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Oracle shifts multicore licensing model

July 14, 2005 Will treat each core as three-quarters of a chip when calculating license costs, bringing it more in line with rivals. TAGS: multi-core processor, Oracle Corp., multi-core, policy, BEA Systems Inc., pricing, application server, IBM Corp., middleware, Forrester Research Inc., software company, database, dual-core processor, dual-core, Sun Microsystems Inc., server

Grassroots computing languages hit the big time

May 13, 2005 Oracle deal shows that PHP and other scripting languages--once considered toys by serious programmers--are going corporate. TAGS: Zend Technologies Ltd., scripting language, PHP, Oracle Corp., business application, programming language, Java, IBM Corp., development tool, language, C++ programming language, information technology, Sun Microsystems Inc., software company, open source, programming

Software's 'stack wars'

April 19, 2006 Software companies used to sell on features. Now it's "stacks," or soup-to-nuts offerings. TAGS: SAP AG, Oracle Corp., stack, Larry Ellison, software company, profit, IBM Corp., business application, database, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle to counter Microsoft with Web initiative

December 8, 2000 The software maker on Monday will become the latest of its peers to hitch its future to Web-based software and services. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Oracle9i, Web service, e-business, representative, announcement, IBM Corp., XML, software company, vision, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., database, PC

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. TAGS: Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., ProfitLogic, business software, Retek Inc., acquisition, Siebel Systems Inc., Larry Ellison, SAP AG, business application, software company, brand, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.

Oracle to open up on bug severity

October 11, 2006 Business software giant will add severity ratings to its security bulletins, helping customers prioritize patching. TAGS: Oracle Corp., severity, business software, software company, vulnerability, security, conference, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: David Litchfield, Oracle Corp., researcher, enterprise software, patch management, security, software company, CEO, bug, Microsoft Corp., database

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. TAGS: RSA Security Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, security practice, conference, business software company, Bill Gates, business software, security, software company, researcher, event, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft looks for 'protection' money

February 22, 2006 After spending billions to secure its software, Microsoft sees security products as a selling point. TAGS: software company, reputation, security, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., antivirus, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Marc Benioff, Siebel Systems Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Corp., buyout, on-demand, client-server, Larry Ellison, CRM, challenge, CEO, software company, Microsoft Corp.

HP, Intel tussle with Oracle over dual-core chips

February 11, 2005 As more cores end up on each chip, software licenses will increase in cost--but out of all proportion to the cost of the hardware. TAGS: Oracle Corp., multi-core, Intel Itanium, software license, dual-core processor, BEA Systems Inc., hardware maker, two-processor, Intel, Intel Pentium, dual-core, software company, CPU, HP, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., CRM company, business software, SAP AG, business software company, Larry Ellison, software company, dot-com, CRM, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft, Oracle call for patent reform

April 25, 2005 The U.S. patent system needs to be fixed, some companies say. The timing is perfect: The Senate is holding a hearing Monday. TAGS: Brad Smith, patent, Oracle Corp., software company, conference, Microsoft Corp.

Salesforce plans on-demand language, service

October 9, 2006 Apex, a new service for building general purpose business programs, challenges Oracle and Microsoft. TAGS: Salesforce.com Inc., on-demand, software-as-a-service, business computing, CRM, Oracle Corp., SAP AG, ISV, software company, conference, Microsoft Corp.

Software firms fault colleges' security education

February 16, 2005 A panel at the Secure Software Forum blames universities for turning out graduates who don't know how to program securely. TAGS: college, university, Oracle Corp., computer science, software company, security, developer, programming, Microsoft Corp.

SAP intensifies midmarket partner push

May 17, 2005 Enterprise software maker unveils new channel program, through which it will admittedly try to steal partners away from closest rivals. TAGS: SAP AG, small and medium business, online collaboration, enterprise software company, business application, Oracle Corp., enterprise software, sector, software company, rival, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft and Novell's bridge to Linux

November 7, 2006 Longtime rivals make nice with a plan to help businesses use the open-source OS along with Windows. TAGS: Novell Inc., pact, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, open source, Linux, software company, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, video

'Free' is the new 'cheap' for software tools

January 31, 2006 The release of IBM's free DB2 database points to the downward price pressure from open-source programmers' tools. TAGS: IBM DB2, James Gosling, Oracle Corp., software developer, IBM Corp., programming tool, database, open source, BEA Systems Inc., database server, free version, vendor, software company, Microsoft Corp., server

Week in review: Microsoft mixes it up

September 23, 2005 Software giant announces major reorg and Jim Allchin's future retirement. Also: Reshuffling news from Sony and Oracle. TAGS: Jim Allchin, restructuring plan, reorganization, Oracle Corp., Week in review, Siebel Systems Inc., division, acquisition, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., software company, president, Google Inc., TV, Microsoft Windows

Salesforce swings into its Summer '07 release

July 17, 2007 New hosted CRM package offers customizable platform services, highlighting company's attempt to compete with SAP, Oracle, Microsoft. TAGS: Salesforce.com Inc., portal, workflow, SAP AG, programming language, Oracle Corp., software company, programming, Microsoft Corp.