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Larry Ellison

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Despite billions, Ellison can't buy a touchdown

December 9, 2004 Oracle chief slams owners of the San Francisco 49ers for rebuffing his offer to buy "the worst team in football." TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., bid, San Francisco, CEO

Ellison to pay $122 million in settlement

November 22, 2005 Over allegations of insider trading, Oracle chief agrees to revised settlement that includes plaintiff's legal fees. TAGS: Larry Ellison, settlement, Oracle Corp., payment, shareholder, Mr., fee, California

Oracle NC prototype unveiled in Japan

January 18, 1996 Oracle chief executive, Larry Ellison, will unveil a prototype of the company's much-talked about $500 Net computer, the NC, in Japan today. The company plans to ship the finished product this sum... TAGS: network computer, Japan, Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, CEO

Ellison looks to double Oracle revenue

September 22, 2005 CEO wants to grow company from a nearly $15 billion concern to a $30 billion titan--while maintaining a 40 percent operating margin. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., acquisition, PeopleSoft Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Open World, on-demand, margin, business intelligence, BEA Systems Inc., CRM, San Francisco, database, CEO

Quote of the day: Ellison pokes at 'sappy' rival

March 11, 2005 Oracle may have closed its buy of PeopleSoft, but CEO Larry Ellison hasn't ceased taking jabs at his company's rivals. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., rival, CEO, software company

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. TAGS: Larry Ellison, network computing, prediction, network computer, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., enterprise software, Web application, vision, Java, CEO, idea, Microsoft Corp.

Larry Ellison gets a pay raise

August 31, 2005 Oracle chief's pay package for fiscal 2005, excluding exercised options, nearly doubles, in part because PeopleSoft deal wraps up. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., SEC filing, S&P 500, salary, compensation, bonus, leadership, acquisition

Ellison readies donation for Harvard

June 30, 2005 Oracle's CEO prepares to give university $115 million for research analyzing the cost-effectiveness of global health initiatives. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., gift, health, agreement, spokesman, CEO

Ellison: No other big buys in mind

September 21, 2005 Oracle CEO tells customers that engineering, not large deals, is top priority in an increasingly competitive applications market. TAGS: Larry Ellison, middleware, Oracle Corp., Siebel Systems Inc., SAP AG, SAP NetWeaver, on-demand, acquisition, CEO

Oracle: Even $6.7 billion for BEA is too high

November 15, 2007 CEO Larry Ellison tells analysts that if his company renews bid for middleware maker, it would come at a price below $17 a share. TAGS: BEA Systems Inc., Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., middleware, offer, shareholder, CEO

Ellison sticks to familiar themes at annual confab

December 9, 2004 Oracle chief recycles speech from last year's show and pledges the company would treat PeopleSoft customers right. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., speech, SAP AG, shareholder, IBM Corp., San Francisco, database

'Project Fusion' to dominate Ellison's calendar

January 19, 2005 With the buyout of PeopleSoft complete, the Oracle CEO says he's now free to focus on a combining of Oracle and PeopleSoft products. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., RDBMS, SAP AG, merger, database, CEO

Oracle to swallow Siebel for $5.8 billion

September 12, 2005 The database giant makes its fourth acquisition this year, buying up CRM specialist Siebel. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., CRM, PeopleSoft Inc., centerpiece, acquisition, General Electric Co., software company, shareholder, integration, pricing, CEO

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. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc., Borland Software Corp., Oracle Open World, announcement, open-source company, profit margin, Siebel Systems Inc., open source, PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, CEO, database, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., Oracle Open World, data protection, VoIP, security, San Francisco, database, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Larry's war: Oracle vs. SAP

April 4, 2005 The rivalry is nothing new, but Ellison's acquisition strategy is infusing it with new vigor--and may redefine an industry. TAGS: Larry Ellison, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., Baan Co., acquisition, Retek Inc., database management, merger, enterprise application, PeopleSoft Inc., Silicon Valley, accounting, database

NetSuite files for IPO

July 2, 2007 In auction-style public offering, hosted-software maker seeks to raise $75 million--and to stay under Larry Ellison's control. TAGS: NetSuite Inc., Larry Ellison, IPO, Oracle Corp., corporate governance, CRM

Week in videos: CEOs aplenty

October 28, 2006 Between Steve Ballmer, John Chambers and Larry Ellison, chief executives stole the video show this week. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Open World, John Chambers, Steve Ballmer, Cisco Systems Inc., CEO, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Zune, margin, Oracle Corp., San Francisco, Linux, video

Oracle sweeps up Siebel

September 13, 2005 Siebel's 12 years of independence comes to an end in the form of a $5.8 billion buyout. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Salesforce.com Inc., buyout, acquisition, Marc Benioff, Newsmaker, database company, CRM, CEO, software company, merger, database

Oracle's eye on the future

January 26, 2005 At an analysts' event, the company discusses PeopleSoft, its planned entry into the market for collaboration software and more. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., BEA Systems Inc., content management, collaboration, acquisition, SAP AG, CEO, database, server
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