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New Oracle co-president is former Microsoft exec

June 24, 2005 update Gregory Maffei, Redmond's former CFO, will also serve as the database giant's chief financial officer. TAGS: 360Networks Corp., Oracle Corp., CFO, database company, exec, CEO, Microsoft Corp., database

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., patch management, researcher, enterprise software, security, bug, software company, CEO, Microsoft Corp., database

LinuxWorld opens for business

August 9, 2007 Latest announcements at the open-source conference include Dell's decision to expand Linux PC sales to Europe, China. TAGS: LinuxWorld, Linux PC, Ubuntu, Linux, Novell Inc., open source, Lenovo, China, Europe, Oracle Corp., HP, CEO, operating system, database, 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, encryption, security, VoIP, San Francisco, database, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

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, Salesforce.com Inc., Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., buyout, on-demand, Larry Ellison, challenge, CEO, software company, Microsoft Corp.

PeopleSoft, Oracle talked merger in detail

June 25, 2004 Oracle president says the companies were thinking of combining before the hostile takeover attempt was launched. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, Larry Ellison, Craig Conway, SAP AG, analysis, acquisition, trial, president, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., merger, PeopleSoft Inc., Mercury Interactive Corp., SAP AG, AMR Research, Larry Ellison, IBM DB2, CRM, middleware, IBM Corp., database, acquisition, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, trial, business software, merger, SAP AG, shareholder, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Can Oracle survive Larry Ellison?

September 8, 2003 With a 59-year-old CEO who indulges in high-risk behavior, CNET News.com's Karen Southwick says the software maker's future depends on the strength of a depleted bench of top-level talent. TAGS: Larry Ellison, Oracle Corp., computing, behavior, PeopleSoft Inc., CEO, IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp.

SAP gaining on Oracle?

May 25, 2005 German software giant is said to be taking advantage of PeopleSoft customers unhappy with the Oracle takeover. TAGS: SAP AG, PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., takeover, Siebel Systems Inc., vendor, service provider, U.S., California, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., bid, merger, Larry Ellison, margin, antitrust, acquisition, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

'Customers are not afraid of Microsoft'

December 14, 2006 newsmaker Red Hat executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., JBoss, open source, Oracle Corp., Fedora Project, open-source community, Newsmaker, middleware, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., CEO

McNealy: Stop building jalopies

September 9, 2003 Sun CEO Scott McNealy chides thousands of gearheads gathered at OracleWorld for overengineering their companies' computer systems. TAGS: Scott McNealy, OracleWorld, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., grid computing, computer system, information technology, ERP, Larry Ellison, IBM Corp., supplier, CEO, database, server, Microsoft Corp.

McNealy knocks Oracle for pricing plans

December 9, 2004 Sun's CEO criticizes a major business partner for how it sells its software based on how many processors a server has. TAGS: dual-core, Oracle Corp., pricing, Scott McNealy, dual-core processor, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun UltraSPARC, AMD Opteron, Microsoft SQL Server, IBM Corp., AMD, policy, data center, server, conference, 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., business software, PeopleSoft Inc., CRM, Larry Ellison, SAP AG, dot-com, software company, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

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

Red Hat: Customers are not afraid of Microsoft

December 13, 2006 Executive sees opportunities despite recent challenges to its position from Microsoft and Oracle. TAGS: Red Hat Inc., Novell Inc., JBoss, open-source community, Oracle Corp., Fedora Project, open source, middleware, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., 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., open-source company, Oracle Open World, profit margin, announcement, Siebel Systems Inc., open source, PeopleSoft Inc., acquisition, operating system, database, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Escaping the jaws of Microsoft

July 7, 2004 Since taking the reins of Germany's SAP last year, Henning Kagermann has hardly had a dull moment. TAGS: Henning Kagermann, SAP AG, merger, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., enterprise software, antitrust, Germany, moment, value, trial, acquisition, information technology, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

This week in merger news

December 17, 2004 This week saw three merger deals worth about $60 billion--including one that ranks as the largest software merger in history. TAGS: PeopleSoft Inc., merger, Symantec Corp., John Thompson, Oracle Corp., Sprint Nextel, acquisition, attorney, software company, CEO, Microsoft Corp.
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