Chief announce their departures. CEO Jack Messman will be immediately replaced by President Ronald Hovsepian, while exiting CFO Joseph Tibbetts will be replaced by Dana Russell....

Reuters - Oracle Corp. on Thursday posted a higher quarterly profit, helped by stronger-than-expect­ed new software license revenue.

Adobe Inc., said on Wednesday that Google Inc. has paid the multimedia company a "significant" amount to distribute its Web search software. Adobe revealed that it began distribution of Google search software to new users of Adobe's Shockwave multimedia playback software. Shockwave plays...

Reuters - Oracle Corp. shares climbed as much as 9 percent on Friday after the business software maker said that quarterly profit would exceed its own forecasts.

Reuters - U.S. stock index futures fell slightly, pointing to a flat market open on Friday, as two top software companies delivered news of a mixed nature that pulled the market in different directions.

Reuters - Business software maker Oracle Corp. on Thursday said its fourth-quarter earnings are expected to beat company forecasts as new software license revenue increased a better-than-expected 32 percent.

Reuters - Design software maker Adobe Systems Inc. on Thursday posted a lower quarterly net profit, weighed down by higher costs related to its acquisition of Macromedia.

Reuters - Reuters Group Plc has bought risk management software firm Application Networks for $41 million cash to expand the services it can offer customers, the news and financial data company said on Sunday.

Reuters - The Reynolds and Reynolds Co. on Wednesday said it has agreed to buy software provider DCS Group Plc for 21.7 million pounds, or about $41 million including net debt of about 10.8 million pounds, the company said.

Online sales are projected to top $200 billion in 2006 -- just three years after passing the $100 billion mark. The ninth annual shop.org study, conducted by Forrester Computer hardware and software, cars, and apparel, accessories and...

- TSI plans to open a research and software development center in India. Formally launching the liaison office in Bangalore, its Executive Vice President Alan Traylor told reporters that the company could not afford to miss the opportunity...