Oracle to buy Hyperion for $3.3B

The Redwood Shores database software giant (NASDAQ: ORCL) will pay $52 per share for Santa Clara's Hyperion (NASDAQ: HYSL), which sells business software.

The deal should close in April. Hyperion has about 2,700 workers.
Oracle said in a press release that the deal is part of an attempt to sell Oracle software to customers of its German archrival SAP AG (NYSE: SAP).

Madonna's apparel line to hit markets soon

New York, March 2 (Xinhua) The first collection of clothes designed by pop superstar Madonna will hit Swedish apparel firm H and M outlets worldwide March 22, said media reports.
The highly anticipated 'M by Madonna' line includes scarves, evening dresses and super-skinny pants, which are one of Madonna's signature looks.
The 30-piece collection was selected by H and M's design chief Margareta van den Bosch, who combed the singer's closets for days to get the strongest samples to use as inspiration.
'Madonna has a remarkable feel for fashion and trends,' said van den Bosch. 'She was involved in even the smallest details of the design.'
'M by Madonna' is the latest of several recent collaborations for H and M. Designer Karl Lagerfeld created an exclusive collection for the stores in 2004 and Stella McCartney followed suit a year later.
But Madonna is the first celebrity with no designing experience to infiltrate the superstore's shelves

Angelina Jolie plans to adopt Vietnamese child

HANOI, Vietnam — Angelina Jolie has filed papers to adopt a Vietnamese child, the country's top adoption official said Friday.
A U.S. adoption agency representing the 31-year-old actress filed the papers at Vietnam's International Adoption Agency, said Vu Duc Long, the agency's director.
"She just filed the papers this week," Long said.
Jolie and her partner, Brad Pitt, have three children: 5-year-old son Maddox, adopted from Cambodia; 2-year-old daughter Zahara, adopted from Ethiopia; and another daughter, Shiloh, who was born to the couple in May.
Long would not name the U.S. adoption agency working with Jolie, who applied to adopt as a single parent.
A phone message left with Jolie's Los Angeles-based manager, Geyer Kosinski, wasn't immediately returned.
Jolie and Pitt, 43, made a surprise visit to Vietnam at Thanksgiving, when they visited the Tam Binh orphanage, on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City.
Their pictures were splashed across the front page of Vietnamese newspapers, showing the couple cruising around Ho Chi Minh City on a motorbike.
Nguyen Van Trung, the director of the Tam Binh orphanage, declined to comment. He said he was awaiting the papers from the International Adoption Agency.

Mariah Carey in no Hurry to Have Kids

Pop diva Mariah Carey is in no hurry to embark upon motherhood, for she wants a family with the right man. "What I want is to have children in a good way, with the right husband, with the right family life," she was quoted by People Magazine as saying.Asked if that means she'd only have children if she were married, "I think so," she says. "But who knows? Five years from now I might get hysterical and say, 'I have to have kids!' But I don't think so."The 37-year-old singer reflected on her ill-fated marriage to Tommy Mottola. "If I could go back again, I wouldn't do it," she said. Mottola - the former Sony Music boss who discovered Carey - split with the singer in 1997, after nearly four years of marriage.Carey has also dated baseball star Derek Jeter and rapper Eminem, who in November blasted her on his "uncensored hip-hop channel" for denying they dated

Ashley Judd to visit Jaipur for HIV cause

Hollywood actress Ashley Judd will be here on a three-day visit to see an NGO's activities in the areas of HIV/AIDS prevention and maternal and child health.The star of such thrillers as 'Kiss the Girls', 'Double Jeopardy' and 'High Crimes' will be visiting the Rajasthan capital as part of an initiative by PSI/India.Ashley is a board member of PSI (earlier known as Population Services International) and is the global ambassador for YouthAIDS, an education and prevention initiative of PSI. A not-for-profit organisation, PSI/India works in the areas of health and women's empowerment.Ashley will be here March 22-25 and during this period, besides going to field areas, will also meet Rajasthan's Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.She will also travel to Mumbai and Delhi. Speaking about the forthcoming visit, Tim McLellan, managing director of PSI/India, said in a statement said: 'PSI/India is greatly excited about Ashley Judd's visit. 'After several years of effort, and with the support of the government of India and our donor partners, we have been able to run programmes, which have demonstrated impact. As our board member, Ashley Judd is keen to see the success of the various programmes that PSI/India and other partners have implemented.' Ashley will address women's issues that are close to her heart. She will see how families can be empowered to protect themselves against HIV/AIDS and unintended pregnancies. India has 5.1 million HIV/AIDS patients. PSI/India is an NGO registered in 1980 with a mandate to assist the government in the fields of reproductive health, HIV prevention, and maternal and child health. It harnesses the vitality of the private sector to address the health problems of the low-income and vulnerable populations

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