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		<title><![CDATA[Yahoo's dwindling search share: Time to panic?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Typical MicrosoftThis is normal business practice for MS.  Partner up with someone, take what they need, then discard them.Ask anyone from RealNetworks how their partnership went.It's about search.Wow, it looks like the volume of search users use the search engine that delivers better results.Google search is better than Bing...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:30:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tech M&A accelerates: Will the No. 2 and No. 3 players sell out or compete?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=27315]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In this installment of The Big Question podcast TechRepublic's Jason Hiner and I talk about the evolving tech landscape as mergers and acquisitions accelerate. by Larry Dignan]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:14:30 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google spent about $780 million today]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=1605]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Two acquisitions were announced today -- together totaling around $800 million dollars.  This comes about a month and a half after Eric Schmidt told us that acquisitions are back on.  Both acquisitions are significant -- but one cost a lot more than the other.    AdMob...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:50:42 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft 'builds a branch to Java developers" with Teamprise buy]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[what I don't get it is...why would anybody using Eclipse would want Visual studio too.Eclipse is not...... the only IDE in existence. And Java is not the only language in existence. Some compagnies uses several technologies. I saw Linux and windows servers running side by side and operating in a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:55:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac prices]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[RE: Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac pricesIf they wanted marketshare at a lower entry price they could have pulled that off years ago with cloner acquisitions and more mfg on their own part with rigid standards and practices to ensure quality and lower production costs. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:36:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Verizon preps fourth quarter device barrage; Droid will 'stimulate demand']]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=26544]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Verizon delivered a solid third quarter courtesy of its wireless business, which added 1.2 million net customers excluding acquisitions. The company also said it is set up for the fourth quarter with the launch of Research in Motion's Storm 2 on Wednesday, two Motorola Android devices and 12 other handsets....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:50:26 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The maintenance renewal landscape]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12688-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=70815&messageID=1361289&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Been doing this for years.Work for a non-profit, so unless its mission critical or has a high cost of replacement... its not going to get renewed.I think everyone should live by this rule.  If they did, software maintenance would be much cheaper!SAP, Oracle very Different on Dependence on MaintenanceI'll...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:54:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Stallman admits GPL flawed, proprietary licensing needed to pay for MySQL development]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12353-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=70731&messageID=1358885&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[You really believe that?Look at Red Hat. $5.1 Bln market cap and they're not making *any* money with free software?  There is plenty of money out there for consulting services and support.  Just ask IBM.Proprietary software is not religion.The problem with Sun was that they couldn't commit either...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:14:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Oracle's big plan: Double revenue in five years]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=26113]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Oracle capped off its OpenWorld conference with a powwow with analysts where management was described as extremely confident about the company's prospects.    Although I'm not sure you could ever describe Oracle management as timid---does Larry Ellison allow that?---analyst notes seem to portray executives as exceedingly confident. Judging...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:16:15 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What we may/may not hear @ Oracle Open World this week]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-17928-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=70370&messageID=1350037&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Fusion is the Mirror and Unveiling of Oracle Customer ContemptOracle has punted on delivering integration as a product:IF you consider the definition of integration to be 'supplied as a buyable product and supported by the vendor.' Oracle's definition seems to be integration the same way that Facebook and YouTube are...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:04:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cisco goes shopping (again) scoops up Starent]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=25859]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Updated: Cisco said it will buy Starent Networks in a deal valued at $2.9 billion. The move comes shortly after Cisco bought Tandberg.    Starent provides mobile Internet Protocol IP gear. Cisco will use Starent's equipment to better target carriers, which are increasingly relying on wireless units to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:40:53 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Oracle's integration strategy: Customer trade-offs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[We Already Thought The Stuff From One Vendor Was IntegratedI'm simply blown away that no one is pointing out that many buyers thought that, when they bought EBS, for example, they were already getting a VERY high degree of true integration across all the applications.  Same for PeopleSoft customers....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 06:08:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Two Perspectives of the HR Technology show]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/sommer/?p=652]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Some positive surprises - strong attendance    Last week, Dr. Katherine Jones and I attended the HR Technology show.  Katherine is one the best known HR analysts out there and covered the space for Aberdeen Group for a number of years. Together, we sat down with 21...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:46:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Adobe Flash for all smartphones ... except iPhone]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I agreeI think its funny so many people get mad at their smartphone companies and providers for not making Flash for the phone when A) It is Adobe's responsibility to do that and B) All the security issues you pointed out.  I'm not worried about flash on my phone...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:27:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[TD Bank botches IT system consolidation; Customer havoc ensues]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you're a TD Bank customer and your balances are a mess here's the reason: IT issues are wreaking havoc on the bank.       TD Bank, formerly Commerce Bank, told customers that balances, credits and debits may be inaccurate due to computer glitches. The problems...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 05:07:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AT&T Inc. Upgrades to Oracle E-Business Suite Release 12 to Centralize Accounting Processes]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[AT&T Inc. wanted to upgrade the company's existing Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning ERP system to accommodate recent communications industry acquisitions and more easily incorporate international operating companies. The challenge was to support centralization of business operations to achieve greater consistency, data reliability, and global visibility. AT&T Inc. worked with Oracle...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Newegg announces IPO, plans for expansion]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=25067]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Online electronics retailer Newegg is going public, launching an IPO estimated at $175 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission today.    The retailer has largely been focused on IT products such as hardware, software and peripherals since its launch in 2001 but recently...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:08:56 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dell and Perot: What this means]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/sommer/?p=633]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Look at more than the upside to any acquisition    Dell and Perot are getting married. This acquisition puts approximately 23,000 Perot services employees in with Dell. (see Larry Dignan's detailed post on the transaction ) (here's an InfoWorld post, too)    From the macro view,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 14:22:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Should Apple buy Sonos?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=69361&messageID=1325799&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I hope notI want Steve Jobs controlling all my consumer electronics gear EVEN LESS than I want Bill Gates controlling all my computers!Sure, I'd like much more creativity and interconnectedness in the CE world, but not that the cost to be exacted by ol' Steve.No to SonosApple already has products...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 05:49:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[HP Software CTO: Virtualization and cloud sourcing sprawl likely]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=24328]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[HP Software sees a lot of sprawl on the horizon with virtualization and cloud computing.    Those are the two primary key takeaways from my conversation with Jamie Erbes, Chief Technology Officer for HP Software & Solutions. Erbes right has an interesting track record. She arrived at HP...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:30:38 -0700</pubDate>
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