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Dell Inc plans to buy Perot Systems Corp for about $3.9 billion, paying a steep 67.5 percent premium to expand its technology services business and compete with Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM.

A year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers plunged the world into financial meltdown and jolted the foundations of capitalism, business students don't just want to learn how to maximize profit for shareholders and themselves.

The board of General Motors Co met in Detroit on Tuesday as the German government stepped up pressure on the automaker to clarify its long-term plans for its European Opel operations.

International Business Machines Corp on Tuesday repeated that it expects to earn at least $9.70 a share this year.

International Business Machines Corp on Tuesday repeated that it expects to earn at least $9.70 a share this year.

European Union antitrust regulators launched an in-depth probe on Thursday into Oracle Corp's $7 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc on concerns the deal could dent competition in the database market.

Global computer server sales in the second quarter continued to plunge to levels not seen in years, research firm IDC said on Tuesday, but signs of stability are appearing in a segment that analysts call a bellwether for the IT industry.

A majority of Google mail users were unable to access the service Tuesday afternoon, in a rare widespread outage of the popular Gmail service.

A majority of Google mail users were unable to access the service on Tuesday afternoon, in a rare widespread outage of the popular Gmail service.

Lenovo, the world's No. 4 PC brand, says it plans to list on the Shanghai stock exchange when rules permit, opening an opportunity for the firm in one of the world's best performing stock markets.

Twenty years ago, the idea that technology would be at the center of business was still part of the future. Computers were just starting to land on desks as fledgling companies like Microsoft Corp and Apple Inc said their products would change the way we work.

IBM and India's top three outsourcing firms have each won five-year IT services contract from oil and gas major BP Plc, the firms said on Wednesday, amid hopes of a revival in technology spending.

IBM (IBM.N) and India's top three outsourcing firms have each won five-year IT services contract from oil and gas major BP Plc (BP.L), the firms said on Wednesday, amid hopes of a revival in technology spending. Neither IBM nor the Indian firms, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS.BO), Infosys Technologies (INFY.BO) (INFY.O) and Wipro (WIPR.BO) (WIT.N), disclosed financial details of the contract.

IBM (IBM.N) has been awarded a five-year application services contract by oil and gas firm BP (BP.L), the U.S. technology major said in a statement on Wednesday.

Stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.12 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.39 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.42 percent at 0730 GMT.

Fujitsu Ltd , Japan's biggest IT services firm, nearly quadrupled its annual net profit forecast after it unloaded shares in industrial robot maker Fanuc Ltd for 89 billion yen ($945 million), parrying speculation that it needs to raise capital.

Hewlett-Packard Co is considering selling or shutting parts of its outsourcing business to focus on the higher-margin areas of its technology services offering, people familiar with the matter said.

International Business Machines Corp is looking to the building blocks of our bodies -- DNA -- to be the structure of next-generation microchips.

The world's No. 4 PC brand, Lenovo , reported a smaller-than-expected first-quarter loss on Thursday, thanks to China's massive stimulus package and further boosting hopes of a rebound.

IBM entered into a definitive merger agreement with a publicly-held company SPSS Inc. in an all cash transaction of $1.2 billion.

IBM plans to buy business analytics company SPSS Inc for $1.2 billion in cash to better compete with Oracle Corp and SAP AG in the growing field of business intelligence.

The $1.13 billion sale of Nortel Networks' prized wireless assets to Swedish telecoms equipment maker Ericsson received the blessing of Canadian and U.S. courts on Tuesday, with a U.S. bankruptcy judge praising the bidding process.

Microsoft issued poor fourth-quarter earnings with profit plunging 29 percent, its first decline in full-year revenue in the company's 34-year history.

Leaked rumor reports from the Chinese Apple Daily suggest Apple is set to launch the Apple media tablet - aka the Apple Media Pad - in September, with analysts and traders agreeing. This media tablet will accomplish three things without cannibalizing the Macs:

IBM Corp. said Tuesday it plans to acquire SPSS Inc., a technology services company that helps businesses predict future trends and observe consumer patterns and behavior, for $1.2 billion.

International Business Machines Corp plans to buy technology services company SPSS Inc for about $1.2 billion in cash, the companies said on Tuesday.

International Business Machines plans to buy technology services company SPSS Inc for $50 a share, in a cash deal valued at about $1.2 billion, the companies said on Tuesday.

Electronics distributors from Ingram Micro to Avnet could report disappointing quarterly results as pricing pressure intensified, but analysts were cautiously hopeful that profits would rebound by year's end as corporate spending returns.

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