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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 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, Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Open World, PeopleSoft Inc., margin, business intelligence, BEA Systems Inc., CRM, on-demand, San Francisco, CEO, database

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

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, network computer, prediction, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Web application, vision, CEO, Java, idea, Microsoft Corp.

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, spokesman, agreement, 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, rival, PeopleSoft Inc., CEO, software company

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

'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, CEO, database

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. TAGS: Larry Ellison, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., grid computing, acquisition, Silicon Valley, Siebel Systems Inc., mainframe, middleware, SAP AG, opportunity, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Ellison: PeopleSoft talked merger in 2000

October 8, 2004 Oracle CEO says rival company raised the idea, but talks foundered over who'd lead the conjoined company. Oracle e-mails urged scare tactics TAGS: Larry Ellison, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover bid, merger, bid, offer, negotiation, acquisition, CEO

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, enterprise application, merger, PeopleSoft Inc., Silicon Valley, accounting, database

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: 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

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, San Francisco, IBM Corp., database

Ellison's defining moment

July 2, 2004 CNET News.com's Karen Southwick says a bravura court performance by Oracle's CEO may have pushed the company over the goal line in its bid to buy PeopleSoft. TAGS: Larry Ellison, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, bid, CEO

Oracle to offer Red Hat Linux support

October 25, 2006 Announcement marks the first time a major computing company with Linux ties will compete directly with the Linux seller.Complete OpenWorld coverage: From Dell-AMD to Web 2.0 TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Larry Ellison, Red Hat Linux, Oracle Corp., Linux seller, Linux, computing company, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, bug fix, support, CEO, server, operating system

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

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, open-source company, announcement, 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, security, VoIP, San Francisco, database, CEO, Microsoft Corp.
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