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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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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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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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Oracle's Ellison to take stage at next RSA confab
August 30, 2006
Business software maker's backing of event comes as company faces continued scrutiny over its security practices.
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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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Week in review: Snuffing out OS bugs
November 16, 2007
Microsoft and Apple release dueling OS updates, while Oracle looks to the past and future. Also: Going green in the garage.
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Can Microsoft pull one more rabbit out of its hat?
September 23, 2005
If company's reorg can't clear corporate arteries, CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says, the future could be all Google's.
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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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Google builds an empire to rival Microsoft
September 21, 2005
Search giant could become more important than Redmond rival, says author who has studied its patents and engineering.
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Bill Gates' extreme makeover
January 12, 2005
The Microsoft maestro is more accessible than he's been in a long time, but CNET News.com's Jeff Pelline says Gates' peers, and the tech industry in general, isn't.
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Fine-tuning open source
April 17, 2006
As the Linux community ponders proprietary components, is Larry Ellison after his own version of the operating system?
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How to marry a billionaire? Start with Forbes list
September 22, 2006
To even make the magazine's annual survey of richest Americans this year, you had to have at least $1 billion.
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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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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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New Oracle brand to wrap up retail buys
September 16, 2005
Oracle Retail brand name, set for launch at user confab next week, will cover products picked up in acquisitions and existing software.
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Year in review: Lifestyles of the rich and infamous
December 26, 2004
Technology may seem inherently interesting, but it's still the people behind the hardware and software who make the best stories.
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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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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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Building a new-idea factory
April 28, 2005
At his new company, ex-Microsoft bigwig Nathan Myhrvold gathers well-known inventors for "invention sessions." Will the idea pan out?
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Oil is hot, tech is not
February 28, 2005
CNET News.com Editor Jeff Pelline dares to revisit the 2-year-old debate: "Does IT matter?"
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