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Oracle Corp. company headquarters in Redwood Shores. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Oracle To Pay $1.9B For Dublin-Based Doftware Company

The planned purchase of Taleo extends Oracle’s offerings in the growing arena of cloud-based computing. With such an approach, businesses don’t run software and services in-house, but rather send those tasks to remote locations operated by companies such as Oracle and IBM Corp.

2012/02/09

Troy Murphy goes up for a layup as a Warrior in 2005. (Rocky Widner)

Warriors, Murphy Reach Buyout Agreement

The Golden State Warriors have reached a buyout agreement with Troy Murphy and placed him on waivers.

CBS San Francisco–2011/02/28

Google, Facebook Reportedly Considering Buying Twitter

Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. have both held low-level talks with Twitter Inc. about purchasing the social networking service, according to a report published Thursday.

CBS San Francisco–2011/02/10

A deal offered on the Groupon website (Groupon.com)

Groupon Rejects Google Bid, Stays Independent For Now

Published reports are saying that Google’s attempt to buy local-coupon site Groupon appears to have failed for now.

CBS San Francisco–2010/12/04

Oracle To Acquire E-Commerce Software Maker ATG

Oracle Corp. is adding to its software arsenal software with the $1 billion all-cash deal announced Tuesday for a company called Art Technology Group Inc., which helps businesses interact with online shoppers to boost sales.

CBS San Francisco–2010/11/02

A sign at Yahoo headquarters in Sunnyvale. (AP)

AOL, Buyout Firms Reportedly Mulling Bid For Yahoo

Yahoo’s inability to snap out of a financial funk may be about to turn the Internet company into a takeover target for the second time in less than three years.

CBS San Francisco–2010/10/13

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