Rumors have been circulating the last days that SAP would announce a significant acquisition. There had to be something in the wind since Vishal Sikka, CTO SAP was a no-show at TIBCO's TUCON second ...

SAP's $5.8 billion acquisition of Sybase raises a bevy of questions and sparks a good bit of head scratching. Is this deal really all about mobility in the enterprise, Sybase's growth engine? If you ...

In a move that is likely to cause Oracle (news, site) some discomfort, SAP (news, site) has announced that it has agreed to acquire Sybase for US$ 5.8 billion and in doing so extend its reach into the ...

Looking to better compete with its archrival Oracle, German software behemoth SAP agreed Wednesday to buy Dublin-based Sybase for $5.8 billion. The deal would be the largest involving a Silicon Valley ...

SAP announced the US$5.8 billion deal on Wednesday. Once the deal is complete, SAP plans to set up Sybase as a separately branded unit, as it did after purchasing BI (business intelligence) vendor ...

Now that SAP’s roughly US$6 billion acquisition of Sybase has gained clearance from European regulators, it may not be long before the deal is finalized. With that in mind, users and partners of the ...

SAP will acquire database vendor Sybase Inc. for $5.8 billion in cash, a 44 percent premium in the company's closing price Wednesday. The blockbuster deal will give SAP access to a variety of Sybase's ...

I have to admit that when I heard that SAP announced their proposed acquisition of Sybase, my first reaction was: “Why?” followed by “Sybase is still around?” Sybase was a real contender for being the ...

German business software maker SAP AG has agreed to buy Sybase Inc. in a $5.8 billion deal that ratchets up SAP's rivalry with database leader Oracle Corp. The acquisition is the first big move by SAP ...

SAP and Sybase officials gathered in Boston on Thursday to reveal how they plan to bring together their respective technologies in the areas of mobility, analytics, and enterprise information ...

Enterprise software giant SAP is acquiring fellow business software company Sybase for $5.8 billion in an all-cash offer. SAP is reportedly making the deal in an effort to compete with Oracle, which ...

SAN FRANCISCO — SAP’s top executives, who have recently talked about making bolder and more decisive moves, did just that on Wednesday by agreeing to buy a fellow business software maker, Sybase, for ...