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• Dimension Data scoops up OpSource

  Systems integrator Dimension Data plans to enhance its cloud computing offerings by acquiring OpSource, a Santa Clara, California, provider of hosted cloud services.

• CA to buy application testing company ITKO

  CA said on Wednesday it plans to acquire Interactive TKO, which offers a simulation platform designed to reduce the time it takes to develop and test complex applications, for US$330 million in cash.

• Lawson shareholders approve sale to Infor

  A majority of Lawson Software shareholders approved the company's sale to Infor and Golden Gate Capital during a meeting Wednesday, paving the way for the creation of the industry's third-largest ERP (enterprise resource planning) software vendors after SAP and Oracle.

• Oracle buys Pillar Data Systems

  Oracle is building out its array of hardware products with the acquisition of storage vendor Pillar Data Systems, the company announced Wednesday. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in July, were not disclosed.

• Expert: Gov't should approve T-Mobile sale with conditions

  Instead of rejecting AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA, U.S. regulators should approve the deal with conditions that require AT&T to build out its mobile broadband network to more rural areas, said one telecom consultant and liberal activist.

• Execs get ready: Workers will soon be running companies

  In five years, employees will be running much of the show at many companies, and executives should plan to get out of their way as much as possible.

• Welcome back, finance pro

  The recession has altered the career track for many ambitious finance and accounting professionals. Some took more junior roles in finance after losing their old positions. Others, unable to find a suitable replacement post, ventured into fields outside the finance world.

• How the Cloud changes the CIO-CFO conversation

  In the final analysis, cloud computing may not actually save your company any money. I've heard that point argued convincingly by many CIOs in recent months, even those making big investments in cloud technologies. "It's really just a different way of sourcing IT," as one put it. "Everybody still gets paid."

• HP signs deal to acquire Printelligent

  Technology giant Hewlett-Packard will acquire Printelligent to bolster its position in managed printing services for business clients, the two companies said on Tuesday.

• 10 questions for Equinix CFO Keith Taylor

  Name: Keith Taylor

• Don't gamble your company's reputation on data governance

  Over the last two decades, the primary contribution of information technologies in firms has been about efficiency and enablement: to improve processes, make people more productive, reduce time to market, or enable things that couldn't be done previously.

• Yahoo to buy startup to boost premium ad sales

  Seeking to beef up its sales of premium online ads, Yahoo has agreed to acquire 5to1, a startup founded in 2009 by former executives from News Corp.'s Fox Interactive.

• Book advises on jumping career ruts

  Top-performing employees worldwide do three things well and consistently that set them apart and that can be emulated by anyone else who wants to succeed in their careers, according to a recently published book, <a href="http://www.changeanythingbook.com/">"Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success."</a> And willpower -- often held to be central to whatever changes we seek to make in our lives and careers -- is not part of the equation.

• Six tips for career success

  The authors of "Change Anything: The New Science of Personal Success" offer these tips for career success:

• 10 questions for Entrust CFO David Wagner

  Name: David Wagner