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New Oracle co-president is former Microsoft exec
June 24, 2005
update Gregory Maffei, Redmond's former CFO, will also serve as the database giant's chief financial officer.
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Flaw hunters pick holes in Oracle patches
October 27, 2005
Software maker is coming under increased fire from security researchers who say its patch process is "years behind" other companies.
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LinuxWorld opens for business
August 9, 2007
Latest announcements at the open-source conference include Dell's decision to expand Linux PC sales to Europe, China.
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Ellison: Encryption is key to data protection
September 23, 2005
Oracle's chief also boasts about his company's security prowess while taking shots at Microsoft's efforts.
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Salesforce CEO: Deal is a thumbs-up for on-demand
September 12, 2005
Marc Benioff also takes a shot at the database giant. But an industry watcher sees the buyout as a challenge for Salesforce.
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PeopleSoft, Oracle talked merger in detail
June 25, 2004
Oracle president says the companies were thinking of combining before the hostile takeover attempt was launched.
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Praise, skepticism greet Oracle-Siebel merger
September 12, 2005
Reaction to Oracle's megamerger with Siebel Systems is mixed, but it won't be as complex as Oracle's purchase of PeopleSoft.
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Year in review: Ellison gets his way
December 23, 2004
It took 18 months and $5 billion more than he thought, but Oracle CEO Larry Ellison finally bagged PeopleSoft.
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SAP gaining on Oracle?
May 25, 2005
German software giant is said to be taking advantage of PeopleSoft customers unhappy with the Oracle takeover.
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Oracle gets its way, finally
December 15, 2004
A year and a half of rancor, posturing and courtroom testimony comes to an end as PeopleSoft agrees to be acquired.
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'Customers are not afraid of Microsoft'
December 14, 2006
newsmaker Red Hat executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle.
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Sending the penguins out with a hot foot
October 27, 2006
perspective CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Larry Ellison's open-source move is part of a bigger transformation at Oracle.
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Long road for Siebel ends at Oracle
September 12, 2005
Business software company founded by Tom Siebel accepts a $5.8 billion buyout from a company for which he once worked.
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McNealy knocks Oracle for pricing plans
December 9, 2004
Sun's CEO criticizes a major business partner for how it sells its software based on how many processors a server has.
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The second coming of the network computer
November 19, 2004
News.com's Charles Cooper says Larry Ellison's prediction about network computing was proved right--for all the wrong reasons.
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Red Hat: Customers are not afraid of Microsoft
December 13, 2006
Executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle.
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Escaping the jaws of Microsoft
July 7, 2004
Since taking the reins of Germany's SAP last year, Henning Kagermann has hardly had a dull moment.
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This week in merger news
December 17, 2004
This week saw three merger deals worth about $60 billion--including one that ranks as the largest software merger in history.
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Week in review: Merger mayhem
February 13, 2004
It wasn't long ago that most companies were happy to merge, but that may not be the case for the Magic Kingdom.
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Microsoft launches long-awaited updates
November 7, 2005
SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005 upgrades finally released, along with low-cost versions and new BizTalk server. Photos: Ballmer's keynote
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