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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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Why Bill Gates is smiling today
February 27, 2004
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says that after years taunting Microsoft, Oracle's Larry Ellison is finally getting payback.
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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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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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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 to call on Microsoft in antitrust battle
March 2, 2004
The software maker wants information from archrival Microsoft to help defend against a Justice Department lawsuit--no small irony, given its actions during Redmond's own tangle with the feds.
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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.
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Oracle, Justice Dept. submit final witness lists
May 19, 2004
Top executives from IBM and Siebel are among additions to Oracle's list, as the software maker seeks to overturn a federal antitrust ruling against its bid for PeopleSoft.
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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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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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DOJ: Oracle-PeopleSoft rivalry fueled innovation
June 25, 2004
Oracle executive says Microsoft could serve largest businesses--in contrast to Larry Ellison's usual statements.
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Attorneys sketch schedule for Oracle trial
June 3, 2004
Industry observers following the year-long saga of the company's hostile bid for PeopleSoft can get close to the action starting next week.
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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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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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Special coverage: Oracle vs. PeopleSoft
February 27, 2004
Justice Department officials say they they will challenge Oracle's hostile $9.4 billion takeover bid for PeopleSoft, dealing a major blow to the controversial deal.
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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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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.
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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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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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