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For article reprints, e-prints and permissions please contact: Wright’s Reprints, 1-877-652-5295 / [email protected] COTHE BUSINESS VALUENTENTS OF TECHNOLOGY Sept.28, 2009 Issue 1,242 [QUICKTAKES] 18 Dell’s $3.9 Billion Gamble Its deal to acquire Perot Systems will have to get through thorny integration issues 20 Serious About SaaS Oracle may offer its software using a software-as-a-service model aimed at midsize businesses Microsoft Vs.‘Malvertisers’ 26 It files five civil lawsuits against COVER STORY suspected fraudsters Winevitable 22 Clouds Open Up Deciding to skip Vista was Cloud computing vendors rally easy. 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