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Class action lawsuit over Dell-EMC merger still lingers - 10/8/2016
Dell Inc.'s proposed merger with EMC Corp. has prompted 15 class action lawsuits.
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http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2016/08/10/class-action-lawsuit-over-dell-emc-merger-still.html
MediaPost Communications - Oracle and DigitasLBI Partner, Create Agency to Support Cloud Services - 10/8/2016
Oracle announced a partnership with DigitasLBI Tuesday to create a digital marketing agency for its cloud offerings.
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http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/282159/oracle-and-digitaslbi-partner-create-agency-to-su.html
ComputerWeekly.com - Intel to acquire AI firm Nervana Systems - 10/8/2016
Intel is to acquire artificial intelligence firm Nervana Systems in a deal reportedly worth more than $400m.
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http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450302293/Intel-to-acquire-AI-firm-Nervana-Systems
TechTarget - NetSuite acquisition may fill out pieces of CRM puzzle for Oracle - 9/8/2016
Oracle has looked at ways to compete more heavily and leverage their strengths in the CRM market.
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http://searchcrm.techtarget.com/podcast/NetSuite-acquisition-may-fill-out-pieces-of-CRM-puzzle-for-Oracle
TechCrunch - Google buys Orbitera, a platform for cloud marketplaces, for $100M+ - 8/8/2016
Terms of the deal have not been disclosed but our sources close to the deal tell us it's just north of $100 million.
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https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/08/google-buys-orbitera-a-platform-for-building-marketplaces-cloud-software/
Computerworld - Microsoft adds year to Windows 10 support - 8/8/2016
Microsoft last week bolstered its claim that Windows 10 will be its last operating system by extending the OS's support lifetime to 2026.
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http://www.computerworld.com/article/3105277/windows-pcs/microsoft-adds-year-to-windows-10-support.html
Reuters - Apple offers big cash rewards for help finding security bugs - 5/8/2016
Apple said it plans to offer rewards of up to $200,000 to researchers who find critical security bugs in its products.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-blackhat-apple-idUSKCN10F2TX
WSJ - Apple Buys Machine-Learning Startup Turi - 5/8/2016
Business formerly known as Dato offers software to let other companies create machine-learning apps.
For the complete story see:
http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-buys-machine-learning-startup-turi-1470448718
DataCenterNews - Amazon, Microsoft, IBM and Google widen gap on cloud rivals - 5/8/2016
Amazon, Microsoft, IBM and Google have widened the gap on their rivals in the cloud infrastructure service market.
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https://datacenternews.asia/story/amazon-microsoft-ibm-and-google-widen-gap-cloud-rivals/
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Media Releases
Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) - Asahi Refining Selects Oracle Cloud to Improve Financial Visibility and Accelerate Business Growth - 8/8/2016
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