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The integration of Siebel Systems Inc. into Oracle Corp. will result in a reduction of 2,000 in the total workforce of the combined companies, but a majority of the layoffs will affect Oracle employees, Oracle said.

IBM Corp. launched a new initiative aimed at attracting more Russian developers to use its middleware and hardware. The move is part of the company's continued focus on emerging markets, notably five nations it dubs the BRICK countries -- Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Korea.

RBC Financial Group will begin switching most of its Toronto telephone lines to a Cisco converged IP network this month, targeting nine of its 10 downtown locations in a multimillion-dollar managed services deal with Bell Canada, IBM and Cisco.

Software as a service has moved quickly from a peripheral idea to a mainstream phenomenon. While it

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Delivering a complex project with many stakeholders is a delicate task requiring plenty of technical expertise and the tact of a diplomat. At fidelity investments Canada, building a cohesive team with a single focus was critical to the launch of an important new product. It exec Cam Murray takes you on a guided tour of the project.

Hiring was hot in the late 1990s, as CIOs threw money around trying to find and retain top technical talent. But early in the new millennium hiring fizzled, and CIOs, pressured to cut costs and do more with less, outsourced much IT work and even fired employees.

Raj Setty, the man who wrote the book