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IBM's Oracle rebate counters HP, Sun
April 18, 2006
Big Blue announces rebates of as much as $300,000 for software from the database giant, striking back at others' deals.
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Oracle posts higher profit on license sales
June 29, 2005
Business software giant posts better-than-expected earnings bolstered in part by applications license revenue.
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Oracle's net profits dip, revenue rises
March 22, 2005
Revenue from database licenses and total software licenses rises. Services revenue also grows.
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Oracle, Justice Dept. submit final witness lists
May 19, 2004
Top executives from IBM and Siebel are among additions to Oracle's list, as the software maker seeks to overturn a federal antitrust ruling against its bid for PeopleSoft.
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Software's 'stack wars'
April 19, 2006
Software companies used to sell on features. Now it's "stacks," or soup-to-nuts offerings.
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This week in OpenWorld news
December 10, 2004
At Oracle's OpenWorld conference, Michael Dell chides the Lenovo-IBM deal. Also: Oracle chief Larry Ellison' deja vu keynote speech.
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Sun to subsidize Oracle database software
January 11, 2006
To compete with IBM and HP, Sun will bundle Oracle's database with higher-end Unix servers, subsidize customer fees. Photo: Best buddies McNealy and Ellison
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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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PeopleSoft customers, employees weigh deal
December 14, 2004
Oracle may be celebrating its long-awaited union with PeopleSoft, but customers, employees and competitors have reason to worry.
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Oracle and PeopleSoft: In dubious battle?
September 25, 2004
With Oracle moving closer to realizing its ambition to buy its rival, Knowledge@Wharton reassesses one of the most controversial decisions in the software maker's history.
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Was it worth the effort?
July 16, 2004
On the eve of a decisive court confrontation, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper takes the measure of Larry Ellison's pursuit of PeopleSoft--and finds it wanting.
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Ellison upbeat on Oracle growth
July 15, 2004
Despite a sales setback in the software industry, company has rosy outlook, points to growth in server applications market.
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Ellison's deja vu moment
December 13, 2004
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper explains why IBM's pursuit of Ray Ozzie and Lotus a decade ago offers lessons for Larry Ellison.
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Week in review: Big Blue bids adieu to PCs
December 10, 2004
IBM tips the balance of power by essentially bowing out of the PC business, handing the reins to China's Lenovo.
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Symantec's big step up
December 16, 2004
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the Veritas deal puts Symantec CEO John Thompson on the map as a bona fide big shot.
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Red Hat adds new Linux legal protection
November 4, 2006
Faced with new competitive challenges, Linux seller Red Hat has begun promising protection against intellectual-property lawsuits.
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Can Mike Lawrie make Siebel better?
October 8, 2004
No sweat, says the new CEO, recently imported from IBM. But he knows that this will be the challenge of a lifetime.
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Siebel Systems boss relinquishes CEO post
May 4, 2004
In a move that surprises some but was a year in planning, Tom Siebel will turn over the reins to a top IBM executive, while retaining the title of chairman.
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