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The return of monster mergers

Voracious companies are on a mergers and acquisitions rampage, gobbling up competitors and wrecking customers' carefully laid IT plans

Merger mania
Mergers and acquisitions throw a monkey wrench into carefully wrought IT strategies. Can you minimize the disruption?

The Hartford hedges its bets
Rigorous adherence to standards reduces risk of disruption from a shifting vendor landscape

Managing merger mania
How to protect your IT investment when big vendors feel the urge to merge

Siebel, Oracle execs unite to reassure users
'Town hall' meeting explains the benefits both companies expect from their union

BEA's Plumtree buy adds missing piece to SOA plan
Plumtree's portal layers much-needed user-friendly UI onto BEA's AquaLogic SOA effort

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