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• AMD looks to boost Fusion ecosystem through investments

  Advanced Micro Devices is looking to invest in technology companies as it tries to build a hardware and software ecosystem around its upcoming Fusion processor, the company said on Tuesday.

• Indian ISP offering cloud computing to masses

  Sify Technologies, a large Indian Internet service provider, has launched a suite of cloud-based applications targeting the large number of people in India who do not own computers or have access to the Internet.

• VMware co-founder tackles virtualization at Cisco

  The five visionary tech executives who created VMware and launched the x86 virtualization market have kept low public profiles in recent years, with four leaving VMware as the company gets remade by owner EMC.

• SAP extends Sybase offer, awaits EU approval

  SAP said Friday that it has extended its US$5.8 billion bid for Sybase while it awaits approval under European merger regulations.

• SkySQL joins ranks of MySQL support providers

  MySQL users now have another choice for support besides Oracle, which acquired the open-source database through its purchase of Sun Microsystems.

• Motorola details breakup plans

  Motorola this week gave more details of its planned reorganization, saying it will spin off its mobile devices and home products business into a new entity called Motorola Mobility.

• IT résumés: Think twice about the advice you've been given

  Recruiters, professional résumé writers and other career experts give out tons of advice on how best to write a résumé that will stand out from the competition. Their intentions are noble - they want to help people land jobs - but the problem with their advice is that it doesn't always apply to IT professionals and the nature of the work they do, says Shana Westerman, a recruiting manager with IT staffing firm Sapphire Technologies.

• Appeal lodged against EU approval of Oracle-Sun merger

  Monty Widenius, a leading open-source software proponent, lodged an appeal on Friday against the European Union's antitrust authorities over their decision to green-light Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems at the beginning of this year.

• Dell gains virtualization muscle with Scalent buy

  Dell is purchasing Scalent, a provider of server-virtualization management software, Dell announced on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

• Google buys ITA for $700M

  Google has reached an agreement to buy ITA Software, a maker of air travel flight-information software whose customers include major airlines and online travel agencies.

• IBM acquires BigFix for data centers

  IBM announced Thursday that it plans to buy systems management software vendor BigFix. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in the third quarter, were not provided.

• Gartner rolls back 2010 IT spending forecast

  Gartner has dropped its 2010 IT spending forecast, citing currency fluctuations caused by the ongoing European debt crisis.

• Google buys ITA for $US700M to boost travel search

  Google has reached an agreement to buy ITA Software, a maker of air-travel flight-information software whose customers include major airlines and online travel agencies.

• HP closes Palm deal, confirms WebOS tablet

  Hewlett-Packard on Thursday finalized its acquisition of Palm and confirmed it will use the company's WebOS in future tablets and netbooks.

• Fedora gets new leader

  The Fedora Project will be getting a new leader next month, as Jared Smith takes over the helm from current head Paul Frields, Frields announced Tuesday on the Fedora mailing list.