TODAY'S TOP STORY
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Cognos to pay $339 million for Applix
http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2428/070905cognos/index.html 

Business performance software vendor Cognos Inc. has agreed to buy Applix Inc., a developer of performance analysis software, and plans to integrate the companies' products by early next year.

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Yahoo buys ad firm BlueLithium for $300 million
http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2428/070905yahooad/index.html

Intel releases quad-core Tigerton processor
http://www.itworld.com/Comp/2076/070905inteltigerton/index.html

Star student Cisco set to meet analysts
http://www.itworld.com/Tech/5050/070904cisco/

Gateway to sell professional unit to MPC
http://smallbusiness.itworld.com/4375/070905gateway/page_1.html

Serious flaw marks end of life for Bind 8 DNS server http://security.itworld.com/4341/070905bind8/page_1.html

Dunes unveils SMB-ready virtual appliances
http://smallbusiness.itworld.com/4383/070905dunes/page_1.html

Cisco brings out fast Wi-Fi 802.11n after all
http://wireless.itworld.com/4264/070905cisco80211n/page_1.html

Oracle buys Bridgestream for employee role mapping http://www.itworld.com/Tech/2428/070905oracle/index.html